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Keeping Kids Safe Online, One Risk Assessment At A Time

Given media coverage and Ofcom's policy statement, the protection of children online is under even greater scrutiny than before.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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

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

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Lewis Silkin

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

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

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom Media & IT

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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

Navigating The Uncertainty Of Trade Tariffs: A Dispute Resolution Specialist's Perspective

United Kingdom International

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Lewis Silkin

The Supreme Court Hears Motor Finance Test Case

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Alan Ross On Transforming Market Data With DRDM – Talking Market Data With David Anderson (EP. 12) (Video)

United Kingdom Compliance

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CJC Ltd

Pakistani Super League Coverage Called Out By Ofcom

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

European Union Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

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The Olympic Games And Your Brand

With the Olympic Games fast approaching marketers are increasingly aware of the potential value to be had from associating their brand with one of the world's largest sporting spectacles.

United Kingdom IP

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Fieldfisher

Premier League Football: Showings Of Foreign Broadcasts In UK Pubs. The High Court Decides

On 3 February 2012, the English High Court (Kitchin LJ) handed down its judgment in the case of Football Association Premier League Ltd and Others v QC Leisure and Others [2012] EWHC 108 (Ch).

United Kingdom Media & IT

RS

Reed Smith (Worldwide)

Premier League Football: Showings Of Foreign Broadcasts In UK Pubs - The High Court Decides

On 3 February 2012, the English High Court (Kitchin LJ) handed down its judgment in the case of Football Association Premier League Ltd and Others v QC Leisure and Others [2012] EWHC 108 (Ch). No doubt this will be swiftly followed by a parallel decision in the criminal proceedings against the Southsea pub landlady, Mrs Murphy.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Reed Smith (Worldwide)

The Pressure Is On The Pirate Bay

United Kingdom Media & IT

ES

Eversheds Sutherland

High Court Seeks Clarification Of The Meaning Of "Communication To The Public" — 1 December 2012

United Kingdom Media & IT

ES

Eversheds Sutherland

"Sir Cliff's Law" – The Extension Of Copyright In Sound Recordings

United Kingdom IP

WB

Wedlake Bell

Super Injunctions - Recognising The Importance Of Image

CC

Collas Crill

Costs-Sharing For ISPs Under The Digital Economy Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Meakin v BBC & Others: The Inherent Difficulty in Claiming Infringement of Programme Formats

United Kingdom IP

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RWK Goodman

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Social Media

Keeping Kids Safe Online, One Risk Assessment At A Time

Given media coverage and Ofcom's policy statement, the protection of children online is under even greater scrutiny than before.

United Kingdom Media & IT

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom Consumer

TS

Travers Smith LLP

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

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

Do Employers Need More Of A Backbone Post Higgs?

United Kingdom Employment

HC

Herrington Carmichael

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

United Kingdom Media & IT

LP

Logan & Partners

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

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

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Publishing

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

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

The Article referred to statements Ms Riley had reportedly made in or via the national media about online abuse of which she had been the victim.

United Kingdom Media & IT

W

Wiggin

UK refuses to extradite Assange to the US, for now

This UK court decision not to extradite Assange to the US marks a victory for the Townsville-born Australian journalist.

United Kingdom Litigation

SC

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

Commission Accepts e-book Commitments From Amazon

European Union Anti-trust

PM

Pinsent Masons

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall; Will This Press Arbitration Scheme Do Any Good At All?

United Kingdom Litigation

WL

Withers LLP

The Curious Incident Of The Unreported Tory Sex Scandal

United Kingdom Privacy

WL

Withers LLP

Media News - March 2016

United Kingdom Media & IT

F

Fieldfisher

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Gaming

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

New European Consumer Protection Guidelines For Virtual Currencies In Video Games

On March 21, 2025, ahead of a consultation and call for evidence on the EU's Digital Fairness Act, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network highlighted the pressing need for improved consumer protection in the European Union, particularly regarding virtual currencies in video games...

European Union Consumer

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Final Report Into Mobile Browsers And Cloud Gaming Published

Back in December 2024, the CMA published its interim findings from its market investigation into mobile browsers and cloud gaming.

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Monster Jackpot Wins The Day

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Some Implications Of The EU AI Act On Video Game Developers

European Union Technology

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

The New UK Digital Markets Regime: Move Fast And Break Things; Or Speak Softly And Carry A Big Stick?

United Kingdom Anti-trust

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Competition Law & Gaming

United Kingdom Anti-trust

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Why Video Games May Spark The Next FRAND Battleground

United Kingdom Media & IT

AO

A&O Shearman

Successful Defence Of Conspiracy Allegations Against A Sports Betting Giant

United Kingdom Media & IT

BS

BCL Solicitors LLP

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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:E9 – North East Seen: 'Fear Less, Do More' With Alison Gwynn (Video)

SO

Square One

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

SM

Simons Muirhead & Burton

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

GW

Gowling WLG

UHY Cast: Episode 8 - Batting For The Win, An Exclusive Chat With Cricket Legend Sir Geoffrey Boycott (Video)

UH

UHY Hacker Young LLP

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