Crafting effective strategies for advertising, marketing, and sponsorship requires a nuanced understanding of regulatory frameworks and consumer protection laws. This practice area covers detailed guidance on compliance, risk management, and best practices to help legal practitioners advise clients in advertising campaigns, sponsorship deals, and marketing initiatives while staying ahead of legal challenges and industry trends.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a summary of responses to its consultation on the draft annual plan 2026–27 and released the...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched five investigations into consumer law to determine whether businesses have breached...
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published its response to the technical consultation on the Competition Act 1998 (Technology Transfer...
Commercial analysis: Is it possible to manage or reduce product returns by driving consumer behaviour, through behaviour-based pricing and by imposing...
Fiduciary DutiesWho is a fiduciary?There is no comprehensive list of the relationships which give rise to the existence of fiduciary duties under...
RepudiationThis Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes...
If a contract’s actual date and effective date are different, is the effective date enforceable?For the purposes of this Q&A we have assumed this...
Agent and principal relationships with third partiesThis Practice Note deals with the relationships arising between principals, agents and third...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements[Insert addressee details]Dear [insert name][It is our understanding that [insert name of prospective employee] [was an employee of yours between the dates of [insert dates as appropriate] OR is a current employee of
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