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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 highlights from Out-Law News TMT & Sourcing and Intellectual Property Home Office promises 'strict safeguards' over privacy for new laws governing communications data monitoring New laws will be proposed to enable law enforcement and intelligence agencies to better monitor individuals' internet communications, under plans announced in the Queen's Speech. 09/05/2012 Pharmaceutical firm wins battle for compensation following the lifting of injunction A pharmaceutical company has won its battle for compensation despite the fact that it was seeking to sell medicine in the UK that was manufactured in breach of Canadian patent law 10/05/2012 Charity claims price comparison websites' disability accessibility failings in breach of equality laws Disabled visitors to five of the UK's most popular price comparison websites are not being provided with sufficient tools to successfully use the sites, which is a breach of laws on discrimination, a charity has said. 09/05/2012 ACTA unlikely to come into operation, Kroes says It is not likely that a controversial anti-counterfeiting treaty will ever come into force, an EU Commissioner has said. 08/05/2012 Search engines' plans to help combat piracy seek extra safeguards that existing EU law does not provide, expert says Plans developed by search engines that would shape how rights holders engage with them over the removal of links to copyright infringing content seek to introduce new thresholds over notice and takedown standards that EU law does not require, an expert. 08/05/2012 Google calls for mistrial after jury's partial findings of infringement in Oracle case Google infringed on Oracle's rights by using elements of the software firm's Java platform within its Android operating system without a licence to do so, a US court has ruled. 08/05/2012 EU and Competition European Commission confirms "ambitious reform package" for state aid rules The European Commission has set out its plans for the "ambitious reform" of its system for controlling state subsidies to companies. 10/05/2012 Diversified industrial Manufacturers call for Government support as industry predicts surge in exports to emerging markets The Government must do more to support UK manufacturers if it is to meet a target of £1 trillion in annual exports by 2020 laid out by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in this year's Budget, according to industry body EEF. 10/05/2012 Regulatory Minister vetoes disclosure of information about risks to NHS changes The Secretary of State for Health has vetoed plans for the publication of a Government document which outlined potential risks of changes to the NHS, claiming that publication would reduce the chances of civil servants offering ministers frank advice. 10/05/2012 Energy Onshore wind worth over £500m to economy in 2011 says Government, as major Welsh project is granted approval Onshore wind provided thousands of jobs and was worth over £500 million to the UK economy in 2011, according to the findings of a joint industry and Government report. 10/05/2012 Employment Business Secretary denounces "heavy handed" European employment regulations Business Secretary Vince Cable has reiterated his commitment to "rolling back excessive regulation" from Europe ahead of expected employment law changes due to be announced as part of the Queen's Speech. 09/05/2012 Singapore announces first major review of employment laws since 2008 Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is to conduct a review of its main employment laws with a public consultation due in the second half of this year, its Minister of State for Manpower has announced. 08/05/2012 Pinsent Masons: combining the experience, resources and international reach of McGrigors and Pinsent Masons This is a weekly email for subscribers of Out-Law.com, a website with more than 10,000 pages of 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 .