2/17/2025 10:15:00 AM Cookies, consent, marketing and gambling - important UK judgment By Benjamin Fellows In RTM v (1) Bonne Terre Limited (2) Hestview Limited, the English High Court found the Defendants, operating as Sky Bet, liable for...
2/10/2025 3:38:49 PM Video Games: UK Government confirms it will not amend consumer law to require video game publishers to support old versions of their games By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 3 February 2025, the UK Government responded to a petition (filed by video games users) for the UK government to update existing...
2/10/2025 9:43:10 AM UK gambling operator faces legal action over refusal to pay out £1m jackpot By Benjamin Fellows The UK and European gambling operator Paddy Power is fighting a legal action in the English High Court over a refusal to pay a customer...
1/27/2025 2:26:28 PM Software enabling illegal gambling - UK Gambling Commission issues warning By Benjamin Fellows On 20 January 2025, the UK Gambling Commission issued a warning to operators providing business-to-business gaming solutions, following...
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1/7/2025 10:50:02 AM Training AI models: UK Government proposes EU style "opt out" copyright exception By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 17 December 2024 the UK Government announced its public consultation on 'Copyright and Artificial Intelligence' (Copyright and AI...
11/18/2024 10:54:04 AM Online Safety Act: Chatbots and Gen AI By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 8 November 2024, Ofcom published an open letter addressed to online service providers in the UK confirming that the Online Safety Act...
10/7/2024 2:23:23 PM ASA Rulings summary, 11-25 September 2024 - nasty prize promotions, the issue with affiliate links, gambling grief and age restrictions By Hannah Potter Emma Heron Alexia Meade Filip Badina +1 more... Show less In the last few weeks, we have seen the ASA: (i) issue further warnings against unclear prize promotions (ii) crack down on influencer...
9/18/2024 12:48:53 PM UK data protection authority issues reprimand to gambling operator for unlawfully processing personal data By Benjamin Fellows David Cook Mateusz Wojcik On 16 September 2024, the UK's data protection authority, The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued a reprimand against Sky...
9/11/2024 8:46:14 AM Video Games Laws of the World Guide By Ryan Black Tom Ara Duncan Calow Frank Valentin +1 more... Show less Video games, once considered a niche hobby, have evolved into a global industry that influences culture, economy, and technology. As this...
8/28/2024 9:37:13 AM No cheat-codes needed – Videogame Advertising Guide By Petros Nafpliotis Alex Lowe Video games are not just about fun, the global gaming market is estimated to be worth USD $217.06 billion (for perspective, the music...
8/5/2024 2:32:44 PM The Divergent Landscape of Sports Club Valuations: US vs. Europe By Julian Bajada On 23 May 2024, we hosted 120 industry leaders in sport and media from Europe and the US at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, ahead of the...
7/22/2024 9:20:52 AM ASA rulings summary, June/ July 2024 - TikTok trends go wrong, number one claims and nobody is getting a starter By Hannah Potter Petros Nafpliotis Amneek Thiara Georgina Doukanaris Natalie Shallal Angelica Pediconi +3 more... Show less This month the ASA has provided a reminder that (i) encouraging excessive drinking is no laughing matter; (ii) number 1 claims must be...
7/15/2024 12:57:57 PM Avoid an Olympic faux pas: What marketers should know before the Paris Games By Stephen Carter-Mcleod The Paris Olympics are right around the corner. All eyes will be on the Games – but brands and agencies should understand how to leverage...
7/11/2024 12:29:19 PM Distilling the new UK Rules and Guidance on Advertising Alcohol Alternatives By John Wilks Catriona Melton Georgina Doukanaris In light of the huge growth of alcohol alternative products (e.g. no or low-alcohol beers and mocktails), the UK’s Committee of...
6/27/2024 9:29:50 AM ASA Rulings Summary, June 2024 - Distressing charity ads, dashcams and the "Mynx" effect By Hannah Potter Amneek Thiara This month we see the ASA rule on: (i) misleading claims about the quality of dashcams; (ii) whether poignant charity ads cause harm and...