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Get rich or lie trying
Written by TK Spiff on 30 May 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Financial Conduct Authority Where: United Kingdom When: 24 Apr 2023 Law stated as at: 11 May 2023 What happened: The ASA has…
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Balancing the Scales: The ASA Rules Against Misleading Weight Loss Supplement Adverts
Written by Stefanie Lo Katrina Anderson on 30 May 2023
Who: Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Premium Health Europe BC t/a Prima (Premium Health Europe) and an unknown person(s) trading as ‘Figur’ (Figur) Where: United Kingdom When: 19 April 2023 Law…
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Risk it for the Busquets: ad featuring FC Barcelona stars deemed to be of ‘strong appeal’ to under 18s by the ASA
Written by Ben Nicholson on 30 May 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA); the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP); BV Gaming Ltd t/a BetVictor Where: United Kingdom When: 19 April 2023 Law stated as at: 27 April…
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Ofcom launches consultation into quantity and scheduling of TV advertising
Written by Jamie Heatly on 30 May 2023
Who: Office of Communications (Ofcom) and public service broadcasters (PSB) Where: United Kingdom When: 19 April 2023 Law stated as at: 4 May 2023 What happened: Ofcom has opened a…
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Tick the boxes alongside the ASA when trying to avoid misleading advertising
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 May 2023
Who: The ASA Where: United Kingdom When: 20 April 2023 Law stated as at: 5 May 2023 What happened: In a typical year, 70% of complaints that the ASA receives…
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Act fast: The CMA increases its focus on urgency and price reduction claims
Written by Gabriella Thornton on 28 Apr 2023
Who: The UK Competition and Markets AuthorityWhere: United KingdomWhen: 29 March 2023Law stated as at: 18 April 2023 What happened:The UK’s consumer protection authority, the CMA, has unveiled the next…
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Influencers: what’s in it for you?
Written by Thuvaraka Balamurali on 28 Apr 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Sophie Hinchliffe t/a Mrs Hinch (Hinch) and Erim Kaur (Kaur).Where: United KingdomWhen: 8 March 2023 & 15 March 2023Law stated as at: 17 April…
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Lufthansa environmental impact under fire
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Apr 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Deutsche Lufthansa AG t/a Lufthansa.Where: United KingdomWhen: June 2022Law stated as at: 13 April 2023 What happened:In June 2022, an image of a…
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ASA provides guidance on how to ensure that your insurance claims are compliant
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Apr 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and MPJ Invest Ltd t/a Money Saving Tricks; Peak Performance Advertising LLC t/a ExpertsInMoney.Co; Digital Results Group GmbH t/a UK Life Protection, British Life…
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Swytch discounts take consumers for a ride
Written by Pippa Smith on 28 Apr 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Swytch Technology Ltd (Swytch)Where: United KingdomWhen: 22 February 2023Law stated as at: 13 March 2023 What happened:A page on Swytch’s website included several…
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A guilty treat
Written by Gregory Barton Thuvaraka Balamurali on 28 Apr 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Not Guilty Food Co Ltd t/a The Skinny Food Co (Skinny Food)Where: United KingdomWhen: 1 February 2023Law stated as at: 13 March 2023…
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Don’t ‘fur-get’ that substantiation needs to be specific to your product
Written by Stefanie Lo on 28 Apr 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and A&T International Ltd (t/a Bella&Toby)Where: United KingdomWhen: 1 March 2023Law stated as at: 6 March 2023 What happened:In September 2022, various advertisements for…
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