It is clear that interest in women’s sport continues to grow, with the industry estimated to reach £1 billion in 2024. Nevertheless, many women still face significant barriers to participation in sport. On 5 March 2024, the Women and Equalities
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Women’s Sport Series – Weekend Read: The Legacy of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
5 minutes. That’s all it took for the now legendary purple jersey worn by the Australian (‘Matildas’) goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup (2023 FWWC) to sell out following its first online release at 12pm on…
Akinfenwa: just too strong for a gambling ad
Background
Akinfenwa, who many, including the ASA it appears, will know for his “impressive physical strength”, appeared in a BetUK radio advert which was broadcast in September 2023.
It was alleged that the ad breached the BCAP Code, which prohibits…
Swedish Court orders refund of losses for gambling addiction
Background
Between 2009 and 2014, the plaintiff lost over EUR 700,000 while gambling with a licensed gambling company. In 2014, the plaintiff sought to self-exclude from the company and was subsequently medically diagnosed with a gambling addiction. The plaintiff filed…
Reflections on the Lehrmann trial: Part 1 – Open justice in the modern (Australian) courtroom
Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial was of substantial public interest in Australia late last year, with thousands of viewers accessing the livestream of the trial and widespread reporting of the parties’ arguments and evidence each day. In this series of articles,…
ICO’s Press Play: navigating journalism and data protection
A press of the past
Well over a decade has passed since the ‘News International’ scandal, which saw allegations of police bribery, phone hacking and the exercise of improper influence to obtain stories. The scandal saw the News of the…
The Spanish Supreme Court rules on copyright ownership of characters depicted in artworks
Facts of the case
Kukuxumusu Ideas S.L. (hereinafter, “Claimant”) filed a copyright infringement action with the Commercial Court of Pamplona No. 1 against its former creative director, Mikel Urmeneta, several other former illustrators (collectively referred to as the “Authors”) and…
Where now for online safety? The Online Safety Act and Ofcom’s consultations
Most provisions of the Online Safety Act (“OSA“) are now in force. As such we expect Ofcom has begun to request information from certain companies, including information about their revenues to help determine fees, and they have begun to carry…
Economics of music streaming: has there been a ‘reset’?
Where are we since the Economics of Streaming Report?
It has been over two years since the Select Committee called for a ‘complete reset’ of the digital music business. The IPO responded by setting up three industry led work streams…