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 ***IT Law Summer School 2010*** IBC's 13th Annual IT Law Summer School. 5-day residential course with 29 leading speakers - gain a crucial understanding of IT law! £200 discount to attend. http://www.informaglobalevents.com/itlawschooloutlaw3 ***This week's highlights from OUT-LAW News*** 1. Compliance policies are unlikely to win competition fine reductions, says OFT The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will not reduce fines for competition law breaches for companies just because they have compliance policies in place. The consumer protection regulator said that such a policy is only sometimes worthy of a discount. 10/06/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11095 2. Apple blocks competitors' ad networks from apps universe Apple will block the release of user data from iPhone and iPad applications from going to the operators of other large advertising networks. The device maker has its own in-app ad network, iAds. 10/06/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11094 3. Don't make a meal of your special offers OPINION: Sometimes the simplest special offers are the best, but any business looking for new customers by enticing them with a great deal had better make sure they get the details right. Just ask the Hastings Eating & Drinking House. 10/06/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11093 4. Ireland publishes proposed data breach notification rules Irish organisations which lose the personal data of more than 100 people will have to report the data security breach to the authorities, according to new rules proposed by that country's privacy regulator. 09/06/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11090 5. BSkyB and EDS settle IT dispute for £318 million Broadcaster BSkyB will be paid a total of £318 million to settle a dispute over a contract that it entered into 10 years ago with IT supplier EDS. The amount includes interim payments made to BSkyB of £270m that were ordered by the High Court in February. 04/06/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11089 6. Government will publish details of IT contracts within weeks All new Government contracts will be made public from next month as part of the Government's bid to increase transparency. Prime Minister David Cameron has written to departments informing them of the change. 04/06/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11085 ***OUT-LAW Radio will be back soon*** 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 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. 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.