A Paddy Power advertisement about the Oscar Pistorius trial is the most complained about advertisement of 2014. The Advertising Standards Authority (‘the ASA’) has upheld a number of complaints against it. The ASA is the UK’s independent regulator of advertising across all media. It applies the Advertising Codes which are written by the Committees of Read more »
New FCA guidance means you better be careful
As we all know, customer communications from financial services organisations are highly regulated by the FCA, as well as having to comply with requirements relating to consumer engagement imposed by law and other regulators such as the ASA. There are therefore many requirements firms in this sector need to consider when reaching out for either Read more »
Are data protection class actions becoming a reality in Europe?
The German Federal government this month approved a draft law that puts increased pressure on companies in the area of data protection. If passed, it could even signal the start of a type of class action in Germany for data protection violations. The “Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Verbesserung der zivilrechtlichen Durchsetzung von verbraucherschützenden Vorschriften des Read more »
Twitter in the workplace: what companies need to know about social media policies
The rise of Twitter has been one of the success stories of social media. Twitter is one of the ten most visited websites in the world and now has 284 million active users. It was at times ridiculed by many in power including the current UK Prime Minister. It then became a phenomenon that was too Read more »
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