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Ensure that your QR Code complies with the CAP Code
Written Osborne Clarke on 20 Oct 2022
Who:The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 8 September 2022 Law stated as at: 10 October 2022 What happened: The use of quick response (QR) codes within marketing…
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Kellogg’s challenge to HFSS rules fails
Written by Charlie Hennig on 17 Aug 2022
Who: Kellogg Marketing and Sales Company (UK) Limited (Kellogg’s) and The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (the government) Where: United Kingdom When: 4 July 2022 Law stated…
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Trailfinders’ ad found to mislead holidaymakers
Written by Octavia Taylor on 20 Jul 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Trailfinders Ltd (Trailfinders) Where: United Kingdom When: 15 June 2022 Law stated as at: 8 July 2022 What happened: A brochure for Trailfinders…
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ASA rules PrettyLittleThing ad objectifies model
Written by Ahlaam Said on 20 Jul 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Prettylittlething.com Ltd trading as Prettylittlething.com (PLT) Where: United Kingdom When: 22 June 2022 Law stated as at: 29 June 2022 What happened: The…
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Tesco Mobile ads deemed too rude
Written by Octavia Taylor on 14 Jun 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority(ASA) and Tesco Mobile Ltd (Tesco Mobile) Where: United Kingdom When: 11 May 2022 Law stated as at: 27 May 2022 What happened: Three national newspaper…
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ASA deems Cadbury advert misleading
Written by Holly Baker on 14 Jun 2022
Media & IP Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Mondelez UK Ltd t/a Cadbury (Cadbury) Where: United Kingdom When: 27 April 2022 Law stated as at: 26 May 2022…
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The ASA isn’t being cryptic about cryptocurrency
Written by Paul Anning Anna Williams on 18 May 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 10 March 2022 Law stated as at: 8 April 2022 What happened: The ASA issued an enforcement notice to more…
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Millions of “frustrating and intrusive” nuisance messages result in fines totalling £495,000 for well-known companies
Written Osborne Clarke on 18 May 2022
Who: Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), We Buy Any Car Limited (WBAC), SportsDirect.com, Retail Limited (SportsDirect) and Saga Services Limited and Saga Personal Finance Limited (Saga) Where: United Kingdom When: 15…
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Pret a Manger in hot water after ASA advises a rethink on subscription ads
Written by TK Spiff on 18 May 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Pret a Manger Where: United Kingdom When: 21 December 2021 Law stated as at: 13 December 2021 What happened: The UK’s advertising regulator…
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New Environmental Claims Guidance from CAP, BCAP and the European Commission
Written by Gabriella Thornton on 18 May 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) and the European Commission. Where: England and Wales, EU When: 9 December 2021…
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The Financial Conduct Authority forces John Lewis to withdraw potentially misleading home-contents insurance ad
Written by Nick Price on 18 May 2022
Who: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); The John Lewis Partnership plc (John Lewis) Where: United Kingdom When: 25 October 2021 Law stated as at: 22 November 2021 What happened: The “Let…
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ASA lays out plans to tackle harmful racial stereotypes in ads
Written by TK Spiff on 13 Sep 2021
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: December 2020 Law stated as at: May 2021 What happened: Following the death of George Floyd in May 2020, many…
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All Articles in Direct marketing

Kellogg’s challenge to HFSS rules fails

Trailfinders’ ad found to mislead holidaymakers

ASA rules PrettyLittleThing ad objectifies model

Tesco Mobile ads deemed too rude

ASA deems Cadbury advert misleading

The ASA isn’t being cryptic about cryptocurrency

Millions of “frustrating and intrusive” nuisance messages result in fines totalling £495,000 for well-known companies

Pret a Manger in hot water after ASA advises a rethink on subscription ads

The Financial Conduct Authority forces John Lewis to withdraw potentially misleading home-contents insurance ad

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