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New EU Rules On Finfluencers Coming

Finfluencers promote financial products and share insights and advice with their followers on social media. This can be problematic when they are not authorised and don't give adequate information...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

December Online Safety Roundup: Ofcom Issues Fines And Guidance, ICO Targets Childrens' Games

December has been another busy month for online safety developments, with both Ofcom and the ICO being active.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Mo Salah's Own Goal: When Venting On Social Media Outside Of The Workplace Leads To A Red Card

Mohamed Salah's post match comments about being "thrown under the bus" lit up the news cycle this week.

United Kingdom Commercial

WL

Withers LLP

Dryrobe Judgment Provides Useful Guidance On Avoiding Trade Mark Genericism

On 4 December the IPEC handed down its judgment in the case of Dryrobe Limited v Caesr Group Limited t/a D-Robe Outdoors. It relates to the trade mark infringement and passing...

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Nike, Lacoste And Superdry Adverts Banned By Advertising Standards Authority

United Kingdom Media & IT

MC

Marks & Clerk

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

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Maximising Opportunity: Navigating A Fragmented World

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

How Can You Protect Your Brand Against Dupe Culture?

United Kingdom Media & IT

PC

Potter Clarkson

Curiosity Killed The Cat, But Could AI Kill Curiosity? (Video)

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

S6:E1 – The Upcycled Fashion Label Celebrities Are Obsessed With: Corey Dixon (Video)

United Kingdom Media & IT

SO

Square One

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

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Damages Can Be Awarded On The Discharge Of A Procedurally Defective Injunction (Gotti v Perrett)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

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

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Defamation And Social Media: First Impressions Count

United Kingdom Litigation

BP

Burness Paull

Reflections On 2025 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

LS

Lewis Silkin

Building Safety Act 2022: What To Expect In 2026 - Levy, BSR Reform, Second Staircases And Remediation Bill

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Employment Winter Newsletter 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Data Centres: Common Issues And How To Avoid Them (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

S6:E3 – The Fight For LGBTQ+ Rights In The UK Isn't Over: Peter Darrant (Video)

United Kingdom Government

SO

Square One

Ofcom Issues Guidance About Online Safety Act In Video Gaming Context

Ofcom has recently issued guidance about the Online Safety Act in the video gaming context. It has emphasised that the Act makes online businesses, including gaming companies...

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Key Legal Considerations When Using Social Media To Grow A Business

When using social media to grow your business, be mindful of intellectual property, privacy laws and advertising standards.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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LegalVision

The Evolving Landscape Of Social Engineering

Small British businesses face an evolving cyber threat landscape in 2025, with incidents becoming more sophisticated as threat actors expand their toolkit. Recent data reveals that, in the last year, 42% of small businesses reported cyber security incidents with the figure rising to 67% for medium-sized businesses.

United Kingdom Technology

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Foot Anstey Solicitors

UK IPO Launches "Fake Toys, Real Harm" Campaign After Seizures Of Huge Numbers Of Counterfeit Toys

An increase in "kidult" culture (someone over roughly the age of 12 whose interests and purchasing habits align with things more traditionally seen as suited to children) has been one of the factors driving the recent global increase in toy sales.

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

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

AI On Tap: ASA 'Pours' Over Alcohol Ads

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

'What Is Illegal Offline, Must Be Illegal Online': Cyberflashing And The Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Protecting Your Digital Reputation In The UK: Law, Strategy & Action

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

Like After-dinner Mints, CAP Finally Serves Up Its Draft CAP Guidance On Less Healthy Foods.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

What's New On Online Safety?

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

FTC Chairman Warns Major Tech Companies Of "Censorship" In EU DSA And UK Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Privacy

AO

A&O Shearman

Elon Musk's Protest Comments: Where Does Free Speech End And The Law Begin? (17 September 2025)

United Kingdom Government

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

First Court Appearance For Three 'Finfluencers' Charged In FCA-led Global Crackdown On Illegal Promotions

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

New Online Safety Codes Require Age Verification For Explicit Content

United Kingdom Privacy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FTC Chairman Warns Major Tech Companies Of "Censorship" In EU DSA And UK Online Safety Act

On August 21 2025, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC Chairman) sent letters to more than a dozen major U.S. tech companies including cloud computing, data security and social media companies.

United Kingdom Privacy

AO

A&O Shearman

Elon Musk's Protest Comments: Where Does Free Speech End And The Law Begin? (17 September 2025)

When Elon Musk appeared by video link at the "Unite the Kingdom" rally in London, his remarks caused immediate controversy.

United Kingdom Government

DL

Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

First Court Appearance For Three 'Finfluencers' Charged In FCA-led Global Crackdown On Illegal Promotions

Finfluencers promote financial products and share insights and advice with their followers on social media. This can be problematic when they are not authorised and don't give adequate information about the risks...

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

New Online Safety Codes Require Age Verification For Explicit Content

The eSafety Commissioner has registered new industry codes which, among other measures, will require certain online service providers to verify that users are 18+ before accessing certain content.

United Kingdom Privacy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

From Viral To Vulnerable: Why Young People Acquiring Sudden Wealth Should Seek Expert Professional Advice

When we think about someone being vulnerable, we often think about an elderly person who might be taken advantage of, or a person with a physical or intellectual disability who requires safeguarding.

United Kingdom Family

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Hunters

Has Off-channel Gone 'Off The Boil'? The UK FCA Releases Findings Of Review Into Use Of Unapproved Communication Channels By Wholesale Banks' Staff

The UK FCA has set out the findings of a multi-firm review into how firms manage off-channel communications.

United Kingdom Media & IT

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Law Firm Branding: A Comprehensive Guide To Elevate Your Legal Practice

Here's the thing about law firm branding: like most aspects of impactful law firm marketing, it's part art, part science.

United Kingdom Media & IT

IG

IR Global

Hospitality – Sports Stars

The hotel sector and the sport sector may, at times, appear worlds apart. Yet there are an increasing number of collaborations between hotel groups and sport stars.

United Kingdom Media & IT

WL

Withers LLP

European Commission Issues DSA Guidance On Protecting Children Online And Releases Prototype Age Verification App

United Kingdom Privacy

LS

Lewis Silkin

The FCA's Developing Approach To Nonfinancial Misconduct By Individuals In The Financial Services Sector

United Kingdom Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

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

United Kingdom Environment

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Lewis Silkin

Disappearing Messages And Unofficial Platforms: Implications For Antitrust Investigations

United Kingdom Anti-trust

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Information Leaks: How To Respond, Investigate, And Protect Your Business

United Kingdom Technology

KI

K2 Integrity

The Long-awaited FCA Paper On Non-financial Misconduct – Was It Worth The Wait?

United Kingdom Finance

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

UK Government Publishes Final Priorities For Online Safety Regulation

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Is This The End Of #ad?

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

The Reel Cost: UK FCA Cracks Down On 'Finfluencers

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

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

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Devonshires

Turf Social: A Developing Regulatory Relationship

United Kingdom Media & IT

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

United Kingdom IP

B

Boult Wade Tennant

Temu's Back On Top... But For How Long? 2025's Retail Growth Story

Worldwide Commercial

A

AlixPartners

New Online Super-complaint Regime Due In Force From 31 December 2025 Under The Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Opens Nine New Investigations Under Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

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