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Something To Chew On: UK Government Publishes Hotly Anticipated Update On HFSS Ad Ban

Just in time for the summer holidays, the UK government has published its draft Advertising (Less Healthy Food) (Brand Advertising Exemption) Regulations 2025 for consultation.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

ASA Springs Another Mattress Pricing Case On Us

Pricing claims, including discount claims, must be clear and fair, and must not mislead consumers. That is the position under consumer protection legislation and the UK's...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Hospitality – Sports Stars

The hotel sector and the sport sector may, at times, appear worlds apart. Yet there are an increasing number of collaborations between hotel groups and sport stars.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Withers LLP

UK Hospitality Industry Faces Severe Pain In Light Of Recent Employment Regulatory Changes

The UK Hospitality Industry has suffered from innumerable cost pressures over the last decade. From post-Brexit labour shortages to resurgent cost inflation to hikes in employers...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Love Holidays But Dislike Misleading Price Claims? So Does The ASA

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

The Online Safety Act: Where The Rubber Meets The Road

United Kingdom Media & IT

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BCL Solicitors LLP

European Commission Consults On Digital Fairness Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Something To Chew On: UK Government Publishes Hotly Anticipated Update On HFSS Ad Ban

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

How TowerCos Can Drive Value In A Difficult Economic Climate

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Upcoming UK Restrictions On Less Healthy Food And Drink Ads – What's The Impact On Sponsorships?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Media Supergrowers – AI, Adjacency, And Audience Expansion

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

A New Era For Football Governance: Bill Set To Become Law

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

The AdLaw Insights Podcast, With Brinsley & Geraint (Ep 6): Green Claims

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Cultivating Connectivity: 5G And The Future Of Farming

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Marks & Clerk

S5:E10 – Kate Rose: Seeing The Beauty In Everything With TUTTI & CO (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Square One

Understanding The Employment Rights Bill: A New Era For Employers, Employees And Workers (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

UK Creative Worker Visa: Key Requirements (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

S5:E9 – Twin Property Developers Tom And Jack Atha: Building Atha Properties From The Ground Up (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Square One

Proposed Changes To ILR: What UK Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

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IT and Internet

ICO Launches Consultation On Draft Guidance For Consumer IoT Products And Services

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched a public consultation on its draft guidance for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products and services, alongside a draft impact assessment.

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

The Online Safety Act: Where The Rubber Meets The Road

As the UK's online safety legislation is finally brought into force, Megan Curzon outlines the key duties on in-scope services, Ofcom's regulatory priorities, its approach to enforcement and what lies ahead...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Ofcom Sets Out Fees And Penalties Regime Under The Online Safety Act

Following consultation, Ofcom has set out how it intends to set the fees and maximum penalties that will apply under the Online Safety Act.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Consults On Additional Online Safety Measures

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

UK Government Publishes Final Priorities For Online Safety Regulation

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Higgs LLP In Conversation With Richard Cox, Managing Director, Langley Business Systems (Podcast)

United Kingdom Law Performance

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Higgs LLP

What Have We Learned From Over $1bn Of Cloud And Infrastructure Optimization?

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

New Online Super-complaint Regime Due In Force From 31 December 2025 Under The Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Opens Nine New Investigations Under Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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Telecoms, Mobile & Cable Communications

How TowerCos Can Drive Value In A Difficult Economic Climate

Telco tower companies (TowerCos)—those that build, manage, and lease the cellular towers and infrastructure that network operators rely on—have enjoyed more than a decade of favorable conditions driven by low interest rates and advantageous M&A activity.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Cultivating Connectivity: 5G And The Future Of Farming

It's inspiring to see The National Robotarium, James Hutton Institute, The Scotland 5G Centre, Boston Dynamics, and Freshwave joining forces to push the boundaries of robotics and address...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Marks & Clerk

Improving Accessibility In Payments: A £70bn Opportunity

The rapid evolution of payment technologies – contactless cards, mobile wallets, and self-checkout systems, for example – have transformed how we pay, creating faster and more convenient experiences...

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

Who's Policing The Platform? Platform Liability And The Rising Tide Of Online Fraud

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Devonshires

Consultation On Valuation Framework For Telecomms Leases

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Hunters

UK Court Of Appeal Rejects Tesla's Pool-Wide Rate-Setting Claims In Divided Ruling

United Kingdom IP

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RPX Corporation

Beyond The Copper Curtain: How Next-Gen Telcos Are Rewriting The Growth Playbook

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Noel Anthony Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd (2025): The High Court Dismisses A Last-minute Request

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

XR And 5G: How Leveraging Sound Patent Strategy Can Earn A Seat At The Negotiating Table

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

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Media & Entertainment Law

Football Governance Act Becomes Law In Historic Moment For English Football

Following Royal Assent on 21 July 2025, the Football Governance Act ushers in the statutory regulation of men's elite football in England. The implementation of the Independent Football Regulator...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Addleshaw Goddard

Media Supergrowers – AI, Adjacency, And Audience Expansion

In a media and entertainment landscape reshaped by digital disruption, ever-changing consumer tastes, and evolving business requirements, a select group of companies isn't just surviving...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

The Reel Cost: UK FCA Cracks Down On 'Finfluencers

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is leading an international crackdown on illegal financial promotions by rogue "finfluencers"

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

Is A Ban On Alcohol Advertising Really On The Table?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Temu's Back On Top... But For How Long? 2025's Retail Growth Story

Worldwide Commercial

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AlixPartners

Should I Limit The Use Of Social Media During A Family Dispute? (4 June 2025)

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Reimagining Creativity: Virtual Talent, Tech And The New Age Of Storytelling

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Noel Anthony Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd (2025): The High Court Dismisses A Last-minute Request

United Kingdom Litigation

BL

Barnes Law

'Kicking' Things Off... Ofcom Launches New Investigations Under Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

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Advertising, Marketing & Branding

Choice Screens And Data Dreams: The CMA Unveils Roadmap In Relation To Google Search

The CMA has provisionally designated Google as holding Strategic Market Status (SMS) in General Search Services and indicated what is likely to be included in an initial package of interventions...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Wellness Drink Tripped Up By Unauthorised Health, Nutrition And Medicinal Claims

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 across the ASA's recent decision on Trip Drink Ltd, the purveyors of CBD...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Lewis Silkin

Something To Chew On: UK Government Publishes Hotly Anticipated Update On HFSS Ad Ban

Just in time for the summer holidays, the UK government has published its draft Advertising (Less Healthy Food) (Brand Advertising Exemption) Regulations 2025 for consultation.

United Kingdom Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

ASA Springs Another Mattress Pricing Case On Us

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

B2C Businesses: Are You At Risk Of Misleading Consumers On Price?

United Kingdom Consumer

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Travers Smith LLP

New CMA Draft Guidance On Price Transparency: What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Consumer

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Love Holidays But Dislike Misleading Price Claims? So Does The ASA

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

European Commission Consults On Digital Fairness Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Something To Chew On: UK Government Publishes Hotly Anticipated Update On HFSS Ad Ban

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

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Latest Videos

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Let Us Help You Navigate The Future Of Green Claims In The EU (Video)

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Lewis Silkin

S4:E9 – North East Seen: 'Fear Less, Do More' With Alison Gwynn (Video)

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Square One

Partner Simon Goldberg Discusses The Post Office Scandal In Sky News Interview (Video)

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Simons Muirhead & Burton

Developments In The Regulation Of Digital Advertising – Online Choice Architecture (Video)

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Gowling WLG

EU Data Act 2 – Interoperability & Cloud Services

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Kemp IT Law

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