Web-savvy lawyers stand to gain online – The Guardian
“Many solicitors have websites, but few are really capitalising on the web’s reach to attract, and keep, clients.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: advertising
ASA examines viewing patterns in video-on-demand adjudication – OUT-LAW.com
“Regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said that an ad which might have been unsuitable for children could be shown in an on-demand showing of a family programme because few children watched the show.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Ad watchdog clears Costa over Starbucks comparison – OUT-LAW.com
“Costa Coffee was entitled to make a claim that Starbucks drinkers preferred its coffee based on the results of a survey it carried out, regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Ofcom will take over regulation of all participation TV – OUT-LAW.com
“Media and telecoms regulator Ofcom will take over the regulation of televised gambling, message board and dating services which earn revenue through premium rate phone lines from September.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
First UK ad for abortion services draws 350 complaints – The Guardian
“ASA to assess criticism of TV campaign for sexual health charity Marie Stopes.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
L’Oréal SA and others v Bellure NV and others – WLR Daily
L’Oréal SA and others v Bellure NV and others [2010] EWCA Civ 535; [2010] WLR (D) 134
“The effect of the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European in L’Oréal SA v Bellure NVs (Case C-487/07) [2010] Bus LR 303 was that the use of comparative lists, whereby traders of smell-alike perfume products cited, for marketing purposes, the products in the market to which their own products smelt similar, was unlawful.”
WLR Daily, 24th May 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
On-demand ads must be controlled, says regulator – OUT-LAW.com
“Advertisers and broadcasters must make sure that viewing of their adverts is as controlled on video-on-demand (VOD) services as it is when traditionally broadcast, advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th May 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
ASA to investigate ‘offensive’ Paddy Power football TV ad – The Guardian
“The advertising regulator has received more than 400 complaints about an ad which shows sight-impaired footballers mistakenly kicking a cat.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Marmite launches legal action against BNP – The Independent
“Marmite is beginning legal action against the British National Party after an image of a Marmite jar was used on a political broadcast without its permission, the company said today.”
The Independent, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Digital radio ad banned for giving wrong signals – The Guardian
“ASA censures campaign for misleadingly implying that, unlike analogue, there would never be interruptions in digital signal.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Watchdog confirms ban on ‘misleading’ policing ad – The Guardian
“ASA raps Home Office campaign backing Labour policy pledge on time that police officers would spend on the beat.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Misleading’ policing advert banned by watchdog – The Guardian
“A Home Office advertising campaign that highlights one of Labour’s key election policies on crime and policing is to be banned by the advertising industry watchdog, the Guardian has learned. The Advertising Standards Authority has told the Home Office that its television adverts highlighting the government’s ‘policing pledge’ that neighbourhood officers can now be expected to spend 80% of their time on the beat is to be banned with immediate effect.”
The Guardian, 25th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bingo website ad banned for presenting negative racial stereotype – The Guardian
“The advertising watchdog has banned a TV commercial for a gambling website for portraying black people as less intelligent than white people and presenting a negative racial stereotype.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government to continue climate change ads despite criticism from watchdog – The Guardian
“Department stands by climate change campaign as ASA bans press adverts that ‘should have been phrased more tentatively’.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
ASA to take over Facebook, Twitter regulation – OUT-LAW.com
“Advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will take over the regulation of companies’ social networking pages by the end of the year, according to advertising industry proposals.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Healer’ faces prosecution over cancer claims – Daily Telegraph
“A self-proclaimed ‘visionary healer’ who claims to be able to treat illness from a distance is facing prosecution by Trading Standards for suggestions that he can cure cancer.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Clothing catalogue broke advertising rules over ‘irresponsible’ pictures of children – Daily Telegraph
“The images, from a brochure for the no added sugar Ltd winter collection, breached the advertisers’ code because children could try to copy the images, putting their safety at risk, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Advert for pills that guaranteed ‘sex life of you dreams’ is banned – Daily Telegraph
“An advertisement for tablets that guaranteed ‘the sex life of your dreams’ has been banned after a man complained that it didn’t work and demanded his money back.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Labour broke privacy rules with elections phone campaign – Daily Telegraph
“Labour breached privacy rules by making unsolicited automated phone calls to almost half a million people without their consent, the Information Commissioner’s Office has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cycling company wrong to suggest Olympian’s endorsement, rules ad watchdog – OUT-LAW.com
“An Olympic medal-winning cyclist has had her objection to being used in a bicycle chain advertisement upheld by advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
