4/15/2025 3:06:37 PM ASA injects an Enforcement Notice into the regulatory diet of ads for named weight-loss drugs. But will it tip the scales of compliance? By Brinsley Dresden The growing popularity of weight-loss drugs has thrown up some interesting issues. On the one hand, they seem to offer at least a partial...
4/7/2025 11:58:39 AM Received an adverse ASA decision? The CMA might be coming for you next! By Brinsley Dresden Advertisers sometimes think that they needn't worry too much about investigations by the Advertising Standards Authority, because the ASA...
4/5/2025 12:12:09 PM Is this the largest advertising related fine in British legal history? By Brinsley Dresden CMA Investigation Uncovers Collusion in the Automotive Industry The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recently...
3/28/2025 4:08:37 PM Let us help you navigate the future of green claims in the EU By Brinsley Dresden On Tuesday 25th March, I was joined for an online chat by my friend Daniël Haije, a Partner at the Amsterdam law firm of Hoogenraad &...
3/18/2025 9:19:06 PM Which celebrities have 'strong appeal' to the 'yoof of today' and why? New ASA research may provide some answers. By Brinsley Dresden George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright and inventor of the hipster beard, is credited as saying “Youth is wasted on the young.” As...
3/14/2025 4:20:37 PM Join us for our GALA webinar: Navigating the Future of Green Claims in the EU By Brinsley Dresden Join Brinsley Dresden of Lewis Silkin (GALA UK) and Daniël Haije, of Hoogenraad & Haak (GALA Netherlands), while they discuss the latest...
2/22/2025 7:58:36 PM EDF’s Solar Panel claim disappears behind a cloud, with no silver lining By Brinsley Dresden On 19th February 2025, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld seven complaints against EDF Energy regarding their radio ad...
1/9/2025 8:17:06 PM Are you not offended? No, me neither. By Brinsley Dresden “Are you not entertained?” This was the question originally asked by antipodean Thespian, Russell Crowe, in his portrayal of Maximus...
2/24/2022 10:46:39 AM Cow & Gate advert that promoted infant formula in hot water By GALA Nutricia Ltd - owners of Cow & Gate - seem to have got the formula for their ad wrong this week as the ASA upheld a ruling against them...
10/7/2021 9:50:30 AM Ofcom issues new guidance for Video Sharing Platforms to address 'harmful' content By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Ofcom has issued new guidance for video sharing platforms to better protect users from harmful content. This is not part of the Online...
9/23/2021 12:30:02 PM **Breaking news** ASA makes announcement on green claims By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Hot on the heels of the CMA's new Green Claims Code, the ASA today made an announcement about its own work in reviewing green claims in...
9/22/2021 2:05:35 PM FREE Online Training Session: New Green Claims Code - what YOU need to know By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor This week, the CMA launched its eagerly anticipated Green Claims Code. The new Code comes ahead of a clampdown by the CMA on misleading...
12/8/2020 5:09:40 PM UK government launches consultation on updating gambling laws for digital age By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor We’ve been talking about the flurry of government and regulatory activity in relation to gambling for a few months now – and now the UK...