Your chance to quiz Ofcom on TV ad regulation

Look Back, Face Forward 2003/2004
Osborne Clarke's fifth annual marketing law forum

Thursday 11 December 2003
1.30pm – 5.30pm
The Hatton, 51-53 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8HN

The waiting is over. The date is now set for the Fifth Annual Osborne Clarke 'Look Back, Face Forward' Marketing Law Forum. Over the last four Decembers Osborne Clarke and Br@ndlegal have hosted hundreds of delegates from all quarters of the UK's marketing industry at what has now become the 'don't miss' event on the marketing conference circuit.

Each year at 'LBFF' we focus on the key marketing law cases and events of the year that is just coming to an end, and forecast what will be the big marketing law and regulation events in the year to come. We also conduct, before the event, a digital survey amongst delegates on 'hot button' marketing law regulation issues, and share the results of the survey with delegates on the day.

Last, but definitely not least, we feature a guest speaker to talk on a burning issue, and this year will be no exception. We are very pleased to report that at LBFF V, our keynote presenter is Sarah Thane, Advisor on Content and Standards at Ofcom.

Since 2001 Sarah has been Director of Programmes and Advertising at the Independent Television Commission and in May 2003 she was seconded to spend 50% of her time at Ofcom. Sarah is therefore uniquely placed to speak on mooted changes to the regulation of broadcast advertising in the UK once Ofcom assumes its powers in full in 2004.

Miss this unique opportunity at your peril!

Programme

Registration fee: £100 plus VAT
CPD: Law Society Accredited, 3 Hours
Law Society Authorisation: BSQ/OSCL
Course grade: Intermediate

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Who will benefit from this course?

To get the best from the Look Back, Face Forward forum, delegates should have some experience of conducting, advising on or publishing advertising, marketing or promotional campaigns.

By the end of the afternoon, delegates will have received a full overview of the key developments in UK marketing law during 2003 and a clear indication of likely future trends in EU and UK marketing controls in 2004.

Sarah Thane, Advisor, Content and Standards, Ofcom Sarah Thane was appointed Director of Programmes & Advertising at the Independent Television Commission in November 2001. She has overall responsibility for programme and advertising content regulation on terrestrial, satellite and cable services, both analogue and digital. Programme content regulation involves both consumer protection and ensuring that those commercially-financed UK television services with public service obligations deliver them. She was the ITC’s first Director of Public Affairs from 1991-6 when she became Director of Programmes. From May 2003, she is seconded for 50 per cent of her time to Ofcom as Advisor, Content and Standards and will join them on a part-time basis in this capacity from January 2004. She is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society and was its Chairman from May 2000 – June 2002.

Stephen Groom, Partner, Osborne Clarke Stephen is a partner at Osborne Clarke’s City office with many years' experience of advising agencies and brandowners on marketing and communications law issues. Stephen is consistently rated by the UK’s legal directories as amongst the UK’s leading advertising lawyers and he is a regular speaker and writer on commercial communications and media law issues. Stephen was the principal author of "The Contract", the only suggested form of advertising agency/client contract which has the blessing of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. He is also the original UK member of the Global Advertising Lawyers’ Alliance, Chair of the Promotion Marketing Association’s UK chapter and co-author of the recently published new edition of the "Advertising and Marketing" volume of Butterworths' Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents. Stephen also sits on the Direct Marketing Association's E-Mail Marketing Council.

Nick Johnson, Partner, Osborne Clarke Nick Johnson is a specialist advertising, media and sponsorship lawyer. He gives regular commercial and copy advice to a number of leading above-the-line advertising agencies as well as advising brand owners, below-/through-the-line agencies, media agencies, media sales houses, PR companies, design businesses, sponsorship consultants and sponsorship rights holders. He is rated by directories Legal 500 and Chambers as one of the UK's top marketing lawyers and is a regular speaker on sponsorship and advertising issues. Nick is a member of the UK’s Advertising Law Group and a board director of the European Sponsorship Consultants Association. He was the original architect of www.marketinglaw.co.uk and also co-authored the 2002 "Advertising and Marketing" volume of Butterworths' Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents

Lieve Jansen, Solicitor, Osborne Clarke Lieve is a Belgian born, English qualified lawyer who specialises in intellectual property, music and commercial law, particularly for the advertising, media and entertainment sectors. Her experience includes drafting and negotiating sponsorship agreements, assignments and licences of multimedia rights, merchandising agreements, advising on music management and recording contracts, work on film and TV productions, providing copy clearance advice and structuring advertiser funded programming deals.