27 April 2020
Competition Law strengthening the failure of the new publishers’ rights: is it fair?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/competition-law-strengthening-the-failure-of-the-new

In October 2019 France became the first EU country to implement and apply article 15 of the DSM Directive. If the goal of article 15 was to make “the licensing and enforcement of rights in press publications” less ...

11 July 2017
France is “stepping up its game” with the adoption of new esports regulatory rules
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/france/france-is-stepping-up-its-game-with-adoption-of-esports-regulatory-rules

By two decrees adopted on 9 May 2017, France is materializing its regulatory framework applicable to eSports competitions and eSports labor contracts.

02 July 2020
France passes a new legal framework for hosting providers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/france-passes-a-new-legal-framework-for-hosting-providers

Djazia Tiourtite and Myriam Douillet report on a new legal framework for hosting providers, aimed at countering online hate speech, as the French parliament passes its first law which is unrelated to the COVID-19 ...

20 March 2018
Mechanical doping: French amateur cyclist receives five year ban and a criminal conviction for fraud
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/france/mechanical-doping-french-amateur-cyclist-receives-five-year-ban-and-a-criminal-conviction-for-fraud

Following our recent article last month, Chris Lavey provides the latest update on mechanical doping.

10 February 2020
Bird & Bird retains top ranking in the 2020 Who's Who Legal's analysis of Data
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/global/bird-and-bird-retains-top-ranking-in-the-2020-who's-who-legal's-analysis-of-data

Bird & Bird has retained the top ranking in Who's Who Legal's annual analysis of Data recognising the leading lawyers in the areas of data privacy and protection, data security, information technology and telecoms and ...

28 January 2019
What is NISR and who is impacted?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/what-is-nisr-and-who-is-impacted

The NISR (Network and Information Systems Regulations), which came into force on 9 May 2018, are designed to protect the critical national infrastructure of EU countries in the event of a cyber attack.