Dec 23, 2019 Gender stereotypes in advertising By Sarah Jayne Scott In light of the ASA’s research into the potential harm and offence arising from the inclusion of gender stereotypes in adverts, and the...
Dec 23, 2019 Tech regulation and protecting children online; latest thinking from the UK By Claire Sng As part of a look forward at tech trends in 2020, as quoted below, The Guardian, referenced the Online Harms White Paper 2019, and how...
Dec 20, 2019 Tackling the Salary Cap – should the rules be sin-binned after Salarygate? By Chris Morris On 19 December 2019, Premiership Rugby announced that Lord Myners CBE will lead a "comprehensive" review of the Premiership Rugby Salary...
Dec 20, 2019 VARing the VAR By Diego Ramos After an exciting football match in Barcelona on Wednesday on 18 December 2019 between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid that ended 0-0, Real...
Dec 18, 2019 Spain: Tips for drafting gambling operators T&C By Paula Gonzalez de Castejón Llano-Ponte The Spanish Gambling Regulator (the “General Directorate for Gambling Affairs” or “DGOJ”) has recently published some guidelines...
Dec 18, 2019 The Netherlands: Update Remote Gambling Act By Richard Van Schaik Developments surrounding the Remote Gambling Act (‘RGA‘) have not come to a halt since the announcement of the six-months’ delay of the...
Dec 16, 2019 Howley receives 18 month suspension from WRU for breach of World Rugby betting regulations By Alasdair Muller The Welsh Rugby Union ("WRU") has suspended former Wales back's coach Rob Howley for 18 months for breaches of World Rugby's Anti...
Dec 11, 2019 WADA bans Russia from competing in major events for the next 4 years By Nick Fitzpatrick The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has today unanimously endorsed the recommendation made by the independent Compliance Review Committee...
Dec 05, 2019 Five major UK internet service providers forced to block Nintendo Switch piracy sites By Ruth Hoy Ella Castle In the recent case of Nintendo Co Ltd v Sky UK Ltd [2019] EWHC 2376 (Ch), Justice Arnold granted a website blocking order sought by...
Dec 03, 2019 Sky Plans New U.K. Studio for Online Streaming War By Nick Fitzpatrick This excellent article by Joe Mayes is big news, and great for the UK film and television industry – as well as a further evidence that...
Dec 02, 2019 Media, Sport and Entertainment Webinar Series: Joint Bidding - The joys and tribulations By Nick Fitzpatrick In the second of our webinar series, I was joined by Alexandra Kamerling and Livia Zamfiropol (both Competition Partners) to discuss...
Nov 29, 2019 Media, Sport and Entertainment Webinar Series: Doping in sport By Nick Fitzpatrick As party of our series of webinars focusing on issues in the Media, Sport and Entertainment sectors, I was delighted to chair this...
Nov 29, 2019 Black Friday sales and Christmas ads - a timely reminder of the rules By Tabitha Norris Claire Sng On Black Friday and as the Christmas period fast approaches, advertisers should be careful to ensure their ads are compliant with the...
Nov 29, 2019 SportsLaw Podcast: IP and Sports in Nigeria By Alasdair Muller Sandra Oyewole, Partner at Olajide Oyewole LLP (part of the DLA Piper Africa Group) is joined by Sade Morgan, Director at Nigerian...
Nov 27, 2019 PWCs at the gate and beyond By Nick Fitzpatrick This interesting report from PWC may well give comfort to sports organisers, the revenues generally - and specifically broadcast revenues...
Nov 27, 2019 esports laws of the world By Sam Churney Nick Fitzpatrick The massive and growing impact of esports is nothing more nor less than the wave of the future. These new competitions face many of the...