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
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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
By Cat Hughes
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
By Rory Coutts
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’?
By Laura Gray
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…
Nordic Gambling Update 2024: Denmark
What’s new?
2023 was a relatively quiet year in Danish online gambling. The year saw the introduction of the requirement to identify yourself when placing bets in brick and mortar betting shops(!) and a couple of other interesting decisions. However,…
Nordic Gambling Update 2024: Sweden
The B2B software gambling licence
A significant development in 2023 was the eagerly awaited implementation of the new B2B software licensing regulation that came into effect on 1 July 2023. This regulation mandates that entities involved in manufacturing, supplying, installing,…
Nordic Gambling Update 2024: Finland
Although Finnish people are eager to make use of gambling services, so far the Finnish market has provided only a few locally-regulated business opportunities to gambling operators due to the gambling monopoly. However, as the development of online gambling continues,…