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Ticket exchange website loses as Court of Appeal orders disclosure of information about sellers for sale of tickets above face value – RFU v Viagogo, Court of Appeal

23 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

A ticket exchange website has been ordered to hand over to the Rugby Football Union details of people who have sold on its site England rugby tickets for above the ticket’s face value. Sales above face...

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Government changes Olympics ambush marketing rules to ban adverts on human bodies, but permits adverts being sent to mobile devices

1 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has listened to response in a consultation on its proposed London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Advertising and Trading) Regulations. Accordingly, it has...

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Lack of specific consent amounted to game changer in targeted football fans sponsorship contract – Playup Interactive Entertainment v Givemefootball, High Court

13 September 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Givemefootball hosted the Professional Footballers’ Association’s website and ran the PFA Fans Awards, whereby football fans vote for their favourite players. Playup ran an interactive gaming business...

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Court responds to Parliament and social networking sites and upholds anonymity order in Premier League footballer super-injunction row – CTB v News Group Newspapers, High Court

30 May 2011 | Mark Weston

The High Court has refused to buckle under the pressure of disclosures made on Twitter and by an MP under Parliamentary privilege and has continued the anonymity order involving the footballer at the centre...

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Parliament and social networking sites take on courts in Premier League footballer super-injunction row

24 May 2011 | Mark Weston

The story has become so common now. Celebrity takes part in questionable extra-marital practices; participant wants to sell their story to the newspapers; celebrity applies for super-injunction that prohibits...

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Formula One team breached contract for failing to allow driver to test drive racing car for 6,000km – Van der Garde v Force India Formula One Team, High Court

12 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Van der Garde was a racing driver. Under an agreement, he had paid Force India US$3m to test drive their car in the 2007 Grand Prix season for a minimum of 6,000 kilometres. Subject to holding a valid...

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Sports gear company discovered legal victory was in the pocket – Hudson Bay v Umbro, Court of Appeal

20 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

This case surrounded two licences to make and sell Umbro’s football clothes in the US. One licence (to Dick’s) was for the exclusive sale of on-field sports clothing and the other (to Hudson Bay) was...

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Latest news and views tagged Sport

Ticket exchange website loses as Court of Appeal orders disclosure of information about sellers for sale of tickets above face value – RFU v Viagogo, Court of Appeal

Government changes Olympics ambush marketing rules to ban adverts on human bodies, but permits adverts being sent to mobile devices

Lack of specific consent amounted to game changer in targeted football fans sponsorship contract – Playup Interactive Entertainment v Givemefootball, High Court

Court responds to Parliament and social networking sites and upholds anonymity order in Premier League footballer super-injunction row – CTB v News Group Newspapers, High Court

Parliament and social networking sites take on courts in Premier League footballer super-injunction row

Formula One team breached contract for failing to allow driver to test drive racing car for 6,000km – Van der Garde v Force India Formula One Team, High Court

Sports gear company discovered legal victory was in the pocket – Hudson Bay v Umbro, Court of Appeal

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