Reported by Sabrina Lee Nominated in 7 categories for the Firm, and 2 Individual categories, RWC takes home the Sports Law Award at the recent ALB Annual Malaysia Law Award 2021. Thomson Reuter’s Asian Legal Business (ALB)…
Working in the esports industry is like any other job! By Natasha Hashim [First published on IGN Southeast Asia Website here] Growing up, I actually wanted to become a game developer and write stories about…
Written by Richard Wee and Carmelia Yong Chiu Thung Introduction In our previous articles, we looked at various legal disputes in the gaming and esports industry with regards to contract law, anti-competitive law, intellectual property infringement and…
By Natasha Hashim [First published on ign southeast asia website here] While it sounds awesome for talents in the Southeast Asian gaming industry to be involved in video games for a living – whether behind…
Written by Mark Chuah Chi Ming The 1st of March 2021 marked the second session of an ongoing legal aid clinic aimed to discuss current legal issues in Esports and Sports law hosted by Mr.…
Written by Richard Wee and Brenda Tan Introduction The rise in popularity and influence of Esports in recent years has come to show its importance, as a platform for many Esports players to fulfill their dreams of…
Written by Richard Wee and Ian Phua Lately the internet has been flooded with the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple, what is it all about? Epic Games Inc. “Epic”, the well known American video game…
Written by Ian Phua Recently, the Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia has appointed the Esports groups “The Pantheon” to organise a series of webinars on Esports Skills 2.0. The focus of the webinars is…
Reported by Saphna Ravichandran & Wong Zi Ying On 11th September 2020, the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) hosted a workshop on Understanding Esports: Legal Rights and Implications as part of the on-going AIAC September…
Written by Richard Wee, Wong Zi Ying & Jacob Wong I will continue to fight for the human rights of female athletes, both on and off the track, until we can all run free the…