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31 Jan 2019 10:39
Influencers in the spotlight as the CMA cracks down on endorsementsSeveral high-profile celebrities, including Alexa Chung and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, have recently agreed to change their approach to social media advertising after pressure from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). While celebrity endorsements on social media remain an extremely popular more...
The Pepsi Fighter Jet Case
This piece was first published on Nick Diable's blog Historia Legis on 28/1/2019. In 1996, Pepsico Inc. ran a TV advert promoting Pepsi to young people with a promise that if consumers collected “Pepsi Points” and sent them into Pepsico they would be rewarded with Pepsi branded gifts that they could more...
24 Jan 2019 15:18
You’ve not got mail…Everything you need to know about sending marketing emails When sending marketing emails to promote your business, you will need to be careful not to breach the laws on direct marketing and data protection. As Google found out recently, to the tune of a €50m fine, breach of the data protection laws more...
3 Jan 2019 10:21
Important dates for your 2019 legal diaryWith the UK due to leave the EU on 29 March, 2019 looks set to be a busy year of changing legal horizons. At Sparqa Legal, we are constantly reviewing our content to keep it up-to-date with legal developments as and when they happen. Looking ahead to the first half of 2019, here are some key legal more...
19 Dec 2018 16:16
Barrister sees fines over false claims reduced for juice bar and its ownerCounsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has represented a juice bar and its owner at appeal securing a reduction in their fines imposed due to bogus health claims, which had totalled more than £8,000. Pure and Raw juice bar, in Leamington Spa, and its director Ravinder Aujla had both pleaded guilty more...
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