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ASA Monthly Insights October 2025: Four(ish) Rulings You Need To Know About

Our advertising and marketing team read the Advertising Standard Authority's (ASA) rulings every week and each month select the ones we think you need to know about and of course, one for fun.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Browne Jacobson

Legal Consideration For Hotels: Planning (Video)

With hotel conversions up 26% year-on-year, planning has become a critical factor in UK hotel development. Philip Baker, Partner and Co-lead of Hotels and Vicky Fowler, Head of Planning, unpack the legal challenges and opportunities driving this trend.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Ofcom Issues Guidance About Online Safety Act In Video Gaming Context

Ofcom has recently issued guidance about the Online Safety Act in the video gaming context. It has emphasised that the Act makes online businesses, including gaming companies...

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Online Safety Act In Action: Ofcom Targets Platforms Failing To Block Child Abuse Material

The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, has taken further enforcement action under the Online Safety Act (OSA), showing how it plans to respond to child sexual abuse material...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Logan & Partners

Skins Gambling Report: Key Learnings For The UK Video Games Industry

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Key Legal Considerations When Using Social Media To Grow A Business

United Kingdom Media & IT

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LegalVision

GALA's Global Guide To Privacy Laws In Advertising And Marketing - New Edition Published

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

The ASA's Brand Advertising Exemption: What Do You Need To Know?

United Kingdom Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

The ASA's Brand Advertising Exemption: What Do You Need To Know?

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Retailers' vs The Advertising Standards Authority

United Kingdom Media & IT

FA

Foot Anstey Solicitors

It's That Time Again: Sign Up Now For Brinsley's Fireside Chat With Guy Parker Of The ASA On Thursday 13 November

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Don't Roll The Dice With Kids: CAP And BCAP Up The Ante On Gambling Ads

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Time's Up: ASA Rules On Countdown Timers And Pricing Claims

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Less Healthy Food Advertising Restrictions: What Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Media & IT

BJ

Browne Jacobson

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

RC

Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

UK 20-Year Route To Settlement Explained | 20 Years UK Residence Visa (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

Shaping The Future Of Build To Rent: Quintain Living At Wembley Park (Podcast)

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Webinar Recording: Employment Law Lab - September Edition 2025 (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

BP

Burness Paull

UK Refugee Family Reunion Closed: New Visa Options (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

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IT and Internet

Physical Property Damage From Cyber Incidents: Implications For Insurers

The traditional distinction between cyber and physical risks is rapidly dissolving. Whilst cyber insurance initially addressed purely digital losses...

United Kingdom Insurance

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Deforestation Regulation: More Changes And Possible Delays Likely

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) aims to ensure that certain goods placed on the EU market will no longer contribute to deforestation and forest degradation in the EU and elsewhere in the world.

European Union Commercial

LS

Lewis Silkin

Online Safety Act In Action: Ofcom Targets Platforms Failing To Block Child Abuse Material

The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, has taken further enforcement action under the Online Safety Act (OSA), showing how it plans to respond to child sexual abuse material...

United Kingdom Media & IT

LP

Logan & Partners

UK's ICO Issues A £14 Million Fine For Poor Data Security – Thoughts For GCs And CISOs

United Kingdom Privacy

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Ropes & Gray LLP

'What Is Illegal Offline, Must Be Illegal Online': Cyberflashing And The Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

New Online Safety Codes Require Age Verification For Explicit Content

United Kingdom Privacy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Rise Of Shadow AI: Risk Or Opportunity?

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

What's Up With WhatsApp Contracts?

United Kingdom Commercial

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom Privacy

LS

Lewis Silkin

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Telecoms, Mobile & Cable Communications

AI Traffic Cameras: A New Era Of Mobile Phone Driving Convictions?

AI cameras were first trialled in the UK in 2021 and capture high resolution images which can flag the behaviour of motorists behind the wheel.

United Kingdom Technology

Gardner Leader

Online Safety Act In Action: Ofcom Targets Platforms Failing To Block Child Abuse Material

The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, has taken further enforcement action under the Online Safety Act (OSA), showing how it plans to respond to child sexual abuse material...

United Kingdom Media & IT

LP

Logan & Partners

Cellnex Wins Rooftop Telecom Rights At Croydon Crown Court: Key Tribunal Decision Explained

On 5 June 2025, the First Tier Tribunal (FtT) delivered an extempore judgment in Cellnex Connectivity Solutions Limited v Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government...

United Kingdom Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

When Is A Lease Not A Lease?

United Kingdom Real Estate

HL

Hunters

Has Off-channel Gone 'Off The Boil'? The UK FCA Releases Findings Of Review Into Use Of Unapproved Communication Channels By Wholesale Banks' Staff

United Kingdom Media & IT

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

From Field Service To Experience Service: A Paradigm Shift In Telco Customer Interactions

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

A Practitioner's Perspective On Cyber Investigations In The United Kingdom

United Kingdom Privacy

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BCL Solicitors LLP

How TowerCos Can Drive Value In A Difficult Economic Climate

United Kingdom Media & IT

A

AlixPartners

Cultivating Connectivity: 5G And The Future Of Farming

United Kingdom Media & IT

MC

Marks & Clerk

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Media & Entertainment Law

Key Legal Considerations When Using Social Media To Grow A Business

When using social media to grow your business, be mindful of intellectual property, privacy laws and advertising standards.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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LegalVision

Curtain Up, Rights Reserved

Taylor Swift's 12th studio album "The Life of a Showgirl" was released last Friday, and it has already broken records: 3.5m units have been sold in the US.

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

APAC PayTV: The Art Of Rebuilding In A Storm

The PayTV business is facing strong headwinds globally. Customers are spending less time watching traditional TV in their living rooms, engaging more with their mobile phones and social media instead.

United Kingdom Media & IT

A

AlixPartners

High Court Dismisses High-profile Libel Claim, Finding That Defences Of Truth And Public Interest Are Established

United Kingdom Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FTC Chairman Warns Major Tech Companies Of "Censorship" In EU DSA And UK Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Privacy

AO

A&O Shearman

The VSP Regime Is Dead, Long Live The OSA!

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Cheats, Hacks And Legal Strategies: Safeguarding Value In The UK Video Game Industry

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Heads Up! Liability For Injuries Caused To Spectators At Sporting Events

United Kingdom Media & IT

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

When Is A Hotel Not A Hotel?

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Advertising, Marketing & Branding

Retail Law Roundup: October 2025

This golden quarter marks a significant moment for the UK economy. Following a year of tepid retail spending, forecasts point to increased revenues driven by higher real incomes...

United Kingdom Consumer

BJ

Browne Jacobson

ASA Monthly Insights October 2025: Four(ish) Rulings You Need To Know About

Our advertising and marketing team read the Advertising Standard Authority's (ASA) rulings every week and each month select the ones we think you need to know about and of course, one for fun.

United Kingdom Media & IT

BJ

Browne Jacobson

TotalEnergies Fined For Greenwashing In Its Advertising In French Ruling

On 23 October 2025, a Paris civil court delivered a landmark ruling against TotalEnergies, finding the French oil and gas giant liable for misleading consumers through greenwashing advertising.

United Kingdom Energy

WL

Withers LLP

How Regional Grocers Capture The $100B Private Brand Opportunity — Part 2: Develop The Flagship

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

Influencing Influencers – Ad Standards Releases Latest Edition Of Influencer Marketing Disclosure Guidelines

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Key Legal Considerations When Using Social Media To Grow A Business

United Kingdom Media & IT

L

LegalVision

GALA's Global Guide To Privacy Laws In Advertising And Marketing - New Edition Published

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

The ASA's Brand Advertising Exemption: What Do You Need To Know?

United Kingdom Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

The ASA's Brand Advertising Exemption: What Do You Need To Know?

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)

LS

Lewis Silkin

S4:E8 – Championing The North East: 'Fear Less, Do More' With John Holmes (Video)

SO

Square One

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

SM

Simons Muirhead & Burton

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

GW

Gowling WLG

EU Data Act 3 – Cloud To On-Prem Migrations (Video)

KI

Kemp IT Law

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