“Clothes shop Oasis has lost its bid to gain control of the domain name oasis.co.uk because any behaviour abusive of its trade marks on the site was the result of its own actions, a dispute resolution panel has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th April 2009
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“The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has upheld a complaint over the online advertising of two remedies, Duchy Herbals Echina-Relief Tincture and Duchy Herbals Hyperi-Lift Tincture, which are sold for £10 for 50ml in selected Boots and Waitrose stores.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The advertising watchdog will not investigate a controversial campaign for the Christian Party that says ‘there is definitely a God’ despite it becoming one of the four most criticised adverts on record.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Nightclub adverts aimed at students which linked cheap drinks with sex broke industry rules, a watchdog said.”
BBC News, 11th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Broadcaster Sky should have made sure its websites could handle the traffic generated by its promotional advertising, and should have made a web offer available on the phone once it ran into problems, the advertising regulator has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th February 2009
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“Hundreds of complaints over billboard adverts featuring the word ‘sex’ in giant lettering have been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).”
BBC News, 18th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has been forced to issue a warning after a student placed an advertisement in specialist Bar magazine Counsel in a bid to obtain a pupillage.”
Legal Week, 5th February 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating 16 sale-and-rent-back firms amid concerns their advertisements could be misleading homeowners desperate to avoid being repossessed.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An atheist UK bus campaign which uses the slogan ‘There’s probably no God’ does not breach the advertising code, a watchdog has ruled.”
BBC News, 21st January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Employers will be prevented from advertising jobs overseas under plans being drawn up to ensure that British workers fill vacancies during the recession.”
The Times, 19th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A complaint to the advertising watchdog by Guardian columnist and environmental campaigner George Monbiot has caused a national press ad claiming biofuels offer a sustainable alternative to oil to be banned.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Online music retailer Play.com has been criticised by the UK’s advertising watchdog for the second time in a year for claims about the savings it offers. The company has been told not to repeat the claims.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th January 2009
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“An atheist advertising campaign with the slogan ‘There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life’ has been reported to the Advertising Standards Authority.”
The Times, 9th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The company behind a ‘Want Longer Lasting Sex?’ ad campaign for a nasal spray is defying an order to take down its posters by the advertising watchdog.”
The Guardian, 7th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An advert for the Robert de Niro and Al Pacino police thriller Righteous Kill, which used the line ‘there’s nothing wrong with a little shooting as long as the right people get shot’, was criticised by a watchdog for running during the inquest into the police shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A poster for Magners cider that featured the words ‘Feck off bees’ has been cleared by the UK’s advertising watchdog. The word ‘feck’ is unlikely to be seen as a swearword, said the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th December 2008
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“Ofcom has made its first ruling over a breach of its political advertising code for a TV commercial on ITV1 promoting the introduction of congestion charging in Greater Manchester.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Sun newspaper has been ordered not to use the word ‘bloody’ on posters in future. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it was socially irresponsible to use the word in an advert that appeared in a public place.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th November 2008
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“Apple has been told not to repeat a TV advert for its iPhone 3G mobile phone. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the ad was misleading because it implied that users would enjoy faster download speeds than the device actually achieves.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Advertising claims made in videos on YouTube are subject to the same standards of truth and accuracy as ads that appear in traditional media, according to a US advertising watchdog. Such ads can escape the UK regulator’s remit, though. A group of advertising industry stakeholders is reviewing UK advertising rules. Its recommendations may include the extension of regulation to advertising claims on companies’ own websites, which are currently exempt, and videos that appear on sites like YouTube.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
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