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. EU Commission plans more harmonisation of data protection law EU data protection law needs to be more closely harmonized, the European Commission's vice president has said. 15/07/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11228 2. Newspaper story did not qualify for responsible journalism defence, says Court of Appeal An article published by The Times did not meet the standards of responsible journalism required for a total defence against a defamation claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled. 15/07/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11227 3. Information Commissioner reiterates jail call as complaints soar Complaints about potential privacy violations soared by 30% last year, according to regulator the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Complaints about public bodies' failure to comply with the Freedom of Information Act jumped by 20%. 14/07/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11226 4. Government begins RIPA review The Government will review the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), the law that governs state tapping of phone, email and internet use. The law will be looked at as part of a wider review of counter-terrorism laws. 14/07/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11222 5. Law Commissions tackle 'confused' law on fraudulent insurance claims Insurance law should clearly spell out the insured's duty to act honestly when claiming under the policy and that any fraud will forfeit the whole claim, the Law Commissions of England and Scotland suggested this month. 14/07/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11221 6. ECJ outlines trade mark grounds for keyword objections A company can stop other companies using its trade marks to trigger search engine adverts if those adverts do not allow a web user to tell which company is behind the ads, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said. 09/07/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11216 ***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.