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View online Hi, here is your weekly round-up of Out-Law News highlights from international law firm Pinsent Masons.  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  Capita chief executive welcomes outsourcing competition but says bigger providers offer better scale The UK economy would benefit from a growth in the number of outsourcing providers, the chief executive of business process outsourcing giant Capita has said. 24/04/2013 Businesses stressing benefits of 'big data' to consumers will gain most from their projects, says expert Companies that can convince consumers of the advantages they would obtain by consenting to the use of their personal data in 'big data' projects are most likely to make a success of those projects, an expert has said. 24/04/2013 Systran case provides guidance on when disputes can be characterised as contractual or not, says expert The EU's highest court has helped to define the circumstances in which legal disputes can be said to be about a contractual or non-contractual issue, an expert has said. 23/04/2013 US cloud providers' Safe Harbor guarantees do provide adequate data protection to EU businesses, US Government says Data protection authorities in the EU cannot deem US firms' self-certified compliance with the EU-US' Safe Harbor data protection framework as not offering adequate data protection in a cloud context, a US Government body has said. 22/04/2013 Law Commission proposes changes to 'groundless threats' IP laws A law reform body has proposed changes to the law that would make it easier for businesses seeking to protect their trade marks and design rights to make threats of legal action against alleged infringers of their rights without fear that those threats could be the subject of court action. 22/04/2013 US case highlights problems for human gene patents on both sides of the Atlantic, says expert Pharmaceutical firms are facing problems in their attempts to patent genes isolated from human DNA in the US and the European Union, according to an expert. The US Supreme Court is currently considering a human gene patent case. 19/04/2013 Employment Employee shareholders approved after House of Lords accepts final concessions 'Employee shareholder' proposals are set to become law after the House of Lords accepted further concessions which will see individuals required to obtain advice from a "relevant independent advisor" before entering into a contract. 25/04/2013 Property litigation Whether a property is a 'flat' depends on actual use, says county court Whether a property can be considered as a residential 'flat' for the purposes of property litigation will depend on how it is actually used, a county court has ruled. 24/04/2013 Pensions Small pension pots will automatically transfer when workers change job, Government confirms Pension savers will be able to automatically take small pension pots with them when they change job under new plans announced by the Government. 24/04/2013 Financial services UK Treasury and Scottish Government address "fundamental question" of currency for independent Scotland Both the UK and Scottish Governments will need to work together to negotiate the details of any sterling currency union between the UK and an independent Scotland, an expert has said. 24/04/2013 Tax Abolish legal privilege for tax advice, says accountant Legal professional privilege should be abolished for tax advice as it is usually only claimed in the most "egregious" tax planning, Bill Dodwell, Head of Tax Policy at Deloitte, the accountancy firm, has said 23/04/2013 Litigation & international arbitration Government's judicial review reforms will not reduce delays, say experts Changes to the judicial review process announced by the Government are unlikely to have the desired effect of preventing "cheap delaying tactics" and abuse of the system, experts have said. 23/04/2013   Pinsent Masons: combining the experience, resources and international reach of McGrigors and Pinsent Masons   About this email 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 .   Please forward this email to your friends. If someone forwarded this email to you and you'd like your own subscription, register here. Copyright © 2013 Pinsent Masons LLP, All rights reserved.  You are receiving this email because you are a contact of Out-Law.com or Pinsent Masons LLP and your details are held in their clients and contacts database  Our mailing address is:  Pinsent Masons LLP 30 Crown Place London, UK EC2A 4ES United Kingdom