Welcome to the year's 10th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought to you by the SundayLawReview team. In the week when the Islamic Republic of Iran formally hired the French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre to sue Hollywood over its portrayal of the country in recent films such as the Oscar-winning Argo, we too have made a minor change to this column. In response to requests over a number of weeks, in addition to the usual sections, we have decided to list articles that would be of interest to trainee and aspiring lawyers separately.
The purpose of this column is 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 of law within UK or as well as international developments of interest to UK law firms and legal practioners:
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| MPs call on government to re-think personal injury reforms |
- Grayling bangs drum for UK legal services abroad and targets £350m Indian prize | Legal Futures http://t.co/k3sAMhVp1W
- Law Society president embraces ABS status | Legal Futures http://t.co/IkM3RXQjlb
- Consumer group urges "NHS Direct for law" | Legal Futures http://t.co/ss34342c2e
- Residents may claim compensation for aircraft noise | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vs2nMgyyHJ
- Rosling King’s litigation tactics ‘verging on the contumelious’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ppFMpPr5Vl
- "Pace & extent of change" in personal injury reform causes concern in the Commons | New Law Journal http://t.co/iSwUNVdcW2
- Society: SRA should invite bids for failures’ caseloads | Law Gazette http://t.co/7hBpNrGGwf
- Legal Ombudsman’s recent report - A glass half full | Law Gazette http://t.co/uqWSVGztaT
- Judge warns claimant firm on costs ‘manipulation’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/fy1sYs8fom
- SRA to relax rules on reporting breaches | Law Gazette http://t.co/KUgonVfvrA
- John Scott QC offers a warning about what lies ahead in light of ABS | The Firm http://t.co/2wsAMnUnr8
- Incentives to settle - New costs rules to come into force next month | New Law Journal http://t.co/RtYpcKTyiD
- Brian McConnachie QC predicts the legal future where profit becomes the price of justice | The Firm http://t.co/md4OyC4Kdh
- McKie encouraged by attendance of MacAskill and Mulholland at evidence conference | The Firm http://t.co/l3RqtRDoLR
- The future of personal injury – land of opportunity or time to get out? | Legal Futures http://t.co/xm7iAsVqEF
- Lawyers row over whiplash epidemic | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/imPBvJT0bo
- Litigation funders told 'show us the money' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ru4R2ZwR6s
- Top 100 UK law firms revise down growth forecasts http://t.co/Cus1nqVoyM
- Papal election puts focus on German lawyer at helm of Vatican Bank | The Lawyer http://t.co/vhNhI3UjZ6
- Financial crisis will cost everyone in the end | Law Gazette http://t.co/XQLiPYlvW1
- Virtual firm takes ABS total past 100 | Law Gazette http://t.co/z5Mfk49UZs
- Grieve backs greater police role in prosecutions | Law Gazette http://t.co/q9Opsq8uxI
- New rules for employment tribunals | Law Gazette http://t.co/y5kCRX5r9i
- Unbundling may be the key to legal aid survival, president says | Law Gazette http://t.co/m2aU2424aN
- Lenders ‘reviewing or reducing’ law firm borrowing | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/YavfXhFK64
- Law Society president’s firm becomes an ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/c9CX5aD6SC
- Panel calls for NHS Direct for law | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/uabKKKKN5k
- Is your client communication taking off? | Legal Futures http://t.co/4fG8XTIWex
- HighStreetLawyer network eyes ABS and external finance as it unveils growth plans | Legal Futures http://t.co/CnVfbqsVtG
- SRA paints grim picture of financial instability among law firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/nNos2ooWfY
- Justice secretary: liberalised Indian market would boost UK economy | The Lawyer http://t.co/uq0M1HfY0Y
- NHSLA kicks off £400m panel review after several false starts | The Lawyer http://t.co/eOvXqvSUln
- Blakemores intervention will cost up to £3m, managing partner says | Law Gazette http://t.co/4GUMzZRYg9
- Townsend attacks solicitors for ‘non-cooperation’ on COLPs and COFAs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/PPK6Vo1rHK
- Hong Kong ramps up litigation focus with construction of new 'mega court' | Legalweek http://t.co/4lfs5Yzzbu
- UK SRA 'Intervenes' in Law Firm, Tells 250 Employees to Clear Out Desks http://t.co/hLgyyOYwfe
- Emerging markets UK spending spree | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/oVg2wyhgVY
- Most solicitors will offer ATE insurance after Jackson, DAS says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Wa9tscTa5U
- Survey: personal injury law firms face financial meltdown | Legal Futures http://t.co/28XYnr6SRE
- Blakemores boss outlines financial blows that led to demise and says "Lawyers2you nearly saved us" | Legal Futures http://t.co/s7sgCoW9Lp
- SRA closes Blakemores and Atteys | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/gginbP8tTF
- SRA brings 650 actions for COLP and COFA failures | Law Gazette http://t.co/yfUumqXwSh
- Reform agenda to create "two-tier Bar", with bulk of chambers to suffer | Legal Futures http://t.co/cP8B3qKrRm
- ABSs offer opportunity to thriving in-house lawyers, says Law Society | Legal Futures http://t.co/LUzNEykA0u
- Private investor backs two solicitors' ABS start-up | Legal Futures http://t.co/351UAcg5k8
- Solicitors have been one of the beneficiaries and promoters of globalisation in legal services | Law Gazette http://t.co/m6hJ1ZGVbg
- ATE insurers are gearing up for 1 April | Law Gazette http://t.co/MRdAbSK2RP
- 250 jobs go as Lawyers2you becomes latest PI casualty | Law Gazette http://t.co/Dyxz1bKp6H
- Despite strong showing in 2012, law firms continue ‘more business-like’ approach http://t.co/2CDU1Sz1ss
- UK law firms are making headway in the tough South Korean market | Law Gazette http://t.co/spOeNNwA1E
- Alternative fund managers face regulatory regime | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/m1qpAXv4NY
- Get a new model of business for your Law Firm or lose clients | The Lawyer http://t.co/xsRMZ8Yel3
- Outsourcing, mobile working & watching property pennies, the facilities management function can help | The Lawyer http://t.co/9vMgzgcB8J
- Small claims increase risks ‘catastrophic delays’ for accident victims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/fmh84XvbP0
- Lloyds counsels calm on credit | Law Gazette http://t.co/1Q7QRMnn6T
- No ‘stay of execution’ from banks for PI firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/3vY5YFXjOQ
- Drug and Alcohol Court pioneers drink monitors | Law Gazette http://t.co/eT58n43xSG
- Nine out of 10 oppose criminal tendering plan | Law Gazette http://t.co/hlLYlLLRGu
- Half of all tribunal fines remain unpaid | Law Gazette http://t.co/0Ab6oSU1b4
- Ten-point plan for solicitors to cut claims delays | Law Gazette http://t.co/zRdZWHTw7p
- Law firms warned against sharing information online | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/OkOXBiWsI8
- Firms handing out short term contracts to boost retention rates | The Lawyer http://t.co/h626H6G60D
- Family office for wealthy Russians joins ABS ranks | Legal Futures http://t.co/P9KAfr8RmS
- Number of solicitors in private practice falls for first time as Law Society warns of ABS threat | Legal Futures http://t.co/PTJDubbmtn
- DAS buys law firm as it bids to build major consumer brand | Legal Futures http://t.co/QfQTeIr0i3
The most interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage and legal academia:
- Government backs Level 4 apprenticeships to offer new route into law | Legal Futures http://t.co/vB4R3LLY5E
- Qualifying apprenticeship on ice | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/NjjgshMhgM
- Paralegal apprenticeships launched | New Law Journal http://t.co/LJzhX7mNbY
- The Law Schools Whose Grads Earn The Biggest Paychecks | Forbes http://t.co/nMEDm6moDK
- A grim picture for aspiring lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/1F1LF11lh0
- University Of Law Takes Over Oxford Brookes LPC | Legal Cheek http://t.co/yZe1f8WObn
- Launch of legal apprenticeships a ‘watershed moment’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/87B6PfOnoe
- University of Law to train first Hong Kong solicitor-advocates | The Lawyer http://t.co/vUGiKyTKje
- Mansfield QC: there should be no limit on BPTC places | The Lawyer http://t.co/zW36OuozQE
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.
- Would resurrected Neanderthals have human rights? | Rosalind English - UK Human Rights Blog
- Law profession can't handle talented women, says Baroness Hale | Staff Reporter - The Independent
- What is it like for politicians in prison? | Anna Browning - The BBC
- A dangerous use of police force to quell protest | Michael Mansfield QC - The Guardian
- Human rights law is essential in our society | Staff Reporter - The Scottish Sun
- Legal aid cuts force closure of almost a third of Shelter offices | Owen Bowcott - Guardian Law
- Modern divorce is a sad comedy | Philippa Dolan - The Lawyer
News from the Law Firms & Chambers:
Friday 15th March
- Clifford Chance secures Diamond lawyer hire http://t.co/4uTOqviXtW
- Clifford Chance seals hire of Norton Rose's Diamond lawyer Drew http://t.co/4Rzh2d5Zvl
- AIG mulls reverse auction in cost-cutting Emea panel review http://t.co/QnC6cuWn00
- Herbies names new Greater China head http://t.co/caALBEhdUd
- Ashurst and Pinsents stick neck out for Tesco's £49m Giraffe buy http://t.co/kuY90cLyki
- Rescued Semple Fraser trainees face mixed fortunes http://t.co/sEmbrgFrKu
- Gibson Dunn's UK revenue falls despite global growth http://t.co/I1tbjfgFLQ
- Reed Smith-BPP LPC available to all from September http://t.co/r9dDwSoH42
- Field Fisher latest firm to hold back partner profits http://t.co/Tb783gofJU
- Akin Gump's new head puts London at firm's core http://t.co/pKvjebbuor
- Landmark Chambers wins as HS2 rail ruling handed down http://t.co/tze1E3Y1gv
- 1 Gray’s Inn Square barrister jailed for £80k tax fraud http://t.co/C4heE11BVA
- Nabarro raises default partner retirement age http://t.co/rVblPGDwaY
- Field Fisher joins firms holding back profits as SNR Denton addresses past delays http://t.co/Dpiq8rdmXd
- A&O US financial services regulatory chief exits to join Milbank http://t.co/g6kQPQ4SzB
- Addleshaws eyes flexi-work push as low-cost base grows with new hires http://t.co/ru71m9extk
- 214 Asia GCs polled: Linklaters, KWM and Ashurst win client plaudits http://t.co/IMtz0tAXKx
- Sacked Clyde partner allowed to appeal whistleblowing ruling | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Bd342GBvRQ
- Herbies given green light in Seoul http://t.co/49y3uNNHdu
- K&L Gates hires from 3RB as it beats Clifford Chance to FSA insider dealing case http://t.co/pJLv2rMKMw
- Wright Hassall joins list of firms to gain ABS licence http://t.co/LuFZTBRiem
- US firm Locke Lord boosts Hong Kong with five-partner association http://t.co/KoQPqyMCO9
- Linklaters ups trainee maintenance grants by 40 per cent http://t.co/qZmCT1iDnO
- Blakemores shuts its doors http://t.co/yDRLB6tzOO
- Swansea solicitor Karen Jones is new chairwoman of the MS Society in Wales http://t.co/X4F014aOri
- Brick Court silk joins Bermuda litigation boutique http://t.co/9dV8OeXP1k
- Europe giants Fidal and Noerr report revenue rises http://t.co/WTFhNbnUcC
- Squire Sanders makes up four UK partners http://t.co/5e3nDkZ5EH
- Herbies prepares ground for April Seoul launch http://t.co/Pa6h6zAbd6
- Dundas seals hire of 12-strong Semple Fraser team http://t.co/71RYIU3UdF
- Freshfields arbitration chief retires as competition partner heads for OFT http://t.co/vGcoubp7r6
- Two-time Dundas managing partner contender Massie to leave firm http://t.co/JtZZVwaurs
- Dundas recruits twelve-strong Semple team as partners take new roles http://t.co/IpSNNqS7qJ
- US firm McGuireWoods signs Saudi cooperation deal http://t.co/HCSEvpRmEb
- Co-op latest client to ditch Cobbetts' debt recovery arm http://t.co/4edaznc89u
- Anderson Strathern picks up Semple Fraser banking team http://t.co/XB1GyLZcIV
- Freshfields arbitration star Paulsson retires from firm http://t.co/dy8oVoaXTV
- Former SJ Berwin solicitor to join Dragons' Den panel http://t.co/QKvv8CGojf
- US firm McKenna Long chooses Seoul for first Asia launch http://t.co/FKEL73BamO
- Semple Fraser partners disperse http://t.co/9RHnFqCpOQ
- Paul Hastings pays Dewey estate claim http://t.co/Vpkwae4dp6
- SJ Berwin seals hire of Pinsents head of financial services regulation http://t.co/ViR5u6IL6V
- Links and Davis Polk push through landmark $9bn Lehman settlement http://t.co/S7osrOzotT
- Dundas and Weightmans take Semple teams as collapse sees 62 jobs lost http://t.co/aGVNptEE8P
- Ashurst appoints new Asia head as Green takes Australia integration role http://t.co/upNPZqUwVn
- CC gets it together in Saudi Arabia http://t.co/v0lNX3PBxa
- DWF has bolted on 5 firms in a year but is the bolting more DFS than Ikea? http://t.co/XyFZZT3SqV
- Bird & Bird seals Danish merger as part of new growth phase http://t.co/A9fkuU4RMT
- Dundas, Weightmans join the Semple Fraser carve-up but 62 left out http://t.co/sC6cokCpUz
- Ashurst's Green to oversee Blakes integration following retirement http://t.co/tFU0nbiWuc
- Enfield terminates relationship with Cobbetts debt recovery arm http://t.co/5jmFzk2LuO
- Riverview adds to barrister roster with Francis Taylor licensing team http://t.co/7CnKBcE3lN
- Mishcon branches out into competition law with double partner hire http://t.co/8E1jh9zl0v
- Ireland's Byrne Wallace appeals against €17.7m claim in Supreme Court http://t.co/duNZRddajM
- Tax star Aaronson teams up with senior litigators for boutique launch http://t.co/772RfabfZN
- Clydes heads to Supreme Court to defend whistleblowing case http://t.co/ZaOyjbfS0G
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