The Advertising Association's 2025 Advertising Pays report found that advertising and marketing industries contributed £109 billion of...
The UK’s new less healthy product advertising rules restrict ads for “identifiable” less healthy food and drink products across TV, ODPS...
Following the UK government's recent publication of the Advertising (Less Healthy Food and Drink) (Brand Advertising Exemption)...
Like many, I’m partial to a cold, refreshing drink—especially if it promises a little more than just quenching my thirst. So, when I came...
Pricing claims, including discount claims, must be clear and fair, and must not mislead consumers. That is the position under consumer...
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 specifically outlaws fake and misleading consumer reviews. This law came into...
Just in time for the summer holidays, the UK government has published its draft Advertising (Less Healthy Food) (Brand Advertising...
The ASA has issued its Annual Report on its work in 2024. And it's very slim. Not that it was bloated before (we don't want to be rude...
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...
Advertisers sometimes think that they needn't worry too much about investigations by the Advertising Standards Authority, because the ASA...
CMA Investigation Uncovers Collusion in the Automotive Industry The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recently...
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 &...
George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright and inventor of the hipster beard, is credited as saying “Youth is wasted on the young.” As...
On 19th February 2025, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld seven complaints against EDF Energy regarding their radio ad...
“Are you not entertained?” This was the question originally asked by antipodean Thespian, Russell Crowe, in his portrayal of Maximus...
Imagine walking into your favourite supermarket, loyalty card in hand, and knowing that the discounts you’re getting are not just a...