15th January 2001 | marketinglaw

Work completed but no contract blow for service provider
Written Osborne Clarke on 15 Jan 2001
Hescorp was negotiating a contract with Morrison for Hescorp to do some building work Topic: Contract Who: Hescorp Italia SpA v Morrison Construction Ltd When: March 2000 Where: Queen’s…
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US sweepstakes preference: more US data privacy law by the back door
Written Osborne Clarke on 15 Jan 2001
The final provisions of the Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act came into force across the USA on December 12 2000. Who: US sweepstakes promoters When: December 2000 Where:…
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Thames Water plumbs depths of data supremo’s ire
Written Osborne Clarke on 15 Jan 2001
As a privatised water utility Thames Water was keen to keep its shareholders happy Topic: Data privacy Who: Thames Water Utilities and the Data Protection Commission When: Mid 1999…
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Mouse roars as Gourmet magazine threatens EU booze ad bans
Written Osborne Clarke on 15 Jan 2001
A significant part of the editorial content of Gourmet magazine not surprisingly devotes itself to fine wines etc Topic: Alcohol Who: The Stockholm District Court, the ECJ Advocate General…
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Frank’s No IKEA furniture store rattles Swedes’ flatpack cage arrives
Written Osborne Clarke on 15 Jan 2001
Fed up with his customers complaining about the quality of IKEA furniture, Frank Arnold changed the name of his high street, family-run furniture shop to NoIKEA. Topic: Brands Who:…
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Fax marketers forced to toe the data privacy line
Written Osborne Clarke on 15 Jan 2001
Enforcement action was initiated by the Data Protection Commission against Second Telcom and Top 20 in respect of the sending of unsolicited marketing faxes Topic: Data privacy Who: Second…
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Fatal flaws of registering brands for printed matter exposed
Written Osborne Clarke on 15 Jan 2001
Weeks after the launch by Reed of its “Minerva” book imprint, stationery and other printed material suppliers Pomaco applied to register “Minerva” as a trade mark for “paper and paper…
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Big names fall into Priced to clear, free and up to traps
Written Osborne Clarke on 15 Jan 2001
The acceptable limits of three popular types of price claim were highlighted by recent enforcement cases Topic: PricesWho: BT, Tempo and Time Computer SystemsWhen: November and December 2000Where: UK…
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Ad insertion in gay mag causes mayhem
Written Osborne Clarke on 15 Jan 2001
Tonic PR was contracted by the owners of fragrance Penny Black to organise PR and advertising for the brand Topic: PersonalitiesWho: Vinnie Jones, Tonic PR and the "Penny Black"…
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