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ASA asks advertisers how they measure up
The ASA has issued an online advice note reminding parties of the need to hold documentary evidence in order to objectively substantiate claims made when advertising.
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- Advertising Regulation
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Marketinglaw Update | July 2019
Hello and welcome to a bumper update from Osborne Clarke’s Marketing Law team, with the usual eclectic mix of marcomms law and regulatory developments. This month’s coverage includes (amongst other…
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Guess what? Commission deems restrictive online search advertising policies to be anticompetitive
Who: The European Commission, Guess? Inc., Guess? Europe and Guess Europe Sagl (Guess) Where: EU When: 26 June 2019 Law stated as at: 26 June 2019 What happened: The growing…
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- Online Advertising
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ASA publishes results of child avatar monitoring of gambling and HFSS food advertising
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), and the Committees of Advertising Practice (AP) Where: United Kingdom When: June 2019 Law stated as at: 27 June 2019 What happened: The ASA…
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- Advertising Regulation
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ASA and CAP release Annual Report for 2018: More Impact Online!
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) Where: United Kingdom When: 20 May 2019 Law stated as at: 26 June 2019 What happened: On 20…
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- Advertising Regulation
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CMA continues to tackle fake online reviews
Who: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Where: United Kingdom When: 21 June 2019 Law stated as at: 26 June 2019 What happened: The CMA recently announced that it has…
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- Online Advertising
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Wickes in hot water after kitchen sale deemed misleading
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Wickes Building Supplies Ltd (Wickes) Where: United Kingdom When: 5 June 2019 Law stated as at: 26 June 2019 What happened: The Advertising…
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Third party GDPR assurances are no defence: ICO issues fine for calling TPS registered lines
Who: Information Commissioner’s Office, Telephone Preference Service and Smart Home Protection Ltd Where: United Kingdom When: 13 June 2019 Law stated as at: 21 June 2019 What happened: A small…
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- Data & Privacy
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CAP bans harmful gender stereotyping in ads
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) Where: United Kingdom When: 20 June 2019 Law stated as at: 14 June 2019 What happened: Back in…
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- Advertising Regulation
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ASA asks advertisers how they measure up
Who: Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 09 June 2019 Law stated as at: 21 June 2019 What happened: The ASA has issued an online advice note reminding…
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- Advertising Regulation
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CityFibre loses long battle against the ASA over ‘fibre’ claims
Who: CityFibre Ltd, The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 15 April 2019 Law stated as at: 29 April 2019 What happened: Digital infrastructure provider CityFibre has lost…
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- Advertising Regulation
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New proposals to “Blacklist” certain advertising practices and impose an obligation on review websites to conduct reasonable checks that reviewers used and paid for products
Who: European Union Where: EU When: The new law is expected to come into force in early 2022 Law stated as at: 3 May 2019 What happened: The EU is…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Somebody PLEASE think of the children: ICO launches consultation period of age appropriate design code
Who: The ICO and information society service providers. Where: United Kingdom When: 15 April 2019 Law stated as at: 1 May 2019 What happened: The Information Commissioner, as required by…
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- Advertising Regulation
