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TMT & Sourcing & Intellectual Property
Revised UK interception of communications laws address EU privacy concerns
Revised UK interception of communications laws address EU privacy concerns
The European Commission has dropped infringement proceedings it had brought
against the UK for failure to properly implement EU laws on the interception of
communications.
26/01/2012
Time running out for standardised 'do not track' system to be agreed, Commissioner says
Internet companies have been urged to establish a final standardised system that
will allow users to control their privacy settings across websites.
26/01/2012
Regulator correctly determined editorial responsibility for on-demand video services, Ofcom rules
Organisations that share control over the content of video-on-demand (VOD)
programmes should write contracts that set out who has overall editorial
responsibility for the material, Ofcom has said.
23/01/2012
Publisher settles 37 claims of phone hacking against it
The publisher of the now-defunct News of the World (NotW) newspaper has settled
claims of alleged phone hacking with 37 people, including celebrities and other
public figures, press reports have said.
20/01/2012
Time running out for standardised 'do not track' system to be agreed, Commissioner says
Internet companies have been urged to establish a final standardised system that
will allow users to control their privacy settings across websites. 26 Jan 2012
26/01/2012
Pan-EU consistency in data protection reform welcome, but burden on business a problem, says expert
OPINION: Reforms of data protection law announced today by the European
Commission will bring businesses certainty with one hand while handing them a
major headache with the other.
25/01/2012
Banks and restructuring
Proposed changes to pre-pack insolvency sales regulation dropped by Government
The Government has scrapped proposed plans to change the rules around
pre-packaged insolvency sales.
26/01/2012
Pensions
Government confirms pension auto-enrolment starting dates
Companies with more than 250 employees will have to automatically enrol their
staff into a workplace pension scheme from October as originally planned, the
Government has said.
26/01/2012
Projects and construction
European Commission asks for views on promoting environmentally friendly procurement
The European Commission is seeking views on its green public procurement (GPP)
policy, as part of its wider plans to introduce mandatory standards on more
sustainable consumption and production.
20/01/2012
Property
New bailiff standards the 'first step' towards a legally binding regime, Government says
New voluntary standards outlining acceptable behaviour for bailiffs are the
"first step" towards a legally binding regulatory regime, the Government has
announced.
23/01/2012
Energy
Ofgem proposes £7bn funding to connect Scottish renewables to the National Grid
Energy regulator Ofgem has set aside up to £7.6 billion for infrastructure
investment which will enable two Scottish companies to significantly upgrade
transmission networks and connect new renewable projects to the National Grid.
25/01/2012
Environmental campaigners complain to European Commission about nuclear 'subsidies'
Alleged incentives available to nuclear power plants breach European Commission
rules on state subsidies, a coalition of environmental campaign groups and MPs
has said.
24/01/2012
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