PLAYING BY THE RULES: IP AND AMBUSH MARKETING AT THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP

The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins on 11 June, running across 16 stadiums in the United States, Canada and Mexico until the final on 19 July. With 48 teams and 104 matches, it will be the largest edition of the tournament to date, and the commercial activity surrounding it reflects that scale.

CHELSEA’S FA CHARGES: WHAT CAN OTHER CLUBS LEARN ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND SELF-REPORTING?

The Football Association (the “FA”) has charged Chelsea Football Club (“Chelsea”) with alleged breaches of Regulations J1 and C2 of The FA Football Agents Regulations, Regulations A2 and A3 of The FA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries and Regulations A1 and B3 of The FA Third Party Investment in Players Regulations. Here, Courtney Bryan-Isaacs explains what other clubs can learn about transparency and self-reporting.

BRANDSMITHS CLIMBS THE LEGAL 500 RANKINGS AND NAMED AS FIRM TO WATCH

Huge news from Brandsmiths HQ – we’ve had our biggest ever success in the Legal 500 2026 rankings, making significant moves up the tables and securing a number of individual recognitions. Our new trade marks, copyright and designs team has also been recognised within the PATMA: Trade mark attorneys category, despite only being established in Summer 2024.

FOOTBALL AND THE LAW

Brandsmiths discussed with Nick De Marco QC (Blackstone & Chambers) and Daniel Saoul QC (4 New Square).

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