The most interesting articles on developments, compliance and the business of law including articles cited within TheLawMap 'focus of the day':
- More women could bring compensation claims for equal pay following a ground-breaking ruling by the UK's Supreme Court | Global Legal Post
- The chairman of the Legal Services Board (LSB) has strongly criticised the Bar Council for its approach to dealing with the board, characterising its reaction to the Legal Services Act reforms as “walking backwards slowly” | Legal Futures
- Tough new SFO policies on gifts and payments mean companies need lawyers on their side | The Lawyer
- No place for private equity in law firms, say finance chiefs. More than three-quarters of finance directors at leading commercial law firms believe private equity investment is inappropriate | Law Gazette
- BSB sets course for barrister partnerships in 2013 and ABSs in 2014 | Legal Futures http://t.co/WhQ5IvAD
- Warning over “unbelievable” referral fee ban timetable that could leave firms just weeks to adapt | Legal Futures http://t.co/9ScMJZR8
- Women lawyers to appear in Saudi courts - under certain circumstances | The Lawyer http://t.co/EPEUap9v
- Proposals to centralise the eurozone’s banking system have had a sistinctly mixed response | The Lawyer http://t.co/6e7t0Mg2
- Is the ABS system more likely to redress gender imbalance than quotas? | The Lawyer http://t.co/WYqFQequ
- Austerity cuts could leave judges in the dark over implications of Jackson reforms | The Lawyer http://t.co/xp3NdWXC
- News International considering Armstrong libel costs claim | The Lawyer http://t.co/bH1Vh1Ba
- Nationwide gears up for wholesale panel revamp | The Lawyer http://t.co/GFOB8WnT
- Government goes ahead with plea bargaining | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1bLDNobt
- Top firms “waking up” to competition from ABS; with one in five planning conversion themselves | Legal Futures http://t.co/6f717LZo
- Now Piers Morgan’s Mirror and The People accused of phone hacking - http://t.co/JtuMw5g5
- IRAN judiciary bars Ahmadinejad from visiting prison, in sign of his declining influence http://t.co/suPvjIxm
- Finding the skills to manage change | Law Gazette http://t.co/KLseHlST
- No loophole for fee-ban dodgers, SRA warns | Law Gazette http://t.co/aRwROhdA
- Top firms plan to recruit non-lawyer partners | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/QziOev8f
- Solicitors could be struck off for breaching referral fee ban | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cAAnntwo
- Law School Falsified Jobs Data, Ex-Employee Says - Law Blog - Wall Street Journal http://t.co/BgdHQP6X
- Frankie Boyle, free speech and legal jokes http://t.co/qDJWfgnm
- Online presence is main source of lead generation for commercial firms, says survey | Legal Futures http://t.co/gOWczX0p
- Be bold and ignore the vested interests, LETR told | Legal Futures http://t.co/5cqtiekL
- Court interpreter mess ‘led to custody’, MPs told | Law Gazette http://t.co/BqOS628k
- Salford claims centre rates poorly with solicitors | Law Gazette http://t.co/vUum5Hpt
- Bar regulator confirms move into ABSs | Law Gazette http://t.co/dEDLIhkg
- Gary McKinnon’s solicitor has described the future for criminal legal aid firms as ‘very scary’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/eOK2xMSA
- PPI text spammers face £250k fines | Law Gazette http://t.co/hIrDpClc
- Barrister partnerships possible from 2013; BSB set to regulate ABSs - Legalweek http://t.co/HUysXoLR
- Scottish independence: 'Unfortunate' wrong impression given on legal advice http://t.co/3ZT7i4pv
- Scottish independence: Law officers 'approved EU documents' http://t.co/Y4v3a9pF
- Repeat clients are main source of solicitors’ work, says major survey | Legal Futures http://t.co/NaRid806
- Lawyers struggle to take commercial advantage of social media http://t.co/4Q8VNY1h
- Bar regulator confirms move into ABSs | Law Gazette http://t.co/dEDLIhkg
The UK and international articles of the week are two pieces selected by @TheLawMap tweeting team based on recommendations from friends and followers of LawNewsIndex.com daily law news blog.
- Law degree: so I want to be a lawyer. How do I pay for it? Exploring the bursaries, scholarships, loans available to undergraduate students. Catherine Bakshi - Guardian Law
- The South African judiciary urgently needs more women, but race and gender are not the only considerations for new appointments, says Judge Selby Baqwa | Louise Flanagan IOL News
News from the Law Firms:
Friday 26th October
- Freshfields promotes 14 to counsel ranks across international network http://t.co/4CS6HLZ7
- Reed Smith's BBC ties face scrutiny as firm appointed to Savile probe http://t.co/2ctrmhTo
- US Chamber slams merger litigation abuse http://t.co/9CCx6BIT
- Carter Ruck on mis-selling scandal as FSA redress pilot edges closer http://t.co/39FaRHu3
- Addleshaws demands recusal of Teare J in $6bn Ablyazov dispute http://t.co/y2Nr3FyL
- SNR Denton and Clifford Chance called in on Nokia sale of luxury phone brand to EQT http://t.co/tADYCBZL
- Law firms line up on £800m Greenwich Peninsula project http://t.co/1NbEqMd0
- Wragges boosts City real estate litigation with ex-Dundas partner http://t.co/k0qcFl1R
- Travers seeks successor for senior partner role as Carroll's tenure draws to a close http://t.co/wXaMHSbi
- Mishcons targets 25% increase in revenues to £100m over three years http://t.co/GNP2Bvtr
- Firms forced to bid for Asia work in front of rivals amid costs squeeze http://t.co/0IdJI4wB
- Herbert Smith Freehills to enter Africa with 2013 Guinea launch http://t.co/7ffD9WyI
- Freshfields eyes Australia launch as rush Down Under continues http://t.co/zZV4C9GN
- Partners leave large Chinese firms to set up new brand in Beijing http://t.co/tg5yi4yg
- US IP firm Kilpatrick Townsend lands in Shanghai with partner relocation http://t.co/imiIObNt
- Herbert Smith Freehills confirms Guinea launch http://t.co/4MYLPJFx
- Freshfields sends high-level delegation to Australia as stance on country softens http://t.co/SoiOIgFI
- The Lawyer European Awards 2012: the winners | The Lawyer http://t.co/SqQVkORr
- Supreme Court blow for Rubin lawyers as 'universal bankruptcy' bid defeated http://t.co/JdyE9BaY
- Females make up less than 10 per cent of top 100's equity partner ranks http://t.co/uwsnwjGW
- King & Wood Mallesons secures hire of Bakers global private equity chief http://t.co/C4uyWnpf
- DWF signs up Cobbetts head of EU competition to lead firm's practice http://t.co/3YNryzcq
- Leigh Day secures Supreme Court win in key equal pay case http://t.co/Qf3zzuUF
- Nabarro corporate partner sees off challenge to take senior partner role http://t.co/F8mW5c20
- Slaughters set to ramp up Africa links as rivals move in on market http://t.co/F6RvmmCh
- Freshfields, BLP and SJB among firms on slimmed-down RBS panel http://t.co/Ealauf8R
- Lloyds extends panel appointments as revamp is delayed http://t.co/3DlyYJCF
- Reed Smith and Bakers win roles on BBC's Jimmy Savile inquiries http://t.co/DbiOdIVv
- Forsters mourns the death of founding partner Sophie Hamilton http://t.co/hAJ7DNrB
- Blackstone Chambers' Dinah Rose QC advises BBC on Jimmy Savile scandal http://t.co/ooW10O9A
- Reed Smith launches Anglo-French study plan http://t.co/VfSFsQFJ
- Leigh Day seals Supreme Court success in Birmingham equal pay case http://t.co/mi0tdEUa
- Nabarro's Stedman beats Carvalho in senior partner race http://t.co/b1tDfyjW
- Eversheds to split with South Africa arm over client conflicts http://t.co/nUAQOqgt
- White & Case's UK arm sees global costs contribution up 70% to £17.7m http://t.co/3r4DFOgM
- One Brick Court defends Elton John libel claim against The Times http://t.co/QWgsqnWB
- Kingsley Napley partner hired as GC of Lord Sugar's Amsprop business http://t.co/lArOfRBW
- Lee & Thompson and 5RB secure libel win for comedian Frankie Boyle http://t.co/PZKxiUaS
- Eversheds drops SA link following brand conflict http://t.co/DoAp0KGd
- Norton Rose expands African presence with Tanzania launch http://t.co/MwPl9OPN
- Baker Botts sets sights on Rio opening http://t.co/LSTq5agd
- MoFo to reopen in Singapore after three-year break http://t.co/bonSc3ff
- Jones Day adds Allen & Overy partner to Hong Kong base http://t.co/sCDEzYMO
- McMillan Williams represents blind stroke victim tasered by police http://t.co/ZeLrUE6Q
- Osborne Clarke continues European expansion with Hamburg launch http://t.co/NdyUGHeu
- RBS slashes panel appointments by 40 per cent in latest review http://t.co/yy3ff3pQ
- Elections loom at Addleshaws http://t.co/UotLWtnv
- Addleshaws should make more of the success of its Berezovsky fee arrangement http://t.co/52NyYmEU
- Addleshaws uplifts Berezovsky fees to £1,000 per hour http://t.co/L2W6rKlX
- Clifford Chance doubles size of low-cost India base http://t.co/gluE47LH
- Eversheds parts company with South African ally over conflicts http://t.co/1wqfkroO
- The Lawyer Business: A feature on Eversheds http://t.co/0nIaXk4j
- US duo join De Brauw as ASML acquires Cymer for €1.95bn http://t.co/4TqyyErJ
- SNR Denton advises as Al-Jazeera goes 24/7 on Freeview http://t.co/HXIkR2fo
- Macfarlanes wins role as financier Leon Black buys Phaidon Press http://t.co/RDvrJmOL
- Macfarlanes wins role as financier Leon Black buys Phaidon Press http://t.co/RDvrJmOL
- Mills & Reeve sets up northern real estate practice http://t.co/vOUfRrKB
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