Lawfully Creative

Crefovi’s next live webinar will begin on Thursday 24 July 2025 at 15:00 (UK time) and will explore the latest trends shaping the business of sports: navigating investment, regulation, and disputes in a dynamic, tech-driven global market. Have you secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on the legal and commercial transformation of the sports industry? Join Annabelle Gauberti on Thursday 24 July 2025, at 15:00 (UK time) as she analyses the key trends and legal challenges in sports investment, multi-club ownership, digital disruption, and governance—highlighting what investors, clubs, and rights-holders need to know in 2025. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: 1. Who’s investing in sports today? The rise of private equity, sovereign funds, and global family offices 2. Regulation, ownership, and competition law: Managing risk in multi-club ownership and high-profile disputes (Manchester City, Red Bull, and more) 3. Digital transformation in sport: Streaming rights, data, and NFTs—new legal frontiers 4. Resolving disputes and navigating compliance: Arbitration, agent fee litigation, ESG, and global governance challenges Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/business-of-sports/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/business-du-sport/

Crefovi's live webinar began on Friday 20 June 2025 at 17:00 London time (UK), and will explore how the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is cracking down on anti-competitive conduct in labour markets, particularly in the creative and services sectors.

Crefovi's live webinar began on Friday 20 June 2025 at 17:00 London time (UK), and will explore how the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is cracking down on anti-competitive conduct in labour markets, particularly in the creative and services sectors. Have you secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on the CMA’s enforcement actions against wage-fixing, no-poach agreements, and informal collusion in the UK labour market? Join Annabelle Gauberti on Friday 20 June 2025, at 17:00 (UK time) as she presents the legal framework governing competition law in labour markets, reviews the CMA’s recent decisions and ongoing investigations, and shares actionable compliance strategies for UK employers—especially those in media, fashion, design, advertising, and tech. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: 1. Key CMA decisions and investigations: what’s happened so far? 2. Labour market collusion in the creative industries: why it's under scrutiny 3. The legal risks of no-poach and wage-fixing agreements 4. How to build a compliant hiring and compensation strategy in your business Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/curbing-anti-competitive-conduct-in-uk-labour-markets/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/pratiques-anticoncurrentielles-sur-le-marche-du-travail-au-royaume-uni/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the edited replay of Crefovi’s live webinar, originally aired on Friday 13 June 2025 at 17:00 (London time, UK). In this session, Annabelle Gauberti (founding partner at Crefovi) delivers key insights into sync copyright infringement in social media posts by brands and content creators – a hot topic at the intersection of IP law, marketing, and entertainment. 🎧 With music rightsholders intensifying their enforcement efforts, it’s crucial to understand the legal risks and compliance strategies when using music in digital content. 📚 The webinar explores: 1. The landscape – what’s happening in the industry? 2. Rightsholders' reactions – takedowns, claims & licensing pressure 3. Litigation pathways – when settlement fails 4. Practical guidance – for brands, agencies & music owners navigating sync licensing issues 🌍 Case law examples span the US, UK, France, and Germany. 👉 Subscribe to our channel for more legal updates and insights. #Copyright #SyncLicensing #MusicRights #IPLaw #Crefovi #LegalWebinar #SocialMediaCompliance Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/sync-copyright-infringement/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/violation-des-droits-dauteur-sur-les-synchronisations/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crefovi's live webinar will begin on Thursday 8 May 2025 at 15:00pm London time (UK), and will provide an overview of Christian Louboutin's success in the fashion and luxury industries, in particular thanks to his tireless and fierce enforcement strategies of his intellectual property rights around the world, online and offline. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on the raving success that is Christian Louboutin? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Thursday 8 May 2025, 15:00pm London time (UK) as she explores the legal wins of Christian Louboutin and his shoe designer's fairytale paved with lawful lessons! In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: 1. Who is Christian Louboutin? The man behind the mythical brand! 2. Creation of the Christian Louboutin business 3. The management team at Christian Louboutin 4. How Christian Louboutin and his legal woes forged fashion law for years to come 5. The ‟red sole blues” 6. Christian Louboutin v Amazon Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/christian-louboutin-the-law/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/christian-louboutin-le-droit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crefovi's live webinar will begin on Friday 29 November 2024 at 15:00 pm London time (UK), and will provide an analysis of the Artificial Intelligence act and its impact on AI innovation and creativity. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on the AI act? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Friday 29 November 2024, 15:00pm London time (UK) as she explores the the structure, content and impact of the AI act and how it is going to have repercussions in Europe and beyond. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: 1. What is the Artificial Intelligence Act? 2. When does the AI act enter into force? 3. Who is affected and/or impacted by the AI act? AI systems 4. Penalties and sanctions (chapter XII AI act) 5. AI act: ‟promoting” innovation with a lot of caution Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/ai-act/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/loi-sur-lia/ #AIact @artificialintelligenceact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crefovi's live webinar took place on Friday 25 October 2024 at 15:00pm London time (UK), and provided an update on the enforcement and recognition of UK judgments in Europe, and vice versa, since England & Wales ratified the 2019 Hague convention. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on litigation law and enforcement of judgments? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Friday 25 October 2024, 15:00pm London time (UK) as she explores the impact from the ratification by England & Wales of the 2019 Hague convention, on the recognition and enforcement of cross-border judgments, in the UK and Europe. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: 1. 2019 Hague convention: a short history and rationale for its adoption 2. What just happened? The 2019 Hague convention got ratified by the UK, that’s what! 3. Geographic scope of the 2019 Hague convention in the UK and beyond 4. Key provisions of the 2019 Hague convention Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/2019-hague-convention/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/convention-de-la-haye-de-2019/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crefovi's live webinar began on Thursday 25 July 2024 at 14:00pm London time (UK), and provided a poignant description of Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood movie star and co-inventor of one of the most useful and used Standard Essential Patents in the world, nowadays. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on patent law & the entertainment industry? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Thursday 25 July 2024, 14:00pm London time (UK) as she explores the input from Hedy Lamarr, not only to the entertainment sector, but also to the field of telecommunications and communication networks, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and wireless cellphones. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: 1. Who was Hedy Lamarr? 2. What did she invent? 3. Hedy Lamarr’s years after her ground-breaking invention and SEP 4. Her inventive legacy, after a life fully lived Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/hedy-lamarr/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/hedy-lamarr/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crefovi's live webinar began on Friday 26 April 2024 at 14:00pm London time (UK), and provided an in-depth analysis on Standard Essential Patents (‟SEP”) and licencing negotiations on FRAND terms. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on competition law & patent law? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Friday 26 April 2024, 14:00pm London time (UK) as she explores how Standard Essential Patents (‟SEP”) have become instrumental to technological evolutions in the 21st century, and how to ensure licencing negotiations on FRAND terms. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: 1. What are Standard Essential Patents (‟SEP”)? 2. What is Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (‟FRAND”)? 3. Why are FRAND terms so contentious? 4. What is the proposed SEP regulation from the European commission? Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/standard-essential-patents-sep/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/brevets-essentiels-standards-sep/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crefovi's live webinar began on Friday 12 April 2024 at 14:00pm London time (UK), and provided an in-depth analysis on the work various competition authorities around the world do, in relation to competition law in labour markets. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on competition law & labour markets? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Friday 12 April 2024, 14:00pm London time (UK) as she explores how the CMA has lately sprung into action, in order to research, investigate and, ultimately, decide, whether the majority of UK's labour markets lack competition due to no-poach agreements, salary-fixing agreements and other anticompetitive tactics used by UK employers. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: 1. What is the CMA doing in relation to competition law & labour markets? 2. Why is the CMA concerned about competition law & labour markets? 3. What are the next steps, for the CMA, with respect to competition law & labour markets? Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/competition-law-labour-market/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/droit-de-la-concurrence-et-marches-du-travail/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crefovi's live webinar took place on Friday 29 March 2024 at 14:00pm London time (UK), and provided an in-depth analysis on the Digital Services Act and its impact. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on internet and media competition law? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Friday 29 March 2024, 14:00pm London time (UK) as she explores how the 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. In this webinar, our expert speaker discusses: 1. What is the Digital Services Act? 2. Who is affected and/or impacted by the Digital Services Act? Providers of online intermediary services 3. What are the obligations that providers of online intermediary services have, under the DSA? Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/digital-services-act/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/loi-sur-les-services-numeriques-digital-services-act/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crefovi's live webinar took place on Friday 23 February 2024 at 15:30pm London time (UK), and provided an in-depth analysis on the Digital Markets Act and its impact. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on internet and media competition law? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Friday 23 February 2024, 15:30pm London time (UK) as she explores how the Digital Markets Act is forcing change in the digital services’ industry, to ensure more competition. In this webinar, our expert speaker discusses: - What is the Digital Markets Act? - Who is affected and/or impacted by the Digital Markets Act? Gatekeepers - What are the obligations that gatekeepers have, under the Digital Markets Act? - Why was the Digital Markets Act adopted by the EU? Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/digital-markets-act/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/loi-sur-les-marches-numeriques-digital-markets-act/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crefovi's live webinar took place on Friday 26 January 2024 at 15:30pm London time (UK), and provided an in-depth analysis on the live touring and ticketing industry: the sky is the limit, despite anticompetitive allegations marring the live industry. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on music law? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Friday 26 January 2024, 15:30pm London time (UK) as she explores how the live touring and ticket business is back with a vengeance, post COVID-19 pandemic. In this webinar, our expert speaker discusses: - How live and touring have become the core revenue stream for artists; - The live and touring ecosystem, and - Ticketing issues in the live music industry. Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/live-touring-and-ticketing/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/tournees-en-direct-et-billetterie/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode n. 24: Alexandra Latour, a very knowledgeable embroidery entrepreneur, has honed her skills at Chanel (Atelier Lesage), Christian Dior (Atelier Vermont) and Saint-Laurent, before launching herself into the creation of Atelier Latour, and her prêt-à-porter project ‟la veste en jean”. 30 January 2024 – In the buzzing and trendy Bastille quarter, two minutes' far from her Parisian atelier, Alexandra described her ambitious trajectory in the world of luxury and delicate embroidery knowhow, to Annabelle, the host of the show. How did her early-days experiences as an embroidery drawer at Chanel, Christian Dior and Saint-Laurent founded the basis for her new embroidery business Atelier Latour? How do Atelier Latour and ‟La veste en jean” work together, and in harmony? What comes next for Alexandra and her great team at Atelier Latour? Hear Alexandra’s story and name dropping here, in her conversation with Crefovi’s founding and managing partner, Annabelle Gauberti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crefovi's live webinar begun on Wednesday 10 January 2024 at 15:30pm London time (UK), and provided an in-depth analysis on three judgments handed down on 21 December 2023 by the European Union Court of Justice, which have changed the rules of the sports’ game. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on sports competition law? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Wednesday 10 January 2024, 15:30pm London time (UK) as she explores how European sports market is about to experience a tidal wave of welcome change, in relation to how its sports federations and associations lay out their rules to‟pay and play” in European sports competitions. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: - The EUCJ gives green light to football Super League; - EUCJ finds International Skating Union rules breach antitrust law, and - Rules of UEFA and the Belgian football association on ‟home-grown players” could be contrary to EU competition law. Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/competition-law-in-sports/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/droit-de-la-concurrence-dans-le-sport/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crefovi's live webinar will begin on Friday 22 December at 15:30pm London time (UK), and will provide an in-depth analysis on Farfetch's catastrophic fall from grace. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on fashion law? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Friday 22 December 2023, 15:30pm London time (UK) as she explores how Farfetch drove itself to the ground, in less than 5 years. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: - What is Farfetch? - How, and why, is Farfetch in such dire straits? - What’s next for Farfetch? Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/farfetch-anatomy-of-a-fall/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/farfetch-anatomie-dune-chute/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode n. 23: Scott Haughton, a well-rounded corporate executive, turned startup entrepreneur, turned co-founder of Envestors, the platform for seed investors and ambitious company founders. All that with a dry sense of humour! 29 November 2023 – From his quietly luxurious office suite, nested in the heart of East London, Scott spoke with Annabelle, the host of the show, about his trajectory in the food, consumer and healthcare industries, and then seed investing and venture capital sectors. How did his early-days experience in multinationals shape him and his view of the UK corporate landscape? What did he learn along the way? What was the inception of Envestors? What comes next? Hear Scott’s story and anecdotes here, in his conversation with Crefovi’s founding and managing partner, Annabelle Gauberti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode n. 22: James Cridland, a focused autodidact and now strong expert in the radio & podcasting industries, shares his knowledge on the strength and weaknesses of the podcasting sector. 27 November 2023 – Connecting from Australia, from his swanky podcast studio, James spoke with Annabelle, the host of the show, about this trajectory in the radio and then podcasting sectors. How did his early-days experience in copywriting and radio broadcasting propulsed his climb to the well-deserved status of top expert in the podcasting industry? What did he learn along the way? What comes next? Hear James’ story and anecdotes here, in his conversation with Crefovi’s founding and managing partner, Annabelle Gauberti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 October 2023 | 15:30pm London time Crefovi's live webinar will begin on Thursday 26 October at 15:30pm London time (UK), and will provide an in-depth analysis on Women's football in the UK (England & Wales). You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on sports law? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Thursday 26 October 2023, 15:30pm London time (UK) as she explores how Women's football in the UK (England & Wales) has evolved, over the years, and where it is going. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: - a troubled history; - corporate governance, and - resolving football disputes. Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/womens-football-in-the-uk-england-wales/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/football-feminin-au-royaume-uni-angleterre-et-pays-de-galles/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode n. 21: Marta di Nozzi, gifted & inspired sound engineer at Abbey Road Studios Marta di Nozzi describes the meanders of her journey in the creative industries, from architectural studies to sound engineering at Abbey Road Studios. Today, she is a dedicated and focused assistant engineer working hard to develop her sound technique and mixing expertise, as well as her roster of faithful clients at Abbey Road Studios. 21 August 2023 – Marta di Nozzi is from Rome, Italy. To realise her dream of becoming a sound engineering professional, she relocated to London, United Kingdom, and now works for the most prestigious sound engineering studio in England, Abbey Road Studios. How did she realise this extraordinary trajectory in the music sound engineering business, in her early thirties? What has she learned along the way? What comes next? Hear Marta’s story and anecdotes here, in her conversation with Crefovi’s founding and managing partner, Annabelle Gauberti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices