Apr 30, 2024 Drive to increase women in golf: England Golf sign Women in Sport declaration By Lydia Walklate Biko Maswanganye In a significant stride towards gender equity in sport, England Golf has become the first UK golf body to sign the Brighton plus Helsinki...
Apr 25, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 17 April 2024 - no such thing as a free lunch & medical ads Flarin up By Alex Lowe Hannah Potter Petros Nafpliotis Amneek Thiara +1 more... Show less This week the ASA have ruled on two misleading claims, one regarding the provision of “complementary food and drinks” on trains and the...
Apr 18, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 10 April - diamond ads must be crystal clear By Georgina Doukanaris Hannah Potter Alex Lowe This week we dive into the ASA’s application of its “average consumer” test through the lens of a recent ruling which concluded that ads...
Apr 11, 2024 The Spanish Supreme Court issues a ruling derogating key provisions of the Royal Decree on commercial communications By Paula Gonzalez de Castejón Llano-Ponte Andrea Fernandez Elisa Lorenzo The Spanish Supreme Court has issued a Court ruling (hereinafter the “Court Ruling”) declaring null and void certain articles of the...
Apr 08, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 27 March & 3 April - pains in the artificial grass, gender stereotypes fails and closing down bank ads By Alex Lowe Georgina Doukanaris Amneek Thiara Instead of focussing on their Easter chocolate, over the last two weeks the ASA have been: (i) taking more action on misleading green...
Apr 05, 2024 Post-sale confusion, famous names and social media evidence in trade mark proceedings By Elinor Cavil Last month, University College London (“UCL”) hosted their annual “Question the Trade Mark Judges” event in which representatives from...
Apr 05, 2024 Scottish football clubs explore loophole for alcohol sales at women's matches By Naomi Pryde Sarah Cunningham Morven Henderson Sam Ingleton +1 more... Show less Mitigation of alcohol-related harm at sporting events is a topical issue in Scotland. The sale of alcohol at Scottish football games has...
Apr 03, 2024 UK’s CMA obtains undertakings from fashion companies re misleading green claims and sends open letter to the sector By Georgina Doukanaris John Wilks UK consumer regulator, the CMA, has concluded its investigation into three fashion retailers on misleading green claims, with the...