The Law Business: 21st to 27th January

Welcome to this year's third edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought to you by the SundayLawReview team. This week, while some of this team had been distracted by matters evolving at Pearson Hardman and Hunter Catastrophe's return to the Inner Temple, we have still found time to take a serious look at what happened in the business of law within UK as reported by online legal publications throughout last week. 


The most interesting articles on developments, compliance, business and the study of law including articles cited within TheLawMap 'focus of the day': 

  • More legal aid cuts will lead to poor relying on 'second best' lawyers. Chair of Bar Council warns that further cuts to criminal legal aid risk undermining provision of justice. Full story - Guardian Law
  • Supreme Court warns of 'uncertainty' if legal privilege extended to non-lawyers. Parliament, and not the courts, should decide on whether legal advice privilege (LAP) should be extended to non-lawyers, the Supreme Court has decided. Full story - Solicitors Journal
  • The cab-rank rule is ineffective and should be removed from the barristers’ code of conduct – and instead applied as a principle to all providers of legal services, including alternative business structures (ABSs) – a new report has urged. Full story - Legal Futures
  • Although they have made a quiet start, ABSs have the power to change the face of the legal sector. A year on from the first alternative business structure (ABS) licences and the legal sector is beginning to see the effects. Full story - The Lawyer
  • A call by the competition watchdog for simpler complaints procedures in the legal profession has received the support of the Legal Services Board. Full story - Law Gazette
  • "Chaotic" Jackson reforms will mean a "raft of litigation" | The Lawyer http://t.co/eAxIblo0 
  • Lawyers' salaries favour men | New Law Journal http://t.co/E3xviwiG
  • ‘Marriage of same sex couples is lawful’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Us7jcuMq 
  • In-house lawyers reject Law Society's new division | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/VDZic9hG
  • COLP cover-up is unforgiveable – and that’s the truth | Law Gazette http://t.co/nRDjHTTm
  • Legal challenge begins on RTA fixed fees | Law Gazette http://t.co/MiQLtaab 
  • Law Society hits out at barrister contracts for putting solicitors 'at disadvantage' | The Lawyer http://t.co/itqnt0r7
  • Pull up your socks, Johnny Foreigner | Law Gazette http://t.co/YhUMHXmB 
  • Bailiff checks to be bolted on to Crime and Courts Bill | Law Gazette http://t.co/YoOiuu3D 
  • Society and Bar clash over new standard contract terms | Law Gazette http://t.co/VuZgpXJC
  • Media law trends in 2013: what's on the horizon http://t.co/sbjcYPrV 
  • Law Society warns solicitors to protect themselves against "biased" barristers' terms | Legal Futures http://t.co/fmKIU2ZA 
  • Clash over whether Delhi rape case proves continuing need for cab-rank rule | Legal Futures http://t.co/CNUvM051 
  • ‘Lack of evidence’ for judicial review restrictions | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/J89qy9mN 
  • Female lawyers lose £50k in gender gap | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/96bs8jrH 
  • Mummery LJ blocks challenge to rule on periodic joint tenancies | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/H6lcQVAv
  • How well did your firm or department cope with the snow? | Law Gazette http://t.co/8IvW6iKY 
  • Secret courts ‘unjust’ warns Law Society | Law Gazette http://t.co/iohsRfFn
  • European Commission creates group to analyse whether EU legal anomalies constrain cross-border insurance trade http://t.co/BmojQRyE 
  • Government closes door on accountants' last hope to change privilege rules | Legal Futures http://t.co/JofYpDDa 
  • ‘Scope for argument’ over referral fee rules, SRA warns | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/0Cd7Ylvq
  • Offshore firms announce alliance | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/j6gnjrhy 
  • Trainee lawyer retention rates slip | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dp8xABoz 
  • London legal hiring boosts 2012 job figures | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zpAtYuZu
  • Accountants lose bid for extension of legal privilege | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3gcZAKkl 
  • Ladbrokes cuts legal panel as move away from hourly billing edges closer | The Lawyer http://t.co/mE9uDahR 
  • Grayling takes aim at the bar | Law Gazette http://t.co/lCodFL8g 
  • COLP/COFA test failed by over 1,000 | Law Gazette http://t.co/RCQAvMcd
  • Public sector lawyers hit by spending cuts in Newcastle, Bristol, Manchester | The Lawyer http://t.co/voCKExLn 
  • Supreme Court rejects bid to extend legal professional privilege to non-lawyers | Legal Futures http://t.co/sdNtN9y0 
  • SRA reveals scale of COLP/COFA failures as 1,200 nominees don't declare suitability issues | Legal Futures http://t.co/rwbp7aki 
  • Let parliament decide on privilege, Lord Neuberger says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/rrpUfdy9 
  • Legal professional privilege only for lawyers, Supreme Court rules | Law Gazette http://t.co/zyms0Fnj
  • SRA set to offer informed guidance but not safe harbour over referral fee ban | Legal Futures http://t.co/zi8o584b
  • Costs specialist becomes ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/EsSmxsbl 
  • Silence over Jackson ‘leading to rumours of delays’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/TBY3J2nL 
  • Sole practitioners: we won’t join Law Society | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/iZpY2PM4 
  • ‘Data mismatches’ hit COLP and COFA approvals | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vmHrTWEa
  • Judicial Review: proposals for reform | The Barrister http://t.co/R4wRMLk1
  • Justice secretary questions hiring of QCs in criminal trials | Law Gazette http://t.co/or2mZq7p 
  • Barristers fear QASA boycott will lead to loss of right to practise | Legal Futures http://t.co/zLBsQVNu 
  • Solicitors' firm sees red in trade mark dispute with licensed conveyancers over their name | Legal Futures http://t.co/LGOtkKbz
  • State Pension Changes - A Briefing for Family Lawyers | Family Law Week http://t.co/QQT0LQQV
  • Big Cases from last year’s punishing economic conditions that pushed many companies into administration | The Lawyer http://t.co/VCR0W9Hy 
  • NHS negligence payouts can be good value but investment in the services would be a better outcome | The Lawyer http://t.co/btZWnT0C 
  • Although they have made a quiet start, ABSs have the power to change the face of the legal sector | The Lawyer http://t.co/Z9iMEOd3 
  • The Public Service Pensions Bill could lead to constitutional corruption if it is not amended | The Lawyer http://t.co/WrTc9tNV 
  • Family justice ‘wish list’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/xGkRBE5c 
  • Green in the dock with technology | Law Gazette http://t.co/F5nare4Z 
  • ‘Common sense’ fraud ruling lauded | Law Gazette http://t.co/RfMXzohZ 
  • A review of the 2012 changes to criminal law | Law Gazette http://t.co/JUtIMLPQ 
  • Unpaid court fines still add up to £600m | Law Gazette http://t.co/1uJacFbm 
  • Business leaders have grown ‘diversity weary’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/6ckfB7Ga 
  • Legal advice agencies hit by funding cut | Law Gazette http://t.co/QKhaTmZ0
  • 5 rules of the insolvency game: As the high street suffers, lawyers pick up mandates from administrators | The Lawyer http://t.co/cLHQDCUk
  • New marketing collective bids to move beyond PI as Accidents Direct plans big panel expansion | Legal Futures http://t.co/eFVjns4p 
  • The SRA's trust exercise | Legal Futures http://t.co/cSrdQ54N 
  • LSB and consumer panel back OFT call for simpler legal regulation | Legal Futures http://t.co/Er6tT2kh
  • Supreme Court stars on YouTube | Law Gazette http://t.co/0MZwjlEM 
  • Taxi for the cab rank rule | Law Gazette http://t.co/1bjNVQ8d 
  • SRA spurns pleas to approve post-Jackson business models | Law Gazette http://t.co/U3TamXjn

Articles of the week:

The UK and international articles of the week are pieces selected by @TheLawMap tweeting team based on recommendations from friends and followers of LawNewsIndex.com daily law news blog. 

  • Leveson's chief inquisitor Robert Jay calls UK press 'most unruly and irreverent in world' | Josh Halliday - The Guardian
  • Are Ethnic Minority Students Being Forced Into Medicine And Law Degrees? | Lucy Sherriff - Huffington Post 
  • What I think George Orwell would have written about today | Shami Chakrabarti - Guardian Books
  • Judge brands property law unfair on married couples | Marilyn Stowe Blog 

News from the Law Firms: 

Friday 25th January
Thursday 24th January
Wednesday 23rd January
Tuesday 22nd January
Monday 21st January

We would like to thank all the publications cited in this week's column. Please notify via @TheLawMap Twitter handle of any errors or omissions.

 

TheLawMap Publications at a glance: 
LawNewsIndex.com - Daily Law News Archive
SundayLawReview.com - Weekly Law Business News Blog
Law Specials - A compendium of articles on Justice & Society
Wig - Daily Newspaper Focusing on Law & Society
MetaLawIndex - Informal Blog chronicling behind the scene events at LawNewsIndex & Twitter


The Law Business: 14th to 20th January

Welcome to this year's second edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought to you by the SundayLawReview team. In the week when Lance Armstrong finally admitted to lying about using performance enhancing drugs and when the crime of insult was dropped from the statute books, we take a serious look at what happened in the business of law within UK as reported by online legal publications throughout last week. 

 

The most interesting articles on developments, compliance, business and the study of law including articles cited within TheLawMap 'focus of the day': 

  • Family lawyers praise High Court for jailing husband. Scot Young imprisoned for contempt after failing to disclose finances - Solicitors Journal
  • Analysis of UK Mergers & Acquisitions legal bills reveals a good performance by smaller firms and success fees on the rise. Full story - The Lawyer
  • Small and mid-sized firms feel impact of ABSs but ‘real profit’ is on the up. Full story - Legal Futures
  • Legal aid warning over contract allocation. Legal aid firms may go out of business as a result of the allocation of work for new civil legal aid contracts, representative groups have warned. Full story - Law Gazette
  • Christians and working on Sundays: what the tribunal really said. Written rulings should be published when tribunals give judgments in order to properly inform public debate. Full story - Guardian Law
  • Law Society of Scotland backs down over reforms to legal aid http://t.co/kE1DITnA 
  • All-time high for European patent filings | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6wne3Vlf 
  • OFT attacks complexity of legal complaints process | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/pshILIXR
  • Does competition law suit the NHS? | Law Gazette http://t.co/xdDj9mPI 
  • Lawyers can access unredacted records | Law Gazette http://t.co/pepLGtMS
  • Betfair founder backs new ABS Brilliant Law | Law Gazette http://t.co/zpT2vwx5 
  • LSB backs call for simpler complaints regime | Law Gazette http://t.co/YWwChIub 
  • Law firm support staff get salary boost | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/sXBDCUGe 
  • Coulson J lays down law on negligent property valuations | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/iqzTwL7M 
  • Family lawyers praise High Court for jailing husband | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ehqPn4jc
  • SRA reveals plans for Compensation Fund review | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/F2p1Zjgm
  • Brand lessons from Claridge’s | Law Gazette http://t.co/DDyhjb8C
  • Society critical of employee shareholder contracts | Law Gazette http://t.co/gCwuktM5 
  • Law firms make gay-friendly top 100 | Law Gazette http://t.co/vtuO1YMk
  • Compensation fund review to take two years | Law Gazette http://t.co/XtyLSRkh
  • Betfair founder revealed as principal investor in new ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/xeZHANem 
  • PI firms outperform all others and are keenest on ABSs, finds 'state of the nation' survey | Legal Futures http://t.co/koKCcXfW
  • Salaries on the up for law firm support staff, research shows | The Lawyer http://t.co/8WegZhPm 
  • Law school struggles against pull of on-line courses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WJ9y0R5S 
  • Women taking bigger slice of US law firm equity | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IC6XBJaN
  • Training solicitors – a qualified success | Law Gazette http://t.co/yQ0ZnBxS 
  • Call for criminal sanctions against care home owners | Law Gazette http://t.co/Ej6lY8b1 
  • High street super-survey paints upbeat picture | Law Gazette http://t.co/Gi2sa5TW 
  • Rocket Lawyer buys legal crowd-sourcing site | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/P6fqX53f 
  • Remortgage specialists among new ABSs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2rsQ9c5U 
  • Law firms have gone new year crazy with promotions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xBZk6KJu 
  • External investment on legal sector menu | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HmYMZde9
  • Six more firms win ABS status | Law Gazette http://t.co/vtxzXYT4
  • Barrister’s discrimination claims rejected | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/BFeq1AAE
  • Small and mid-sized firms feel impact of ABSs but 'real profit' is on the up | Legal Futures http://t.co/Cx0CtUGe
  • Leading insurance law firm targets non-legal services after receiving ABS licence | Legal Futures http://t.co/CVjvGQsV
  • London firms lead 'living wage' scheme | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/M15nBcKB 
  • One in five firms likely to seek external investment | Law Gazette http://t.co/8sLCXkxO 
  • LETR report delayed | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/iKcKfIxf 
  • The Definitive Way To Decide Whether You Should Become A Barrister Or A Solicitor http://t.co/kEGrVfDo
  • Human rights barristers await European ruling in joined religious liberty cases | The Lawyer http://t.co/tUCnLDCu 
  • Questions over future of SFO; £1.3m Tchenguiz legal costs add to SFO’s woes | The Lawyer http://t.co/Fn4Wb3Gb 
  • Midlands firms go their own way; Law firms keep region’s proud tradition of ingenuity alive | The Lawyer http://t.co/qK7e18ei 
  • Resource-rich home territory remains a focus for Canadian firms - growing client globalisation is pulling | The Lawyer http://t.co/6K4m5VFE
  • Difficulty securing financing has slowed corporate activity in Germany | The Lawyer http://t.co/OroXi77h 
  • 2012's punishing economic conditions pushed many companies into administration; a look at the big UK cases | The Lawyer http://t.co/VCR0W9Hy
  • EHCR can give a much-needed boost to freedom of belief in the workplace by offering some fresh thinking | The Lawyer http://t.co/0fAwdXEF 
  • Employee ownership is all fine and dandy until the time comes to sell up, when things can get complicated | The Lawyer http://t.co/KuqOGyV1 
  • Rumble of litigation expected but finding evidence to back up claims may be harder than finding shale gas | The Lawyer http://t.co/X7TKOAnj 
  • Hong Kong cracking down on sponsors will do little to restore it to a leading role in the IPO market | The Lawyer http://t.co/xwXfwGYW 
  • Appetite for a challenge has led to the creation of two industry legal bodies for pharmaceutical sector | The Lawyer http://t.co/Hc3luIiP 
  • In-depth analysis of UK M&A legal bills reveals a good performance by smaller firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/g6jDsONG
  • All eyes on the Irish | Law Gazette http://t.co/VY0w2Mvw 
  • JLD chair claims trainees need more protection | Law Gazette http://t.co/oau4VBKv
  • Legal aid warning over contract allocation | Law Gazette http://t.co/0l9yBVpj
  • Legal apprenticeships no threat, says CILEx | Law Gazette http://t.co/GI6PiqDi
  • Development on town and village greens | Law Gazette http://t.co/HNcgP3pU 
  • Law Society backs targets to boost senior female lawyer ranks | Legalweek http://t.co/hCT1eHdT 
  • Education and training review delayed again | Law Gazette http://t.co/dF6u1YIf 
  • Law leads the way over living wage | Law Gazette http://t.co/FRYNEnci 
  • Solicitors have ‘little to fear’ from Barco | Law Gazette http://t.co/PWQdjLJu 
  • Ombudsman prepares for ABSs after Parliament approves rule changes | Legal Futures http://t.co/1h8s1Hcf 
  • Over 300 ABS applications waiting in the wings, says SRA | Legal Futures http://t.co/AnoaoxZX
  • LeO’s new regime begins on February 1 | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/dbQ0WOol  
  • Judge orders barrister to donate £10 to charity after mobile breaks silence in court http://t.co/edDtqHBM

Articles of the week:


The UK and international articles of the week are pieces selected by @TheLawMap tweeting team based on recommendations from friends and followers of LawNewsIndex.com daily law news blog. 

  • Employee rights: what to expect if your company calls in the administrators | Philip Landau - Guardian Law
  • Human rights claims against undercover police to be heard in secret | Simon McKay - UK Human Rights Blog

News from the Law Firms: 

Friday 18th January
Thursday 17th January
Wednesday 16th January
Tuesday 15th January
Monday 14th January

 

We would like to thank all the publications cited in this week's column. Please notify via @TheLawMap Twitter handle of any errors or omissions.

 

TheLawMap Publications at a glance: 
LawNewsIndex.com - Daily Law News Archive
SundayLawReview.com - Weekly Law Business News Blog
Law Specials - A compendium of articles on Justice & Society
Wig - Daily Newspaper Focusing on Law & Society
MetaLawIndex - Informal Blog chronicling behind the scene events at LawNewsIndex & Twitter


The Law Business: 2nd to 13th January

Welcome to the first 2013 edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column from the SundayLawReview team. In this blog, we take a cursory look at what happened in the business of law within UK as reported by online legal publications throughout last week.



The most interesting articles on developments, compliance, business and the study of law including articles cited within TheLawMap 'focus of the day': 

  • A number of chambers have signed up to the new Barco initiative, which has now been approved by the FSA. The service, introduced by the Bar Council, is a secure third-party holding escrow account, which is designed to make direct access to the bar easier. Full story - The Lawyer
  • The Solicitors Regulation Authority will not ask for a delay to the imminent ban on referral fees, despite warnings that the timetable is being rushed. Full story - Law Gazette
  • Birmingham Law Centre may be forced to close if it cannot secure at least £100,000 in funding over the next three months, its chief executive has warned. Full story - Solicitors Journal
  • Stress continues to dominate calls to legal healthcare charity LawCare, and this in turn leads some lawyers to alcoholism later in their careers, its review of 2012 has said. Full story - Legal Futures
  • Buyers of legal services are unlikely, on their own, to help stimulate competition in the legal services sector, the Consumer Panel has warned in response to the Legal Services Board’s request for advice on ways to empower consumers. Full story - Solicitors Journal
  • What can judge-watchers expect in 2013? Three supreme court vacancies, a 'chief justice' and many other judicial appointments and promotions are coming up in the next year. Full story - Guardian Law
  • Nominated staff at more than 8,800 firms this week took up their new roles as compliance officers. Full story - Law Gazette
  • An Unnamed Indian Lawyer's Analysis of Delhi Gang Rape - 'Hang my son for killing India’s daughter' - 2012 Delhi gang rape case. Full story - Law Specials
  • Time for competition law to"get real", says incoming CAT chairman | The Lawyer http://t.co/P0rCi1og
  • Publication of Legal Education and Training Review put back for second time | The Lawyer http://t.co/XYHXsfVR 
  • Law Society president proposes targets to get women into management | The Lawyer http://t.co/amcLlA88 
  • Managing the risks posed by tablets | Law Gazette http://t.co/aAodSpV7 
  • Firms promoting “mediocre men”, Law Society president says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/l4UYLf7S 
  • Does the SRA practise what it preaches over OFR? | Legal Futures http://t.co/Rrjlnzr2 
  • LSB backs end to minimum salary and to IFA referral requirement | Legal Futures http://t.co/VAapZh15 
  • Chambers sign up to escrow account pilot after FSA gives green light | Legal Futures http://t.co/Ke34WTvm
  • Cost of acquiring PI cases is £700 - and the referral fee ban will have no effect, says report | Legal Futures http://t.co/cNuRmm2p
  • Can accountants change the legal sector? | Law Gazette http://t.co/F8zPYe3f 
  • Law firms defy City gloom with 20,000 new hires | Law Gazette http://t.co/FbNFeBFO 
  • Direct access bar payment scheme launches with 10 chambers on board | The Lawyer http://t.co/C8wPxGdt 
  • Entries open as The Lawyer Magazine prepares for expanded awards ceremony | The Lawyer http://t.co/abTjLPW8 
  • 2013: the year for legal apprenticeships http://t.co/oX7kYhMz 
  • BARCO approved by FSA | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Z1auQXgB 
  • Employment tribunal award limits set to increase next month http://t.co/M1fkbpmD
  • LeO promises to ‘isolate’ claims management complaints | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/iDu318WS 
  • LASPO boosts motor insurer’s shares | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/xb7qChxZ 
  • Birmingham Law Centre appeals to council in survival battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/Eb7cNa5a 
  • SFO's legal bill for Tchenguiz investigation hits £1.3m | The Lawyer http://t.co/4QiJHK3s 
  • We’re still on course for referral fee ban, says SRA | Law Gazette http://t.co/zIFDWlkz 
  • SRA and claims regulator dismiss Law Society speculation of referral fee ban "difficulty" | Legal Futures http://t.co/JFiRKGXx
  • Legal challenge to put an end to court papers http://t.co/pW1M5Gwx
  • SRA appoints seven to slimmed-down disciplinary panel | Legalweek http://t.co/RogOPV44 
  • Third-party funding in spotlight as firm beats negligence rap | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fqvMXGFL 
  • Legal sector mergers keep up 2011 pace | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WlHWgGW6 
  • Matrimonial property rules ‘not sustainable’, family solicitors say | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/DFbKOfdx
  • US: Law firm mergers kept up pace in 2012 http://t.co/RlsqpSLs 
  • Come on, let’s fix this car insurance racket | Law Gazette http://t.co/M7CaNA5Z
  • Persenal Injury sector predicts jobs haemorrhage | Law Gazette http://t.co/aULY4OKl 
  • Consumers not empowered enough to drive competition in legal market, says study | Legal Futures http://t.co/H79aMSbS 
  • ABS start-up targets combination of legal and non-legal advice for SMEs | Legal Futures http://t.co/V4CGlY2y
  • SRA mulls making firms that want to hold client money seek permission | Legal Futures http://t.co/mwq
  • UK legal sector to get 2013 boost, predicts survey | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bmGNprvg 
  • Birmingham Law Centre faces closure as LASPO approaches | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/EXF7h93i 
  • Family barristers question commission’s matrimonial property principles | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Zah6ArSp 
  • Singapore looks to set up International Commercial Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/X1H9mequ
  • Solid last quarter boosts US law firm merger activity | The Lawyer http://t.co/bcd5b9Z4 
  • Leading sets prepare for boom year in litigation as The Lawyer reveals 2013's top cases | The Lawyer http://t.co/X56jg2sB
  • SRA slashes law firm roster after move to handle more work in-house | The Lawyer http://t.co/0ehwh75C
  • Law school sends letter to prospective vacation scheme firms marking out 2:2 students | The Lawyer http://t.co/vVp1LfDR 
  • Government’s plan to introduce a UK Bill of Rights could have hit a wall | The Lawyer http://t.co/1TmrLTp4 
  • Single patent court system for Europe & high-profile phone wars putting IP at the heart of client strategy | The Lawyer http://t.co/Z4bRfIT2 
  • Tough markets mean firms need to be more in tune with their clients and their needs in order to survive | The Lawyer http://t.co/o2uB2AK7
  • As far as business is concerned, the EU-wide patent system may not be the boon it’s cracked up to be | The Lawyer http://t.co/OMCIkfaK 
  • Top 20 Cases: This promises to be bumper season in courts, so here’s a selection of the bust-ups to watch | The Lawyer http://t.co/9QS7uO6T 
  • Stress tops lawyers’ concerns in 2012 | Law Gazette http://t.co/GoDMJOv5
  • Stress remains lawyers’ top well-being concern | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/RiJNHsWZ  
  • Stress dominates calls to LawCare as charity outlines concerns over alcohol danger | Legal Futures http://t.co/lOqfuSIs
  • Government seeks to overturn Lords vote bringing bailiffs within LeO's remit | Legal Futures http://t.co/fussn6In
  • Everything Everywhere lawyer relaunches Lawyers' Secular Society | The Lawyer http://t.co/yV0pQYUr
  • Empowering legal services buyers ‘an uphill struggle’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UWBvOpQL 
  • Pace of ABS approvals quickens as total reaches 59 | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZztLkdr3
  • Law Society signals climbdown on independence stance http://t.co/z5w38W98 
  • Firm owning University of Law will have a say in controlling the institution's academic authority http://t.co/fODKOy6G 
  • SRA drops 'group licensing' approach for firms operating overseas | Legal Futures http://t.co/LloyhWw8 
  • In-house salaries continue to trail inflation | Law Gazette http://t.co/qnwtG6TE 
  • Ombudsman sets out new fees plan | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/t0aQPfl2 
  • 90% of COLPs and COFAs in place, but 1,000 firms miss 1 January deadline | Legal Futures http://t.co/1ZjZrEW5
  • RTA Portal: no plan B as government postpones expansion | Law Gazette http://t.co/y9BOa67H 
  • What can judge-watchers expect in 2013? | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/YTpVmKGo
  • BPP plans apprentice scheme to bypass university in path to legal career | The Lawyer http://t.co/ryP65gCK 
  • A view from the litigant in person | Law Gazette http://t.co/EmfXZ0MP 
  • Minister signals weekend courts U-turn | Law Gazette http://t.co/2x6nEKuB 

Articles of the week:


The UK and international articles of the week are pieces selected by @TheLawMap tweeting team based on recommendations from friends and followers of LawNewsIndex.com daily law news blog. 

  • Bradley Manning and me: why I cannot regret turning in the WikiLeaks suspect | Adrian Lamo - The Guardian
  • Law Student Unveils Life in Iran | Susan Seligson - BU Today (A publication on Boston University) 

News from the Law Firms: 

Friday 11th January
Thursday 10th January
Wednesday 9th January
Tuesday 8th January
Monday 7th January
Friday 4th January
Thursday 3rd January
Wednesday 2nd January



We would like to thank all the publications cited in this week's column. Please notify via @TheLawMap Twitter handle of any errors or omissions.



TheLawMap Publications at a glance: 
LawNewsIndex.com - Daily Law News Archive
SundayLawReview.com - Weekly Law Business News Blog
Law Specials - A compendium of articles on Justice & Society
Wig - Daily Newspaper Focusing on Law & Society
MetaLawIndex - Informal Blog chronicling behind the scene events at LawNewsIndex & Twitter



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