First published at: https://www.sinchew.com.my/news/20241016/nsl/6000486 Kuala Lumpur – 16th October 2024 She joined the lion dance troupe when she was 14 years old. When she first joined the troupe, many in her family questioned her, as…
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2024 is a year full of sporting events. From the Euros to the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, sports enthusiasts have many events to look forward to. Yet, in the era of sports commercialisation, sports are no longer merely a presentation of physical exertion and recreational entertainment, but rather, it is a multi-billion-dollar industry which possesses a global fanbase and commercial market that many companies and corporations would like to capitalise and monetise from. As the sporting industry continues to grow, the competition amongst corporations has intensified over the past two decades. This paper wishes to explain the origins of ambush marketing, examples and the rise of ambush marketing, the legal implications and regulatory measures taken by sporting authorities to regulate such practices and what can be done to further regulate and administer the practice of ambush marketing.
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Reported by Wong Zi Ying and Tai Sher Lynn On 27 November 2023, the Managing Partner of Richard Wee Chambers, Mr Richard Wee was graciously invited as a keynote speaker at the annual International Conference…
Reported by Wong Zi Ying & Tai Sher Lynn On the 16th November of 2023, Mr Richard Wee of Richard Wee Chambers was graciously invited to speak as a panellist for the Sports Forum 2.0:…
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Written by Richard Wee, Wong Zi Ying, Lim Zhi Ying and Muhammad Anwar Award No CAS 2023/O/9370 Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Appellant — Professional Football Agents Association (PROFAA), Zürich, Switzerland Represented by Mr.…
Reported by Lavannya Nair On the 13th of June 2023, Mr Richard Wee from Richard Wee Chambers (“RWC”) was cordially invited to be one of the panellists in the Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia (“PFAM”)…