31st January 2007 | marketinglaw

Waterloo for Belgian supermarket ‘basket case’

Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2007

The European Court of Justice has finally given judgment in the long running case of Lidl v Colruyt. Can retailers make general claims about their pricing levels and stay within…
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UK Government considers ‘mutual regulation’

Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2007

In its continuing consultations on the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the DTI has pondered copying Germany and allowing competitors to sue each other for breaches of consumer protection laws. What…
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New info to go in all company emails

Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2007

On New Year’s Day new rules came into force affecting emails sent by companies and also their websites. £1,000 fines await those who fail to observe them.
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IPA in world first (unless you tell us different) simulcast rights moratorium

Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2007

Tell the editor if we are wrong or a similar deal is on the cards in your country, but in possibly a world first, UK ad agency trade body the…
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Germany ups penalties for unclear emails

Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2007

From 1 March 2007 the new German Telemedia Act will mean higher penalties for commercial emails that are not as clear as they should be about the sender and the…
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Gambling/sports ties under threat

Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2007

The Gambling Commission has announced a probe into sponsorship of Premier League football clubs by online gaming companies. There are concerns over the impact this could have on kids’ attitudes…
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Fraud Act’s new weapon against data abuse?

Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2007

For the first time in English legal history, most offences deemed as fraud have been brought together under one statute. But could this bring with it an unexpected new weapon…
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Euro MPs vote on product placement et al

Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2007

The ‘Audio Visual Media Services Directive’ saga goes on. Starting out as a harmless update to the creaking ‘TV Without Frontiers Directive’ the measure grew to regulate almost all that…
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Does getting double opt in break German opt in rules?

Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2007

Do email marketers deploying double opt in need a prior opt in before sending the second message seeking confirmation that the recipient has opted in? Come again? Konni Ewald and…
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Did Hamburg law firm opt into adult site’s digital newsletter?

Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2007

A German legal practice was not pleased to receive risqué emailed newsletters and was forced to go to court after the site insisted it was within its rights to carry…
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Colgate’s ‘80% of dentists recommend’ claim under fire

Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2007

A poster claimed powerfully that a clear majority of the UK’s dentists recommended Colgate. How robust was the supporting data and was there another fatal flaw? Anna Montes reports the…
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Chelsea FC challenge to ‘Chelski’ trade mark

Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2007

Roman Abramovich was not impressed with an attempt by upstart ‘Chelski Ltd’ to register ‘Chelski’ as a trade mark. Out came the top legal signings in a court challenge, but…
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