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Squire Patton Boggs’ Women’s Sport Group hosted its third annual Women’s Sport Symposium on 18 March 2026, in London. Senior stakeholders and decision-makers from across the sporting landscape came together to drive meaningful dialogue on what’s next for women’s sport, all united in the determination to accelerate progress and sustain the extraordinary momentum achieved to...... Continue Reading
March 2026 | Blog
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March 2026 | Europe
Global IP & Technology Law
The authors wish to thank Joshua Saunders for his contributions to this post. In February 2025 we reported on the UK government consultation on potential changes to UK copyright legislation in light of AI, Clock is Ticking for Responses to UK Government Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence | Global IP & Technology Law Blog....... Continue Reading
January 2026 | Blog
The authors wish to thank Sumaiyah Razzaq for her contributions to this post. Ever since the emergence of generative AI, a major concern for all participants has been the extent to which copyright works can and should be used in training AI models. The application of UK copyright law for this purpose is disputed, leading...… Continue Reading The post Clock is Ticking for Responses to UK Government Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.
February 2025 | Blog
As commented on earlier this week by the Gambling Commission (“GC”) in its blog post, today sees the introduction of the requirement for online gambling operators to introduce what it describes as “light-touch” financial vulnerability checks and also the introduction of a pilot scheme on additional financial risk assessments for the largest online gambling operators....… Continue Reading The post Update on the Review of the Gambling Act 2005: Financial Risk Checks, Age Verification Processes and More to Follow appeared first on Sports Shorts.
August 2024 | Blog
Last month, both the English football industry and British horseracing industry published codes of conduct which address sponsorship arrangements between stakeholders in each of those sports and betting companies. These codes of conduct have been prepared following the 2020 Gambling Act 2005 Review, and the subsequent release of the White Paper ‘High Stakes: Gambling Reform...… Continue Reading The post Gambling Sponsorship Codes of Conduct: What are they likely to mean for gambling sponsorship in the football and horseracing industries? appeared first on Sports Shorts.
As the attention of the sporting world is poised to focus on the next edition of the Olympic Games in Paris, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken the opportunity to announce its partnership with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Saudi Arabia to host the inaugural Olympic Esports Games 2025 in the Kingdom of...… Continue Reading The post The Olympic Esports Games: A game-changing step for the Olympic movement? appeared first on Sports Shorts.
July 2024 | Blog
As we’re gearing up for an exciting summer of sport, the attention of many football fans will be drawn to the kick-off of the UEFA Euro 2024 Football Championships in Germany. Many businesses will be looking to take advantage of the hype and interest in the tournament, particularly if England can progress deep into the...… Continue Reading The post Timely reminder from the ASA to avoid falling foul of advertising codes during UEFA Euro 2024 appeared first on Sports Shorts.
June 2024 | Blog
Our dedicated Women’s Sport Group hosted its inaugural Women’s Sport Symposium on 29 February 2024 to discuss key issues across the women’s sporting landscape. Amongst other topics, a panel of key figures and experts, which was chaired by Sarah Butler (Founder of Sports Business Connected), discussed the pertinent issue of the commercialisation of women’s sports...… Continue Reading The post Women’s Sport Symposium: Panel Session – Commercialisation of Rights appeared first on Sports Shorts.
April 2024 | Blog
Introduction and Background In its statement published at the end of last year regarding the disciplinary action taken against Alexey Shyshko, the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) pronounced that Shyshko’s actions had “tarnished the reputation of esports as a whole” and “threatened the very foundation of fair competition in esports”.[1] ESIC’s public statement accompanied a lifetime...… Continue Reading The post Preserving Fair Competition in Esports: How Should We View the Lifetime Ban Handed Out to Shyshko? appeared first on Sports Shorts.
March 2024 | Blog
In the wake of the announcement by the English Premier League (EPL) of the “largest sports media rights deal ever concluded in the UK”[1] at the end of last year, this article considers key takeaways, as well as how this latest EPL deal compares to previous deals and those of other major international sports leagues....… Continue Reading The post Inside the English Premier League’s latest media rights deal: What does it tell us about the current state of play of the market? appeared first on Sports Shorts.
February 2024 | Blog
The Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) has issued its first ruling under the new rules that prohibit gambling ads with “strong appeal” to under-18s, providing a useful example as to how the new rules will be applied. Updated Gambling Ad Rules As covered in more detail in a previous article for this blog, on 1 October...… Continue Reading The post Gambling on Top Flight Footballers: ASA Ruling appeared first on Sports Shorts.
January 2023 | Blog
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