Friday, 5 November 2010

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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.

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This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM

ECJ closes employee transfer loophole

Employees of a firm which is transferred to another company must retain their rights even if the company with which they had an employment contract does not transfer, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.
04/11/2010

Government asks Ofcom to review News Corp's BSkyB bid

The Government has asked media regulator to assess the affect on media plurality of the proposal from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation that it take BSkyB private.
04/11/2010

Data protection law should contain costs recovery for ICO and privacy link, says firm

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) should be able to charge companies for audits he conducts on their privacy processes, according to a data protection consultancy.
03/11/2010

ICO will not fine Google over Wi-Fi data gathering

Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner will not fine Google over unauthorised collection of personal data by its Street View cars, despite ruling that this was a "significant breach of the Data Protection Act".
03/11/2010

Commission to revise rules on agreements among rivals to foster technical standards

The European Commission will revise its rules on agreements between competitors to help companies to agree on technical standards, it has said. The move is designed to help encourage cross-border trade in digital goods and services.
02/11/2010

Government may restrict unfair dismissal claim rights

The Government's new advisor on small businesses could recommend an increase in the length of time employees have to work before being allowed to bring unfair dismissal claims.
01/11/2010

OUT-LAW RadioOUT-LAW Radio: Twitter's trade mark u-turn

04/11/2010: We analyse Twitter's decision to start protecting its trade marked terms more aggressively.