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Written by Jamilia Sooh on 21 Oct 2020

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Marlow Foods Ltd t/a Quorn Foods (Quorn) Where: United Kingdom When: 30 September 2020 Law stated as at: 07 October 2020 What happened:…
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A Bad Influence – when influencer promotions go wrong

Written Osborne Clarke on 21 Oct 2020

Who: Molly-Mae Hague and the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 21 September 2020 Law stated as at: 29 September 2020 What happened: Molly-Mae Hague (former Love Island…
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CAP & BCAP consulting on new rules for ‘cosmetic interventions’

Written by Katrina Anderson on 21 Oct 2020

Who: CAP and BCAP Where: United Kingdom When: 10 September 2020 Law stated as at: 5 October 2020 What happened: CAP and BCAP have jointly launched a consultation on introducing…
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Here’s looking at you, kid: CAP reflects on children’s recognition of online advertising

Written by Charlotte Groom on 21 Oct 2020

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) Where: United Kingdom When: 30 July 2020 Law stated as at: 30 September 2020 What happened: CAP…
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Government launches consultation on plans to bring the promotion of certain cryptoassets within the scope of financial promotions regulation

Written by Anna Perry Lucy Price on 21 Oct 2020

Who: HM Treasury Where: United Kingdom When: 20 July 2020 Law stated as at: 6 August 2020 What happened: On 20 July, HM Treasury launched a consultation on proposals to…
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Lockdown Advertising Trends

Written by Verity Raeside on 21 Oct 2020

Who: The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) Where: UK When: 14 July 2020 Law stated as at: 3 August 2020 What happened: The ASA has released a report tracking the complaint…
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The ASA want political parties’ advertising campaigns to tell the truth. If they don’t want to regulate, who will?

Written by Steven Doherty on 27 Jul 2020

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the UK’s political parties Where: United Kingdom When: 3 July 2020 Law stated as at: 3 July 2020 What happened: For nearly 60…
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The ASA’s new Scam Ad Alert system

Written by Lucy Price on 27 Jul 2020

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 16 June 2020 Law stated as at: 3 July 2020 What happened: On 16 June, the ASA announced that it…
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CMA investigates misleading online reviews

Written by Verity Raeside on 26 Jun 2020

Who: UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Where: United Kingdom When: 22 May 2020 Law stated as at: 9 June 2020 What happened: The CMA has launched an investigation into…
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ASA and MHRA shoot down ‘vitamin shot’ ads

Written by Rebecca Chui on 26 Jun 2020

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Where: United Kingdom When: 28 May 2020 Law stated as at: 10 June 2020 What happened:…
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Covid-19 and health claims: advertisers beware!

Written by Lucy Price on 25 Jun 2020

Who: Revival Drinks Ltd t/a Revival Shots and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 27 May 2020 Law stated as at: 10 June 2020 What happened: Following…
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Digital Services Act consultation opens

Written by Emma Finlayson on 25 Jun 2020

Who: European Commission Where: European Union When: 2 June 2020 Law stated as at: 22 June 2020 What happened: The European Commission opened a consultation on its forthcoming Digital Services…
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