29th June 2007 | marketinglaw

Tyco Healthcare France suffers €30,000 data export fine
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 Jun 2007
Following a data inspection using powers the UK Information Commission can only dream about, the French data authority has fined multinational Tyco over exports of employee data from France to…
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Telesales ring alarm bells with FSA
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 Jun 2007
recent “thematic work” investigating practices in the telephone selling of general insurance, the Financial Services Authority uncovered disturbing malpractices. Paul Anning connects to the FSA Report and its findings and…
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Regulators circle the beer tent
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 Jun 2007
It’s been a busy few weeks for UK booze advertisers and marketers, what with the Portman Group issuing its revised Code clamping down on “Down in one” drinking and banning…
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Promo gongs for Osborne Clarke
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 Jun 2007
In the recent Institute of Sales Promotion Awards 2007, last year’s Eurostar/Da Vinci Code “Eurostar Quest” joint promotion picked up four awards and for each one, marketinglaw’s owners Osborne Clarke…
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New sponsorship sector journal
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 Jun 2007
August marks the launch of a new publication from Henry Stewart Publications – the Journal of Sponsorship. Osborne Clarke’s Nick Johnson sits on the editorial board and has contributed a…
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Must South African ASA pay damages?
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 Jun 2007
Telematrix (Pty) Ltd didn’t like a “complaint upheld” verdict by the South African Advertising Standards Authority. So it took the SA ASA to court and pressed for damages for negligence.…
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Know your Gambling Act 2005?
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 Jun 2007
At two sell-out “New Prize Promotion Law” workshops just held at Osborne Clarke’s London offices, we asked delegates to pit their wits and tell us whether some fictional “prize promotions”…
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Don’t miss data privacy/marketing intensive
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 Jun 2007
At One London Wall on 12 September 2007, Lawyers in Commerce & Industry will present, in association with Osborne Clarke, a unique, one day legal and practical update on personal…
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Brand owners suffer double “free speech” whammy
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 Jun 2007
With the European Court of Justice due to mull whether using your competitor’s registered trade mark in knocking copy can ever infringe that registration, two UK “free speech” verdicts in…
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Asda blasts Ofcom over whole milk TV ad “over 9s only” rule
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 Jun 2007
Under newly in force TV ad rules, foods that are high in fat cannot be advertised when 4-9 year olds are likely to be watching. At 4% fat, ordinary, whole…
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ASA mauls Toyota once, then twice over green claims
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 Jun 2007
Ads for two different Toyota models have recently come under scrutiny in relation to claims made for their green credentials. In both cases, the verdict was the same and the…
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April 2008 “in force” date named for new unfair practice laws
Written by Anna Williams on 29 Jun 2007
The DTI has published draft “Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2007″ implementing in the UK the EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and also, for the first time so far…
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