8/6/2025 12:34:21 PM CMA launches consultation on price transparency draft guidance By Tom McHugh Craig Giles On 3 July 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a public consultation inviting comments from stakeholders on its...
8/5/2025 4:45:59 PM Data in Women’s Sport – How to Bridge the Data Gap By Catriona Hodgson Shiv Gupta 1. The Data Gap Between Men’s and Women’s Sport The collection of health data in elite sport can allow organisations and athletes to...
7/30/2025 8:33:24 AM UK Government to Introduce Voluntary Code of Practice for Prize Draw Operators By Elizabeth Dunn Henry Sealy In response to the expanding market of online prize draws and competitions (“PDC”), the UK Government has announced plans to introduce a...
7/29/2025 10:50:33 AM APPG reopens debate on gambling regulation following White Paper reforms By Elizabeth Dunn Lucy Paterson The All-Party Parliamentary Group (“APPG”) on Gambling Reform has launched a new inquiry calling for further changes to gambling...
7/11/2025 2:49:01 PM Gambling Commission's Revised Financial Penalties Framework: Does it add up? By Elizabeth Dunn Andy Danson The Gambling Commission has (finally) published its response to its 2023 consultation which proposed changes to the Statement of...
7/1/2025 11:41:22 AM The State of the Nation – Ofcom Consults on Impartiality in News By Henry Sealy Andrew Cox Richard McMorris In February the High Court sided with GB News in a judicial review, brought by the challenger broadcaster following decisions from Ofcom...
6/17/2025 11:34:20 AM Finnish Gambling Update - Regulatory Powers Under Consultation By Pia Ek Maria Karpathakis Status of the Finnish gambling reform The Finnish Gambling Bill was submitted to Parliament in March 2025 and is currently under review....
5/20/2025 9:04:46 AM Gambling Commission takes action against TGP Europe: A timely reminder for operators and sports organisations By Elizabeth Dunn TGP Europe’s recent decision to surrender its British gambling licence following an investigation by the Gambling Commission (the...
5/2/2025 10:50:27 AM Women’s Sports Series: Key Legal Considerations When Acquiring Women’s Football Clubs By Josie Price Deeba Moqani As noted in our Horizon Scan 2025, growth in investment into women’s sport is set to continue throughout 2025. Women’s football is one of...
4/11/2025 9:24:53 AM High Court holds that The 1975 band members are not personally liable for Malaysian festival closure By Dan Breen Laura Gray Summary On 24 February 2025, the High Court held that individual members of English band, The 1975, were not personally liable for the...
3/28/2025 5:44:24 PM Levelling the Playing Field: Saudi Arabia's Regulatory Transformation of Women's Football By Saarah Badr Melissa Murray Omar Sharief Women's football has experienced unprecedented growth globally over the past decade, with increasing commercial investment, media...
3/27/2025 9:59:47 AM Gambling Commission Introduces New Rules on Consumer Promotional Offers By Elizabeth Dunn Callum Granger Henry Sealy On the back of its latest consultation response, the Gambling Commission (the “Commission”) has announced a number of new rules aimed at...
3/11/2025 10:48:16 AM WTA’s Maternity Policy: A Milestone for Female Athletes By Lereesa Easterbrook Intisar Abdi The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced, on 6 March 2025, the introduction of the PIF WTA Maternity Fund Program, a comprehensive...
3/7/2025 11:00:34 AM Regulators Increasingly Harness AI to Tackle Regulatory Challenges By Andy Danson Andrew Cox Chibu Akpakwu The challenges posed to regulators by the rise of AI have been well documented in recent months, but regulators’ own use of AI has...
2/28/2025 11:37:49 AM Commercial references and product placements in UK broadcasts – Broadcasters beware! By Richard McMorris Andrew Cox Chibu Akpakwu Ofcom has reminded broadcasters of their obligation to ensure that all programming complies with the Broadcasting Code’s restrictions on...
2/25/2025 9:13:51 AM Lootboxes in Spain: are we humans or are we gambling? By Patricia Peregrín Jaime Delgado Loot boxes are one of modern gaming’s most popular and controversial business models. Based on the use of random reward mechanisms, loot...