08 Dec, 2023 The Rise of Generative AI in Gaming and Its Legal Challenges (Part 2) By Dr. Simon Hembt Oliver Belitz The first part of this series underscored the opportunities that generative AI (“GenAI”) presents for the gaming industry. It also...
30 Nov, 2023 Bouncing Back – Maternity Policies For Elite Athletes By Lereesa Easterbrook Victoria Boylett Lereesa Easterbrook and Victoria Boylett take a look at the evolution of maternity policies in elite sport. Once upon a time, the idea of...
17 Nov, 2023 The Rise of Generative AI in Gaming and Its Legal Challenges (Part 1) By Dr. Simon Hembt Oliver Belitz Generative Artificial Intelligence is poised to reshape the gaming industry, presenting both unprecedented opportunities and complex...
16 Nov, 2023 We’re talking about cryptoassets and NFTs again: the Culture, Media and Sport Committee reports on the risks to sport and culture By Harry Ferguson In October 2023, the UK’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee (the “Committee”) published a report on the risks posed by non-fungible...
24 Oct, 2023 Women’s Sport Series: What next for women in esports By Alex Shkurka alexWhat progress has been made? It is well-known that esports has traditionally been considered a male dominated industry, with...
20 Oct, 2023 European Commission Consults on Payments for Recorded Music Played in the EU By Naji Tilley najiThe European Union (“EU”) has announced that it is consulting stakeholders in the recorded music industry on how best to apply the...
18 Oct, 2023 Self-Regulation for Loot Boxes: Is it a Gamble? By Bird & Bird Loot boxes are a controversial topic in the gaming industry. With many players exchanging real money for the chance to receive random...
05 Oct, 2023 ASA bans mobile game listings for failing to disclose presence of loot boxes By Sophie Stoneham Will Deller The UK Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against Hutch Games Ltd, a mobile app game operator, for misleading app...
25 Sep, 2023 Women’s Sport Series – Former Lioness Karen Carney’s Review of Women’s Football By Intisar Abdi On 13 July 2023, former Lioness Karen Carney published her independent review, Raising the Bar, into the future and opportunities of...
22 Sep, 2023 Making Privacy Paramount By Anna Morgan Anna Morgan, a partner in Bird & Bird’s new Dublin office, discusses children’s privacy online with Oran Kiazim, the Vice President of...
14 Sep, 2023 Ireland – the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 – Hot Topics: Children & Advertising By Aideen Mahon Deirdre Kilroy Georgina Parkinson A recent report by the Institute of Public Health, in conjunction with TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland, has published findings...
11 Sep, 2023 Women’s Sport Series: All to play for – Investment into women’s sport By Nia Lewis aaThis article is part of our ‘Women’s Sport Series’, shining a light on the opportunities and challenges faced by the wider sport...
24 Aug, 2023 Women’s Sport Series: “C’mon Ref!” – Challenging Decisions and the ‘Field of Play’ Doctrine By Brianna Quinn Anna Davyskib Thomas Green This article is the first in our new ‘Women’s Sport Series’, shining a light on the opportunities and challenges faced by the wider sport...
18 Aug, 2023 Attention-seeking behaviour a no-no for privacy: Stoute v News Group Newspapers upheld by the Court of Appeal By Laura Gray The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s decision in a misuse of private information claim that an injunction should not be...
15 Aug, 2023 Post-arrest, pre-charge naming of high-profile suspects: contempt of court, privacy and fair trial issues By Naji Tilley The High Court’s decision to grant an urgent interim injunction against the BBC in WFZ v British Broadcasting Corporation [2023] EWHC...
28 Jul, 2023 The Gambling Ombudsman – A New Player in British Gambling Regulation By Lucy Paterson Simi Khagram The Government’s long-awaited policy paper on gambling reform (the “White Paper”) has sparked a significant discussion in its proposal to...