Hi, Here is your weekly round-up of highlights from OUT-LAW News. As always, click the links to read the full stories of the summaries below or see these and many other stories from this week's news at http://www.out-law.com/page-5951. You can also access our archive of weekly emails at http://www.out-law.com/page-7793. The OUT-LAW Team ***This week's highlights from OUT-LAW News*** 1. Facebook values itself at quarter of Microsoft investment figure, say court papers Facebook considers itself worth around a quarter of the $15 billion valuation on which a Microsoft investment in the company was based. The company considered itself to be worth $3.7bn in the middle of last year, according to court documents. 12/02/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-9791 2. Lack of warning in first email made dismissal unfair, says EAT An employee's dismissal was unfair because the email inviting him to the first in a series of disciplinary meetings did not specifically say that the process might result in dismissal, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has said. 12/02/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-9788 3. English court can't stop Italian lawsuit despite arbitration agreement, ECJ says An English court cannot order someone not to take action in an Italian court in a civil matter even though there was an agreement between the companies involved to settle disputes through arbitration in London, the ECJ has ruled. 11/02/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-9784 4. Ad comparing perfume to L'Oréal's did not infringe trade marks, says Advocate General A perfume manufacturer which created a list of famous perfumes its fragrances smelled like did not break EU trade mark law, an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said. 11/02/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-9786 5. Software body slams Government's 'special treatment' of music industry The Government's Digital Britain plan is a failure that gives favourable treatment to the music business and props up failed business models, a software trade body has said. 11/02/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-9787 6. Unsigned contract was binding, rules High Court A contract was in force even though neither of the parties to it had signed it, the High Court has said. It was enough that the two men had acted as though the contract had been signed, the Court said. 10/02/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-9780 ***OUT-LAW Radio: Is 'fair dealing' protection too pricey for bloggers?*** We talk to the journalist at the heart of a copyright law fight and wonder if individuals can ever afford protection under copyright law 12/02/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-7212 ***About this email*** This is a weekly email for subscribers of OUT-LAW.COM, a website with more than 8,000 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. Feel free to forward this email to your friends. If someone forwarded this email to you and you'd like your own subscription, register free at http://www.out-law.com. Existing subscribers: you can manage your profile at http://www.out-law.com/page-520. The email address for this subscription is <>. Feel free to give us your feedback by replying to this email. To unsubscribe, please reply with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. (We'd also appreciate you telling us why you've decided to unsubscribe.) This email is sent on behalf of Pinsent Masons LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales (registered number: OC333653) and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The word 'partner', used in relation to the LLP, refers to a member of the LLP or an employee or consultant of the LLP or any affiliated firm who has equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of the members of the LLP, and of those non-members who are designated as partners, is displayed at the LLP's registered office: CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AH, United Kingdom.