22nd October 2003 | marketinglaw

TPS sinks from sight in US ‘Do not call list’ furore

Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Oct 2003

’20m householders support UK version of do not call’ screamed headlines reporting reaction to America’s recent launch of a telephone preference service. But hang on, we say, the UK already…
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Spate of people/ad clashes

Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Oct 2003

It’s been a vintage month for personalities and advertising, with characters as diverse as Walter Cronkite, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Major Charles Ingram and Prince Charles featuring, as well as 1970s athletes.…
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Snowball ad claim refuses to melt

Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Oct 2003

When Habitat recently tried to strike out a claim against it over ads featuring chairs coming out of melting snowballs, the judge didn’t think the claims were as watery as…
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Pass the towel please

Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Oct 2003

So are we getting to the end of Sir Martin Sorrell’s marketing services industry ‘bath’? And if so, how is this impacting on executive recruitment in the sector? In a…
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New sexual orientation laws

Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Oct 2003

In December 2003 new laws came into force to protect staff against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation. Osborne Clarke partner and employment law specialist Victoria Parry investigates. Topic: New…
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Mail placates disappointed ‘millionaires’

Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Oct 2003

Thanks to careful drafting of the promotional rules, the Daily Mail was recently able to fall back on them when too many winning scratch-cards were printed. For more on this…
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DMA sheds light on new privacy regulations

Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Oct 2003

With new controls over email marketing and much more due to be with us on 11th December 2003 and official guidance from the Information Commission expected in November, the DMA…
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Credit card mailing irks OFT

Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Oct 2003

When Marks & Spencer Financial Services mailed 2.6 million of its storecard holders with a replacement credit card, it thought it was well within legal controls on posting ‘credit tokens’.…
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Bid to register ‘Experience Gifts’ fails

Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Oct 2003

At the last hurdle, the application by business incentive specialists Red Letter Days to register ‘Experience gifts’ as a trade mark was way-laid by a consortium of competitors. But that…
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‘Offer financial ad clearance advice!’ demand advertisers

Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Oct 2003

As the FSA controls the advertising for more and more financial products and its rules and guidelines burgeon, advertisers are becoming increasingly frustrated at its inability to offer any significant…
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