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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

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

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Withers LLP

ESG And Property Investment: What Commercial Investors Really Need To Consider

There was a time when environmental and social factors barely registered in commercial property deals. Energy ratings and community value sat somewhere near the bottom of the checklist – if they featured at all.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Buckles Law

The EU Omnibus Reforms: Reshaping Corporate Sustainability Obligations

On 13 October 2025, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted to approve significant changes to the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Browne Jacobson

Microplastic Risk Threat Worse Than Previously Thought: Implications For Insurers

United Kingdom Environment

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Browne Jacobson

Turning Over A New Leaf: What You Need To Know About The EPBC Act Amendments

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Keeping Boult Caffeinated – Sustainability And Coffee At Boult

United Kingdom Environment

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Boult Wade Tennant

ESG Circular - Issue 1 - October 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

The Next Era Of Sustainability Leadership: CEO Survey Shows The Business Case Is Now

United Kingdom Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Navigating Tax Compliance: How Italian Businesses Can Stay Ahead Of Global Change

United Kingdom Tax

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IR Global

Reforming The Law Of Agricultural Tenancies – Long Overdue?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Hunters

The Future Of Data Centres In Scotland

Scotland Energy

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Addleshaw Goddard

International Insights - Navigating Global Planning And Land Use Systems

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: Human Rights Due Diligence And Defence Investments (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Employment Rights Bill Nears Final Stages

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Guernsey Updates The Private Investment Fund (PIF) Regime

Guernsey Finance

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Walkers

The Space: Mental Health And Wellbeing - Episode Two (Podcast)

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

Happy Birthday To The Online Safety Act!

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

European Food Law Association (EFLA) Congress: Regulatory Insights For The Food And Drink Sector

The UK may have left the EU but with companies acting globally, it's essential to keep up to date with international developments.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Browne Jacobson

Autumn Round Up Of Environmental, Social, Governance And Sustainability Regulatory News

From plastics bans to new waste recycling obligations, there is a lot happening in ESG and sustainability regulation. We highlight the key developments to help businesses prepare for forthcoming changes.

United Kingdom Environment

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Lewis Silkin

Next Stop On The Omnibus: EFRAG Consults On Amendments To The ESRS

In July 2025, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has published its long awaited draft amendments to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).

European Union Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Buckinghamshire Council v FCC Buckinghamshire Ltd

On 17 April 2013, the Council entered into a project agreement with FCCB for the construction and thereafter the operation over a 30-year period of an energy-from-waste plant at Greatmoor Farm near Bicester...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

The Paris International Arbitration Newsletter - September/October 2025

Worldwide Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

Exploring The Interoperability Of Global Frameworks With KEY ESG

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

EU & UK: 5 Key Legal Sustainability Developments For The Fashion Industry

European Union Environment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

United Kingdom: Renewable Energy 2026

United Kingdom Energy

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Bracewell

Class Actions Radar: United Kingdom – General (England And Wales)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK-US Nuclear Energy Deal – The Challenges And Opportunities Explained

Worldwide Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

EU Court: Investments In Nuclear Energy And Natural Gas Can Qualify As Sustainable

European Union Energy

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Jones Day

Mining Laws And Regulations United Kingdom 2026

United Kingdom Energy

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Milbank LLP

General Court Upholds European Commission's Approach To Nuclear And Gas In Taxonomy Regulation

European Union Energy

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Proskauer Rose LLP

The ICJ And The Climate Crisis: A Landmark Advisory Opinion On State Obligations

United Kingdom Environment

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A&O Shearman

EU Court: Investments In Nuclear Energy And Natural Gas Can Qualify As Sustainable

On September 10, 2025, the European Court of Justice held that the European Commission was entitled to take the view that nuclear and gas-fired...

European Union Energy

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Jones Day

Mining Laws And Regulations United Kingdom 2026

Regulation of the mining industry follows the devolution of certain powers relating to mining from the government of the United Kingdom to the governments of Scotland...

United Kingdom Energy

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Milbank LLP

General Court Upholds European Commission's Approach To Nuclear And Gas In Taxonomy Regulation

The European Union's (the "EU") General Court has dismissed two legal challenges against the European Commission's delegated legislation under the Taxonomy Regulation...

European Union Energy

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Proskauer Rose LLP

The ICJ And The Climate Crisis: A Landmark Advisory Opinion On State Obligations

"[T]he questions posed by the General Assembly represent more than a legal problem: they concern an existential problem of planetary proportions that imperils all forms of life and the very health of our planet.

United Kingdom Environment

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A&O Shearman

Do Not Bottle The Truth: Major Soft Drinks Company Commits To Correcting Its Recycling Claims Under EU Law

European Union Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

Future Network Strategy For CO₂ Transport And Storage

On 6 August 2025, DESNZ has asked the public for input on how to build and improve the country's CO₂ transport and storage networks to support its climate goals and the growing Carbon Capture...

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Responsibility Of Shell For Legacy Oil Pollution In Nigeria

On 20 June 2025, in a landmark decision, the High Court ruled that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria...

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Environmental Governance (Targets) Regulations 2025

The Environmental Governance (Targets) Regulations 2025 (the ‘Regulations') made under sections 4 and 5 of the Environmental Governance Act 2023...

United Kingdom Environment

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ISOLAS

UK Extended Producer Responsibility For Packaging: Implications For Fashion Retailers

The UK's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging Regulations, effective from January 2025, introduces an entirely new approach to the management and recycling of waste packaging.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Browne Jacobson

ICJ Issues Advisory Opinion On Climate Change: Implications For Public Authorities And Private Actors

United Kingdom Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Monthly NSIP Newsletter - Summer 2025 Issue

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Defining State Obligations In A Warming World: The ICJ's Advisory Opinion On Climate Change

Worldwide Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Risks Posed By Plans For A New Water 'Super Regulator'

United Kingdom Environment

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Built To Last: The Resilient Infrastructure Challenge

United Kingdom Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Can 3D Printing Save Our Oceans?

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

NSW Environmental Bill Introduced To Give EPA New "Teeth" - But Will They Bite?

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK FCA Plans To Streamline UK Sustainability Reporting

European Union Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Independent Water Commission Report: Understanding Key Recommendations

United Kingdom Energy

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Browne Jacobson

Legal Project Management: A Cornerstone In Operational Delivery Of Inquiries

United Kingdom Strategy

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Browne Jacobson

What's In Scope? OPRED's New Guidance On Scope 3 Emissions Issued

United Kingdom Environment

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Burness Paull

Potter Clarkson Launches Landmark Patent Landscape Analysis Of The SynBio Revolution

United Kingdom IP

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Potter Clarkson

Can CRISPR And RNAi Help Us Develop New And More Sustainable Fruits And Vegetables?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Potter Clarkson

UK Sustainability Disclosure – Key Developments

United Kingdom Commercial

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

EU Commission Proposes Amendments To Simplify EU CBAM In The Omnibus Proposal

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Mastering TCFD: Your Guide To Ensure Seamless Reporting (Video)

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Travers Smith LLP

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Lewis Silkin

S4:E11 – Beyond The Blueprint - Creating Places That Matter: 'Fear Less, Do More' With Helen Taylor (Video)

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Square One

ESG And The Energy Transition (Video)

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

What Are Property Searches When Buying A House? (Video)

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IBB Law

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