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Happy Hanukkah to all our colleagues, clients and friends celebrating!

Wishing all our colleagues, clients and friends celebrating a very Happy Christmas and all the best for 2025!

At the close of 2023, we shared our predictions for 2024 across key areas of technology, focusing on AI, content-rich technologies, digital infrastructure, and blockchain-based assets. These trends are now setting the stage for an even more dynamic 2025. Marcus Bagnall, Mark Deem, Ross Sylvester and Calum Smyth share their ten predictions for next year, highlighting the trends shaping technology and their implications for businesses, policymakers, and the wider economy: https://lnkd.in/eSXXfdYH

Lucas Ford highlights the transformative impact of the Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumer Act (DMCC Act), effective January 1, 2025. This landmark legislation will reshape digital market regulations and the broader commercial landscape. Here, we explore key expectations for Day One and the newly issued DMCC Act Statutory Guidance. https://lnkd.in/eRP-rH2A

'Diarra v FIFA: a game-changer for footballers’ employment rights?' by Tom Mintern and Elizabeth Orrin: https://bit.ly/4izaMKa Article Highlights: ▶️ The facts ▶️ Diarra’s arguments against FIFA’s Transfer Regulations ▶️ The main employment law considerations ▶️ How the judgment may impact player contracts ▶️ Comment: a case that may reshape employment law in sports Wiggin

We're delighted to have advised Refute on its £2.3m pre-seed funding round led by Playfair and Episode 1 Ventures with participation from Amadeus Capital Partners, Notion Capital and Ventures Together. We look forward to working with ‎Vlad Galu and Tom Garnett as we support the company in the next phase of its development. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ed9_UV3g

It was a privilege to attend the Roundhouse Trust Film Fund Screening last week for an evening showcasing bold and innovative films from talented young creatives that question the times we live in and explore issues impacting our daily lives. Members of Wiggin’s Film & TV team, Daniel Whybrew and Paul Grindey, were honoured to be in attendance to present this year’s Wiggin Emerging Filmmakers Award to Honey Birch for their short film entitled “If This Were Purgatory”. Honey was one of six emerging filmmakers up for the award. They impressed the panel of four judges, including Wiggin Partner Gráinne McKenna, with their film that follows a group of friends on a night out and eavesdrops on the voice of a queer club queue. Congratulations again to Honey, and we look forward to closely following their development on the next stage of their creative journey.

We would like to offer a huge congratulations to Honey Birch who last night was named as the winner of the 2024 Wiggin Emerging Filmmakers Award. Honey won the award for their short film entitled ‘If This Were Purgatory’, which follows a group of friends on a night out and eavesdrops on the voice of a queer club queue. They were one of six emerging filmmakers up for the Award alongside Muhammed Bittaye, Alison Foyle, Issy Franklin, Swekrati Rai and Grac Talbot. Honey’s reaction to being named the winner was wonderfully captured as the Roundhouse hosted its Winter Film Fund Screening in its Studio Theatre last night. Honey impressed a four-strong judging panel, which included Philip Ilson, Co-Director, London Short Film Festival, January 2025; Gráinne McKenna, Partner at Wiggin; Derek Richards FRSA, Head of Broadcast & Digital at the Roundhouse and previous Wiggin Emerging Filmmakers Award winner, Sofia Negri. They will also receive a £8,000 grant to develop their film career. Honey’s journey with the Roundhouse started in 2018 at the Poetry Slam Final before they joined the Poetry Collective later that year. They then worked on Behind The Lens becoming the first person to progress from that course to the Roundhouse’s Film Fund – and is now the 2024 Wiggin Emerging Filmmakers Award winner.

We're here to assist with questions about gambling ad content and positioning. Sarah MacDonald and Bethan Lloyd explain how the ASA determined that Chris Moyles’ radio show no longer appeals to younger audiences. https://lnkd.in/gA74Zy3G

Stoked to contribute a chapter to The Founder's Guide to UK Crypto Law! Fantastic work by all at Superteam UK, D2 Legal Technology and LexisNexis UK in particular Lisa McClory and team for pulling together this first of its kind guide to all things web3 legal for founders, developers and their sponsors of crypto projects in the UK. See the link below for this essential resource in full