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Alan Hunt comments for Drapers: Offensive fashion: when brands get it horribly wrong
Press
02 April 2019Alan 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.
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Lewis Silkin's adlaw blog round up of February
06 March 2019Welcome to the latest roundup of news and insights from our adlaw experts. You can also visit the adlaw blog where you’ll find many more posts about developments in legal and regulatory issues affecting the advertising and marketing sector.
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Lewis Silkin advises Urban Innovation Company in their development and implementation of pulse smart hubs in Belfast
Deal
26 February 2019Lewis Silkin advised Urban Innovation Company (UIC) on its recent and exciting project of introducing the first smart hubs to the streets of Belfast. The £3M project, funded entirely by UIC which designs and builds next generation telecommunication hubs, will help people stay connected - and even save lives. Lewis Silkin supported UIC with a variety of commercial, corporate, IP, planning and data privacy related advice.
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for LexisNexis: Moderating marketing - can the law take a stand against problematic adverts?
14 February 2019In an article for Lexis Nexis, Geraint Lloyd-Taylor discusses the background of the recent backlash of certain adverts, highlighting that ‘time will tell’ how effectively the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will regulate this ‘potentially thorny and subjective issue’.
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Lewis Silkin French Desk advises its longstanding client Publicis Groupe, on the sale of Publicis Health Solutions to Altamont Capital Partners
Deal
12 February 2019Lewis Silkin has advised its longstanding client Publicis Groupe, on the sale of Publicis Health Solutions to Altamont Capital Partners.
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Alan Hunt comments in Drapers magazine - Gucci apologises for 'racist' jumper
Press
08 February 2019Alan 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.
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Lewis Silkin French Desk advises its longstanding client Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of the remaining 24.9% stake in Blue 449 from M&C Saatchi Plc
Deal
04 February 2019Lewis Silkin has advised its longstanding client Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of the remaining 24.9% stake in Blue 449 from M&C Saatchi Plc.
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Lewis Silkin's adlaw blog round up of January
04 February 2019Welcome to the latest roundup of news and insights from our adlaw experts. You can also visit our adlaw blog where you’ll find many more posts about developments in legal and regulatory issues affecting the advertising and marketing sector.
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for BBC News, The Times and The Financial Times: Social media stars agree to declare when they post ads
Press
23 January 2019Geraint 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.
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Tech Predictions for 2019
11 January 2019Following on from our 2018 Tech Predictions, here are our top ten favourite tech predictions for 2019. Just imagine a world where new technology not only makes us more efficient but improves our lives in other ways - let’s see what 2019 might hold in store!
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Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen Communications Group plc on its acquisition of Planning-Inc Ltd
Deal
11 January 2019Lewis Silkin has advised its client Next Fifteen, the digital communications group, on its acquisition of Planning-Inc Ltd, a predictive analytics and data marketing business.
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Lewis Silkin advises on sale of leading digital service design agency We Are Friday to PA Consulting
Deal
17 December 2018Leading law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has advised We Are Friday, a leading digital service design and engineering agency, on its acquisition by PA Consulting.
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Lewis Silkin advises global communications agency Way To Blue, on its acquisition by The Miroma Group
Deal
29 November 2018The Lewis Silkin Corporate team has advised its client, Way To Blue, on its acquisition by The Miroma Group.
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Brinsley Dresden interviewed for BBC Radio 5 Live: Iceland's banned Christmas ad
Press
15 November 2018Brinsley 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.
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Brinsley Dresden writes for Campaign: Iceland's difficulty with 'Rang-tan' film highlights Clearcast's unusual status
12 November 2018In an article for Campaign Live, Brinsley Dresden comments on the decision to stop the running of Iceland's Christmas ad highlighting the threat of palm oil cultivation on the advice of Clearcast, the broadcast advertising clearance body, which expressed worries that Greenpeace's involvement contravened BCAP rules against advertising with political objectives.
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Sports Q&A - Are the new guidelines on influencer marketing relevant to Sport?
01 November 2018The requirement for influencers to use #Ad to ensure their promotion of brand partners on social media are clearly identified as advertising is not new. However recent guidelines issued jointly by the relevant regulators is a sharp reminder that they’re taking this seriously.
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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 2018Alex 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.
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Jo Farmer speaks at the Digital Marketing Expo & Conference 2018 (DMEXCO 2018)
Press
14 September 2018Lewis 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.
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor writes for LexisNexis: Brexit: deal or no deal—how will it impact the advertising and marketing sector?
Press
07 September 2018In 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.
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Alan Hunt writes for Essential Retail: A prime question: ‘one-day delivery’ guarantees and eCommerce
Press
30 August 2018In 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.