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 overturn football's business model if advisor's opinion followed Football leagues cannot stop the use of imported decoder cards to access cheaper foreign coverage of football games, an advisor to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said. The case could change the way the football business is run said one expert. 03/02/2011 http://www.out-law.com/page-11763 2. EU Commission proposes new directive on storing air passenger details Details of passengers on every flight within the European Union will be passed to destination countries under European Commission proposals published today. 03/02/2011 http://out-law.com/page-11762 3. High Court backs OFT's action against scratchcard promoters A series of linked scratchcard promotion companies must fundamentally change the way they do business or stop operating after the High Court ruled their promotions were unlawful. 03/02/2011 http://out-law.com/page-11761 4. Jackson slams piecemeal civil litigation funding proposals Government proposals to modify Lord Jackson's comprehensive package of civil litigation reforms would be a "disaster", according to Lord Jackson. 02/02/2011 http://out-law.com/page-11758 5. European Commission consults on procurement law overhaul The European Commission plans to change the way that public procurement in the EU works, aiming to reform rules so that the process becomes easier and more transparent. It aims to encourage more smaller companies to participate, it said. 01/02/2011 http://out-law.com/page-11757 6. ICO approves crime maps but warns of possible privacy dangers Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said that police must take care to ensure that the localised crime maps launched today in England and Wales do not breach privacy laws. 01/02/2011 http://out-law.com/page-11756 ***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.