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EDPB opines on the interplay between GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive

Written by Chloe Deng on 26 Apr 2019

Who: European Data Protection Board (EDPB) Where: European Union When: 12 March 2018 Law stated as at: 15 April 2019 What happened In response to a request from the Belgian…
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Freddo the Frog leaps but falls foul of ASA ruling

Written by TK Spiff on 26 Apr 2019

Who: Mondelez UK Limited t/a Cadbury (Cadbury), the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Children’s Food Campaign (Sustain) Where: United Kingdom When: 6 March 2019 Law stated as at: 8…
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Fix up, look sharp: fears of electoral foul play if laws aren’t reformed

Written by TK Spiff on 25 Mar 2019

Who: The Electoral Reform Society (ERS), The Electoral Commission (EC), The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Middlesex University, The Fair Vote Project, Full Fact, Doteveryone, The Centre for the Analysis of…
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We’re all going on a fairer holiday

Written by James Salisbury on 25 Mar 2019

Who: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Where: United Kingdom When: 26 February 2019 Law stated as at: 14 March 2019 What happened: On 26 February 2019, the CMA issued…
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Taking the MAC: Burger King takes advantage of McDonalds’s trademark loss

Written by Ben Dunham on 25 Mar 2019

Who: McDonald’s International Property Company Ltd (McDonald’s); Supermac’s (Holdings) Ltd (Supermac’s); Burger King. Where: UK/Ireland/EU When: 1 February 2019 Law stated as at: 14 March 2019 What happened: Burger King…
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Revolut Ad passed to FCA

Written by Verity Raeside on 25 Mar 2019

Who: Revolut Ltd (Revolut), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) Where: UK When: 8 February 2019 Law stated as at: 5 March 2019 What happened:…
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ASA shows its hand: the targeting of in-app gambling ads

Written by Rebecca Chui on 25 Mar 2019

Who: tombola (International) plc (Tombola), the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), and ITV Broadcasting Ltd (ITV) Where: United Kingdom When: 6 February 2019 Law stated as at: 5 March 2019 What…
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What fate do the stars (***) hold for Booking.com?

Written by Sophie den Held on 18 Mar 2019

Who: Booking.com B.V. (Booking.com), Publieke Innovatie B.V. (Hotelstars) and the Dutch Advertising Code Committee (ACC) Where: The Netherlands When: 6 December 2018 Law stated as at: 31 January 2019 What…
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Watch out for the small print!

Written by Verity Raeside on 18 Mar 2019

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) Where: United Kingdom When: November 2018 Law stated as at: 31 January 2019 What happened: BCAP has…
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CAP issues new rule on gender stereotyping

Written by Rebecca Chui on 18 Mar 2019

Who: The Committee of Advertising Practice (“CAP”) Where: United Kingdom When: 14 December 2018 Law stated as at: 31 January 2019 What happened: The Committee of Advertising Practice has announced…
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New AVMS Directive means change for the broadcast advertising regime

Written by Jamie Heatly on 10 Dec 2018

Who: The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union Where: European Union When: 28 November 2018 Law stated as at: 6 December 2018 What happened: Broadcast law is…
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Rang-tan, Iceland’s orang-utan, fails to escape to Christmas television

Written by Chloe Deng on 10 Dec 2018

Who: Iceland Foods Limited (“Iceland”) and Clearcast Where: United Kingdom When: End of October 2018 Law stated as at: 23 November 2018 What happened: In the UK, most television advertising…
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