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. ECJ could increase online sellers' liability for trade mark infringements E-commerce sites will have to track and block repeat sellers of fakes through their sites or be liable for trade mark infringement if the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) follows the recommendations of an advisor. 09/12/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11655 2. EU will change e-signatures laws to boost electronic invoice usage The European Commission will revise the E-Signatures Directive in 2011 in a bid to encourage businesses to make more use of electronic invoices. 07/12/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11650 3. Supreme Court modifies libel law described by minister as 'not fit for purpose' The defence of 'fair comment' in libel actions will become a slightly-amended defence of 'honest comment', the Supreme Court has ruled, as Government minister Lord McNally said that current libel law is "not fit for purpose". 07/12/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11649 4. Prove data retention law's usefulness or repeal it, says EU privacy chief The Data Retention Directive is the most privacy-invasive piece of legislation ever adopted by the European Union and has never been fully justified, Europe's top privacy watchdog has said. 07/12/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11648 5. Employers should be pragmatic over snow day pay, say advisers Employers can refuse to pay workers who do not make it to work because of bad weather but should show leniency in the current snowy conditions, human resources trade body the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has said. 06/12/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11646 6. Web accessibility code of practice launched by BSI UK standards-setting body BSI has published the first British standard on web accessibility. The websites of organisations which follow the guidance will be accessible to users with disabilities. 03/12/2010 http://out-law.com/page-11643 ***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 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.