‘A fashion advert for Selfridges has been cleared by the advertising watchdog following a complaint the model in it looked “unhealthily thin”.’
BBC News, 12th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an advertising campaign targeting illegal cartels, offering anonymity and a reward of up to £100,000 for whistleblowers.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd March 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A short-term promotion for the sale of Apple Watch devices at a discounted price breached UK advertising rules because the promotion was not fair and resulted in “unnecessary disappointment” for consumers, the UK’s advertising watchdog has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘An advertorial article published in the Guardian about a new Jaguar car has been rebuked by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority.’
BBC News, 8th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A UK parliamentary committee has opened an inquiry into so-called ‘fake news’.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st January 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The rogue practice of removing vital pollution filters from the exhausts of diesel vehicles has suffered a blow with the Advertising Standards Agency for the first time banning an advert for the service.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Social media sites have been ordered to block junk food adverts aimed at children under a new crackdown which also bans cartoon characters like Ronald McDonald and Tony Tiger from all promotional material of unhealthy food.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Nearly half a million children a week gamble and 9,000 are problem gamblers, according to a study by the industry regulator.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three tobacco companies have lost their appeal against the government’s plain packaging rules for cigarettes packs.’
BBC News, 30th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hundreds of NHS hospitals are hosting adverts for personal injury lawyers, marketing agencies have told the BBC.’
BBC News, 28th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Online marketing activity carried out separately by two rival bathroom retailers respectively infringed trade mark and passing off rights, the High Court in London has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A Heinz TV advert teaching viewers how to use cans of its baked beans to drum out a song has been banned for being dangerous for children to copy.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘UK rules on broadband advertising are to be updated, the bodies that write and enforce the rules have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The University of Law (ULaw) is to stop claiming that it is the “leading” law school in the UK in the wake of a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).’
Legal Futures, 16th November 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Advertisers and video bloggers (vloggers) have been issued with a reminder that they are both “responsible for accurately labelling” adverts contained in video blogs (vlogs).’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘New rules forcing broadband firms to be clearer in adverts on the costs of their contracts have come into effect.’
BBC News, 31st October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A firm’s newspaper advertisement depicting ballerinas with their arms crossing their chests – with the tagline “Protect your assets” – has been cleared by authorities.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th October 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Four Nottingham City Council posters urging people not to give money to beggars have been banned for being likely to cause widespread offence and reinforcing negative stereotypes.’
The Independent, 28th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An advert for an Enid Blyton gift-shop tea towel featuring a golliwog clutching a pint of ginger beer has been banned by the advertising watchdog.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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