4/15/2026 3:10:07 PM GALA to Co-Host "Cannes Rules!" -- A Full Day Event About Advertising Law and Self-Regulation By Jeff Greenbaum This summer in Cannes, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance will be co-hosting “Cannes Rules!,” a full-day event devoted to...
4/15/2026 2:27:02 PM FTC Warns Auto Dealers: Advertised Vehicle Prices Must Include Mandatory Fees By Len Gordon Eden Caliendo The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it is sending warning letters to 97 auto dealership groups nationwide, reminding them that...
4/15/2026 2:18:01 PM Transparency of Information and Generative Artificial Intelligence: The Italian Competition Authority Accepts DeepSeek Commitments Tackling Hallucinations in AI Models By Donata Cordone With decision no. 31784 of 16 December 2025 (the “Decision”), the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (“AGCM”) closed...
4/15/2026 2:15:47 PM Digital Omnibus on AI: How the European Commission Intends to Change the Rules on AI By Laura Liguori In collaboration with Elena Mandarà and Alice Gogni . On 11 November, 2025, the European Commission published the Digital Omnibus...
4/15/2026 2:11:45 PM News on the Fight Against Greenwashing: Italy Implements EU Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition By Donata Cordone In collaboration with Chiara Ciapparelli On 5th February 2026 the Italian Council of Ministers granted final approval to the Legislative...
4/15/2026 2:07:48 PM Event in Review | 12th Advertising Law Symposium By Shahin Rothermel Len Gordon On March 12, Venable’s Advertising and Marketing Group hosted its 12th Advertising Law Symposium in Washington, DC, bringing together...
4/15/2026 2:05:51 PM The Italian Competition Authority Opens Two Investigations Into Ambush Marketing in Relation to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games By Donata Cordone Thanks to Arianna Daveri for collaborating on this article. On 19 February 2026, the Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante...
4/15/2026 2:04:05 PM Italian Consumer Code: New Right of Withdrawal Rules for Online Contracts (Article 54-bis) By Donata Cordone Thanks to Niccolò Francesco Coscarelli for collaborating on this article. Legislative Decree of December 31, 2025, No. 209, (the...
4/15/2026 2:02:37 PM It's official: ASA rules that donor kebabs are not less healthy foods* By Brinsley Dresden Rebecca Moore On 5 January 2026, new rules in the CAP and BCAP Codes on the advertising of “less healthy” food and drink products came into force....
4/15/2026 1:56:13 PM When Brands Borrow Bollywood: The Legal Risks of Using Movie Characters in Advertising By Sharad Vadehra Aakriti Vadehra Introduction Imagine a popular FMCG brand launching a campaign featuring a beloved Bollywood character — without asking anyone’s...
4/15/2026 10:20:06 AM Consumer law revolution: CMA issues first fine of £4.2 million for consumer law breaches By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Brinsley Dresden Alex Meloy Jen Dinmore +1 more... Show less The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued the outcome of one of the investigations that it launched in November about...
4/14/2026 5:31:43 PM Alaska AG Enters Into $800K Settlement With Car Dealer Group By Jeff Greenbaum Last month, Alaska Attorney General Stephen J. Cox announced that his office entered into a settlement with a group of Swickard car...
4/14/2026 2:25:37 PM ASA and CAP Annual Report 2025: smarter, proactive advertising regulation By Brinsley Dresden Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The ASA and CAP’s Annual Report 2025 highlights a regulatory regime that is becoming increasingly proactive, data‑driven and...
4/8/2026 5:50:58 PM Manitoba Introduces Restrictions on Dynamic Pricing By Kelly Harris Lauren Shrubb The Province of Manitoba has sent a clear signal to the retail sector that data‑driven price differentiation is under scrutiny. Proposed...
4/7/2026 1:49:48 PM “Nature Socks” a sustainability claim? By Evelien Huberts Packaging bearing the names “Wollsocken” and “Nature Socks” and an image of a ball of wool with knitting needles suggests, according to a...
4/7/2026 1:39:28 PM CJEU Russmedia: platforms responsible for personal data in advertisements By Lisa Peek On 2 December 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered an important judgment (Russmedia, C-492/23) on the...