Particularly with reforms of UK lottery and prize competition laws looming in late 2007 courtesy of the Gambling Act 2005, regulators have recently been showing a heightened interest in the laws and codes governing promotions with prizes. This and the ever impressive ingenuity of some promotion entrants in taking advantage of promo rule loopholes were no doubt behind Osborne Clarke having to re-run a recent Prize Promotion Law workshop to meet demand.

Osborne Clarke has considerable experience of advising in these areas. In fact, at an earlier stage in the gestation of the Gambling Act 2005, it staged a public forum which provided the Department for Culture, Media and Sport with an opportunity to gauge industry reaction to prize promotion law reform proposals.

The firm's expertise extends to every aspect of prize promotions including potential gaming and betting risks, data privacy issues, drafting of draw and competition rules, lottery and prize competition law compliance as well as related contracts including contracts for the provision of prizes and specialist insurance cover.