Friday, 8 April 2011


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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

EU Commission publishes voluntary guidelines on RFID and privacy

The European Commission has published guidelines that companies can follow if they want to assess the privacy implications of their use of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips.
07/04/2011

Going private is no panacea for universities

OPINION: Universities may be considering throwing off the burdens of bureaucracy and state control associated with public funding and going it alone as commercial enterprises.
07/04/2011

Online ticket company ordered to release data on ticket sellers

An online company must hand over personal data of its customers, according to a High Court ruling.
06/04/2011

Ex-director given permanent ban on revealing confidential information

A businessman has been ordered never to improperly reveal confidential information belonging to a company where he used to be a director.
05/04/2011

Guidance on agency workers' rights leaves crucial questions unanswered, says expert

Government guidance on the rights of agency workers leaves some questions unanswered that will only be cleared up through employment tribunals, according to an employment law expert.
05/04/2011

EU video directive does apply to newspaper-published video, says regulator

The Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) Directive should be applied to video content on newspaper websites, online video regulator the Association for Television on Demand (ATVOD) has said.
05/04/2011