All Articles in People in advertising

When Andre received payment for UK sporting activities, withholding tax had been deducted at source. He objected and the case went to court. What’s the verdict on payments to performers…

Ex F1 driver Eddie Irvine appealed against his measly £2,000 damages award for TalkSport’s unauthorised use of his image in its advertising.    Topic: Personality rights Who: Eddie Irvine and TalkSport Limited When: April 2003 Where: Court…

Perhaps ITV1 should have known better, but their ads for cartoon satire show 2DTV and featuring various prominent public figures fell foul of ITC ad regs.   Topic: Personalities Who:…

“You can eat what you want and never, ever, ever, have to diet again” said ex-baseball player Steve Garvey. Should he hand his $1 million fee to disappointed purchasers?  …

Naomi won’t now get her £3,500 for breaches of confidences and data protection law, but does it change the position for marketers using people in advertising?   Topic:              Data protection…

Recent negative press reporting over “Cold Feet” star John Thomson may have caused Lloyds TSB to check the contract covering Thomson’s recent appearances in their advertising.   Topic:              Personality rights Who:               …

Naomi’s £3,500 damages for Daily Mirror drug rehabilitation revelations underlines another threat for ads making unauthorised celebrity references.   Topic: Personalities Who: Naomi Campbell and Mirror Group Newspapers Limited When:…

When celebrity chef Ken Hom agreed to endorse Lee Kum Kee prawn crackers he hardly expected makers Westmill to end up before the beak on a “no prawns” charge.  …