Sep 24, 2024 How Technological Disruption is Shaping the Future of CGFR Organisations By Chloe Forster Chris Rennie This year, our DLA Piper Tech Index is global, and captures the views of an even wider cross section of organisations working in the...
Sep 18, 2024 ANZ Food Law Updates By Sophie Edgerton Jessie Buchan Hazel Pang Proposed Changes to the Definition of "Genetically-Modified" under the FSANZ Code (Proposal P1055) Food Standards Australia New Zealand...
Sep 17, 2024 Shrinkflation By Veronika Appl Shrinkflation is a phenomenon where products are reduced in size or quantity while maintaining the same price. The practice is often used...
Sep 02, 2024 Retail Reimagined: the influence of GenAI By Suman Khurana Imran Syed Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Generative AI (GenAI) in particular, is steadily bringing about change in all sectors. The retail...
Aug 22, 2024 Negotiators short on time to wrap up a global plastics treaty By George Gigounas Jesse Medlong Amanda McCaffrey In 2015, the Paris Agreement provided a critical signal of the political will behind global climate action. Now, United Nations members...
Aug 09, 2024 ASA rulings summary, July 2024 - are ads expected in paid streaming subscriptions? gambling ad allowed near(ish) to school and misleading images By Hannah Potter Georgina Doukanaris Alexander Ioannides This month the ASA has made some helpful rulings around (a) whether streaming services need to disclose the presence of paid ads up front...
Jul 26, 2024 Green Claims Developments Gather Pace By Anette Moll Berg Alejandro González Vega David Alexandre Sophie Edgerton John Wilks +2 more... Show less Green claims have become a dominant marketing trend worldwide in recent years. In response to growing concerns about 'greenwashing,'...
Jul 25, 2024 Consumer Bites: Episode 4 – Cross-border royalty arrangements By Jun Au In our fourth vlog of the Consumer Bites Series, Jun Au discusses the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) increased focus on cross-border...
Jul 24, 2024 CMA Secures Undertakings from Wowcher in Dark Patterns Investigation By Mark Dewar Sophie Lessar Kit Lee On 19 July 2024, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that Wowcher, an e-commerce site, has agreed to revise its online...
Jul 18, 2024 ASA rulings summary, June/ July 2024 - TikTok trends go wrong, number one claims and nobody is getting a starter By Hannah Potter Georgina Doukanaris Petros Nafpliotis Amneek Thiara Natalie Shallal Angelica Pediconi +3 more... Show less This month the ASA has provided a reminder that (i) encouraging excessive drinking is no laughing matter; (ii) number 1 claims must be...
Jul 16, 2024 The ESPR: paving the way to a sustainable fashion future By Laura Smit The fashion industry faces increasing scrutiny for its environmental impact and social conditions. It accounts for nearly 10% of all...
Jul 11, 2024 Consumer websites and apps: deceptive privacy choices By Alexa Smith Getting privacy right in a consumer-facing business is not just about having a privacy policy and getting your marketing consents right....
Jul 09, 2024 Tailor made temptations: Navigating fast fashion’s ESG woes with Tech By Ryan Harrison Charlotte Swain In a dynamic retail landscape, technology and sustainability form a powerful alliance, reshaping how consumers shop and brands operate....
Jul 09, 2024 Distilling the new UK Rules and Guidance on Advertising Alcohol Alternatives By John Wilks Georgina Doukanaris In light of the huge growth of alcohol alternative products (e.g. no or low-alcohol beers and mocktails), the UK’s Committee of...
Jul 05, 2024 PepsiCo Full Federal Court Decision: Overturns the November, 2023 Decision on the Application of Royalty Withholding Tax and Diverted Profits Tax By Jock McCormack Jun Au Our Australian tax team have reported on a critical decision from the Full Federal Court, with a majority decision that held payments...
Jul 02, 2024 Circular HR By Lisa Hodgson Charis Fergusson High employee turnover can be a huge drain on an organisation’s resources. Whilst new talent can bring fresh ideas, positive change and...