Feb 25, 2023 Green Energy - When Is 100% Actually 100%? By Conor Griffin The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) has warned energy companies against using claims that energy plans are 100%...
Nov 15, 2022 Irish Government Moves to Restrict Gambling Advertising By Conor Griffin The Irish Government has today approved the publication of the Gambling Regulation Bill creating a new Gambling Regulatory Authority...
Dec 13, 2021 New Laws on Alcohol Advertising During Sporting Events and Children’s Events Come Into Force in Ireland By Conor Griffin New restrictions on the advertisement of alcohol during sporting events and events aimed at children came into effect in Ireland in...
Dec 01, 2021 Is Inbox Advertising via Unsolicited Email Illegal Under the Laws of the EU and Therefore Illegal in the 27 Member State Countries of the EU? By Duncan Grehan On 25 November 2021 the CJEU ruled that unsolicited Inbox Advertising is SPAM, illegal and contrary to EU law. This is a preliminary...
Oct 26, 2021 Lawyers’ Representation Rights Trans-EU By Duncan Grehan Executive Summary: On 23 April 2021, exceptionally, the Supreme Court held that a visiting German lawyer could represent, appear,...
May 06, 2021 BigTech, Ireland and EU (Self-)Regulation of Advertising and Data By Duncan Grehan On 15 October 2020 the European Advertising Standards Association (“EASA”) announced that Google became first of the world’s Big Tech...
Jul 30, 2020 How much information is too much information? How many complaints are too many? The ASAI decides..... By Conor Griffin An ASAI decision to uphold complaints regarding an advertisement for Tampax tampons has been the subject of widespread criticism in...
Jul 18, 2019 Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) issues new guidelines relating to the advertising of non alcohol product variants By Conor Griffin Marketing and advertising for alcoholic drinks are already required to adhere to the ASAI’s Code of Standards for Advertising and...