Hi, here is your weekly round-up of highlights from OUT-LAW News. As always, there are plenty of other stories from this week. You can also access our archive of weekly emails. The Government has published its proposals for new equality legislation and one employment law expert has warned that a policy u-turn could leave companies exposed to a deluge of equal pay claims. Luxury brands can use the European Union's Trade Marks Directive to stop companies they have a contract with from selling their goods in discount shops, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said. Google's landmark book-scanning deal with authors' and publishers' groups is coming under increased legal scrutiny as opponents claim that the deal is anti-competitive. The US Department Of Justice (DOJ) is said to be investigating the deal. An Australian biscuit maker has launched a legal challenge to a new doughnut by US manufacturer Krispy Kreme, claiming that the confectionery infringes its trade mark rights. Bank customers best understand privacy and information sharing policies when they are structured as a table rather than as solid text, a study for the US government has found. The Government has ruled out the creation of a controversial database which would have stored details of web use, emails and phone calls made by people in the UK. It said that it was the 'most effective' solution but has ruled it out on privacy grounds.
This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM
Equality Bill u-turn could damage businesses, warns expert
30/04/2009ECJ says damage to luxury perception is damage to goods themselves
29/04/2009Google's book deal faces competition law complaint
29/04/2009No-go dough blow as trade mark claim puts a hole in doughnut plan
28/04/2009Privacy notices work best in table form, says US Government research
28/04/2009Government drops plans for single communications database over privacy concerns
27/04/2009
Friday, 1 May 2009
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