As per the comments from Guy Parker, ASA Chairman, back in December 2020, with the horrifying death of George Floyd providing an...

Background

On 17 February 2021, Cricket South Africa (“CSA”) lodged a dispute with the International Cricket Council (“ICC”) following the...

Cybersquatting is nothing new. However, what we are seeing is a huge rise in email phishing attacks and these often start from domains...

7 years ago I wrote an article for Computing magazine entitled "Bitcoin - what is it for?". Back then I wasn't sure what the problem was...

As social media use became ever more prevalent in society, it was inevitable that without intervention the darker side of the online...

#3 "On the Road Again?" Government responds to e-petition seeking visa free travel for musicians in the EU 

An e-petition which...

The Chief Executive of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has suggested that all streaming sites should have standardised...

Sport is usually a welcome distraction from the world of politics. However, the two collided this month when some of the biggest names in...

A new consultation has been launched on proposals to ban online ads for HFSS products, as part of the government’s tackling obesity strategy

With the vast majority of UK music festivals having been cancelled in light of COVID-19, and the industry having seen a 90% reduction in...

#2: Dancing Stream - the impact of streaming on the music industry

Streaming currently accounts for more than half of the global...

UK consumer regulator the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has recently opened an investigation into false and misleading...

Background

On 22 October 2020, Christian Coleman, the current men’s 100m world champion, was banned from competing for two years by a...

We are delighted to launch our 2020 Media and Sport Summit which will be held virtually across four dates in November and December.

The...

In pursuit of its goal to make the UK the "safest place to be online in the world", the UK Government has recently opened a call for...

DLA Piper has successfully represented The Liverpool Football Club and Athletics Grounds Limited (LFC) in defending a GBP1.13 million...