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Big Brother is watching you – or at least your website. An overlapping array of legislation governs the identity information which a company has to provide on its websites, and…

The French advertising self-regulatory system is second only to the UK’s in terms of the respect and authority it commands in Europe. Will the “BVP”‘s recent initiatives see it pull…

At our sold-out “Look Back, Face Forward” ninth annual marketing law forum on 5 December 2007 conference chair Stephen Groom looked into the crystal ball and predicted the big marketing…

“Preparing for UK implementation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive”, a half day Osborne Clarke workshop, will be held at One London Wall on the morning of Thursday, 14 February…

Telematrix (Pty) Ltd didn’t like a “complaint upheld” verdict by the South African Advertising Standards Authority. So it took the SA ASA to court and pressed for damages for negligence.…

The Committeee of Advertising Practice, which works alongside the Advertising Standards Authority, says the ‘General Media Panel”s remit now covers broadcast media as well. Its announcement also underlines the key…

MP Colin Challen was unimpressed when the ASA rejected his complaint that a British Nuclear Group press add was misleading. He was even less impressed to learn that the ad…