Questions about Carl Rohsler
Who is Carl Rohsler?
Carl Rohsler is a UK solicitor-advocate based in London. He is a specialist intellectual property lawyer and a leading expert on gambling law, with more than 30 years in practice. He also runs Collova Consulting Ltd.
What gambling law work does Carl Rohsler do?
He advises on the legal classification of gambling products, Gambling Commission licensing and compliance (including LCCP obligations and enforcement), lotteries, skill-based games, prize draws and competitions, social casinos, prediction markets, betting syndicates, spread and binary betting, gambling tax structuring, change of control, and gambling disputes and litigation, in the UK and internationally. He is one of the UK's leading lottery lawyers - having created and managed schemes for Health Lottery, STV Lottery and others. He is also very active in the skill games sector.
How is he ranked by the legal directories?
Legal 500 has placed him in its Hall of Fame (2019-2025). Chambers & Partners ranks him in its Gambling Table 1 (2005-2025). Chambers Global lists him as a “global leader” in both Gambling and IP, and ranks him in its Global IP Table 4 (2022-2025).
What has he written on gambling law?
The Statute Guide to the Gambling Act 2005 (Sweet & Maxwell 2005), the Statute Guide to the National Lottery Act 2006 (Sweet & Maxwell 2006) and Licensing Law and Practice (Sweet & Maxwell 2008). He was general contributing editor of The Gambling Law Review (2015-2025), founding editor of Online Gambling Lawyer (2004-2018), is a contributing expert author for Lexis Nexis on gambling taxation and licensing, and serves on the editorial board of the 5th edition of Smith & Monkcom: The Law of Gambling.
Does he advise outside the UK?
Yes. Although Carl is only qualified as an English solicitor, he is often retained on international mandates where the key requirement is a wide knowledge of international regulation, and the structures used by those in the gambling world to perform commercial activities efficiently and discreetly. Examples of his work include international distribution of software, acting for a major casino group in the development of its Nevada online gambling operations, a complaint to the European Commission on Polish gambling legislation, advising on international treaty breaches following changes in law, representations to the Government of India on gambling policy, and the operations of lottery products in Abu Dhabi airport.
What intellectual property work does he do?
Trade marks, designs, patents, copyright and confidential information, both contentious and non-contentious, with particular experience of copyright in software. Reported cases include AlchemyBet v Trinitas Gaming, Cantor Gaming v Game Account Global [2008] FSR 4, Enterprise Holdings v Europcar [2015] EWHC 17 (Ch) and Rockwater v Coflexip [2004] RPC 46. He is also very active on cases involving international fraud in gambling matters.
How can I instruct him?
Carl generally provides legal services through Keystone Law - please see the contact page for more details.