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...
11/25/2024 11:42:30 AM Riot Games introduces a new dispute resolution process By Will Deller Alex Shkurka Riot Games (Riot), the publisher of hugely popular games such as League of Legends and Valorant, has now launched its own esports dispute...
10/25/2024 9:03:25 AM Family-friendly Policies in Women's Sport | Women's Sport Series By Jonathan Goldsworthy Natalie Ali Jon Goldsworthy, a partner in Bird & Bird’s UK Employment team, and Natalie Ali, an associate in Bird & Bird’s UK Employment team,...
10/16/2024 2:47:39 PM European consumer organisation challenges in-game monetisation landscape as unfair By Will Deller Sophie Stoneham In-game monetisation, whether through (among other things) the sale of in-game items, additional content or new features, is an...
9/24/2024 5:07:12 PM FIFPRO’s Postpartum Return to Play Guide – Guidance for Regulatory Changes By Lereesa Easterbrook Eloise Barry As calls for greater equality in women's professional football ramp up, awareness is growing of the need to support players who decide to...
8/12/2024 3:38:50 PM Finland ending its online gambling monopoly in 2027 By Pia Ek Maria Karpathakis The online gambling monopoly in Finland is soon to be a thing of the past, as the state moves towards market liberalisation. In July...
5/31/2024 10:46:00 AM Supporting Responsible Influencer Content: EU’s New Recommendations By Intisar Abdi Craig Giles On May 14, 2024, the Council of the European Union issued recommendations to enhance the legal and social responsibility of influencers...
1/24/2024 3:55:00 PM EU Parliament Votes Against Geo-Blocking of Audio-Visual Sports and Film Content (for now) By Craig Giles On 13 December 2023, the European Parliament voted on whether to extend the scope of the Geo-blocking Regulation to audio-visual content....
1/10/2024 4:11:00 PM Women’s Sport Series: The F1 Academy and the Future of Women in Motorsport By Intisar Abdi The inaugural season of F1 Academy ended in October 2023, with Spanish driver Marta Garcia lifting the first ever championship at Circuit...
10/20/2023 8:25:00 PM 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...
7/21/2023 9:11:00 PM Don’t get played – consumers can claim refunds for games and in-game purchases where pre-purchase information is missing By Sophie Stoneham If you’re a business selling video games and in-game content to UK and EU consumers, it’s important that you understand how 14-day...
5/19/2023 1:54:00 PM Communication to the transporting public? CJEU rules in Blue Air and UPFR By Naji Tilley The CJEU’s judgment in joined cases C‑775/21 and C‑826/21, Blue Air and UPFR (20 April 2023) provides the latest instalment to a...
11/25/2022 10:00:00 AM European Parliament passes resolution providing recommendations for enhancing the European video game and esports industries By Will Deller Nick Cowen On 10 November 2022, the European Parliament passed a Resolution recognising the potential and value of esports and the video games...
11/2/2022 4:49:00 PM The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) has finally been published in the EU Official Journal By Francine Cunningham The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) was finally published in the EU Official Journal on 27 October 2022, which marks the end of its...
4/27/2022 9:05:00 PM The CJEU judgment in the “Polish challenge” case (C-401/19) By MediaWrites Editorial Prof. Dr. Eleonora Rosati Pawel Lipski In the judgment delivered on 26 April 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed the action of the Republic of Poland to...
4/5/2022 9:33:00 PM From cartridges to games on demand: is the video game industry following Netflix’s example? By Jaime Delgado A series of recent IP and studio acquisitions by videogame giants Sony and Microsoft appear to herald the beginning of a new way to...