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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

14 December 2020
Newsflash: Update on Epic Games’ dispute with Apple
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/newsflash-update-on-epic-games-dispute-with-apple

Conor Hume provides an update on the dispute (previously reported for MediaWrites) between Epic Games, publishers of the game Fortnite, and Apple and Google, as a result of Fortnite being taken down from both the Apple ...