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Updates to gambling regulations in Ukraine
The Ukrainian parliament recently adopted Law of Ukraine No. 4116-IX[1] to combat gambling addiction (ludomania) and to improve the state regulation of activities related to the organisation and conduct of gambling and lotteries. Most of the amendments will come into force on 1 April 2025. The main changes, inter alia, include: 1. The abolition of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries and the establishment of a new authorized body. 2. A significant expansion and detailing of applicable rules concerning the advertising of gambling, including: a prohibition on using patriotic themes and topics related to the war with Russia, and on using volunteers and military personnel
Kinstellar advised The Associated Press in the production of the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Days in Mariupol
Kinstellar is honoured to have provided intellectual property and privacy-related advice to The Associated Press (AP) during the production of 20 Days in Mariupol, a feature-length documentary about the brutal Russian invasion and devastation of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in 2022. The documentary was recently honoured with an Academy Award for Best Documentary, adding to a growing list of accolades for 20 Days in Mariupol, including from Pulitzer, Sundance, BAFTA and the Directors Guild of America. The Oscar is a first for producer Mstyslav Chernov, a Ukrainian AP video journalist, the AP itself (as a 178-year-old news organization), and is also Ukraine’s first ever Oscar win! Ukrainian IP and privacy law advice