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Lexis®PSL Commercial weekly highlights—3 November 2016

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Published on: 03 November 2016

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Headlines (News updates & analysis)
Advertising and marketing: ASA adjudications this week
Advertising and marketing: Changes to broadband price claims in advertisements in force
Advertising and marketing: ASA publishes its 2017 objectives
Brexit: High Court rules that Article 50 cannot be triggered under the royal prerogative
Brexit: Article 50 litigation—judgment day in Northern Ireland
Brexit: Article 50 notification and UK devolution
Brexit: No going back on Brexit?—Article 50 notification and irrevocability
Brexit: The great repeal and UK devolution
Consumer protection: Co-operative Energy to pay £1.8m for customer service failings

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Article summary

Welcome to the weekly Commercial highlights from the Lexis®PSL Commercial team for the week ending 3 November 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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