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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld two issues against Glow Up LLC t/a Maxxing concerning paid-for Meta advertisements for its artificial...
MLex: Poland’s Digital Minister has asked the European Commission to fine Meta €250 million over scam advertisements on its platforms, which allegedly...
MLex: Meta Platforms’ settlement of US lawsuits this week could pressure the European Commission to secure commitments in ongoing EU proceedings over...
Ofcom has published a resource to help regulated service providers conduct due diligence on third-party age assurance vendors. The resource sets out a...
What are perpetual, irrevocable and royalty-free licences?Licences are sometimes expressed to be ‘perpetual’, ‘irrevocable’ or ‘royalty-free’, but...
Reputational damage claims—alternative causes of actionThis Practice Note considers the relationship between causes of action for reputational damage...
DefamationThe tort of defamation is governed by a mixture of statute and common law. The relevant statutory law is contained in:•the Defamation Act...
Software escrowIntroductionEscrow is the process of two or more parties placing property or instruments in the hands of a trusted third party (an...
Does the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 apply to business-to-business contracts and to what extent might it restrict a contract term permitting variation of terms and conditions on notice?This Q&A focuses on the position of an application programming interface (API)/website owner wishing to include
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
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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
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