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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 US cloud providers set to lose billions following Prism revelations, says think tank US cloud computing providers could lose between $21.5 billion and $35bn over the next three years as customers move to non-US cloud providers in the wake of revelations about a US intelligence gathering programme, a think tank has said. 07/08/2013 IT outsourcing by UK companies expected to grow Most UK businesses involved in outsourcing IT are planning to either increase or maintain the current levels to which they outsource, according to a new survey. 06/08/2013 New code of practice on conducting privacy impact assessments outlined Organisations that conduct privacy impact assessments (PIAs) when undertaking new projects should ensure that they can amend their plans for those projects to account for privacy concerns, the UK's data protection watchdog has said. 07/08/2013 Data security contract terms may not on their own be sufficient to ensure businesses' compliance in the cloud, says expert UK businesses seeking to outsource IT functionality to cloud computing providers should consider whether contractual provisions agreed to by those providers are sufficient for them to say they are compliant with data protection rules, an expert has said. 07/08/2013 Apple devices sales ban order overturned by US President A ruling by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban the sale of certain smartphones and tablet computer devices made by Apple in the US has been overturned by the US President's administration. 06/08/ 2013 Insurers developing data sharing protocols after industry body raises data protection concerns New protocols for sharing insurance policy holders' personal information with rival companies are being developed by an insurance industry body. 07/08/ 2013 Infrastructure Education Funding Agency seeking 'aggregator' to lead on funding for school building projects The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has launched a tendering process to find a company to leverage funding to attract investment in a school building programme run by the Government. 08/08/ 2013 Energy New guidance shows 'tangled web' of approvals needed for fracking projects, says expert Energy companies will need to negotiate a "tangled web" of regulatory approvals just to carry out exploratory 'fracking', an expert has said. 07/08/2013 Tax HMRC to go ahead with 'nudge' letters for non-dom remittance basis users HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is to send letters to remittance basis users giving examples of when remittances may occur, but will now copy in tax agents, it told professional bodies last week. 07/08/2013 Employment Zero hours contracts provide flexibility for employees as well businesses but safeguards needed to prevent abuse, says expert It would be wrong for businesses to be barred from contracting with workers on 'zero hours' terms, an employment law expert has said. 06/08/2013 Health NHS procurement strategy promotes greater transparency on hospitals' supplier expenditure Hospitals in England will be forced to disclose details of what they pay for goods and services in an attempt to make procurement in the NHS more efficient. 07/08/2013 Life Sciences New clinical trial data sharing principles agreed Two pharmaceutical industry bodies in Europe and the US have agreed on new principles for sharing clinical trial data. 06/08/2013   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.

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