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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 Centralised Crown Commercial Service will maximise Government's buying power, it claims The Government is to centralise its commercial and procurement functions into a single Crown Commercial Service, the Cabinet Office has announced. 24/07/2013 ISPs agree to activate pornography filters by default in Ofcom-overseen scheme The four main internet service providers (ISPs) have agreed to contact over 19 million existing customers to give them an "unavoidable decision" about whether to install family friendly content filters, the Prime Minister has announced. 23/07/2013 Digital economy larger and more successful than official reports suggest, researchers say There are at least 40% more companies that make up the UK's 'digital economy' than any Government estimates, and those companies tend to be considerably more successful than non-digital companies, researchers have found. 22/07/2013 Stock exchange cyber attacks aimed at market disruption, rather than financial gain, according to survey Cyber attacks on global stock exchanges and financial markets are usually designed to disrupt markets, rather than for immediate financial gain, a new report has found. 22/07/2013 Outsourcing contracts worth about $21bn due to expire this year with most up for renegotiation Hundreds of outsourcing contracts around the world worth a total of $21.2 billion are due to expire this year, with IT outsourcing contracts specifically making up approximately 75% of that number, according to new research. 18/07/2013 All World Cup football fixtures can be broadcast on 'free-to-air' TV in the UK, rules CJEU The Government will in future have to set out reasons justifying why all the matches played at the football World Cup or European Championships should be screened on 'free-to-air' television. 18/07/2013 Property Property expert welcomes "ground-breaking" decision on QLTA consultation requirements A recent decision by the High Court will give developers some freedom to negotiate long-term service and management arrangements before any of the flats in the development are let, a property law expert has said. 25/07/2013 Infrastructure Risk of judicial review of HS2 fades as Court of Appeal rejects challenge to project The Court of Appeal has rejected a legal challenge to the Government's national high speed rail link brought by local residents, environmental campaigners and local authorities. 25/07/2013 Energy Energy Bill amendment will make it easier for independent renewable energy generators to compete in the market, says Government An amendment to the Energy Bill will make it easier for independent generators of renewable electricity to sell their power to suppliers, the Government has announced. 24/07/2013 Financial Services Revised Payment Services Directive would bring more businesses within scope of the regime, says expert Proposed changes to the regulatory framework governing EU payment services and payment service providers will tighten the rules for a greater range of businesses, an expert has said. 24/07/2013 Restructuring Nortel decision restores claims by the Pensions Regulator to position envisaged by Parliament, expert says Claims by the Pensions Regulator in relation to an insolvent company's pension scheme rank as provable debts alongside the claims of other unsecured creditors, the UK's highest court has ruled. 24/07/2013 Tax CJEU decision on pension fund investment management costs could allow for historical VAT recovery, say experts A recent decision by the EU's highest court on the VAT treatment of pension fund investment management costs could lead to "significant retrospective claims" from businesses that have already paid VAT, an expert has said. 23/07/2013   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 Add us to your address book