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Johnson wages war on junk food ads in bid to tackle UK obesity: Brinsley Dresden comments for City A.M.

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27 July 2020

Boris Johnson is set to announce sweeping measures to overhaul junk food advertising in the UK, which could include a 9pm watershed on TV adverts.

Influencer posts dominate online complaints to UK ad watchdog Geraint Lloyd Taylor comments

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04 June 2020

Fresh data from the UK’s advertising regulator suggests the public is now applying greater scrutiny to ads they see from influencers online as brands continue to up their spend on the medium.

Peloton Christmas ad controversy: Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for The Guardian

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05 December 2019

Geraint Lloyd-Taylor has commented in an article for The Guardian that discusses the costly social media backlash against Peloton, the high-tech exercise bike firm.

Giles Crown writes for PDP Journals: Advertising compliance: ASA's won again... for now

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18 October 2019

Giles Crown has written an article for PDP Journals discussing the recent judicial review claim brought by Actegy against the Advertising Standards Authority.

Brinsley Dresden & Sophie Jamieson write for Essential Retail: Navigating the ‘child locks’ of online retail

Press

09 October 2019

With statistics from Mintel showing that seven out of 10 children spend money online and with children increasingly growing up with the internet, many retailers operating online will undoubtedly have children among their customers. Brinsley Dresden & Sophie Jamieson ask, what is the legal position for eCommerce businesses that transact with youngsters?

Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for The Guardian and The Times: Philadelphia ad banned over cheesy joke about hapless dads

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14 August 2019

Geraint Lloyd-Taylor has commented in articles for The Guardian, The Times and a number of news sites. In the articles Geraint discusses two adverts that have become the first to be banned by the ASA under new rules designed to reduce gender stereotyping.

Jo Farmer comments for Digiday UK: ‘A lot of the time its intuition’: Marketers continue to struggle with attribution in influencer campaigns

Press

10 July 2019

In an article for Digiday UK, Jo Farmer comments on the challenge that marketers face when tracking influencers business value.

Geraint Lloyd-Taylor features in Media & Marketing Podcast for Mediatel Newsline: Tech, tax and Brexit

Press

05 July 2019

In The Media and Marketing Podcast for Mediatel Newsline, host John Reynolds speaks with Russ Shaw, co-founder of Tech London Advocates, and Geraint Lloyd-Taylor. Between them they discuss the impact of Brexit on the tech and advertising industries; London Tech Week; the problem of tax; and the virtues and downsides to the government's 'online harms' white paper.

Alan Hunt comments for Drapers: Offensive fashion: when brands get it horribly wrong

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02 April 2019

Alan Hunt has commented in an article for Drapers which discusses the age of social media, cultural insensitivity and fashion brands and retailers acting quickly when they get it wrong.

Alan Hunt comments in Drapers magazine - Gucci apologises for 'racist' jumper

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08 February 2019

Alan Hunt has commented in an article for Drapers which discusses luxury fashion brand Gucci's apology for selling a black balaclava jumper after social media users claimed it was racist.

Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for BBC News, The Times and The Financial Times: Social media stars agree to declare when they post ads

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23 January 2019

Geraint Lloyd-Taylor has commented in articles for BBC News, The Times and The Financial Times which discuss the recent agreement from sixteen social media stars to clearly state if they have been paid or received any gifts or loans of products they endorse online.

Brinsley Dresden interviewed for BBC Radio 5 Live: Iceland's banned Christmas ad

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15 November 2018

Brinsley Dresden has taken part in an interview for BBC Radio 5 Live in which he discusses Clearcast's decision to refuse clearance for a Christmas TV commercial for Iceland.

Alex Kelham writes for LawInSport: The challenges of digitally placed advertising: Ofcom’s decisions on ‘undue prominence’ from the Singapore Grand Prix

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15 October 2018

Alex Kelham has authored an article for LawInSport on how Ofcom (the British regulator of TV broadcasting in the UK) felt Formula One Management (FOM) had gone too far with its commercial creativity in its coverage of the 2016 Singapore Grand Prix.

Jo Farmer speaks at the Digital Marketing Expo & Conference 2018 (DMEXCO 2018)

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14 September 2018

Lewis Silkin Partner, Jo Farmer, spoke at DMEXCO 2018 where 40,000 of the worlds marketers, digital publishers and platforms descended on Cologne, Germany, on the 12 and 13 September.

Geraint Lloyd-Taylor writes for LexisNexis: Brexit: deal or no deal—how will it impact the advertising and marketing sector?

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07 September 2018

In an article for LexisNexis, Geraint Lloyd-Taylor looks at the legal implications of Brexit for the advertising and marketing sector under the withdrawal agreement scenario and no deal scenario.

Alan Hunt writes for Essential Retail: A prime question: ‘one-day delivery’ guarantees and eCommerce

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30 August 2018

In an article for Essential retail, Alan Hunt discusses the ASA banning Amazon for promising one-day delivery in its advertising, as it is not delivering on this very promise.

Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for The Drum: Tui ad banned by ASA for claiming that summer 'includes October'

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23 August 2018

In an article for The Drum, Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments on the ASA banning Tui advertising summer holiday packages in September and October, as the offers are misleading to customers.

Brinsley Dresden comments for LexisNexis: Consultation on rule to ban ‘harmful’ gender stereotypes from adverts

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21 May 2018

In an article for LexisNexis, Brinsley Dresden comments on the Committees of Advertising Practice launching a public consultation on introducing a rule prohibiting advertisements from including gender stereotypes that are likely to cause harm, or serious or widespread offence.

We have been recognised for our work with the IPA and ISBA in drawing up GDPR clause for client-agency contracts

Press

05 April 2018

In an article for The Drum, Lewis Silkin have been recognised for working with the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) and Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) to draft the GDPR clause, which is intended to be used as a variation addendum for clients and agencies.

Geraint Lloyd-Taylor writes for Gay Times Magazine: Adverts with LGBTQ references continue to receive complaints

Press

27 February 2018

In an article for Gay Times Magazine, Geraint Lloyd-Taylor discusses the adverts with LGBTQ references included in 2017’s ten most complained about adverts, compiled by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).