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. UPS promises security overhaul in wake of pay data lapse Delivery firm UPS has promised privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) that it will encrypt laptops and smartphones in the UK and Europe following the loss of a laptop containing unencrypted pay information on 9,150 employees. 12/08/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-10253 2. High Court allows evidence of 'without prejudice' exchanges to aid interpretation Evidence of negotiations that were conducted on a 'without prejudice' basis can be admitted in court proceedings to aid the interpretation of a settlement agreement, a High Court judge has ruled. 12/08/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-10249 3. Lawsuit accuses T-Mobile of asking hourly staff to check email 'off the clock' T-Mobile could face a class action lawsuit over claims that it made employees work without pay using mobile phones and email devices. The US suit highlights concerns about employee rights at a time of always-on communications. 12/08/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-10248 4. Business lobby welcomes Commission action on electronic VAT invoicing A business lobbying group has welcomed European Commission VAT plans to apply the same rules to paper and electronic invoices. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) says that the changes will make cross-border business cheaper and easier. 11/08/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-10247 5. For lies to be malicious falsehood, they must refer to your interests, says High Court A company can sue for malicious falsehood only when there is some reference to it or its interests in the false and malicious words complained of, even if that reference is indirect and the company is not identified, the High Court has ruled. 11/08/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-10245 6. Court filings are protected by copyright, says lawyer A US lawyer has claimed that copyright is violated when courts pass legal submissions on to a commercial publisher. The lawyer claims that the US courts' behaviour undermines the hundreds of hours of work put into submissions. 10/08/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-492 ***OUT-LAW Radio: Opposition's data plans*** We talk to Britain's Conservative Party about plans to use distributed storage to help get the most out of the massive amounts of personal data held by Government. 13/08/2009 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.