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 ***Social media: managing the risks, November 2010*** Free OUT-LAW Breakfast Seminars London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Hong Kong. To register and for more information: http://out-law.com/page-6024 ***This week's highlights from OUT-LAW News*** 1. ECJ closes employee transfer loophole Employees of a firm which is transferred to another company must retain their rights even if the company with which they had an employment contract does not transfer, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said. 04/11/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11525 2. Government asks Ofcom to review News Corp's BSkyB bid The Government has asked media regulator to assess the affect on media plurality of the proposal from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation that it take BSkyB private. 04/11/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11521 3. Data protection law should contain costs recovery for ICO and privacy link, says firm The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) should be able to charge companies for audits he conducts on their privacy processes, according to a data protection consultancy. 03/11/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11519 4. ICO will not fine Google over Wi-Fi data gathering Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner will not fine Google over unauthorised collection of personal data by its Street View cars, despite ruling that this was a "significant breach of the Data Protection Act". 03/11/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11518 5. Commission to revise rules on agreements among rivals to foster technical standards The European Commission will revise its rules on agreements between competitors to help companies to agree on technical standards, it has said. The move is designed to help encourage cross-border trade in digital goods and services. 02/11/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11514 6. Government may restrict unfair dismissal claim rights The Government's new advisor on small businesses could recommend an increase in the length of time employees have to work before being allowed to bring unfair dismissal claims. 01/11/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11513 ***OUT-LAW Radio: Twitter's trade mark u-turn*** We analyse Twitter's decision to start protecting its trade marked terms more aggressively. 04/11/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11524 ***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 is a lawyer with equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of 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. We use 'Pinsent Masons' to refer to Pinsent Masons LLP and affiliated entities that practise under the name 'Pinsent Masons' or a name that incorporates those words. Reference to 'Pinsent Masons' is to Pinsent Masons LLP and/or one or more of those affiliated entities as the context requires. For important regulatory information please visit: http://www.pinsentmasons.com.