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European Commission Consults On Digital Fairness Act

The European Commission is consulting on its proposed Digital Fairness Act. Last year, we reported on its Digital Fitness check, which covered three core consumer protection Directives...

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Lewis Silkin

Something To Chew On: UK Government Publishes Hotly Anticipated Update On HFSS Ad Ban

Just in time for the summer holidays, the UK government has published its draft Advertising (Less Healthy Food) (Brand Advertising Exemption) Regulations 2025 for consultation.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Upcoming UK Restrictions On Less Healthy Food And Drink Ads – What's The Impact On Sponsorships?

The UK is set to introduce new laws from January 5, 2026, that will significantly affect the implementation of sponsorship deals for less healthy food and drink products.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

It's "Lights Out And Away We Go" For Aramco, As ASA Decides Not To Uphold Environmental Claims Complaint

The ASA has ruled in favour of the oil company Aramco in relation to some ads on LinkedIn, Google and Instagram announcing the company's partnership with the Aston Martin F1 team.

United Kingdom Environment

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Lewis Silkin

The Data (Use And Access) Act's Data Protection Reforms – What Now?

European Union Privacy

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Travers Smith LLP

Media Supergrowers – AI, Adjacency, And Audience Expansion

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Fake Or Misleading Consumer Reviews: Time's Running Out To Put Your House In Order

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Travers Smith LLP

The AdLaw Insights Podcast, With Brinsley & Geraint (Ep 6): Green Claims

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

The AdLaw Insights Podcast Is Out Now. EU Won't Believe The Latest Developments! EPISODE 6: Green Claims.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Which? Study Finds Widespread Breaches Of CMA's Green Claims Code

United Kingdom Environment

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Lewis Silkin

Drip Pricing – CMA Launches Much Anticipated Additional Consultation

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

PECR Reform: Rules Relating To Electronic Marketing And Cookies In The UK

United Kingdom Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Is This The End Of #ad?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Will We (A) See New Rules On Online Prize Draws And Competitions; (B) See No New Rules; (C) Neither; Or (D) Both?

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

A Practitioner's Perspective: Four Keys To Success For A AssS-To-AI Transition

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

DORA Delegated Regulation On Threat-Led Penetration Testing Published In Official Journal

European Union Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK To Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights From The 2025 White Paper

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

UK Immigration Overhaul – Key Changes From 22 July 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

Understanding The Employment Rights Bill: A New Era For Employers, Employees And Workers (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

UK Government Launches Creative Industries Strategy

The UK government has published its strategy for the creative industries as part of the wider Industry Strategy. The creative sector is growing faster than the rest...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Is A Ban On Alcohol Advertising Really On The Table?

According to the Times, the UK is considering a ban on alcohol advertising as part of the NHS's ten-year plan to shift focus from reactive to preventative care.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

A Golden Age: Is Your Advertising Missing The Older Demographic?

The ASA has recently published new research about the depiction of older people in advertising. In summary, the research found that many older people feel invisible in mainstream...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Is A Ban On Alcohol Advertising Really On The Table?

According to the Times, the UK is considering a ban on alcohol advertising as part of the NHS's ten-year plan to shift focus from reactive to preventative care.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Who's Policing The Platform? Platform Liability And The Rising Tide Of Online Fraud

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Devonshires

CMA Issues Update And Guidance On Dynamic Pricing

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Turf Social: A Developing Regulatory Relationship

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

Breaking News: CAP Puts Less Healthy Food Consultation On Hold - So We'll Have To Wait, Watchers

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

POMs, OTCs And The ASA: A Look At The Latest Ruling

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Amazon Gives Undertakings To CMA On Fake And Misleading Reviews

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Advertising Foods High In Fat, Sugar Or Salt (HFSS)

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Insuring Clarity On Comparative Advertising

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Price Claims In The Travel Sector - What's The Latest?

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Amazon Gives Undertakings To CMA On Fake And Misleading Reviews

Online reviews can have a significant impact on people's spending. According to the CMA, around 90% of consumers use reviews...

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Advertising Foods High In Fat, Sugar Or Salt (HFSS)

Advertising of less healthy foods (or foods high in fat, sugar and/or salt) is under a lot of scrutiny in the UK due to the obesity crisis. Advertising HFSS products is already tightly regulated in the UK...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Insuring Clarity On Comparative Advertising

The Court of Justice of the European Union has recently published a ruling in which it said that the rules on comparative advertising in the Misleading and Comparative Advertising Directive (2006/114/EC)...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Price Claims In The Travel Sector - What's The Latest?

Under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, there is an increased emphasis on ensuring that pricing is accurate and does not mislead.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Barclays Make HSBC Go Green. But Only With Envy.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Retail Media Meets CTV: A New Growth Axis In A Tariff-pressured World

As the media and retail landscapes reshape under macroeconomic pressure, retail media networks (RMNs) and connected TV (CTV) are fast becoming essential components of the media mix.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

ASA Publishes New Report On Influencer Transparency

The ASA has published a report considering whether influencers are sticking to the rules about making it clear when their posts are ads. The report shows that the positive trend for open and honest disclosure continues.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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

Nearly 10 months after initiating an investigation into advertising by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Is The ASA On Ozempic?

The ASA has issued its Annual Report on its work in 2024. And it's very slim. Not that it was bloated before (we don't want to be rude about previous Annual Reports). In fact, it reflects two buzzwords from 2024...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

My Company Has Been Served With A Statutory Demand, What Should I Do?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herrington Carmichael

Brussels vs Big Tech: First DMA Shots Fired, As Apple And Meta Receive Non-Compliance Penalties

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

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

United Kingdom Consumer

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Travers Smith LLP

The AdLaw Insights Podcast (Ep 5): The Consumer Law REVOLUTION Finally Arrives

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Vice To See You - Advertising Rulings Involving Alcohol & Gambling, But Which One Paid Off And Which One Went Down The Hatch?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Online Ads For Brazilian Butt Lifts Strike A Bum Note With The ASA

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Tefal's Online Discount Offer Panned By The ASA

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

ASA Injects An Enforcement Notice Into The Regulatory Diet Of Ads For Named Weight-Loss Drugs. But Will It Tip The Scales Of Compliance?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

ASA Injects An Enforcement Notice Into The Regulatory Diet Of Ads For Named Weight-Loss Drugs. But Will It Tip The Scales Of Compliance?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

What Sort Of Misleading Ads Bother People The Most?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

The HFSS Brand Advertising Saga Continues

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Launches First Investigation Of Illegal Harms

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

The UK Consumer Law Revolution: New CAP And BCAP Rules Now In Force

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Received An Adverse ASA Decision? The CMA Might Be Coming For You Next!

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Received An Adverse ASA Decision? The CMA Might Be Coming For You Next!

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

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

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Lewis Silkin

ThinkHouse Advertising Seminar - ASA Update

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Gowling WLG

Fashion And Sustainability: What Does Sustainability Really Mean?

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Marks & Clerk

Thomson Reuters Innovation Panel – 1. Business Development in a Changing Market (Video)

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Kemp IT Law

A "Brand" New Day For Online Ads - TMT Predictions 2012

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Deloitte

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