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Hi, here is your weekly round-up of highlights from OUT-LAW News. As always, there are plenty of other stories from this week.

This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM

Timetable published for Companies Act 2006

The Government is acting more slowly than expected in implementing the Companies Act, the piece of legislation that is completely overhauling the way companies are governed.
01/03/2007

Lawn mowing ex-policeman cannot claim spy breach by private eyes

A former police officer filmed mowing his lawn while on a disability allowance cannot claim that the filming broke the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), according to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
01/03/2007

Unseen jurisdiction clause upheld by Court of Appeal

A German company can fight an English customer in the German courts because its terms and conditions said that German jurisdiction applied – albeit those conditions were never sent to the English firm, the Court of Appeal ruled this week.
28/02/2007

Reasonable endeavours less than best endeavours, but may demand sacrifice

A court battle over energy bills has given fresh guidance to a long-disputed area of contract law. A duty to exercise 'reasonable endeavours' requires less than 'best endeavours' but can demand a sacrifice of commercial interests, said the High Court.
27/02/2007

Non-compete clause was reasonable, says Court of Appeal

The former managing director of an insurance broker has lost his claim that a ban on competing with his former employer was unfair. The Court of Appeal has upheld the restrictive covenant that appeared in his contract.
26/02/2007

Photos were 'grossly offensive' and not protected as free speech, says High Court

It is illegal to send indecent or grossly offensive material to cause distress or anxiety to the recipient, even when it is done for political or educational reasons, the High Court has said.
26/02/2007