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ASA probes Generic Maths promotion
Written by Daisy Jones on 15 Oct 2014
Who: Advertising Standards Authority Where: UK When: 3 September 2014 Law stated as at: 7 October 2014 What happened: This ASA adjudication related to a complaint about a competition on…
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Facebook changes its Platform Policy in respect of in-game purchases and incentivising page ‘likes’.
Written by Ben Dunham on 11 Sep 2014
Who: Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) When: 7 August 2014 Where: Worldwide Law stated as at: 9 September 2014 What happened: On 7 August, Facebook released a new version of its API…
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Non-commercial raffles and sweepstakes rules shake up continues
Written by Nick Johnson on 22 Aug 2014
Did online advertising finally overtake TV in the complaint stakes? Was “leisure” the most complained about sector again? How many ASA decisions were successfully appealed? What are the ad super-regulator’s goals for 2015? Thomas Spanyol reports.
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France goes its own way with new prize promotion laws
Written by Claire Bouchenard on 27 Jun 2014
Dismissing claims that it puts France on a collision course with relevant EU Directives, Paris legislators have introduced significant changes to laws affecting promotional prize draws and competitions. Osborne Clarke Paris’s Claire Bouchenard and Isabelle do Rego report.
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Seagate Technology prize competition challenged
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 May 2014
Who: Seagate Technology UK Ltd (“Seagate”) Where: Advertising Standards Authority, UK When: 26 March 2014 Law stated as at: 7 May 2014 What happened: Seagate ran a competition on their…
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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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