In this blog post, senior associate Khemi Salhan shares her experience of working for The Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games on secondment. Having been born and bred in … [Read more...] about Capturing the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games from the perspective of an in-house lawyer on secondment
Feeling a part of the team
When Gowling WLG was revealed as the first Official Sponsor of Team England ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games it was an exciting moment for everyone across our firm. Usually, when a … [Read more...] about Feeling a part of the team
Athletics and the Commonwealth Games: a history
The Commonwealth Games and Athletics go hand in hand – in fact, it is one of the founding sports of the Games and has appeared consistently since its introduction at the 1911 Inter-Empire Games (the … [Read more...] about Athletics and the Commonwealth Games: a history
No boundaries for women’s sport as T20 Cricket blasts off at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has landed in our living rooms during a week in which a record crowd of 87,192 people, joined a record-breaking television viewership in the multimillions, to … [Read more...] about No boundaries for women’s sport as T20 Cricket blasts off at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Celebrating the creativity and culture of Brum at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
You'd be forgiven for overlooking Birmingham as a centre for arts and culture – after all, we're not ones to shout about ourselves. But just take a stroll through the Jewellery Quarter, wander round … [Read more...] about Celebrating the creativity and culture of Brum at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Let’s Go Forward Bab
Birmingham's motto is "Forward" The much maligned, and often forgotten, second city of the UK has forever languished behind its arguably more famous and fashionable northern neighbours: Manchester, … [Read more...] about Let’s Go Forward Bab