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. Price comparison sites may be in breach of financial advice regulations when they lead customers to insurance policies, regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said. A website which allows members of the public to report crime seen on CCTV footage must make significant changes to the way it operates, the UK's privacy watchdog has said. A company which sued internet users who quoted from a newspaper did not have the right to pursue that legal action, a US judge has said. The company may face legal action itself over claims made to the court. Three UK banks have been given an extension of time to deal with a backlog of complaints relating to insurance they may have mis-sold to customers, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said. Former T-Mobile employees that stole customer information and passed it on to other companies have been fined more than £73,000 for violating UK data protection laws, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said. Businesses will pay less tax on profits that have derived from patented inventions, the Treasury has said.
This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM
Price comparison sites may be breaking financial advice regulations, says FSA
16/06/2011CCTV footage-watching website must encrypt streams, says ICO
16/06/2011Company acting over use of newspaper snippets did not have right to sue, says US court
15/06/2011Lloyds, Barclays and RBS given PPI complaint extensions
14/06/2011Illegal traders of T-Mobile customers' personal data fined more than £73,000
14/06/2011Government publishes patent tax break details
13/06/2011
Friday, 17 June 2011
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