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. Ombudsman calls for earlier intervention by financial regulators Financial regulators must make sure that consumer complaints are dealt with more quickly according to the body that oversees them. They should intervene earlier in potential disputes, the chief ombudsman of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has said. 30/06/2011 http://www.out-law.com/page-12041 2. Film industry asks court to force BT to cut off access to alleged copyright-infringing website Film industry representatives have asked a UK court to force BT to block its customers' access to a UK-operated website it says violates copyright rights. 30/06/2011 http://www.out-law.com/page-12039 3. Unitary patent plans gain approval from EU ministers, UK Government says EU competition ministers have approved plans that would allow inventors to obtain a single patent to protect their creations in 25 EU countries, according to the UK Government. 28/06/2011 http://www.out-law.com/page-12038 4. Why gambling companies must act now on new bribery law OPINION: When US anti-corruption enforcers get their teeth into an industry the effects are felt around the world, including in the UK. The recent announcement of an investigation into a US gambling company means that firms here need to act. 28/06/2011 http://www.out-law.com/page-12035 5. News service avoided 'hot news' claim by crediting sources Stock market analysts cannot stop the instantaneous publishing of their share tips by an online news service, a US court has ruled. 27/06/2011 http://www.out-law.com/page-12029 6. New police database will give national records access for first time Police will share local records about people through a new national database, the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) has said. A new database for England and Wales will be linked to an existing one covering Scotland, an NPIA spokesman said. 24/06/2011 http://www.out-law.com/page-12025 ***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: 30 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4ES, 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.