Jul 19, 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike: The strike rules, and the exceptions By Tom Ara Katherine Imp David Markman Cory Bettel Sergio Ingato +2 more... Show less As of July 14, 2023, the leadership of SAG-AFTRA (the actors’ guild) has enacted a strike of its 160,000 members, after failing to agree...
May 22, 2023 How to successfully plan for post-merger integration within the media & entertainment sector By Euan Scott You are invited to our panel discussion where our experts will share insights on how to avoid such failures, and successfully overcome...
Apr 26, 2023 Wagatha Christie™ By Duncan Calow Aminat Molade Earlier this month, Rebecca Vardy announced that she had obtained a registered trade mark for WAGATHA CHRISTIE. Comedian Dan Atkinson...
Mar 01, 2023 Unfolding the Metaverse: From hype to reality By Sarah Jayne Scott Understand what the metaverse has to offer your business, and how to manage its uncertainties, at our Middle East Technology Summit.Fares...
Feb 27, 2023 Real World Meets Virtual World: Emergent Metaverse Use Cases and Attendant Legal Considerations By Tom Ara For the second year in a row, our Web3 team has published an insightful and informative article with Chambers and Partners on the Metaverse.
Nov 15, 2022 Media, Sport and Entertainment Summit - On demand By Sarah Jayne Scott We held our Media, Sport and Entertainment Summit virtually across a number of dates in September and October. Topics in the programme...
Aug 01, 2022 Can the law handle emojis and social media? By Duncan Calow Emily Judge At noon on Friday, it was announced that Rebecca Vardy had lost her defamation case against Coleen Rooney, with the ruling by Mrs Justice...
Jul 05, 2022 Business Guide to Climate Disputes By Jeremy Sher Media, Sport & Entertainment (MSE) has traditionally been seen as a sector that is less impacted by climate change, with challenges...
Jun 21, 2022 The meteoric rise of the data centre: Key drivers behind global demand By Anthony Day Alanna Hasek Data centre dealmaking shot to new heights in 2021. The global boom has continued so far in 2022 and looks set to continue this year and...
Mar 09, 2022 GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey 2022 By Duncan Calow Data protection was once an overlooked area of the law, certainly in the media, sport and entertainment sector. Several years ago, during...
Mar 03, 2022 Hungarian Tax Rebate for Film Productions – Maximum amount of NFI’s deposit account increases to 44 billion HUF By Mónika Horváth Mariann Rajnai Elisabeth Daem Film productions may be eligible for a tax rebate equal to 30% of the direct film production expenses incurred relating to Hungarian...
Feb 23, 2022 Exploring the metaverse: What laws will apply? By Tom Ara Mark Radcliffe Michael Fluhr Katherine Imp +1 more... Show less During the last decade, virtual interactions have become an increasingly important part of life for consumers and businesses. This trend...
Dec 01, 2021 Mongolia passes new film law By Yue Lin Lee Mongolia is a land of stunning natural beauty, from sweeping grasslands to the Gobi desert, to canyons and ancient seabeds and...
Dec 10, 2020 Historical dramas must be historically accurate (down to the hair) By Yue Lin Lee There has been some drama in Chinese television recently. A show, “Leiting Zhanjiang,” or “Warrior of Thunder,” has been pulled from the...
Aug 31, 2020 Extension of Virtual Premières helps cinema industry By Diego Ramos A Première is always an occasion for glamour. Red carpet, flashing lights, celebrities wearing best fashion. Behind that, a première...
Aug 27, 2020 COVID-19: DLA Piper’s global industry guide to resuming production post-pandemic | Insights | DLA Piper Global Law Firm By Nick Fitzpatrick We are delighted to launch the second edition of our global industry guide, which has been updated to reflect recent changes in guidance...