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.

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.

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.

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
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 ...

01 February 2021
Could your organisation benefit from creating a Trust Framework?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/global/could-your-organisation-benefit-from-creating-a-trust-framework

Data mining is a major tool for media and entertainment companies, enabling them to drive digital transformation, exploiting more fully not only data which was already available, but also new sources of data from both ...

14 December 2020
Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney: What next in the war of the WAGs?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/rebekah-vardy-v-coleen-rooney

Following the recent ruling in the first stage of Rebekah Vardy’s libel claim before the English High Court, a preliminary hearing on ‘meaning’, Bryony Gold looks past the sensationalist headlines and explores the ...