Fashion modelling law in 2025: France, the UK, and the US (NYC & LA)

fashion modelling law

Fashion modelling may project glamour, but behind the runway lies a tangle of labour law, tax regimes, union structures, and image rights that differ sharply between France, the UK, and the US. This article traces how modelling became a profession, & what fashion modelling law entails: it examines the employment and tax status of models,…

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Business of sports: navigating investment, regulation and disputes

The Business of sports

We had the opportunity to attend an uber-fascinating session at Paris Arbitration Week on 8 April 2025: “The Business of Sports: Navigating Investment, Regulation, and Disputes.” This was, without a doubt, one of the most relevant and informative workshops for our legal practice, touching on themes that resonate directly with the complexities we navigate every…

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Digital Services Act: the revolution will be televised

Digital services Act

The Digital Services Act is upon us and, with its bestie the Digital Markets Act, promises to force powerful changes in the digital ecosystem currently in place in the European Union and, even globally. The power is shifting back to the people, with the Digital Services Act, and intermediary service providers better listen to their…

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Competition law in sports: the EUCJ strikes back

Competition law in sports

The European sports market is about to experience a tidal wave of welcome change, as far as its sports federations and associations lay out their rules to ‟pay and play” in European sports competitions. From the right to set up a Super League in European football and a new organiser of skating competitions other than…

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