The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (“GALA”) on Novembar 3, 2021 announces the publication of the second edition of Sweepstakes & Contests: A Global Legal Perspective. The book provides a detailed overview of the laws governing sweepstakes and contests in more than 70 countries around the world, from Argentina to Zimbabwe.
In addition to updating existing chapters to take into account legal developments since the last time the book was published, the 500 page book includes coverage for 17 additional countries, including Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cyprus, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Nigeria, Romania, Serbia, Trinidad & Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Zimbabwe. Organized by country, each chapter summarizes how sweepstakes and contests are regulated in that country, providing detailed information on country-specific rules, filing requirements, prizes, tax liabilities, and important cases.
The chapter on Serbia was prepared by Slobodan Kremenjak, Živković Samardžić Media, Technology and Telecommunications Partner and Milica Nešić, Živković Samardžić Media, Technology and Telecommunications Associates. Živković Samardžić, one of the Serbia’s leading full-service independent law firms offering extensive in-depth experience of advising businesses across a range of industry sectors, including advertising, marketing and communications industry, has joined GALA as an exclusive law firm member from Serbia in 2016.
“We are thrilled to publish the definitive guide to conducting sweepstakes and contests around the world,” said Jeffrey A. Greenbaum, the Chairman of GALA and Managing Partner of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz in New York. “We hope that this book continues to be an invaluable resource to marketers as they market to consumers globally.
Hard copies of the book are available for purchase on Amazon.com. Pdf versions are also available, for free, by contacting GALA. GALA offers a unique library of guides to advertising around the world, which also includes Advertising Law: A Global Legal Perspective, Ambush Marketing: A Global Legal Perspective, Privacy Law: A Global Legal Perspective on Data Protection Relating to Advertising and Marketing, and Social Media: A Global Legal Perspective.
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