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  • Disputes Digest: Autumn 2016

    United KingdomScotland 29.09.2016
    Welcome to the fourth edition of Disputes Digest, featuring commentary and analysis on the latest developments in dispute resolution across the UK and beyond. Over the summer, the debate over the legal...
  • Competition law in professional sport

    Germany 25.08.2016
    Competition law is playing an increasingly larger role in sport case law, as evidenced by three current cases which have created a stir in the media. In one case, at the request of the Federal Cartel Office,...
  • Gambling Commission clarifies position on virtual currencies, eSports and social gaming

    United Kingdom 18.08.2016
    This article was produced by Olswang LLP, which joined with CMS on 1 May 2017. Last week, the Gambling Commission launched a consultation on virtual currencies and 'in-game' items, gambling on eSports...
  • Olswang on eSports

    United Kingdom 04.08.2016
    This article was produced by Olswang LLP, which joined with CMS on 1 May 2017. For the uninitiated, eSports is the term used for organised, competitive computer gaming. Much like traditional sports, players...
  • Olswang on eSports: gambling under scrutiny

    United Kingdom 04.08.2016
    This article was produced by Olswang LLP, which joined with CMS on 1 May 2017. At the end of last year, we looked at the opportunities the eSports industry had to offer the gambling sector. Since then...
  • eSports: A Unique Opportunity for Traditional Sport?

    United Kingdom 25.07.2016
    This article was produced by Olswang LLP, which joined with CMS on 1 May 2017. Traditional sport is dipping its toe into eSports. In June 2016, Valencia CF, one of Spain's biggest and most successful football...
  • Brexit Next: Legal Implications

    United Kingdom 24.06.2016
    The British people have voted to leave the European Union.No European Union Member State has left the EU so the process of withdrawal is untested. Effecting a successful “Brexit” will involve...
  • EU Referendum: 50 questions

    Europe 15.06.2016
    With only days to go to the EU referendum in the UK, we have devised 50 questions with suggested answers and resources. EU membership affects our work and our family life, education, health, travel, security,...
  • German landmark decision on sports arbitration before CAS

    Global 09.06.2016
    On 7 June 2016 the German Federal Supreme Court ruled that the arbitration agreement between the professional speed skater and five-time Olympic medalist Claudia Pechstein and the International Skating...
  • Werkgever mag data van ‘wearables’ van werknemers niet inzien

    Netherlands 13.05.2016
    Met 'wearable devices', kortweg 'wearables' genoemd, worden allerlei producten aangeduid die op het lichaam kunnen worden gedragen en als 'verlengstuk' van het lichaam fungeren. Voorbeelden zijn armbanden...