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DCMS consults on changes to lottery law
Written by Nick Johnson on 14 Mar 2014
Who: Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Where: Great Britain When: 27 February 2014 Law stated as at: 12 March 2014 What happened: The UK government is consulting over…
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Harsh promotion decision underlines voting mechanic pitfalls
Written Osborne Clarke on 17 Feb 2014
Who: Headwater Holidays Limited, Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) Where: UK When: 8 January 2014 Law stated as at: 29 January 2014 What happened: The ASA upheld a complaint by disqualified…
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Gambling Commission’s new quick guide to “skill with prize” machines
Written Osborne Clarke on 14 Jan 2014
Topic: Promotion Marketing Who: Gambling Commission When: 21 November 2013 Where: Great Britain Law stated as at: 13 January 2013 What happened: The Gambling Commission has recently issued new summary guidance for licensing…
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B&Q defends offer extension
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Nov 2013
Who: B&Q plc. Where: Advertising Standards Authority, London When: 16th October 2013 Law as stated at: 24th October 2013 What happened: Two advertisements for B&Q consisted of: • A national press…
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Big changes to Facebook Pages Terms for Sweepstakes & Contests Administration
Written by Nick Johnson on 10 Oct 2013
Who: Facebook Where: Menlo Park When: August 2013 Law stated as at: 9 October 2013 What happened: Just too late to catch our September update, on 27 August 2013 Facebook…
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Crunch time for Walkers Snacks Deep Ridge crisp promotion
Written by Daisy Jones on 09 Oct 2013
Who: Walkers Snacks Ltd, Institute of Promotional Marketing, Advertising Standards Authority Where: United Kingdom When: 28 August 2013 Law as stated at: 30 September 2013 What happened: The terms and conditions…
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Supercar Lifestyle promotion challenged
Written Osborne Clarke on 09 Jul 2013
Topic: Promotion marketing Who: Supercar Lifestyle Ltd When: June 2013 Where: Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”), UK Law stated as at: 9 July 2013 What happened: The Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”)…
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ASA scolds Red Bull prize promotion fulfilment
Written Osborne Clarke on 09 Apr 2013
Topic: Promotion Marketing Who: The Advertising Standards Authority and Red Bull Company Ltd When: February 2013 Where: UK Law stated as at: 26 March 2013 What happened: Recently, the Advertising…
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AWOL voucher causes Debenhams ASA grief
Written Osborne Clarke on 07 Mar 2013
Topic: Promotion marketing Who: Debenhams Retail plc (“Debenhams”), the Daily Mail and the Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) When: 20 February 2013 Where: UK Law stated as at: 7 March 2013…
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Northern Ireland finally allows purchase-to-enter prize draws
Written Osborne Clarke on 12 Feb 2013
When the Gambling Act 2005 came into force and changed the face of, amongst other things, prize promotion law, it took many a while to realise that it only applied…
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Pepsico promotion under the ASA cosh
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Dec 2012
Pepsico promotion under the ASA cosh A family submitted thousands of entries into a “Win £500 every hour” promotion, using numerous, slightly different email addresses. They won many times, but…
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Two steps back for ad watchdog in its 50th anniversary year
Written Osborne Clarke on 07 Nov 2012
In quick succession, the processes of the Advertising Standards Authority have recently undergone scrutiny and been found wanting, as Mark Smith reports after investigating the cases of UK2 Telecom Ltd…
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