All posts belonging to the Legal tag can be found in the list below.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is ready to take legal action against Viagogo as it allegedly remains non-compliant with a court order served in November 2018. The controversial secon...
Tags: CMA, Court Order, Legal, Resale, ViagogoA legal firm representing customers affected by the Ticketmaster data breach last year has said that more than half of the victims have since suffered fraudulent transactions. Hayes Connor Solicitors...
Tags: Cyber Security, Data, Legal, TicketmasterMartin Tirrell, a former sports talk radio show host in Iowa, has been indicted after allegedly defrauding investors in a ticket resale scheme. According to the Des Moines Register newspaper, Tirre...
Tags: Fraud, Iowa, Legal, Radio Host, Resale, TirrellMelbourne International Comedy Festival has been given major event status, giving the event an increased protection against scalping. Under Victorian law, sporting competitions and festivals labell...
Tags: Comedy, Legal, Major Event, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Scalpers, ToutsViagogo has hit back at Kilimanjaro Live boss Stuart Galbraith’s comments during his Artist & Manager Awards acceptance speech, during which he thanked the resale firm for “not following throu...
Tags: AMA, Ed Sheeran, Lawsuit, Legal, Resale, Stuart Galbraith, ViagogoHong Kong’s consumer watchdog has called for ticket touting to be made illegal across all venues in the city, citing that the secondary market creates the “illusion of hot demand.” The watchd...
Tags: Consumer Protection, Fees, Hong Kong, Legal, pricing, Resale, Scalping, ToutingBilly McFarland, the founder of the ill-fated Fyre Festival - called a "complete disaster" by fans - has been jailed for six years. A judge described the 26-year-old, who pleaded guilty to several ...
Tags: Billy McFarland, Festival, Fraud, Fyre Festival, LegalTicketmaster has been hit with a class-action lawsuit for “unlawful and unfair business practices” by allegedly “encouraging” scalpers. According to the suit, Ticketmaster emboldens touts a...
Tags: Class-Action Suit, Lawsuit, Legal, Resale, Ticketmaster, TradeDeskGovernor Phil Murphy has signed a bill into law which acts to remove a cap of five per cent on the number of tickets artists, venues and other parties can withhold from public sale before they hit the...
Tags: Bill, Cap, Holdbacks, Legal, New Jersey, NJNew Zealand’s Commerce Commission has a strong chance of winning its case against Viagogo, according to an expert in competition law. The Commission last week announced that it would commence civ...
Tags: Commerce Commission, Fair Trading Act, Legal, New Zealand, Sued, Viagogo
