EU data protection law needs to be more closely harmonized, the European Commission's vice president has said. An article published by The Times did not meet the standards of responsible journalism required for a total defence against a defamation claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Complaints about potential privacy violations soared by 30% last year, according to regulator the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Complaints about public bodies' failure to comply with the Freedom of Information Act jumped by 20%. The Government will review the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), the law that governs state tapping of phone, email and internet use. The law will be looked at as part of a wider review of counter-terrorism laws. Insurance law should clearly spell out the insured's duty to act honestly when claiming under the policy and that any fraud will forfeit the whole claim, the Law Commissions of England and Scotland suggested this month. A company can stop other companies using its trade marks to trigger search engine adverts if those adverts do not allow a web user to tell which company is behind the ads, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said. OUT-LAW Radio will be back soon.
This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM
EU Commission plans more harmonisation of data protection law
15/07/2010Newspaper story did not qualify for responsible journalism defence, says Court of Appeal
15/07/2010Information Commissioner reiterates jail call as complaints soar
14/07/2010Government begins RIPA review
14/07/2010Law Commissions tackle 'confused' law on fraudulent insurance claims
14/07/2010ECJ outlines trade mark grounds for keyword objections
09/07/2010
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