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Lexis®PSL Commercial weekly highlights—18 August 2016

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Published on: 18 August 2016
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Table of contents

  • Headlines (News updates & analysis)
  • Advertising and marketing: ASA adjudications this week
  • Advertising and marketing: ASA rules on sales promotion for Walkers crisps
  • Confidential information: High Court rules on extent of restrictive covenants
  • Consumer protection: Amazon and unfair terms in business-to-consumer contracts
  • Consumer protection: CMA acts over ‘paid for’ and biased online reviews
  • Contracts: Court of Appeal considers indefinite demurrage claims
  • Data protection: Examining the Opinion of the EDPS on review of the e-Privacy Directive
  • Data protection: ICO issues monetary penalty notice to GP practice and to county council
  • Data protection: The lawfulness of national data retention regimes

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Article summary

Welcome to the weekly Commercial highlights from the Lexis®PSL Commercial team for the week ending 18 August 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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