Apr 30, 2020 Personal Information & Data Protection in China – Looking Towards 2020: Part I-The Evolving Framework for Data Protection in China By Justina Zhang Companies operating in China have been desperate for clarifications since the promulgation of the important but ambiguous PRC...
Apr 27, 2020 Big Gambling Companies response to Covid-19: who are the winners and losers? By Brinsley Dresden Following the significant concerns voiced in the media by campaigners, politicians and regulators about the threat to problem gamblers...
Apr 26, 2020 The Italian Competition Authority Closes First Case on Micro-Influencer Marketing & Hidden Advertising By Fabiana Bisceglia Donata Cordone On February 25, 2020, the Italian Competition Authority (“AGCM”) closed its proceedings against the Italian food giant Barilla G. e R....
Apr 26, 2020 Updates on China’s Advertising Legislation and Enforcement in 2020 By Justina Zhang As the direct impact of COVID-19 in China gradually subsides, the government has released the 2020 legislation plans and the working...
Apr 25, 2020 Now's your chance to take your revenge on the "Head" of the ASA! By Brinsley Dresden Have you ever been on the receiving end of an ASA decision that you didn't like? Did you feel hard done by when they banned your...
Apr 23, 2020 COVID-19: It’s Advertising as Usual in New Zealand By Julika Wahlmann-Smith New Zealand’s Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”), the industry organisation responsible for the self-regulation of advertising...
Apr 20, 2020 CONAR FILES ETHICAL COMPLAINT AGAINST ADVERTISING OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ON LIVE CONCERT OF GUSTTAVO LIMA By Ligia Alvarenga Valdir Rocha On April 14, 2020, the National Council for Self-Regulatory Advertising (CONAR) filed an ethical complaint against advertising of...
Apr 16, 2020 “Nutri-Grade” set to commence its battle with sugary drinks from end-2021 as part of Singapore’s war on diabetes By Denise Mirandah After the announcement by Singapore’s Minister of State for Health, Edwin Tong, on the 10th October 2019 on the introduction of a...
Apr 15, 2020 GALA Releases Global Plain Packaging Report By Jeff Greenbaum The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance just released a report summarizing plain packaging rules for more than seventy jurisdictions...
Apr 15, 2020 Where's the beef? The ASA's pedantry does veggies like me no favours By Brinsley Dresden I've been a vegetarian since I was about 5 years old. I'd already started to think that eating dead animals was a "yukky" idea before the...
Apr 10, 2020 Coronavirus Cancellations: How Do They Affect My Promotion? By Len Gordon By Melissa Landau Steinman, Eric S. Berman & Stephana J. Henry We’ve all seen the COVID-19 fall-out in the past few weeks—indeed, we’ve...
Apr 10, 2020 Financial Services Stakeholders Request TCPA “Emergency Purposes” Exception for COVID-19 Calls By Len Gordon By Ellen T. Berge & Makalia A. Griffith A group of financial services stakeholders recently submitted a joint petition to the Federal...
Apr 09, 2020 Check out our Covid19 Survival Guide for the Advertising & Marketing Sector By Brinsley Dresden We are constantly trying to help our clients who are facing huge challenges as a result of COVID-19. This week we are launching a...
Apr 07, 2020 You're Invited! "COVID-19 & Consumer Protection: Global Advertising in a Time of Crisis" Webinar By Jeff Greenbaum On Tuesday, April 28th, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance will be hosting a webinar, "COVID-19 & Consumer Protection: Global...
Apr 06, 2020 Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency's Resolution Restricts Cannabis Based Products Advertising By Ligia Alvarenga Valdir Rocha On March 10, 2020, the resolution RDC No. 327/2019, published by the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) to regulate...
Apr 03, 2020 With Cannes cancelled, the Lewis Silkin Lion for the most offensive Easter advert of all time goes to.......(drum roll)......Paddy Power! By Brinsley Dresden This is the time of year when the ASA issues its perennial guidance about not publishing ads with an Easter theme that will cause serious...