The most interesting articles on developments, compliance, business and the study of law including articles cited within TheLawMap 'focus of the day':
- Making digital copies of music, films and other copyrighted material for personal use is to be made legal for the first time under government plans. Full story - BBC
- SRA admits disappointment at COLP and COFA figures. Several hundred firms face having their authorisation revoked for failing to appoint acceptable compliance officers, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said today. Full story - Law Gazette
- Legal action swirling around the London interest rate scandal is set to engulf a horde of bankers once a leading Swiss player cuts a deal with various international authorities. Full story - Global Legal Post
- Barrister snub to diversity monitoring “embarrassing” and “pathetic”. Only a handful of the 15,000-plus members of the Bar have disclosed information such as whether they went to public or state schools, in a snub to the chairs of the Bar and the Bar Standards Board (BSB) who had personally requested it. Full story - Legal Futures
- Leveson's legal eagles will repeat all the old mistakes. Putting lawyers in charge of the press regulator will lead to endless hearings and the stultified pace of the courtroom – just like the old, dismantled Press Council. Full story - Guardian Law
- Traditional firms "more innovative than ABSs", says SRA, as it promises COLP/COFA reassurance | Legal Futures http://t.co/xdADqh1q
- Judges take on ministers over supreme court http://t.co/7j5omjvv
- Statutory underpinning of rather close supervision of the legal profession but not of journalists | Law Gazette http://t.co/KiIaHNTO
- Lord Phillips to challenge government on Supreme Court admin appointments | The Lawyer http://t.co/y504ZXfs
- Women lawyer count still low in US, state survey reveals | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TsbG78mA
- Lawyers across Scotland boycott custody courts in legal aid row http://t.co/qDfWwlkH
- Recommendations by FCAs accepted by courts in 75% of cases http://t.co/XWxmofSb
- LSB urges conveyancing regulators to consider alternatives to client account | Legal Futures http://t.co/uoSe24pN
- Accountants launch bid to become ABS regulator, with 100 applications in the offing | Legal Futures http://t.co/uvZ3zlSe
- PC renewals ‘relatively trouble free’ but 4,500 short | Law Gazette http://t.co/UAqfEN7A
- Bill of rights commission splits | Law Gazette http://t.co/OlmlEXEr
- Lords challenge Grayling’s control of Supreme Court appointment | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/R4xcilPj
- Increase in JRs 'mainly the result of' immigration cases, MoJ admits | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2wTM5zY2
- Sheriff courts are halted by lawyers’ legal aid protest http://t.co/HxhorJAY
- Ken Clarke fails to rule out need for secret courts in MoD cases http://t.co/Tedg5VUm
- Commission fails to agree on UK Bill of Rights | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/0YE3oR5m
- Six thousand solicitors and firms fail to submit PC applications | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/mmQCXc1o
- Solicitors can rely on Limitation Act when chasing unpaid fees | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/M6EeAAmi
- Yielding the greatest return? | Law Gazette http://t.co/zVOdxYq8
- Consolidation in the legal sector | Law Gazette http://t.co/IJUrAAoX
- Commission: ‘strong argument in favour of a UK bill of rights’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/GEym3xh1
- Lawyers who head for the high street http://t.co/3l5zrmMJ
- Thousands of solicitors face losing right to practise after PC renewal failures | Legal Futures http://t.co/rBdN9X3q
- Lawyers happier with LeO than complainants but malcontents on both sides see bias against them | Legal Futures http://t.co/zi7enmTD
- Lawyers call for new equality law after £700k study http://t.co/ybTMBcMS
- Hillsborough lawyers welcome new inquests and police investigation | The Lawyer http://t.co/zPfNYZ7f
- 'Several hundred' firms will not have COLPs and COFAs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/gqHbFe9W
- Fixed fees and portal for mesothelioma claims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KIlRROUM
- High threshold for offensive social media prosecutions | Law Gazette http://t.co/o757r4TM
- SRA admits disappointment at COLP and COFA figures | Law Gazette http://t.co/QUcQl6HG
- Robert Bork obituary: Controversial lawyer & legal scholar who was a pugnacious standard bearer for the American right http://t.co/hTcN61Ka
- These CPS guidelines make the law around social media vastly more clear http://t.co/e8HkUKg2
- Hundreds of delinquent firms move closer to COLP/COFA action | Legal Futures http://t.co/rEAnnzYW
- Mayson warns regulators against denying ABS licences over access to justice fears | Legal Futures http://t.co/tvwlXfYI
- Supreme Court rules on termination of employment contracts | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ta08zRWD
- Lawyers gather as HP execs gear up for Autonomy battle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RMubuNAA
- Frontline regulators hit back at LSB assessment of their performance | Legal Futures http://t.co/aneMIs82
- Rules on judicial evaluation and QCs to change in QASA shake-up | Legal Futures http://t.co/4QCXUV4z
- Private equity, share schemes and non-lawyer partners: new ABSs highlight diversity of uses | Legal Futures http://t.co/qialPoID
- Create constitutional rights, not a new bill – Law Society | Law Gazette http://t.co/YVIaCrp2
- Trainee retention figures hold up | Law Gazette http://t.co/EuYiRO0t
- All I want for Christmas: law firm leaders share their Christmas wish-lists | The Lawyer http://t.co/lCzsUpMU
- Portal company warns over April deadline | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/C51Q9ZlP
- Quality and compliance – it’s all the same, isn’t it? | Law Gazette http://t.co/4Z1417wg
- Dispute numbers decline as crash impact fades | Law Gazette http://t.co/HU69yUAs
- Power of attorney applications lead MoJ’s digital dash | Law Gazette http://t.co/p8ZEY2Il
- RTA Portal software may not be ready for deadline | Law Gazette http://t.co/j61iPGvz
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.
- Review of the Year 2012 | The Lawyer
- What connects us: can the answer be human rights? | Eduardo Reyes - Law Gazette
News from the Law Firms:
Friday 21st December
- A&O and Allens land roles on mammoth Australian LNG project financing http://t.co/DCxoYogi
- CMS, SJ Berwin and Ashurst line up as Apollo buys Mappin & Webb owner http://t.co/w8uYqU3s
- Freshfields secures partial victory in Tesco dairy price-fixing case http://t.co/p7Izxn0F
- Ashurst and Dechert land roles on Kazakh bond as banks switch adviser http://t.co/0Ke4AjBu
- Allen & Overy turns to leading local firm for hire of Hanoi head http://t.co/hH7fg4k1
- Nabarro heads east with City HQ move confirmed http://t.co/E0W2LK7T
- Matrix silk overturns Stringfellows stripper decision http://t.co/nXsquRhU
- A&O gets rehitched in Riyadh http://t.co/sXImbKKm
- Taylor Wessing's Barnett to replace Dukes on management board http://t.co/SkVTMZ3k
- Nixon Peabody to close Paris arm to focus on US http://t.co/Ekx3tmtr
- Gibson Dunn advises as UBS reaches £945m Libor settlement http://t.co/65FzRkhy
- Wilson Sonsini targets Beijing for third China office http://t.co/kyxi8Npq
- Withers defeated in Scientology wedding challenge http://t.co/P0iPjOAX
- Linklaters remains UK deal king http://t.co/mxweM15g
- Stephenson Harwood latest to plant flag in Dubai http://t.co/G949A8vE
- Midlands firm Knights gets SRA backing for Dragons' Den investment http://t.co/A5BJR0J5
- Nabarro trainee intake drops by almost 30 per cent http://t.co/54M2IclK
- Squire Sanders turns to BLP and Wragges for City banking hires http://t.co/FNhdE1nY
- Portugal's PLMJ rejigs partnership and governance structure http://t.co/BWpe8d54
- Comet administrators' filings show quintet of legal advisers as fees unveiled http://t.co/RXQAVdSo
- Germany's CBH defeats WilmerHale in gummy bear court battle http://t.co/7vM9gQFD
- New director at Taylor Wessing prompts reshuffle http://t.co/2vjMvbkF
- Gibson Dunn advises UBS on Libor settlements http://t.co/aRV2ZF47
- Burness Paull & Williamsons secures first post-merger partner hire http://t.co/mBjmPDfS
- Clifford Chance India M&A co-head to join Jones Day in London http://t.co/C26km4eN
- LG makes first Singapore lateral as firm plans to expand new base http://t.co/Yc0GjvRd
- Bond Pearce follows up merger with four-partner Maclays team hire http://t.co/F6WCGfSb
- Lord Phillips takes press reform role; Matrix, 5RB counsel advise papers http://t.co/uPn0bs9B
- Kiss and make up? Edmonds, Deech and McGowan begin process of détente http://t.co/wPf62TWL
- Linklaters seals Saudi cooperation deal with A&O's former local ally http://t.co/eRG26hMU
- West Kirby law firm shuts down after solicitor is struck off http://t.co/tiMZMNwt
- Quindell gains ABS licence and says it can deliver profit under new costs regime http://t.co/UJz3i6gG
- Rocket Lawyer: ‘disruptive not destructive’ http://t.co/dXATqk2W
- Herbert Smith Freehills hires Thai partner in boost to Asia litigation http://t.co/VCNSdNng
- BBC confounded as Sports Personality calls connect to Clifford Chance http://t.co/p1bAyLMJ
- Fixed-fee partner-only boutique launches in London with CC hire http://t.co/67iGlEcY
- Keoghs to launch in Manchester following Clydes fraud team hires http://t.co/qHHdme8V
- A&O forms new association in Saudi Arabia http://t.co/MSzukfBR
- 4-5 Gray's Inn Square remains in business despite defections http://t.co/QvKlt9hg
- Aviva sues former Dewey chiefs over 2010 bond offering http://t.co/dQVTBoWk
- Legal firm with offices in Bury St Edmunds and Thetford wins national award for marketing and business development http://t.co/OYsevya6
- Akin Gump and Linklaters lead on ExxonMobil-Rosneft Siberian JV http://t.co/u15dpgPk
- Latham and Ropes broker $1.1bn deal to refinance Israeli telecoms group http://t.co/krt7auaJ
- Bevan Brittan hires SRA expert from Capsticks http://t.co/3nYQUvHv
- Collyer Bristow launches fixed-fee family service http://t.co/pAHKoiY8
- RPC takes on multi-million pound dispute against Mittal on CFA basis http://t.co/uZVM7bXS#
- Linklaters links up with Saudi law firm | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/xMTAu2bz
- Linklaters keeps top spot for UK M&A as US firms climb up rankings http://t.co/8Of5CKN5
- Bond Pearce picks up Maclays quartet ahead of Dickinson Dees tie-up http://t.co/cKltcl88
- Freshfields and Slaughters lead as Malaysian tycoon bids to take HK's Guoco private http://t.co/wZiT2iM0
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