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. The European Commission has dropped infringement proceedings it had brought against the UK for failure to properly implement EU laws on the interception of communications. Internet companies have been urged to establish a final standardised system that will allow users to control their privacy settings across websites. Organisations that share control over the content of video-on-demand (VOD) programmes should write contracts that set out who has overall editorial responsibility for the material, Ofcom has said. The publisher of the now-defunct News of the World (NotW) newspaper has settled claims of alleged phone hacking with 37 people, including celebrities and other public figures, press reports have said. Internet companies have been urged to establish a final standardised system that will allow users to control their privacy settings across websites. 26 Jan 2012 OPINION: Reforms of data protection law announced today by the European Commission will bring businesses certainty with one hand while handing them a major headache with the other. The Government has scrapped proposed plans to change the rules around pre-packaged insolvency sales. Companies with more than 250 employees will have to automatically enrol their staff into a workplace pension scheme from October as originally planned, the Government has said. The European Commission is seeking views on its green public procurement (GPP) policy, as part of its wider plans to introduce mandatory standards on more sustainable consumption and production. New voluntary standards outlining acceptable behaviour for bailiffs are the "first step" towards a legally binding regulatory regime, the Government has announced. Energy regulator Ofgem has set aside up to £7.6 billion for infrastructure investment which will enable two Scottish companies to significantly upgrade transmission networks and connect new renewable projects to the National Grid. Alleged incentives available to nuclear power plants breach European Commission rules on state subsidies, a coalition of environmental campaign groups and MPs has said. This is a weekly email for subscribers of Out-Law.com, a website with more than 10,000 pages of free legal news and guidance. If and when you need further advice, we hope you'll choose Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com.This week's news on Out-Law.com
TMT & Sourcing & Intellectual Property
Revised UK interception of communications laws address EU privacy concerns
26/01/2012Time running out for standardised 'do not track' system to be agreed, Commissioner says
26/01/2012Regulator correctly determined editorial responsibility for on-demand video services, Ofcom rules
23/01/2012Publisher settles 37 claims of phone hacking against it
20/01/2012Time running out for standardised 'do not track' system to be agreed, Commissioner says
26/01/2012Pan-EU consistency in data protection reform welcome, but burden on business a problem, says expert
25/01/2012Banks and restructuring
Proposed changes to pre-pack insolvency sales regulation dropped by Government
26/01/2012Pensions
Government confirms pension auto-enrolment starting dates
26/01/2012Projects and construction
European Commission asks for views on promoting environmentally friendly procurement
20/01/2012Property
New bailiff standards the 'first step' towards a legally binding regime, Government says
23/01/2012Energy
Ofgem proposes £7bn funding to connect Scottish renewables to the National Grid
25/01/2012Environmental campaigners complain to European Commission about nuclear 'subsidies'
24/01/2012
Friday, 27 January 2012
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