Media, Sport and Entertainment

21 Sep, 2023

Online Safety Bill approved by Parliament and ready for Royal Assent

By Ally Clark Duncan Calow

On 19 September 2023, the Online Safety Bill (the Bill) passed its final parliamentary debate and is now ready to receive Royal Assent....

13 Sep, 2023

By Ally Clark Duncan Calow

On 6 September 2023 the Online Safety Bill (Bill) had its third reading in the House of Lords. The Bill is the Government’s flagship...

28 Mar, 2023

By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Michael Twomey

There are many perspectives on the challenges of dealing with illegal content online. Complainants have had to weigh up if reporting a...

23 Feb, 2023

By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Emer McEntaggart

CHANGE IS HERE After many years of debate, Ireland has finally adopted bold new rules on online content which are expected to...

16 Jan, 2023

By Ally Clark Duncan Calow

It has been reported that forty-eight Conservative MP’s (including former Conservative Party leader, Sir Ian Duncan Smith, and former...

09 Jan, 2023

By Ally Clark Duncan Calow

The draft Online Safety Bill (the Bill), the Government’s flagship proposal for legislation regulating online content (…originally...

12 Nov, 2020

By Tom Fitzpatrick

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...