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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.

This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM

Scrapped retirement age will live on in private sector, says expert

The Government will scrap the law allowing organisations to force workers to retire at 65 but companies will find it easier than ever to run their own compulsory retirement schemes in the wake of a Court of Appeal ruling yesterday, an expert has said.
29/07/2010

Scottish Government outlines proposed extension to FOI laws

The Scottish Government has asked the public and business to consider how far freedom of information (FOI) laws should be extended.
29/07/2010

ECJ asked to confirm that emulating software does not infringe copyright

A small software company did not infringe copyright in analytical software giant SAS's software by writing a program that emulated its functions, the High Court has provisionally ruled.
27/07/2010

Factual disputes can be the basis of appeals too

OPINION: There is a common misconception that appeals can only be based on a claim that a judge misinterpreted the law. Facts, many think, are out of bounds. But a Court of Appeal ruling has demonstrated that this is not true.
26/07/2010

Confidentiality agreement broke EU competition rules, says High Court

Parts of a confidentiality agreement between a maker of photocopiers and a sales agency cannot be enforced because they violate EU competition law, the High Court has said.
26/07/2010

DMA updates Code of Practice with new rules on children's data and green marketing

Companies engaged in direct marketing to consumers must not use the internet to gather data about children under 12 and must be able to back up any green claims they make, according to a new code of practice for the industry.
23/07/2010

OUT-LAW Radio: Handbags and bad rags

29/07/2010: The fashion industry is riddled with fakery, from internet-peddled counterfeits to artful 'homages' from designer to designer. So should the rag trade change its approach to IP?