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...
2/21/2025 2:48:06 PM “Shambles” TV show format not protected by copyright as a dramatic work By Heidi Hurdle In a recent judgment, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) refused dramatic work copyright protection to the format of a TV...
2/18/2025 9:43:06 AM Horizon Scan 2025: Key Trends in Games & Esports By Will Deller Sophie Stoneham Intisar Abdi The gaming industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, driven by key regulatory changes, shifting monetisation strategies, and...
2/13/2025 10:12:54 AM Gambling Commission Consultation Response By Elizabeth Dunn Callum Granger In its latest consultation response, the Gambling Commission has identified multiple changes to the Licence Conditions and Codes of...
2/4/2025 10:08:49 AM Horizon Scan 2025: Key Trends in Women’s Sport By Lereesa Easterbrook Intisar Abdi With the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in India, the UEFA Women’s Euro in Switzerland, and the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England all due...
1/27/2025 2:28:41 PM In-Game Loot Boxes: App Store Liability referred to CJEU By Guillaume de Villegas Lisa Gius By decision of 16 January 2025, the Enterprise Court of Antwerp (the “Court”) refers several prejudicial questions to the Court of...
1/21/2025 10:23:03 AM Incoming changes to the UK’s Advertising Codes By Tom McHugh On 11 December 2024, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) launched a...