30th June 2006 | marketinglaw

Why comply?
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jun 2006
UK data protection law suffering from 22 years of under enforcement, why should businesses bother complying? Actually there are plenty of reasons. Why should UK digital marketers bother to…
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OFT consults on price discount claims guidelines
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jun 2006
In June 2005 we reported on a ‘70% off our previous price’ offer that landed retailer Officers’ Club in court on misleading price indication charges. Now the Office of Fair…
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Moove over Milk Link: Moo Juice prevails
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jun 2006
Not using a registered trade mark for 5 years exposes it to revocation. Proving use was not just a matter of asserting it, the court said in this milk drink…
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Major EU move on food claims
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jun 2006
All of a sudden, years of Brussels debate have come close to agreement on what will be the most important European measure ever for food labelling and advertising. Both nutrition…
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EU Media services directive takes shape
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jun 2006
Brussels lawmakers are limbering up to take over the digital world with a radical replacement of the creaking ‘TV Without Frontiers’ Directive. But what is all this about linear and…
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Employees beware!
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jun 2006
A recent Court of Appeal verdict underlines that when it comes to discrimination at work, it’s not just employers who may be at risk of being ordered to pay compensation.…
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Data watchdog lends helping hand on data exports.
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jun 2006
Confusion continues over how personal data can be compliantly transferred from the European Economic Area to an outside country such as the US which is not EU-recognised as having ‘adequate’…
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Call boxes’ last fling?
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jun 2006
So at least telephone kiosks will have some use in the twenty first century. In a development first mooted in 2001, HM Government has finally moved to liberalise the planning…
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California calorie crackdown
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jun 2006
West Coast legislators are threatening to tax TV ads for foods with low nutritional content. Ofcom’s recent proposals for UK junk food ad controls are fried chickenfeed compared to this…
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Battle of the Belgians
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jun 2006
For the first time the European Court of First Instance has been grappling with a dispute over supermarket ‘lowest prices’ claims. In advance of the court’s verdict, the Advocate General…
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ASDA ‘Bubbly and bear’ gift pack spurs Help Note
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jun 2006
ASDA pulled a teddy bear and champagne gift pack after alcohol packaging watchdog the Portman Group held it breached the Portman Group Code provisions against gift packs with direct or…
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Adidas on court with Tennis Federation
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jun 2006
Facing a Wimbledon without players in normal Adidas tennis gear following an ITF dresscode edict, the sportswear multinational sought an injunction suspending the code. What was its legal claim and…
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