13 Nov, 2024 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...
31 Oct, 2024 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...
25 Oct, 2024 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,...
30 Sep, 2024 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...
24 Sep, 2024 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...
20 Aug, 2024 A New Gambling Survey for Great Britain By Elizabeth Dunn Callum Granger On 25 July 2024, the Gambling Commission launched the new Gambling Survey for Great Britain (the GSGB). Going forwards, the GSGB will be...
16 Aug, 2024 Technology at Play – AI Tools for Player Scouting a Game-Changer in Football? By Ayo Adebajo Harry Ferguson Early indications are that artificial intelligence (AI) will have a transformative effect on player scouting within professional sport,...
05 Aug, 2024 AI regulation in the UK for businesses in Media, Entertainment and Sport By Kate Deniston AI is changing the world and governments across the globe are grappling with how to reap the benefits of it whilst also addressing the...
01 Aug, 2024 Is Football Cashing-out on Gambling Sponsorship? By Callum Granger Elizabeth Dunn A new Code of Conduct for Gambling Related Agreements in Football (the Code), endorsed by the Premier League, The English Football...
03 Jul, 2024 The General Election: A New Road for UK Gambling Reform By Callum Granger Elizabeth Dunn The UK general election will take place on 4th July and the polls are currently pointing towards the Labour party establishing a majority...
31 May, 2024 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...
28 May, 2024 ASA guidance to help advertisers ‘take home the gold’ ahead of the Paris Olympic Games 2024 By Georgie Twigg Mohinder Nagra The Olympic Games will take place in Paris from 26 July to 11 August, and billions of fans will tune in to watch the greatest athletes in...
14 May, 2024 A Step Towards Fairness? The UK Voluntary Code of Good Practice on Transparency in Music Streaming explained By Josh Gallichan As part of its work on transparency in the music industry, the UK Intellectual Property Office (“UKIPO”) published its UK Voluntary Code...
10 May, 2024 ASA Checklist: Euro 2024 By Elizabeth Dunn Callum Granger With UEFA Euro 2024 rapidly approaching, many businesses will be increasing their marketing output to try and attract new customers in...
01 May, 2024 The House Calls for the Government to Double Down on Gambling Advertising Regulation By Elizabeth Dunn Callum Granger Last week, the House of Lords raised its concern with what it considers to be the Government’s underwhelming policy proposals to regulate...
24 Apr, 2024 Beyond the sidelines – empowering female leaders in sport By Nia Lewis Katie Lapsley This article discusses female leaders in sport, both on and off the field of play, and looks at the current landscape as well as various...