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In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Agency and distribution Contracts Intellectual property International Public procurement Sale and supply of goods LexTalk®Commercial: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—24 September 2025 The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) examined complaints concerning three adverts promoting group litigation. On 24 September 2025, it delivered three decisions, each upholding the complaints. See: LNB News 24/09/2025 40. DBT updates Price Marking Order 2004 guidance The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has issued updated guidance on the Price Marking Order 2004, SI 2004/102, revising the meanings of ‘selling price’ and ‘unit price’, and adding a fresh definition for ‘deposit’. It also introduces Article 7A, which obliges retailers to present multiple selling prices—such as those linked to loyalty incentives or multi-buy promotions—together with the conditions required to access them. See:...

In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Contracts Data protection E-commerce International LexTalk®Commercial: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Advertising, marketing and sponsorship DHSC publishes response and lays finalised brand advertising exemption regulations before Parliament The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued the government’s reply to the consultation on the Advertising (Less Healthy Food and Drink) (Brand Advertising Exemption) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/1011, and placed the instrument and explanatory memorandum before Parliament. The rules introduce a carve‑out for brand advertising from the restrictions on promoting less healthy food and drink on television and online. They aim to reduce children’s exposure to less healthy products, supporting the government’s drive to tackle childhood obesity. The measures are set to apply UK‑wide from 5 January 2026, with voluntary compliance encouraged from 1 October 2025. Ofcom and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will oversee enforcement, and ASA will publish implementation...

In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Planning issues in energy projects Energy disputes Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Key developments and materials Daily and weekly news alerts Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem consults on extending ongoing fit and proper requirements across all licences Ofgem has opened a consultation proposing that the continuing fit and proper person obligations should apply to every licence holder. These obligations, which for now cover only gas and electricity suppliers and carbon dioxide transport and storage licence holders, would be broadened so that all Ofgem licensees must ensure senior staff remain appropriate for their posts beyond the initial licence grant. The move recognises that company leadership can change and is intended to preserve enduring benchmarks of suitability. Ofgem is seeking input...

For the purposes of this note, it is assumed that: This Practice Note outlines the actions overseas entities must follow when owning, buying or disposing of land to meet the requirements of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (EC(TE)A 2022). It should be read alongside Practice Note: Overseas entities and land under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022—property registration and restrictions. the relevant land amounts to a qualifying estate for the purposes of EC(TE)A 2022 where an overseas entity already owns the land, title was entered further to an application to HM Land Registry (HMLR) on or after 1 January 1999 the body in question is an overseas entity for the purposes of EC(TE)A 2022 references to: the ROE mean the register kept under EC(TE)A 2022, s 3; and the OE ID denotes the unique identity number assigned to an overseas entity in that register references to a disposition cover a transfer, lease or legal charge ...