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...
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...
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...
12/27/2024 5:38:46 PM New advertising regulations on the restriction of HFSS products (finally) introduced By Intisar Abdi Craig Giles On December 3, 2024, the UK government introduced the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 (SI...
12/13/2024 1:45:59 PM High Court Decision Confirms Limits on Gambling Operator Responsibility – No Duty of Care By Chibu Akpakwu Callum Granger Elizabeth Dunn In a much-anticipated decision, the High Court has underscored the boundaries of responsibility that gambling companies owe towards their...
12/6/2024 4:13:42 PM Modernising the UK Media Mergers Regime By Andrew Cox Dr Saskia King Alienor Troletti The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation into proposed changes to the media mergers regime. These...
11/28/2024 10:21:07 AM Slots and the Statutory Levy: Labour’s first gambling reforms By Callum Granger Elizabeth Dunn Andy Danson On 27 November the government announced its plans for a new statutory levy on gambling operators, whilst also confirming that stake...
11/22/2024 4:22:31 PM Levelling Up: Women in Esports | Women's Sport Series By Will Deller Sophie Stoneham In this episode of the MediaWrites Podcast: Women's Sport Series, gaming lawyers Will Deller & Sophie Stoneham are joined by special...
11/13/2024 5:01:10 PM ASA Shows its Hand in relation to Social Slots By Elizabeth Dunn Callum Granger Chibu Akpakwu The ASA recently published five decisions relating to "social slot" games. Here we examine these decisions to outline the key lessons for...
10/31/2024 1:10:06 PM Women’s Sport Series: Podcast Summary - Sportswomen in the Retail Game By Lereesa Easterbrook Catriona Hodgson Retail overlaps and sponsorship opportunities in the world of women’s sport have soared in recent years, with collaborations such as...
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,...
9/30/2024 3:49:27 PM ASA demonstrates an increasing focus on Online Choice Architecture By Intisar Abdi Craig Giles As part of a wider piece of work on online choice architecture, the ASA has recently published two key rulings finding the advertisement...