07 May 2020
Tulip mania? The business of esports and its time in the sun
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/tulip-mania-the-business-of-esports-and-its-time-in-the-sun

Esports is booming. Is it time to join the gold rush and grab a shovel? Or find out who's selling them?

30 April 2020
Coronavirus and esports – adapting to a new reality
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/coronavirus-and-esports-adapting-to-a-new-reality

In the face of COVID-19 digital content has had to adapt and evolve like never before. But in a world where live content is scarce, esports has shown itself to be remarkably adaptable, expanding its profile both on ...

28 August 2020
Cross-border: Making the most of the esports opportunity podcast
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/making-the-most-of-the-esports-opportunity-podcast

Making the most of the esports opportunity: Bird & Bird's esports team discuss the key commercial and legal issues surrounding this burgeoning industry.

12 February 2018
Technology changing sport: Mechanical doping
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/technology-changing-sport-mechanical-doping

In this three-part series, Chris Lavey will consider new technologies that are changing sport and how they impact on the field of play. How do sports regulate to meet the challenges presented by the development and use ...

11 March 2021
Jonathan Taylor QC co-edits the fourth edition of Sport: Law and Practice with Adam Lewis QC of Blackstone Chambers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/global/jonathan-taylor-qc-co-edits-the-fourth-edition-of-sport-law-and-practice

MediaWrites is delighted to highlight the publication of the fourth edition of Sport: Law and Practice, co-edited by Jonathan Taylor QC (co-head of Bird & Bird’s international Sports Group) and Adam Lewis QC from ...

10 August 2020
Footballers to sue over use of their playing data
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/footballers-to-sue-over-use-of-their-playing-data

In what could turn out to be an important case for the sports industry on the use of sporting data relating to individual players, a group of over 400 current and former football players are reported to have joined a ...

15 December 2020
MediaWrites Webinar: Commercialising E-Sports in Asia Pacific – A Masterclass with PSG Talon
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/mediawrites-webinar-commercialising-esports-in-asia-pacific

In this recording of a unique event hosted by Bird & Bird, we discuss how e-sports is being commercialised in Asia Pacific with one of the most exciting companies to emerge in the region, PSG Talon. You can watch it via ...

13 January 2021
Collaboration after COVID-19 – a new era for football broadcasting rights?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/global/collaboration-after-covid-19-a-new-era-for-football-broadcasting-rights

DAZN and the J.League, Japanese football’s top league, recently announced a restructure of their broadcasting partnership that will see the annual rights fee received by the J.League reduced, but in return for this the ...

23 January 2017
Swimming against the stream: preventing live streaming of sporting events
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/global/swimming-against-the-stream-preventing-live-streaming-of-sporting-events

This article looks at the current law and the protection it affords sport rights owners, whether the law sufficiently protects those rights in the face of developing technologies, and what steps rights owners may ...

15 December 2020
Sports lawyer Victoria Evans’ world record solo Atlantic row attempt raises funds for Women In Sport
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/sports-lawyer-victoria-evans-world-record-solo-atlantic-row-attempt-raises-funds-for-women-in-sport

This year has been disruptive for us all, but sports lawyer Victoria Evans has experienced change of a totally different scale; 2020 saw her resign from her job, give up her apartment, and fully commit herself to ...