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Treasury Committee Launches New Finfluencer Inquiry

Finfluencers are social media personalities who use their platforms to promote financial products and share insights and advice with their followers.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Hospitality Market Monitor – Hospitality Market Stability Under Threat From New Wave Of Government Costs

Britain's pubs, restaurants and hotels market has achieved marginal growth in outlets over the last 12 months, the new Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners shows...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Online Safety: Ofcom Publishes Final Guidance On Protecting Children

According to Ofcom, three in five teenagers have seen harmful content online in a four week period and children describe online content on suicide and self harm as being "prolific".

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Supreme Court Expands Definition Of "Claims" Under The False Claims Act

On February 21, 2025, the United States Supreme Court delivered a unanimous decision in Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, significantly broadening the scope of the False Claims Act (FCA).

United Kingdom Media & IT

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IR Global

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

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

Agent 007 – Mission Amazon': Jeff Bezos Buys The Rights To Ian Fleming's Character

United Kingdom Media & IT

Bugnion

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

Colocation Data Centre Services – Key Points To Consider In Drafting Colocation Services Agreements

United Kingdom Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

The HFSS Brand Advertising Saga Continues

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Chequered Flag? Not Yet: Navigating Post-Termination Restrictions In Sport

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Launches First Investigation Of Illegal Harms

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Five Questions To Ask About Navigating 'Deregulatory Compliance'

United Kingdom Commercial

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NAVEX

Let Us Help You Navigate The Future Of Green Claims In The EU (Video)

European Union Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Monthly Regulatory Newsletter – March 2025

Worldwide Finance

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RQC Group

The EU Anti-Coercion Regulation: A New Tool Against Economic Pressure

European Union International

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WilmerHale

BRPs And BRCs Can Be Used To Enter The UK Until 1 June 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

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IT and Internet

Online Safety: Ofcom Publishes Final Guidance On Protecting Children

According to Ofcom, three in five teenagers have seen harmful content online in a four week period and children describe online content on suicide and self harm as being "prolific".

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Is AI Going To Kill Real Music?

What do Elton John, Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Sting and Dua Lipa all have in common apart from great music? The answer is they have all objected to use of music for training...

Worldwide Technology

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Rouse

Optimizing Technology Spend And Creating A Roadmap For Sustained Profitability

Every CFO knows how technology spend tends to accelerate, typically faster than revenue growth.

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

How Might Viral Claims From Chinese Manufacturers Impact The Luxury Goods Market?

United Kingdom Consumer

MC

Marks & Clerk

What Are The Key Proposed Changes Expected In The Cyber Security And Resilience Bill?

United Kingdom Technology

GW

Gowling WLG

Colocation Data Centre Services – Key Points To Consider In Drafting Colocation Services Agreements

United Kingdom Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Ofcom Launches First Investigation Of Illegal Harms

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

UK Online Safety Act: A Guide To Children's Access Assessments For Service Providers

United Kingdom Media & IT

LP

Logan & Partners

UK Targets Russian Cybercrime With New Sanctions

Worldwide Technology

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Harneys

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Telecoms, Mobile & Cable Communications

Online Safety: Ofcom Publishes Final Guidance On Protecting Children

According to Ofcom, three in five teenagers have seen harmful content online in a four week period and children describe online content on suicide and self harm as being "prolific".

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Supreme Court Expands Definition Of "Claims" Under The False Claims Act

On February 21, 2025, the United States Supreme Court delivered a unanimous decision in Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, significantly broadening the scope of the False Claims Act (FCA).

United Kingdom Media & IT

IG

IR Global

EE Limited v Virgin Mobile Telecoms Limited (2025): EE Suffered Significant Financial Loss Due To The Exclusion Clause

Exclusion clauses can serve as a vital tool in preventing future legal disputes or may result in considerable financial losses.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Barnes Law

Preparing And Filing SEP Applications

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Are You Ready For New EU Rules About Energy Labelling For Smartphones And Tablets?

United Kingdom Energy

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Lewis Silkin

United Kingdom IP

KL

Keltie LLP

English Court Of Appeal Rules On "Loss Of Anticipated Profits" Exclusion Clause

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Alexander Graham Bell And The Patenting Of The Telephone: A Revolutionary Milestone In Communication

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

De-mystifying The "Challenge" Of Network Integration During Fiber Mergers

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

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Media & Entertainment Law

Is AI Going To Kill Real Music?

What do Elton John, Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Sting and Dua Lipa all have in common apart from great music? The answer is they have all objected to use of music for training...

Worldwide Technology

R

Rouse

ASA Issues Report On Advertising Context And Concerns

The ASA recently commissioned research to help it better understand public concerns about advertising and inform its regulatory priorities.

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Which Celebrities Have 'Strong Appeal' To The 'Yoof Of Today' And Why? New ASA Research May Provide Some Answers.

George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright and inventor of the hipster beard, is credited as saying "Youth is wasted on the young." As Shaw lived until he was 94...

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Internal Processes, If Not Effective, Can Really Affect Public Perception

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Hunters

Ofcom Publishes Consultation For PSB Commissioning Of Independent Productions

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

"That's Entertainment" With Phil Hughes: Thomas Walters, Co-Founder And CEO Of Billion Dollar Boy (Podcast)

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Illegal Harms Assessments - Ofcom Launches Enforcement Programme

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom Media & IT

SO

Square One

Are You Not Offended? No, Me Neither.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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Advertising, Marketing & Branding

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

Among other things, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act 2024 (DMCC Act) requires publishers of consumer reviews to take "reasonable and proportionate steps"...

United Kingdom Consumer

TS

Travers Smith LLP

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

It's finally here! The long-awaited piece of legislation that changes the face of consumer law in the UK is in force. The snappily titled Digital Markets...

United Kingdom Consumer

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

In a series of sensible (and perhaps, depending on your views, puritanical) rulings, the ASA has honed in on complaints against a number of ads promoting cosmetic surgery, alcohol and gambling.

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Tefal's Online Discount Offer Panned By The ASA

United Kingdom Consumer

LS

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

LS

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

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

What Sort Of Misleading Ads Bother People The Most?

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

The HFSS Brand Advertising Saga Continues

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

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Latest Videos

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Let Us Help You Navigate The Future Of Green Claims In The EU (Video)

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

SO

Square One

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

SM

Simons Muirhead & Burton

ThinkHouse Advertising Seminar - ASA Update

GW

Gowling WLG

UHY Cast: Episode 5 - The Road To Paralympic Medals With Shelly Woods, British Paralympian (Video)

UH

UHY Hacker Young LLP

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