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UK commercial and consumer law highlights: CMA vs Google adtech, DMCCA 2024 implementation, Ticketmaster probe, ASA rulings, procurement red flags and supply chain MoU, Product Regulation Bill, TCC contract ruling

Published on: 12 September 2024

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ASA rulings—11 September 2024

A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) questioned whether a Christmas giveaway shown in an Instagram post had been run fairly. The ASA also examined a further complaint about a paid-for Facebook ad which stated a supplement could treat menopause symptoms and, misleadingly, implied endorsement by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The ASA upheld both complaints. See: LNB News 11/09/2024 66.

CMA provisionally finds Google’s ad tech practices anti-competitive

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally concluded that Google has abused its dominant position in the UK adtech sector since at least 2015 by engaging in anti-competitive behaviour in open-display adtech. The CMA is concerned that Google is leveraging its position to prioritise its own services, thereby disadvantaging competitors and preventing them from competing on equal terms...

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