05 October 2018
Bird & Bird wins at the 2018 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2018/global/bird-bird-wins-at-the-2018-financial-times-innovative-lawyers-europe-awards

Bird & Bird is delighted to announce that we won the 'Innovation in legal expertise: Creating a new standard' category at the 2018 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards, held last night in London.

08 April 2020
COVID-19 and the Media, Entertainment & Sport Sector: A Step-by-Step Guide
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid19-and-the-media-entertainment-and-sport-sector-a-step-by-step-guide

Phil Sherrell, Richard McMorris and Esme Strathcole explain how English contract law on force majeure and frustration applies to the COVID-19 pandemic in the media, entertainment and sports sector.

18 May 2020
Broadcasting & OTT Part 2: Demographic Change, Micropayments and Piracy
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/broadcasting-and-ott-part-2-demographic-change-micropayments-and-piracy

We hope you enjoy our second podcast below, which focuses on what seismic demographic change might mean for the content industry: demographic change, micropayments and piracy for broadcasters.

22 May 2020
Cross-border: Esports - A new market for travel businesses after COVID-19?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/esports-a-new-market-for-travel-businesses-after-covid-19

The travel industry has been hit particularly hard by the effects of COVID-19, with travel companies worldwide working incredibly hard to navigate the crisis for the foreseeable future.

08 October 2020
Assessment of the Code of Practice on Disinformation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/assessment-of-the-code-of-practice-on-disinformation

On the 10th September 2020, the EU Commission published its assessment on how the Code of Practice on Disinformation has been implemented.

10 August 2020
The EU Copyright Directive: European Commission publishes consultation on Article 17
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-eu-copyright-directive-european-commission-publishes-consultation-on-article-17

On 27 July 2020, the Commission published a targeted consultation on co-operation between online platforms and rightsholders in implementing Article 17 of the Copyright Directive. This is an important step as Member ...

23 October 2020
LJ Confidential: Court of Appeal rules on confidentiality of live sports data in TRP v SIS
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/lj-confidential-court-of-appeal-rules-on-confidentiality-of-live-sports-data-in-trp-v-sis

The Court of Appeal decision in the sports data dispute between The Racing Partnership v Sports Information Services was handed down handed down on 9 October 2020.

04 December 2020
Disinformation and COVID-19: EU Commission publishes second set of reports on actions taken by online platforms and advertisers to tackle coronavirus disinformation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/disinformation-and-covid-19-eu-commission-publishes-second-set-of-reports-on-actions-taken

MediaWrites explores the second set of reports published by the European Commission, which set out the steps taken by online platforms and advertisers to tackle COVID-19 disinformation amidst rising concerns about the ...

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 ...

03 July 2020
Update on online gambling in the Netherlands: licence holders will not be allowed to use their existing Dutch customer databases
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/netherlands/update-on-online-gambling-in-the-netherlands

Recently, the Minister’s answers to the latest round of questions in respect of the Remote Gambling Decree were sent to the Dutch parliament. Roelien van Neck and Tessa van den Ende elaborate on the updates that were ...