5th October 2009 | marketinglaw

US product placement litigation warning?

Written by Nick Johnson on 05 Oct 2009

US magazine Gambling Times sued the producers of movie Deal for failing to deliver on a product placement deal. A harbinger of things to come in the UK and will…
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Preview “The Future of Marketing in the Digital Age”

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Oct 2009

On ???? Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office and the Direct Marketing Association South West will be co-presenting a cutting edge look into what the next decade holds for digital marketers. …
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Online sponsored links

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Oct 2009

Following publication of the results of the Financial Services Authority review of online sponsored links in November 2007, the FSA and the Office of Fair Trading have published a joint…
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Ofcom in telecoms mis-selling crackdown

Written by Anna Williams on 05 Oct 2009

Not content with introducing new compulsory constraints on mobile mis-selling after losing patience with an industry voluntary code, Ofcom is also now consulting on tighter controls over fixed line sales…
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Nude/Strip cases bare all in the High Court

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Oct 2009

Stella McCartney recently overcame a challenge to prevent the launch of her new perfume STELLANUDE, but the alarmingly-named STRIP specialist waxing salon chain were injuncted. Emily Devlin keeps her clothes…
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New Video on demand advertising regime on its way

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Oct 2009

Spurred by the looming deadline for implementing the EU Audio Visual Media Services Directive, Ofcom is consulting on video-on-demand regulation. One proposal relates to how advertising in and around “VOD”…
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ITV Contract Rights Renewal system survives…for now

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Oct 2009

The Competition Commission has published its provisional decision on the continuation of ITV’s Contract Rights Renewal undertakings. Zoe Hare analyses the issues and looks at why the advertising industry may…
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ICO insights revealed

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Oct 2009

ICO’s 2008/9 Report initially got lost in a flurry of juicier stories about the new Information Commissioner, behavioural advertising and data security breaches. However, it offers key insights into the…
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Heydays and holidays

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Oct 2009

In two recent cases, the courts have reached verdicts on the legitimacy of the UK’s mandatory retirement age and the right of employees to take more annual leave when sickness…
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ECJ clampdown on distance sellers’ cancellation charges

Written by Konstantin Ewald on 05 Oct 2009

The highest EU court has scrutinised Germany’s law allowing charges for use of products before they are returned by consumers who have exercised their cancellation rights. Konstantin Ewald reports on…
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Breakaway conference company in Chancery

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Oct 2009

First Conferences sued a former key team member when he set up competitor Inspire Conferences and seemed to be making free with their customer database and trying to divert speakers…
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Book now to be sure of your place at …

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Oct 2009

…Osborne Clarke’s eleventh annual marketing law forum on 9th December 2009 with new ASA CEO Guy Parker giving the keynote. See the full morning programme at here and to register…
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