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Lexis®PSL Commercial weekly highlights—1 September 2016

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Published on: 01 September 2016
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Table of contents

  • Headlines (News updates & analysis)
  • Advertising and marketing: ASA adjudications this week
  • Advertising and marketing: CMA investigation—identifying paid promotions
  • Advertising and marketing: changes to screen text guidance
  • Advertising and marketing: rum ad banned for 'implying alcohol could enhance personal qualities'
  • Brexit: House of Commons briefing paper, 'Brexit: impact across policy areas' published
  • Contracts: electronic signatures guidance published
  • Contracts: when is waiver permitted under parties' joint venture arrangements?
  • Corporate law: guidance on the confirmation statement published
  • Cross-border trading: Department for International Trade asks for feedback on doing business in seven overseas markets

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Article summary

Welcome to the weekly Commercial highlights from the Lexis®PSL Commercial team for the week ending 1 September 2016. This week’s edition of the Commercial highlights includes key current awareness, news analysis and links to our weekly consultation, cases and legislation trackers. We also report on new materials published this week and materials which we have updated.

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