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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 Businesses can put 'big data' to use to improve data breach monitoring, says McAfee Businesses that collect and retain security information and are able to analyse the data in 'real-time' can detect data breaches faster and minimise the impact of those breaches, a security software company has said. 19/06/2013 Government to consult on whether to make imprisonment potential sanction for data protection offences The Government is to consult on whether to introduce new laws that would make it possible for judges to send individuals to jail for offences under the Data Protection Act (DPA). 19/06/2013 Cyber security risks present threat to UK financial system, say growing number of companies A growing number of companies in the financial services sector are expressing concern about risks to cyber security, according to a Bank of England (BoE) survey. 18/06/2013 Single regulatory authorisation should give telecoms firms right to operate across whole of EU, says Kroes Telecoms companies that obtain regulatory authorisation to operate in one EU member state will be able to operate across the whole trading bloc under a new EU telecoms framework, an EU Commissioner has said. 18/06/2013 Mobile telecoms firms probed for details of Google Android deals The European Commission has asked mobile telecoms firms and manufacturers of devices to provide details of any agreements they have with Google regarding the use of the technology giant's Android operating system. 18/06/2013 Cybercrime needs to be better defined in order to protect privacy rights, says watchdog The European Commission should more clearly define what is meant by 'cybercrime' in order to prevent personal data from being processed in cases where it cannot be legally justified, an EU privacy watchdog has said. 17/06/2013 Property Tenant was able to remove items it had installed in property, High Court rules A recent High Court decision in which a tenant was entitled to remove large items it had installed on rented premises will provide comfort to developers in the energy and minerals sectors, an expert has said. 20/06/2013 Landlords must check they have protected the deposits of tenants who have 'rolled over', expert warns Landlords must ensure that the deposits of fixed term housing tenants whose tenancies 'rolled over' to become statutory periodic tenancies after the new deposit scheme requirements came into force are properly protected, an expert has said. 19/06/2013 Environment and Climate Change Government seeks views on removing need for site waste management plans for large construction sites A new Government consultation  has called on industry for its views on the proposed removal of the need for large construction sites to have a site waste management plan (SWMP) in place. 20/06/2013 Financial Services Criminal sanctions for bankers will cost customers and make UK less attractive, says expert Introducing criminal sanctions for senior bankers found guilty of reckless misconduct will "almost certainly" lead to additional compliance costs which customers will most likely have to pay for, an expert has said. 19/06/2013 Tax G8 agreement will see companies adopt national company ownership registers G8 leaders have committed to keeping registers of who really owns and controls the companies operating in their territories, and to make this available to national law enforcement and tax administration authorities. 19/06/2013 Litigation and International Arbitration FSA win highlights role of judicial review as remedy of last resort, says expert The former finance director of Bradford & Bingley has failed in his attempt to have the courts overturn a £100,000 fine issued by the financial services regulator. 18/06/2013 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