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Does the ASA need to revisit its gender stereotyping rules? - Brinsley Dresden comments for Campaign UK
Press
23 January 2024The ASA has come under scrutiny for banning a poster ad for Calvin Klein which features an image of singer-songwriter FKA twigs with a denim shirt draped over her naked body. Brinsley suggests the need for a light-touch approach from the regulator, which provides clarity but doesn't stifle creativity.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: December 2023
16 January 2024Welcome to the latest edition of our Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing, and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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Our inaugural Digital, Commerce & Creative Report is here!
12 January 2024We are delighted to announce that we have published our inaugural Digital, Commerce & Creative Annual Report.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: November 2023
07 December 2023Welcome to the November 2023 edition of our Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing, and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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Advertising foods high in fat, sugar or salt (HFSS)
Inbrief
07 December 2023Advertising of HFSS foods is under a lot of scrutiny in the UK due to the obesity crisis, but recently has been put more on a back burner by the UK government due to the cost-of-living crisis and opposition to proposed legislative measures from some government MPs. Advertising HFSS products is already tightly regulated in the UK, but there are new rules on the horizon.
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VSP update – A trio of recent developments for Video Sharing Platforms (and a glimpse ahead to what enforcement under the Online Safety regime might look like)
27 November 2023The Online Safety Act 2023 recently received Royal Assent and Ofcom has begun the process of consulting on various codes of practice. Most, if not all, Video Sharing Platforms (VSPs) will be caught by the Act, However, in the meantime, VSPs still need to comply with the existing Video Sharing Platform rules, and recent activity from the regulators indicates that they are keen to remind VSPs that they can’t sit on their laurels until the Online Safety regime kicks in. Regulatory activity can also be taken as an indication of how enforcement action may be approached under the Online Safety regime, as there are many parallels in the regulations.
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Lewis Silkin has advised CACI on its acquisition of Cyber-Duck
Deal
09 November 2023Lewis Silkin has advised CACI, a leading data and technology solutions company, on its acquisition of UK digital transformation agency, Cyber-Duck.
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The Online Safety Act
Inbrief
08 November 2023The Online Safety Act introduces a new regulatory regime to address illegal and harmful content online. We are seeing more and more scrutiny in this area, with Australia, Ireland and the EU already passing new legislation, including the EU’s Digital Services Act.
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Lewis Silkin has advised BGF on its £4 million investment into Victorian Sliders
Deal
08 November 2023Lewis Silkin has advised BGF on its £4 million investment into Victorian Sliders, the largest manufacturer of vertical sliding windows in Europe.
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Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of The Storytellers on their sale to Accenture
Deal
03 November 2023Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of creative management consultancy The Storytellers on their sale to Accenture, a leading global professional services company.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: October 2023
02 November 2023Welcome to the October 2023 edition of our Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: September 2023
02 October 2023Welcome to the September 2023 edition of our Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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UK Government consults on consumer law reform
11 September 2023Even before the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC Bill) completes its passage through the UK parliament, the UK Government is consulting on further consumer law reform. A key purpose of the legislation under review in the consultation is to ensure consumers are provided with timely and relevant information when making decisions.
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Brinsley Dresden interviewed for BBC News: US lawsuit against Burger King
Press
05 September 2023Our Partner Brinsley Dresden was on BBC News Wednesday 30th August, talking about advertising and marketing law in the context of an upcoming US lawsuit against Burger King.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: August 2023
25 August 2023Welcome to the August 2023 edition of our Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: July 2023
18 July 2023Welcome to the July 2023 edition of our Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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Lewis Silkin has advised NME Networks on the sale of Uncut magazine to Kelsey Media
Deal
26 May 2023The deal, which includes the brand’s print publications and social and digital assets, completed earlier today. All Uncut’s staff also transferred with the sale.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: April/May 2022
16 May 2023Welcome to the April/May 2023 edition of our Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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New era for UK consumers protection
05 May 2023Giles Crown has summarised the most important aspects of the proposed changes in consumer law and regulation arising from the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill. This includes some serious additional risks for all businesses targeting UK consumers, including for the first time direct enforcement by the CMA and large potential fines.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Next 15 Group Plc’s Palladium Group Limited on the acquisition of onefourzero
21 April 2023Lewis Silkin has advised its long-standing client, Next 15 Group plc, on the acquisition by Palladium Group of onefourzero, the international digital and commercial M&A consulting firm.