The most interesting articles on developments, compliance and the business of law including articles cited within TheLawMap 'focus of the day':
- Simply being a solicitor “is not enough” in the new legal market, but by raising standards further through accreditation schemes and using their brand recognition, solicitors can preserve a dominant market share, the Law Society’s chief executive has insisted. Full story - Legal Futures
- Expert witnesses are divided on whether the Jackson reforms will cut their fees or lead to injustices, a survey has found. A large minority, 39 per cent, said they believed implementation of the reforms in April 2013 would lead to injustices. Full story - Solicitors Journal
- The City of London Law Society has criticised what it calls ‘misconceived’ assumptions underpinning the landmark review of legal education and training. Full story - Law Gazette
- Bar Council chairman Michael Todd QC has called for the Legal Services Board (LSB) to be "disbanded", citing support from Attorney General Dominic Grieve and new Justice Secretary Chris Grayling. Full story - Legalweek
- UK's relationship with the Council of Europe soon to reach a turning point. Full story - Guardian Law
- ABS joint ventures to get around referral fee ban will be fine, SRA says | Legal Futures http://t.co/D6FdxMIo
- Bar Council to press “sympathetic” Grayling to scrap LSB | Legal Futures http://t.co/HbDyL1lS
- American firms build up English law capabilities in the City | The Lawyer http://t.co/j2RxgPRG
- Offshore M&A drops but value remains high | The Lawyer http://t.co/jhK6mrDL
- Lawyers outstrip accountants in pay battle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8Mj4BJxM
- Recorder did not show ‘bias and partiality’ against law firm | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Aul3w8ZT
- Court ‘assumed for itself’ power to allocate social housing | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/wsEVoTlq
- Lawyer salary hikes fall below national average, says survey | The Lawyer http://t.co/o4Iju0gK
- Citizens Advice trains guns on CMCs – and their regulator for not prosecuting any | Legal Futures http://t.co/s3CBx7Me
- InjuryLawyers4u confident over referral fee ban as it opens up panel for first time in eight years | Legal Futures http://t.co/vBlP8IQa
- SRA chairman says too many solicitors are “simply not good enough” | Legal Futures http://t.co/Br5JKzSy
- Judges could make ‘ill-informed’ decisions on costs, says Gloster | Law Gazette http://t.co/UEvfksmq
- Claims management regulation ‘won't be transferred’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/cCg5qjGm
- Hooper: call police over ‘corrupt’ referral fees | Law Gazette http://t.co/na5Eps5r
- Lawyers in Local Government likely to be the name of a new body combining Solicitors in Local Government | Law Gazette http://t.co/5j4Z2uSQ
- Jackson reforms to heighten potential conflict of interest where barristers are deal directly with public | Law Gazette http://t.co/yTmRWIDR
- Society mental health scheme to become mandatory | Law Gazette http://t.co/9eYMXZNO
- Video in courts ‘not being used’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/YqOly8sC
- Scots protest over legal aid cuts | Law Gazette http://t.co/ky4OXBBc
- Litigants in person ‘need more support’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/IJEbbjQu
- Grayling renews human rights assault after Qatada release | Law Gazette http://t.co/xuZPN7wn
- Bar builds student appeal despite drop in pupillages | Law Gazette http://t.co/f1aehqpo
- Bar chief rebuffed over LSB closure | Law Gazette http://t.co/eEye5ALw
- MySRA log jam cleared in ‘record time’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/xlgmsu2I
- English regulator: many solicitors 'simply not good enough' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/S9VOT90p
- Diverse judiciary more than 50 years away, says supreme court justice http://t.co/POyhb2kn
- Law school wins record scholarship fund donation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MPRIICu4
- Black Solicitors Network names UK's most diverse law firms | Legalweek http://t.co/Nn2PTuGU
- New Bar stats reveal 20% drop in number called during 2010-11 | Legalweek http://t.co/KVSLQtF2
- Law not like ‘any old commodity’, Lord Neuberger tells LETR | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KEyTKWGB
- Local authority bodies moot merger as Law Society reviews grant | The Lawyer http://t.co/KCtdu5xD
Articles of the week:
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.
- Judicial dialogue? Straw and Bratza deliver choice words on Strasbourg | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/TzKaGkkj
News from the Law Firms:
Friday 16th November
- Norton Rose seals Fulbright & Jaworski merger http://t.co/mF1hRFyV
- Deloitte gears up for legal launch http://t.co/ry0Z7z86
- K&L Gates to open Seoul office http://t.co/IQz7W1Qh
- Mayer Brown seals London hire of former Ashurst real estate head http://t.co/aFl0EGqR
- Norton Rose ends hunt for US merger partner with $2bn Fulbright tie-up set to go live in 2013 http://t.co/B7sac5Ny
- Outsourcer CPA to launch new China and US bases following PE takeover http://t.co/9mG5Nz02
- DAC Beachcroft in regional hiring drive as firm plots Asia expansion http://t.co/arVVsVTi
- BLP mulls low-cost regional base in bid to cut client fees http://t.co/q6tU2x15
- Allen & Overy to offer Turkish advice following local tie-up http://t.co/4nHA4KbU
- Norton Rose Fulbright to target Brazil and Mexico when merger goes live http://t.co/jpjNRefG
- DLA and Cravath advise as Starbucks develops taste for luxury tea http://t.co/KyFXP1j0
- SJ Berwin sees marginal decline in revenues at half-year point http://t.co/PTJpO8s2
- Osborne Clarke and Field Fisher end merger talks http://t.co/vjVbLlLa
- Norton Rose and Fulbright & Jaworski to merge from June 2013 http://t.co/NEIVaIHf
- Portugal's Miranda launches London base to boost transatlantic offering http://t.co/jmhWjAdh LAW FIRM NEWS: Turcan Connell hires family law duo from Maclay Murray & Spens http://t.co/4Q22XbS5
- Willans defeats Bristows in YouView trademark case http://t.co/IJGuOn8R
- Olswang IP lawyer spearheads 'game changing' patent service http://t.co/m8a87zQG
- K&L Gates and O'Melveny become latest US firms to win Seoul approval http://t.co/WMbowStM
- Links, CC, Herbert Smith among firms to commit to paying Living Wage http://t.co/ucoHzSqB
- Freshfields partner exits for top legal role at BP European arm http://t.co/BLIJtR0z
- Clydes posts 37% half-year revenue hike following Barlows merger http://t.co/DIjugLu6
- DLA begins consultation with 251 staff after review of UK business http://t.co/6l5w8V03
- Dundas & Wilson hit by senior corporate partner exit http://t.co/PRp2PqJh
- US employment firm Ogletree Deakins to open in London and Berlin http://t.co/u2rm7KyB
- Clydes moots second Saudi launch as firm posts half-year turnover hike http://t.co/8HJzWZUN
- BT buys legal tech provider Tikit for £64.2m http://t.co/IMsVSFhW
- BPTC applications up as competition on the rise http://t.co/NhKO3SwZ
- rwin Mitchell, RJW, Thompsons on standby for breast cancer clin neg case http://t.co/S2aEDrh2
- Latham makes up London finance duo in promotions round http://t.co/cItoZrXN
- DLA Piper puts 251 in consultation across UK as firm mulls Glasgow closure http://t.co/h5QLAdFd
- Norton Rose seals $1.9bn merger with America's Fulbright & Jaworski http://t.co/AeMlGDQ9
- Field Fisher and Osborne Clarke abandon talks over £200m merger http://t.co/oOPQuFpo
- Weightmans grows revenues by 9% for half year after UK top 50 entry http://t.co/g7Gz9Nca
- A&O, Norton Rose lead $2bn debt refinancing for Macau casino operator http://t.co/sBQU6Hxg
- King & Wood Mallesons, Herbert Smith act on key $1.9bn Asia-Pac LNG deal http://t.co/WaqwzG4f
- Ashurst seals launch of new Saudi base with local association http://t.co/JDMPvnbO
- Davis Polk to strengthen UK practice with Herbert Smith corporate hire http://t.co/wTwxRxvb
- Deloitte to launch legal offering in Germany with Raupach acquisition http://t.co/wenUm1fN
- DLA Piper puts 251 in consultation across UK as firm mulls Glasgow closure http://t.co/h5QLAdFd
- Weil and Morgan Lewis among firms on $3.6bn sale of Jefferies http://t.co/nPqBrdGm
- White & Case shifts strategy with hire of Emirati partner in Abu Dhabi base http://t.co/x4Y2W9vK
- Freshfields loses corporate partner to BP http://t.co/LYMnRaGQ
- Weightmans' half-year results beat expectations http://t.co/j2z6xxHQ
- Cleary joins Slaughters French ally on Franco-Belgian bailout of Dexia http://t.co/UCaCuidV
- Spanish trio acts as Bertelsmann takes over Random House Mondadori http://t.co/wD3Z3McP
- DLA and Squire Sanders Leeds team lead on financing by GE and Ares http://t.co/g2WSrvzA
- 39 Essex Street/4-5 Gray’s Inn link-up could be a sign of things to come http://t.co/r2e9HJfZ
- In-demand Botswana firm flips allegiance as UK firms get serious about Africa http://t.co/Mit1BAuS
- Eversheds under fire for taking a tough line with rate swap mis-selling claimants http://t.co/w5Dzbpzh
- Bakers begins hunt for UK head as Senior prepares to step down http://t.co/qpjZjvFW
- DAC Beachcroft to separate out volume arm http://t.co/wozN1rcd
- New-look Dentons to be 'most multi-cultural' law firm http://t.co/nDgOEN9F
- SC Andrew chases stormtrooper client for £3.5m legal bill http://t.co/ouhee5kZ
- Lewis Silkin to open Cardiff base with Welsh government backing http://t.co/SH9kR4Mb
- Freshfields client Apple ordered to pay Samsung's UK legal fees http://t.co/WA0i7E7z
- Wilsons transfers Bristol office to Michelmores http://t.co/JEN5LQPb
- SJ Berwin pushes for tie-up with Asia-Pacific's King & Wood Mallesons http://t.co/cpMqEstu
- Davis Polk continues to build English-law capability with Herbies hire http://t.co/BmtjQFol
- Ashurst seals Jeddah tie-up as first step in Saudi plan http://t.co/12wNSTp1
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