12 Nov, 2020 Hello festivals, my old friend: DCMS launches inquiry to examine the future of UK music festivals 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...
10 Nov, 2020 Regulatory investigations of misleading environmental claims in the UK and beyond By John Wilks Tom Fitzpatrick UK consumer regulator the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has recently opened an investigation into false and misleading...
22 Oct, 2020 France takes steps to protect "kid influencers" By Gregory Tulquois Floriane Gaumerais Tom Fitzpatrick The French parliament has recently passed legislation to protect the interests of so-called "kid influencers" (Law No. 2020-1266 dated 19...
25 Sep, 2020 Loot Boxes in Video Games – A Call for Evidence By Tom Fitzpatrick 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...
14 Sep, 2020 Guild Esports' IPO Announcement By Tom Fitzpatrick Guild Esports ("Guild"), which launched in June 2020 and is perhaps best-known for one of its founding shareholders, David Beckham, has...
04 Sep, 2020 Changing the game: women in esports By Tom Fitzpatrick VALORANT, Riot Games' first-person shooter which was released in June 2020, has captured the imaginations of countless men and women...
19 Jun, 2020 Igniting the fire of esports regulatory reform By Tom Fitzpatrick Riot Games' new first-person shooter, VALORANT (released 2 June 2020), has already made long strides in the esports sector, positioning...