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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

Disappearing Messages And Unofficial Platforms: Implications For Antitrust Investigations

The increasing use of ephemeral messaging and unofficial communication platforms in the modern workplace presents significant challenges for antitrust investigations.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Alvarez & Marsal

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

Information leaks pose a growing and multifaceted risk to organizations across sectors. While often associated with cybersecurity breaches, the majority of such incidents stem from human error or intentional misconduct.

United Kingdom Technology

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K2 Integrity

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

On 2 July 2025, the FCA published a further consultation paper on "tackling non-financial misconduct in financial services".

United Kingdom Finance

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

UK Government Publishes Final Priorities For Online Safety Regulation

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Is This The End Of #ad?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

The Reel Cost: UK FCA Cracks Down On 'Finfluencers

United Kingdom Finance

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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

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

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

Worldwide Commercial

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AlixPartners

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

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Opens Nine New Investigations Under Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Did Lineker Score An Own Goal? The Importance Of Social Media Policies In The Workplace

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

Brand Security In A Modern World: Author Q&A - Kirsten Gilbert (Video)

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Scheme Sessions Vol1.2025 - A Year Of The New DB Funding Regime: Where Are We Now? (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

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

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

ThinkHouse TUPE Club: Key Questions On A Service Provision Change (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

Financial Regulation - In The Know: Payments

United Kingdom Technology

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Addleshaw Goddard

Should I Limit The Use Of Social Media During A Family Dispute? (4 June 2025)

With social media now woven into the fabric of daily life, it's easy to get caught up in sharing personal moments on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok...

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

European Commission Launches Fresh Investigation Under The Digital Services Act

The EU Commission recently announced new investigations into a number of pornographic websites, aimed at ensuring that online platforms effectively protect minors from pornographic content under the Digital Services...

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

Barclays Make HSBC Go Green. But Only With Envy.

On 9th April, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) issued three important adjudications concerning ads from Barclays, Shell, and TotalEnergies.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

In Discussion With Our Licensing Team

Jo Soar, Lesley Harper and Caroline Twist are our Licensing Dream Team after moving to Rothera Bray en masse in May 2024. They are based at our Nottingham office in the Lace Market...

United Kingdom IP

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Rothera Bray

Social Media And The Workplace: Top Tips For UK Employers To Get The Balance Right

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

When A Tweet Becomes A Crime: What The Lucy Connolly Case Says About Online Hatred (20 May 2025)

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

UK's Online Safety: Ofcom Fines OnlyFans Provider £1.05 Million

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Logan & Partners

ASA Publishes New Report On Influencer Transparency

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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

Keeping Kids Safe Online, One Risk Assessment At A Time

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Treasury Committee Launches New Finfluencer Inquiry

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Online Safety: Ofcom Publishes Final Guidance On Protecting Children

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom Consumer

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Travers Smith LLP

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

United Kingdom Consumer

MC

Marks & Clerk

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

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

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Lewis Silkin

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

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Travers Smith LLP

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

Over the last few days, the internet (and particularly TikTok) has been ablaze with claims from factories in China that they are the original manufacturers of a wide variety of luxury goods...

United Kingdom Consumer

MC

Marks & Clerk

Charity Trustee Overturns Disqualification Order Made Resulting From Offensive Social Media Conduct (Mond V Charity Commission For England And Wales)

United Kingdom Commercial

WL

Withers LLP

Turning Up The Heat - Ofcom Ramps Up Pressure For Platforms Under The Online Safety Act

From today, online platforms are expected to have risk assessments in place to understand how likely it is for its users to encounter illegal content on their service.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Navigating The Online Safety Act

For businesses within the scope of the Online Safety Act, achieving compliance and swiftly adapting to extensive new guidance is a significant challenge.

United Kingdom Media & IT

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Illegal Harms Assessments - Ofcom Launches Enforcement Programme

Ofcom is keeping busy. Hot on the heels of its consultation on keeping women and girls safe online and issuing its final guidance on information requests, it has now made its first information requests.

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

TikTok Parking Wars: Is It Legal To Claim The Spot Outside Your House?

There are now over 125.4 million posts on TikTok about "parking wars", leading to a debate growing around whether it's legal to stop a neighbour parking outside of your home.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Higgs LLP

How To Conduct An Illegal Content Risk Assessment For The Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Logan & Partners

What Is 'Harmful Content' And What Are The Key Duties Under The Online Safety Act To Protect Children Online?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Evolution Of Retail: How Technology Is Transforming The Retail Industry

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Cripps

Top Tips: Handling Negative Press

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Devonshires

The UK's Online Safety Act – Where Are We A Year On?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Withers LLP

Counterfeit Spikes And Protection Strategies For The Holiday Season

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Novagraaf Group

"Manifest" Named Word Of The Year

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Namaak Rond De Feestdagen

United Kingdom IP

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Novagraaf Group

Online Risks To Charity Brands: What To Consider

United Kingdom Commercial

PC

Potter Clarkson

UK And US Issue Joint Statement On Children's Privacy

Worldwide Privacy

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

New Ofcom Rules Set To Bring Changes To Social Media

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Johnson Law Group

Exploring Different Retail Models

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Cripps

Disclosure In England And Wales: To Discover, Or To Disclose?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

How To Protect Your Reputation In Broadcast And Streaming Media

United Kingdom Employment

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WTW

FinReg Update: FCA Cracks Down On Finfluencers

United Kingdom Finance

MC

Memery Crystal

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Bates Wells

The Metaverse In 2022 (Video)

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Kemp IT Law

Designer Panel: Is Being Copied Ever Good News?

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Gowling WLG

Kemp IT Law Vlog - Trends In IT Law For 2015 (Video Content)

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Kemp IT Law

Let's Get Together: Crowdfunding Portals Bring In The Bucks

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Deloitte

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