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ASA Clears Absolut's Keith Haring Campaign: No Breach Of Youth Appeal Rules

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a series of Absolut Vodka ads featuring Keith Haring's artwork did not breach the CAP Code's prohibition on alcohol ads...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

ASA Issues Final Guidance On Less Healthy Food Advertising Restrictions

Under the UK's new less healthy product advertising rules, from 5 January 2026, ads for "identifiable" less healthy food and drink products will be banned from appearing...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Netflix vs Paramount: A Defining Moment For Global Entertainment

Everyone in the film industry is talking about Netflix's attempt to acquire Warner Bros Discovery and its portfolio, which includes Warner Bros, New Line Cinema, and HBO Max.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Marks & Clerk

UK ASA Rules Unqualified "Sustainable" Fashion Google Ads Misleading: What Brands Must Do Now

The UK Advertising Standards Authority's (ASA) bots are busy crawling the web on the look-out for bogus sustainability claims again. While it's fashion retail taking another turn in the spotlight...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Gambling Commission Fine Of £825,000 Including For Sanctions Screening Failures

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Duane Morris LLP

Ofcom Fines Adult Website Provider £1 Million For Not Having Robust Age Checks

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Why Mince Pies Are Missing From Festive Ads - Navigating New Rules On Food And Drink Advertising

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Nike, Lacoste And Superdry Adverts Banned By Advertising Standards Authority

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Marks & Clerk

New Industry Template For Creative Services Framework Agreement Launched

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Children Should Be At Least 16 To Access Social Media, Say MEPs

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

After The ASA Upholds Complaints Against Nike, Lacoste And Superdry, Is The Regulator's AI Detection System Going To Put AI Enabled Distribution Systems Out Of Fashion?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

After The ASA Upholds Complaints Against Nike, Lacoste And Superdry, Is The Regulator's AI Detection System Going To Put AI Enabled Distribution Systems Out Of Fashion?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

How Can You Protect Your Brand Against Dupe Culture?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Potter Clarkson

Ofcom Publishes Review Of Audience Protection Measures On On-demand Programme Services

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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Online Safety: Navigating Compliance Across the UK, the EU and the US

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Price Transparency Under The DMCCA: Key Takeaways For Businesses

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has finalised its price transparency guidance under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA)...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Logan & Partners

ASA Clears Absolut's Keith Haring Campaign: No Breach Of Youth Appeal Rules

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a series of Absolut Vodka ads featuring Keith Haring's artwork did not breach the CAP Code's prohibition on alcohol ads...

United Kingdom Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

ASA Issues Final Guidance On Less Healthy Food Advertising Restrictions

Under the UK's new less healthy product advertising rules, from 5 January 2026, ads for "identifiable" less healthy food and drink products will be banned from appearing...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

UK ASA Rules Unqualified "Sustainable" Fashion Google Ads Misleading: What Brands Must Do Now

United Kingdom Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Dryrobe Judgment Provides Useful Guidance On Avoiding Trade Mark Genericism

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Why Mince Pies Are Missing From Festive Ads - Navigating New Rules On Food And Drink Advertising

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Nike, Lacoste And Superdry Adverts Banned By Advertising Standards Authority

United Kingdom Media & IT

MC

Marks & Clerk

New Industry Template For Creative Services Framework Agreement Launched

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

After The ASA Upholds Complaints Against Nike, Lacoste And Superdry, Is The Regulator's AI Detection System Going To Put AI Enabled Distribution Systems Out Of Fashion?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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Gambling Commission Fine Of £825,000 Including For Sanctions Screening Failures

The UK's Gambling Commission has fined Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited, trading as Betfred £825,000.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Duane Morris LLP

Account Freezing Orders And Account Forfeiture Orders In Gambling

Account Freezing Orders – court orders which freeze funds in a bank account (or multiple bank accounts) – are increasingly being used by police forces around the country...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gardner Leader

Small Print Won't Save You: Get Your Headlines Right

The ASA has recently issued a ruling that emphasises that detailed terms and conditions will not get you out of trouble if your headlines are wrong.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

European Parliamentary Committee Pushes For Tougher Rules To Make Online Services Safer For Children

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Issues Guidance About Online Safety Act In Video Gaming Context

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Skins Gambling Report: Key Learnings For The UK Video Games Industry

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Don't Roll The Dice With Kids: CAP And BCAP Up The Ante On Gambling Ads

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Top Safeguarding Tips For 2025/26

United Kingdom Consumer

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Browne Jacobson

When Is Dancing Not Just Dancing? When Copyright And Choreography Intersect

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

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Publishing

Ofcom's Roadmap For The Online Safety Act 2023: What's Next?

Ofcom has unveiled its latest timetable for rolling out the remaining phases of the Online Safety Act 2023, setting out when to expect new codes, guidance, statutory reports, and advice for the Secretary of State.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

High Court Dismisses High-profile Libel Claim, Finding That Defences Of Truth And Public Interest Are Established

The decision clarifies that in assessing a publisher's reasonable belief for the public interest defence, the court will consider the publisher's general...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Football Governance Act Becomes Law In Historic Moment For English Football

Following Royal Assent on 21 July 2025, the Football Governance Act ushers in the statutory regulation of men's elite football in England. The implementation of the Independent Football Regulator...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Addleshaw Goddard

Media Supergrowers – AI, Adjacency, And Audience Expansion

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Preventing Fake Reviews: What Are "Reasonable And Proportionate" Steps?

United Kingdom Consumer

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Travers Smith LLP

Court Of Appeal Overturns Decision To Strike Out The Defendant's Defence Of Public Interest In Libel Proceedings Brought By TV Presenter Rachel Riley

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Wiggin

UK refuses to extradite Assange to the US, for now

United Kingdom Litigation

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Coronavirus: Do Brands Have Any Recourse If The Media Wrongly Alleges They Have Furloughed Staff?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Withers LLP

Guernsey Music Fund Listed On FTSE 250

Guernsey Finance

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Guernsey Finance

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Telecoms, Mobile & Cable Communications

Not Such Sweet News - Sugar Tax To Cover More Products

Over the past few years we've written a lot of articles about advertising less healthy food and drink.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

ESAs Publish List Of Critical ICT Third Party Service Providers Under EU DORA

On 18 November 2025, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published the first list of designated critical information and communication technology (ICT) third party service providers...

European Union Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Andrej Discusses Major Shifts In The Digital Infrastructure Market, Emerging Demand Trends, The Factors Influencing Data Centre Location Decisions, Evolving Financing Models, And His Outlook For The Year Ahead

In his TMT Finance interview, Andrej Danis — Partner & Managing Director at AlixPartners — highlights major shifts in the digital infrastructure sector: he sees rising demand driven by AI and cloud.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Opposites Attract: How YouTube And Netflix Are Learning From Each Other To Dominate The Streaming Industry

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

UK Foreign, Commonwealth And Development Office And Initiative For Digital Inclusion To Host Technical Conference On Effective Right Of Way (ROW) Administration And Planning Permits For Masts And Towers

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Greenfields Law

AI Traffic Cameras: A New Era Of Mobile Phone Driving Convictions?

United Kingdom Technology

GL

Gardner Leader

Online Safety Act In Action: Ofcom Targets Platforms Failing To Block Child Abuse Material

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Logan & Partners

Cellnex Wins Rooftop Telecom Rights At Croydon Crown Court: Key Tribunal Decision Explained

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

When Is A Lease Not A Lease?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Hunters

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RSPCA Vindicated, But Only After ASA Goes Down A Rabbit Hole. (Video)

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Lewis Silkin

S4:E5 – The Curator Of Memories: 'Fear Less, Do More' With Rhiannon Hiles (Video)

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Square One

Partner Simon Goldberg Discusses The Post Office Scandal In Sky News Interview (Video)

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Simons Muirhead & Burton

Developments In The Regulation Of Digital Advertising – Online Choice Architecture (Video)

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Gowling WLG

SaaS Insights: Approaching The Infosec Clause (Video)

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Kemp IT Law

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