Welcome to the year's sixth edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought to you by the SundayLawReview team.
This week, two tragic events marred Valentines Day. The death of academic and Philosopher of Law Ronald Dworkin and the fall from grace of world's most famous Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius. This column takes 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':
- Employment tribunal hearing first claim for caste discrimination collapses | Guardian Law http://tinyurl.com/cjzaocs
- SRA eyes quicker ABS application process as interest in MDPs strengthens | Legal Futures http://t.co/7Iy0Yaht
- CILEx and CLC confirm bids to become will-writer regulators | Legal Futures http://t.co/Ghlek5LP
- Washing Up: We will all end up being consultants, running courses & writing books on how to be lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/hjx2qgEh
- Law Society pours cold water on the SRA’s red-tape bonfire | Law Gazette http://t.co/G0Yg5nZF
- Bypassing lawyers would save £1.5bn, insurer claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/rfvGLEaa
- Lawyers and courts face secrecy challenge in trade secrets cases http://t.co/Q8VSxCa4
- The Lawyer Management inaugural awards launches | The Lawyer http://t.co/Fvn3CzGk
- Appeal judges quash back-to-work regulations | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/kXUUnn4R
- Court of Appeal: solicitor not liable for fellow partner's fraud | Legal Futures http://t.co/SOEUW3te
- Mid-Staffs scandal highlights dangers of defensive culture in the law, says consumer chief | Legal Futures http://t.co/zDQuytB6
- Why do Law firms run shy of campaigns? | Law Gazette http://t.co/TzhX5RMQ
- Autonomy Finances Before HP Deal Probed by UK Regulator | Bloomberg Law http://t.co/UehlNXkV
- Assessing costs: a nasty shock | Law Gazette http://t.co/4SU3K6Qo
- Regulate will-writing but not estate administration, LSB recommends | Law Gazette http://t.co/1h710gUB
- LSB fails to back regulation of estate administration | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/93P86YJM
- LPA waiting period should be abolished, Lush says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2pu2Fee0
- Law Society chief: failure to embrace flexible working holding back diversity | Legal Futures http://t.co/2UhTYijd
- A weekly round-up of who's moving up, down or out in global legal practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wLdBEJ3Z
- Accountancy watchdog launches Autonomy inquiry | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZwamsnDn
- Diversity improving at UK law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MC6mgrtI
- Are you advising on Cumulative Impact Zones? | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/enWrMUZe
- Law firm must pay £323,000 for remortgage error | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/aCti4hdO
- MoJ moves to change law on discount rate | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vkOfjpVi
- Solicitors must “comply or die”, says new LexisNexis white paper | Legal Futures http://tinyurl.com/caqshdh
- Evidence may back up discount rate rise, says MoJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/dYT3HC0C
- Charter firms improve their diversity profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/IsbEU22Z
- Leading merger broker enters the law after striking deal with ABS consultancy | Legal Futures http://t.co/Cddsz8i1
- Barristers appeal disciplinary findings in wake of Bar tribunal failures | Legal Futures http://t.co/77RctZFL
- EU anti-money laundering plans put client confidentiality at risk, Law Society warns | Legal Futures http://t.co/5C1XWNIW
- Regulators’ approach to failures | Law Gazette http://t.co/IwacN6sX
- FSA wins 'important precedent' case against illegal land bank http://t.co/p6Q2mwvg
- QC faces jail after pocketing VAT for 12 years | Law Gazettehttp://t.co/ACLmr6Ul
- Contingency fee caps ‘not high enough’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/hcKNn6nE
- QC convicted of £600,000 VAT fraud | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZqkzYZ4q
- Lawyers and the new money laundering directive | Law Gazette http://t.co/SHoknUxq
- European AML directive ‘unlikely to be effective’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/bVHRey9M
- Majority against IFA referral move | Law Gazette http://t.co/a6bmtwNV
- Keystone offers £1 top-up insurance cover | Law Gazette http://t.co/0jBygeW9
- Maintenance pending suit applications | Law Gazette http://t.co/OTMtYwPi
- Fraud hotline set up for homeowners | Law Gazette http://t.co/WBCsRLJZ
- LSC drops legal aid contract changes | Law Gazette http://t.co/TvDpq7LQ
- MoJ closes 103 PPI claims management companies | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Kyt2QTzi
- In House Lawyer Interview - Eurostar's GC Scott Marshall | The Lawyer http://t.co/eYRZz0dt
- All change in transatlantic referrals | The Lawyer http://t.co/vaqDR8lJ
- In praise of religious arbitration | The Lawyer http://t.co/cKYJzZYj
- Supreme Court on side of part-time judges, ending eight-year fight for MoJ pension contributions | The Lawyer http://t.co/qfj4DEiR
- Libor claims are next in line to plague beleaguered bankers, with a streamlined claims route proposed | The Lawyer http://t.co/H21p9yJl
- Insurers pulling fraud & regulatory cover for directors is having a major effect on corporate defence | The Lawyer http://t.co/KNeHq0pj
- Deal activity is at a record level and heading upwards in Turkey | The Lawyer http://t.co/JTU0cxPR
- Croydon PI solicitor teams up with local newspaper in novel approach to referrals | Legal Futures http://t.co/gcTKM0qt
- Bristol 'law shop' given new lease of life by local solicitors | Legal Futures http://t.co/fQKpVtEE
- UK law firms are tasting success in their efforts to improve diversity and inclusion performance but there is still more work to be done. Full story - The Global Legal Post
- Judicial review is increasingly essential, judges warn government. Supreme court president and deputy strongly defend access to legal process as fundamental to rule of law. Full story - Guardian Law
- The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI may have come as a shock, but it is entirely lawful under Canon Law. Full story - The Lawyer
- A legal challenge to halt cuts to personal injury fees will be fast-tracked through the High Court, it was revealed today. The judicial review application by two claimant groups in opposition to new recoverable fixed costs in the RTA Portal has been listed for a ‘rolled-up’ hearing as soon as possible. Full story - Law Gazette
- Consumers like indemnity insurance, LSB panel research finds. Making it optional would hit vulnerable consumers the hardest. Full story - Solicitors Journal
Notable 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.
- The absurd laxity of Britain's police | Editorial - The Independent
- Is INDIA facing a 'cultural emergency'? All sides silent on attacks on Free Speech | Soutik Biswas - BBC Asia
- The Pope's Resignation, A Legal Guide | Law Blog - The Wall Street Journal
- The Enlightenment's 'Race' Problem, and Ours | Justin E. H. Smith - The NewYork Times
- UK workers earning the same as they were ten years ago | The BBC
News from the Law Firms & Chambers:
Friday 15th February
- Pinsents continues international expansion with move into Turkey http://t.co/5vSczxJO
- Davis Polk, Kirkland lead on Warren Buffett's $28bn Heinz acquisition http://t.co/jY75iW8e
- Yorkshire law firm Atteys is to go into administration, putting at risk 140 jobs http://t.co/jk9WhNFH
- Eversheds and Cleary secure top roles on €150m Flybe-Ryanair deal http://t.co/jSy2puMC
- Nabarro and Eversheds take UK roles on $4bn care home acquisition http://t.co/5VxXsxWu
- Media lawyers greet Tory royal charter for press regulation with mixed response http://t.co/O8LMK3Yb
- Axiom sends legal work for key client EA to India as firm opens up new base http://t.co/sC3sw6qj
- King & Wood Mallesons appoints new Australia chairman http://t.co/Uhpif7my
- Norton Rose hands top global board role to Australia chairman http://t.co/HhXsqMAu
- Latham and Weil among US firms checking in for $11bn US airline mega-merger http://t.co/8owGfQD0
- Cobbetts faces creditor claim from HMRC over unpaid tax bills http://t.co/nnFJW6Om
- Firms tackle debt conundrum as LLP accounts expose borrowing burden http://t.co/dInISOx4
- Eversheds and Dundas move to dismiss talk of potential merger deal http://t.co/9LouMCjX
- Dundas scotches merger rumours as it prepares for delayed partner conference http://t.co/Xm6EXcwB
- Cobbetts’ debt recovery arm finds a buyer http://t.co/KTP1CKA4
- Walker Morris builds regulatory team with Lloyds competition expert http://t.co/cR2jD5ur
- Freeth Cartwright is third firm to be sued over MMR advice http://t.co/LDuWwaJE
- Norton Rose unveils Australia's Ahern as global chairman http://t.co/1zvpSfJj
- Akin Gump and Skadden advise as Vimpelcom issues $2bn eurobond http://t.co/6S1V31ba
- US firms Davis Polk and Kirkland feed on Heinz takeover http://t.co/ZQnnMGcb
- Inland Revenue chases Cobbetts over unpaid taxes http://t.co/wE3do3tv
- Travers 'discriminated against pregnant trainee', tribunal hears http://t.co/8onsYqmC
- Clifford Chance and Linklaters reveal spring trainee retention rates http://t.co/dpAmZiq6
- Norton Rose, CC and Ashurst among firms on £550m Crest Nicholson IPO http://t.co/ee5MQBsZ
- Linklaters joins Brown Rudnick and Cleary on Republic administration http://t.co/hQKfB6HX
- Linklaters posts flat retention rate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/T4IgT6mu
- Weil Gotshal and Davis Polk lead on latest multibillion-dollar media deal http://t.co/VmkkB8Sr
- Cleary's London arm leads as Republic joins list of high-street collapses http://t.co/kjmPFOaT
- Herbert Smith Freehills launches in Germany with Gleiss hire http://t.co/X0gz2m4i
- Harneys expands Africa reach with Mauritius association http://t.co/dd3lrwhz
- Incoming Travers chief to shake up firm's sector focus http://t.co/JKdV1zyX
- KPMG finds buyer for Cobbetts' debt recovery arm http://t.co/mAb65Ey5
- Fentons becomes an ABS http://t.co/7ZRsRMIl
- Hot 100: Alison Eddy, Irwin Mitchell http://t.co/pU0PSHOX
- Negligence action against Slaughter and May can go ahead | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/sFANvq8o
- Herbies hires partner from ex-ally Gleiss for German launch http://t.co/EG3yYvmT
- White & Case posts bumper profits rise for 2012 http://t.co/u1NVCCjj
- Walker Morris recruits former Everton lawyer for sports team http://t.co/cSWShWnX
- K&L Gates hires Fulbright partner for Houston launch http://t.co/obAmK8DH
- Mishcon de Reya adds Tanzania to international dispute reach http://t.co/0sIDwM4F
- International Air Transport Association hires GC from Hogan Lovells http://t.co/roEFwlbz
- Arthur Cox takes lion's share as Irish state legal fees revealed http://t.co/P8PYovl3
- Linklaters reveals flat retention rate following year of alliances http://t.co/CH3YIkmZ
- K&L takes Fulbright partner ahead of Norton Rose tie-up for Houston launch http://t.co/kSR4OSNm
- Herbert Smith recruits top-rated white-collar partner from Slater & Gordon http://t.co/cMRdjJ61
- CC, DLA and Skadden take roles on biggest IPO since Facebook http://t.co/SnVqAnim
- International Air Transport Association hires GC from Hogan Lovells http://t.co/roEFwlbz
- Germany's Heuking records moderate turnover growth http://t.co/b84794iE
- 11KBW silks go head-to-head as GCSE judicial review is thrown out http://t.co/qPm3mn2n
- Global turnover and PEP nudge up at Latham & Watkins http://t.co/IzqX65QF
- Landmark defeats 11KBW in back-to-work schemes appeal http://t.co/RBOJtnq6
- Stephenson Harwood launches Paris disputes team in wake of failed association http://t.co/77HRmrtM
- Cobbetts creditors must wait and hope http://t.co/BkkS3FGe
- White & Case posts 15 per cent rise in average profits for 2012 http://t.co/83MwCTpU
- K&L Gates loses IP partner to UK tech boutique Kemp Little http://t.co/QNOe5UH7
- Merger for 4-5 Gary's Inn Square is "not a rescue" says chambers head http://t.co/e4A8nl7w
- Former 39 Essex Street silk guilty of £600,000 VAT fraud http://t.co/N3BdpKje
- Growing client list boosts East Lancashire law firm http://t.co/sjVEtLDf
- Osborne Clarke boosts litigation and TMT with double partner hire http://t.co/TaC5Wnvq
- DLA and SJ Berwin straighten out issues on Lion's ghd acquisition http://t.co/rPuYX9OA
- Freshfields launches diversity scholarship with Stephen Lawrence charity tie-up http://t.co/5I4Limqf
- 4-5 Gray's Inn set to merge with public law set Atlas Chambers http://t.co/bJAS5Fk1
- Merger for 4-5 Gray's Inn Square is "not a rescue" says chambers head http://t.co/AMgQRQ0G
- Herbies adds Slater & Gordon partner to disputes team http://t.co/YHonK6Qj
- OC turns to Wragges for latest City hire http://t.co/yad8E8RC
- Irwin Mitchell puts flotation plans on a backburner http://t.co/eiKoheBm
- Barclays' - Bank tipped to replace GC Mark Harding with internal candidate after Libor scandal http://t.co/gsvavD4u
- New boss Reid is taking Davis Polk down path that calls longstanding links into question http://t.co/fnZMmiIz
- White & Case and Speechly advise on Handelsbanken-Heartwood deal http://t.co/uU3giWEY
- Halebury hire brings England football team to client list http://t.co/Rq3PKjOb
- Frontrunners emerge for Barclays general counsel role http://t.co/dp5C6otj
- Ashurst to restart paying partner distributions http://t.co/88BPaOxE
- German firm CMS Hasche Sigle poised to set a new high in insolvency fees http://t.co/BDkMgyAZ
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