25th Feb 2026 10:00 - 11:00 Online
Webinar: Legal and Policy Update
New regulation continually shapes how data can be used and what good practice looks like. Staying ahead of change helps you protect brand trust, unlock opportunities early, and make decisions with confidence.
Join Lee & Thompson, the DMA’s enhanced Legal Helpdesk partner, for a practical legal and policy update focused on the issues currently shaping marketing practice.
In this session, the Lee & Thompson team, will explore a range of legal and regulatory issues currently shaping marketing practice and impacting DMA members, including:
The less healthy food and drink (HFSS) regime
Prize promotions and competitions
Transparency in influencer marketing
The use of AI in advertising and marketing
Five key contract watch-outs for marketers
Designed for marketers navigating increasingly complex regulation, this session will provide essential updates and practical insight to help strengthen compliance, support responsible marketing, and reduce legal risk in day-to-day activity.
Speakers
Huw Morris
Partner, Advertising & Marketing, Commercial , Lee & Thompson
Huw joined the firm in 2017 from a US law firm where he was head of the UK Advertising Law team. Before that, he worked in the legal team at the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, where he advised a list of around 260 UK advertising agencies.
Frania Cooper
Legal Director, Advertising & Marketing, Disputes, Lee & Thompson
Frania is a Legal Director in the firm’s Dispute Resolution Group, advising clients across the media, entertainment and technology industries on a range of IP and contractual disputes and has extensive High Court litigation experience.
Rebecca Coleman
Partner, Advertising & Marketing, Commercial, Lee & Thompson
Rebecca brings over 15 years experience advising clients in the creative industries, particularly within advertising & marketing, on matters including clearance and regulatory compliance, content licensing, brand partnerships, data privacy, and AI.
Chris Combemale
Director of Policy and Public Affairs, DMA
Chris provides strategic leadership to the public affairs, legal and preference service teams. He Chaired email council for 8 years, became a NED in 2007, Executive Director in 2009
For all enquiries regarding this event please contact: Isabella.Womack@dma.org.uk | 020 7291 3300
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