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. The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has asked two UK internet service providers (ISPs) to consent to a court order that would force them to block their customers' access to a copyright-infringing website. 09/11/2011 This is a weekly email for subscribers of Out-Law.com, a website with more than 10,000 pages of free 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.This week's news on Out-Law.com
TMT & Sourcing and IP
Expert says 'right to be forgotten' could cause problems for publishers
Newspapers remove Royal's holiday photos following privacy complaint
Channel Islands VAT loophole to close from April
Film studios ask more ISPs to block Newzbin2
Cadbury mostly defends trade mark rights over purple shaded chocolate packaging
Music industry body asks BT to block The Pirate Bay
Construction
Cautious Parliamentary Committee report states the case for High Speed 2
Banking & Restructuring
Government proposes making it easier to wind up companies where there is no dispute
Tax
Pressure over ‘sweetheart deals’ could result in stricter regulation for large companies
Insurance
Regulator to help insurers avoid the costs of Solvency II delay
Property
Carbon Reduction Commitment performance league table published
Pensions
Biggest ever public sector pensions ballot could be unlawful, expert says
Thursday, 10 November 2011
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A system where newspaper stories can be 'locked away' but not entirely deleted from archives under new data protection law proposals could be used to ensure a balance is struck between privacy and free speech rights, a media law expert has said.
10/11/2011
Four UK newspapers have agreed to remove photographs of Princess Beatrice from their websites after the Princess complained to the UK's press watchdog the pictures invaded her privacy.
10/11/2011
A tax loophole which allows retailers to avoid VAT charges by bringing low-value goods into the UK via the Channel Islands is to end from 1 April 2012, the Government has announced.
10/11/2011
The UK's Trade Mark Registry has partially revoked, but mostly upheld, Cadbury's right to trade mark a particular shade of purple in relation to chocolate products it manufactures.
08/11/2011
Representatives of the UK music industry have asked BT to block its customers' access to a file-sharing website.
07/11/2011
There is a "good case" for a new high speed rail network linking London with major cities in the north of England and Scotland via Birmingham, an influential committee of MPs has said.
09/11/2011
Creditors could be able to apply to wind up insolvent debtors without having to go to court, the Government has said.
09/11/2011
Continued pressure on civil servants as a result of alleged 'sweetheart' tax settlements with large companies could result in stricter regulation, a tax law expert has warned.
09/11/2011
Regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has promised insurers it will explore "possible ways of avoiding the costs" associated with delayed new Europe-wide solvency standards.
09/11/2011
Today, the Environment Agency has published the eagerly anticipated Performance League Table which details the performance of all participants under the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (the CRC).
08/11/2011
The UK's biggest ever trade union ballot, in which members of public sector union UNISON voted overwhelmingly in favour of a day of strike action to protect their pensions, could be unlawful an expert has said.
04/11/2011
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