While the metaverse is seen by some as the ungovernable Wild West when it comes to regulation, efforts are currently underway to ensure...

Over the past seven weeks or so, we have released fourteen articles which discuss a variety of real-world legal issues and how they might...

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the move towards more flexible ways of working around the world. With more employees working from...

The metaverse offers a wealth of potential avenues for data collection and exploitation by platform providers. However, the scope and use...

If someone steals your brand-new Bentley parked on the street, you would call the police to report a theft. But, what happens when...

Whether our current defamation laws can stretch to answer the various questions that may arise in the context of the metaverse will only...

If somebody attends a pop concert in the metaverse from their home in the UK, where the metaverse is hosted on a South Korean server, the...

It is worth starting by pointing out the obvious – competition laws will apply to companies operating in the metaverse in the same way...

Regardless of how they are generated, it is clear that revenues from metaverse transactions will be substantial. Recent research suggests...

Copyright aims to encourage, protect and reward creativity. Advocates of the metaverse claim it too provides a unique opportunity for...

Whilst the metaverse may still be in its infancy, and although there isn’t yet widespread agreement on what the metaverse actually is or...

Over the past two years, headline grabbing news about the astronomical sale prices fetched for newly minted “Non-Fungible Tokens” or...