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Carl Rohsler

Carl Rohsler is a solicitor advocate and partner at Keystone Law. He specialises in gambling regulation and intellectual property law. Carl was educated in England and obtained an MA at Merton College, Oxford, before professional qualification at the University of Law, Chester. He qualified as a solicitor in 1995 and solicitor advocate in 2001. Prior to joining He previously worked at Norton Rose (1993-2003), Squire Patton Boggs (2003-2018) and Memery Crystal (2018-2025). Keystone Law is a full-service, Top 100 law firm. Headquartered in central London, it has over 450 partners throughout the UK who advise clients across 25 service areas and 22 industry sectors.
 
Carl is the author of a number of works on gambling law and practice, including Gambling Act 2005: A Current Law Statute, Current Law Statutes Guide to The National Lotteries Act 2007 and Licensing Law and Practice (2008). He is a founding editor and contributor to In-Depth Gambling, now in its 10th Edition, and has recently joined the editorial board for Smith & Monkcom’s The Law of Gambling, preparing its 5th Edition. Carl has been recognised as a leading practitioner by both Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession and The Legal 500, the latter of which has ranked him in its “Hall of Fame” for the last four years.
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Gambling law—at-a-glance guide
Gambling law—at-a-glance guide
Practice Notes

This guide to gambling law outlines the legal issues most pertinent to the gambling industry, and is designed for general commercial lawyers looking to familiarise themselves with betting, gaming and lotteries law generally and the current hot topics affecting the sector. It covers the legal treatment of betting, gaming and lotteries activities, the Gambling Act 2005, non-gambling activities and international gambling.

Taxation of gambling in the UK
Taxation of gambling in the UK
Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides an introduction to the taxation regime relating to gambling in the UK. The UK tax treatment of gambling underwent a significant change in 2014 under Part 3 of the Finance Act 2014. This Practice Note looks at general betting duty, pool betting duty, gaming duty, remote gaming duty, machine games duty, bingo duty and lottery duty. This Practice Note was produced in partnership with Carl Rohsler of Memery Crystal.

UK gambling licensing regime
UK gambling licensing regime
Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides an overview of the gambling licensing regime in the UK. It looks at operating licences, personal licences and premises licences, and explains the application process, including matters for consideration by the Gambling Commission or local authority before determining the application. It also covers licence conditions, variation and termination of each licence together with reforms introduced by the Gambling Commission.

Practice Areas

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 1995

Qualifications

  • Admitted, England and Wales, 1995
  • Solicitor advocate (High Court: Civil 2001)

Education

  • College of Law, Chester: CPE, 1992; Law School Finals, 1993
  • Merton College, Oxford: MA, History 1991

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