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:
- Bar Council responds to Legal Aid consultation | Bar Council Press Release http://t.co/Zg1d8rWt6M
- Growth declines in top 10 UK firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/7O4me2xkug
- UK Law Firms Show Slow Growth Despite Salary Increases | LawFuel http://t.co/SCG4aJskLM
- PLP demands legal aid info from MoJ | New Law Journal: http://t.co/cwGZokOMPQ
- Risks of BYOD: Warning over "bring your own device" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/YbNHn5C4y0
- Employment rules: New tribunal regulations following employment review | New Law Journal: http://t.co/68oJAS6FZy
- Seldon loses age discrimination claim | New Law Journal: http://t.co/eP3YXbfUMB
- Time to plot LSA 2007 strategy: Research shows shake-up in legal business community | New Law Journal: http://t.co/9rO5gwGGrx
- EU laws on cookies are not being followed | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Q016jdFqZG
- Collective redundancy rewritten in Woolworths case | New Law Journal: http://t.co/a8yY4PaTsO
- Bar hits out at legal aid reforms | New Law Journal: http://t.co/DfJX0MSvij
- Scotland’s Bankrupt Debt Strategy | The Firm http://t.co/sva7gUrKaR
- Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association condemn Law Society’s decision to freeze recommended trainees' rates | The Firm http://t.co/8jp9ZZqVUU
- BSB and Bar Council slam MoJ over legal aid reforms | The Lawyer http://t.co/jOGvWqGbz8
- Grim outlook for UK law firms as growth rate halves | Ft.com http://t.co/pVpg0MCN1s
- Law Awards of Scotland is celebrating its 10th anniversary as the country’s premier legal event | The Firm http://t.co/5HulpGToO3
- Don’t bad-mouth the Legal profession, Law Society Chief Executive tells Co-op | Law Gazette http://t.co/oYGQY1Zo0t
- Growth rate plummets at top 100 firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/pgE00K5nRo
- Corporates value industry expertise over legal in mediation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CpXQfrtLLP
- SRA gets tough on firms ‘trading recklessly into insolvency’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZTQqYV56P1
- Diversity in legal executives an example for the profession, says LCJ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/L1X1FcGnuL
- Property service group launches conveyancing referral network | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/NffFszPMhy
- Post-recession recovery falters as growth dwindles across UK top 100 | Legalweek http://t.co/Rc0MLx1muA
- Regulator goes public with names of CMCs under investigation | Legal Futures http://t.co/xXSOqYk6G6
- Financial management | Law Gazette http://t.co/KfykehNPQi
- Client spending squeeze forcing firms to merge | Law Gazette http://t.co/2827few0hV
- Treasury counsel condemn reforms to judicial review | Law Gazette http://t.co/xqJjpGEo8t
- Claims management ‘list of shame’ to go online | Law Gazette http://t.co/HaLogM0aCR
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
- First batch of financials spin promising story for UK firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/lSO6HPKAYK
- Review of regulation? Let’s fire the LSB for a start | Law Gazette http://t.co/SzqWY9zMxY
- Lawyers make 'over the top claims' to save legal aid, says Justice Secretary Chris Grayling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AXA8bGrGdx
- Magic circle firms pump up London lawyers' pay | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ANi9D7PYgW
- Judge 'astonished' by SFO request in Tchenguiz case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/C524Af1U6b
- Samsung's 'surprise' patent win stings Apple | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dG3cd1kDbB
- Bar Council faces probe over "undermining" independent regulation of barristers | Legal Futures http://t.co/RwC0YfPeSD
- Law firm attached to new insurance business gains ABS licence | Legal Futures http://t.co/5hsQ9NrugI
- SRA warns solicitors off 'get rich quick' SDLT and referral fee schemes | Legal Futures http://t.co/nINVogvRGx
- The pricing priority: pricing function in most law firms is something of an orphan | Legal Futures http://t.co/pTUn8NE9dW
- MoJ sets legal services review in motion | Legal Futures http://t.co/jSF5z97VEh
- Supreme Court to deliver verdict in big money divorce case | The Lawyer http://t.co/9dyGJ1gEZT
- Law Society of Scotland to review conveyancing rules | BBC Scotland http://t.co/RYTeBUtBiT
- Hundreds protest as MoJ swamped by legal aid responses | Law Gazette http://t.co/9TMJnkttoI
- ‘No limits’ to regulation review | Law Gazette http://t.co/cqqcJXi2Va
- MoJ kicks off full-scale review of legal services framework | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/CZOUS5L6V0
- Closing courts ‘could undermine legal system’ | The Scotsman http://t.co/SrOpMIXRWu
- Money laundering still dogs us | Law Gazette http://t.co/H9kQmVUGXT
- Conspicuous consultation | Law Gazette http://t.co/q5FaplQEVK
- Co-op launches multi-million pound legal services advertising campaign | Legal Futures http://t.co/QC4DrXom1d
- Deloitte warns government: ABSs are not the solution to criminal legal aid reform | Legal Futures http://t.co/PCIiQQzAMr
- Proposals to remove right to choose lawyer unlawful | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/RuBMuiPE3m
- Co-op signs up advertising heavyweights for first TV campaign | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/hNtMve3Dg9
- How to save criminal legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/DcCjjn6lHb
- Starmer offers victims ‘right to review’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/M29gDGdN8H
- Co-op Legal Services unveils TV and radio campaign | Law Gazette http://t.co/XYThZitPev
- Hundreds protest as MoJ swamped by legal aid responses | Law Gazette http://t.co/9TMJnkttoI
- Bar Council faces probe over cab rank ‘interference’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/RHLKwsiYll
- Rise in law firms ready to change strategy in response to new legislation | Liverpool Daily Post http://t.co/tpJFEqAQdF
- Scottish Justice secretary Kenny MacAskill defends court closures plan in face of criticism | Daily Record http://t.co/68oooRNIU0
- Law firm: ‘prepare for competition law enforcement’ | Food Manufacture http://t.co/OJkVcrXnnS
- Law firm’s compulsory retirement age was justified, tribunal rules http://t.co/lMlBIZiRqh
- Bar Council and BSB condemn MoJ's controversial legal aid reforms | Legalweek http://t.co/pFTwFd7Hpf
- Legal accreditation schemes not primarily marketing tools | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/HFWkXLb6pT
- BSB wades into legal aid row | Legal Futures http://t.co/XW8fdjgJyL
- Growing amount of legal work can be "de-lawyered", says LSB director | Legal Futures http://t.co/WWtK7sv8w0
- Bar regulator condemns legal aid plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/C0xed9LOZb
- Estate agents’ grip on conveyancing market forces In-Deed sell-off | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/5iB0pMUFLZ
- Gaining an advantage through digital marketing | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FRsWS2DHMJ
- Money laundering still dogs us | Law Gazette http://t.co/H9kQmVUGXT
- Malta: An island apart | The Lawyer http://t.co/ki7mfmVcqA
- Information barriers - approach with caution | The Lawyer http://t.co/DZIdu0UrXo
- Jeremy Cross, Anesco: Green keeper - a profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/WjoEddX9lF
- Solicitors should always use regulated costs lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/WcAcRty1p3
- With some companies seeing fines as a fee for law breaking, is it time to pursue the individuals? | The Lawyer http://t.co/7XfEjEua0w
- Claimants will find oil wells dry | The Lawyer http://t.co/G7XTyNcB5Z
- Actions for breach of confidence that aim to protect trade secrets | The Lawyer http://t.co/O8r6G4q3Xf
- At Corrigan's with the K | The Lawyer http://t.co/J8j4tfJNrP
- Wealth management work is booming as individuals and families from around the world seek UK legal advice | The Lawyer http://t.co/SZ3HtkfJwp
- 200 Richest Law Firms, K&L Gates, Locke Lord: Business of Law | Bloomberg Businessweek http://t.co/qFmIDiDkrp
- AIM-listed conveyancing business set to become first ABS casualty | Law Gazette http://t.co/bcABF8xyVi
- Legal firms struggling with new pensions scheme | Law Gazette http://t.co/WAtKjJBPlX
- In-deed bows out of ABS venture | Law Gazette http://t.co/5nQ5OkPCHQ
- Inspectors call for streamlined criminal justice process | Law Gazette http://t.co/2h7BpspMaC
- Firms falling for big-billing promises at the interview stage could suffer like Dewey | The Lawyer http://t.co/hRIuNi8i2L
- Claims against the NHS set to surge | Law Gazette http://t.co/97AIRXLV0W
- Law firms paying over the odds for PII | Law Gazette http://t.co/RRoGGrUtb3
- Chancery Lane calls for 28-day police bail limit | Law Gazette http://t.co/RnsSE6sF4C
- How To: turn your firm around | Law Gazette http://t.co/BzquANoHdf
- Civil procedure: capacity and compromise | Law Gazette http://t.co/QOsdHsnVZ6
- Hodge holds fire on ‘tax avoidance by lawyers’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/i5Lb7GqCB1
- Slaughter: further court closures will bring ‘chaos’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/GBNV7lzZcf
- Stakes raised again as legal aid reforms loom | Law Gazette http://t.co/MM7l4TA2Ux
- High Court backs solicitors in mortgage fraud case | Legal Futures http://t.co/NaXCoXgRa4
Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students:
- No law recruits for National College of Legal Training's Legal Practice Course | Law Gazette http://t.co/OdVYkVewOF
- More pressure on legal education | The Lawyer http://t.co/01KlqvfG5r
- Practice makes perfect for young lawyers http://t.co/vUSHVsG8li
- Over half of law students wouldn’t choose to work for an ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/5DhNIKdNqQ
- Deputy PM Nick Clegg leads youth army to City law firms in search of fair access | Legal Futures http://t.co/cSvc8AKeXq
- Why do wannabe barristers have to accept their BPTC place before they know if they've got an Inns scholarship? http://t.co/8nzXDIk8FO
- Strathclyde Law School wins the Mooting Double over Glasgow | The Firm http://t.co/WesILlTlTP
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.
- Why does France insist school pupils master philosophy? Because, in examining the world lies salvation | Hugh Schofield - BBC News Magazine
- Women's rights are human rights - now more than ever | Gunilla Carlsson & Babatunde Osotimehin
- Al Jazeera - The mystery of David Jacobs, the Liberace lawyer | Mick Brown - The Telegraph
- Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams speaks out on Islam and Sharia Law | Jennie Baker - Cambridge News
- UK withdrawal from European human rights convention would be 'total disaster' | Joshua Rozenberg - The Guardian
- Islam and human rights: Beyond the zero-sum game | Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im - ABC Religion & Ethics
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 7th June
- Sums awarded to Mau Mau victims akin to that of UK whiplash claims claims Tandem Law http://t.co/1LBwSR4Hav
- FFW bulks up London corporate with Eversheds ECM head http://t.co/jfRJFJlbiF
- Fox Williams takes on board Pinsents employment partner http://t.co/c3OGy6CfuZ
- Norton Rose Fulbright eyes further Africa growth with Egypt, Kenya on agenda http://t.co/CrZ5dfqW6w
- Mishcon's Harris instructs Matrix's Tomlinson as poison probe nurse sues http://t.co/TMyhNI5jyC
- SJ Berwin partners gather in Marbella for crunch meeting on KWM merger http://t.co/oTVdkuLoCC
- Bidding for Byron burger chain serves up key roles for Freshfields and SJB http://t.co/5tx22whm7G
- Norton Rose Fulbright sets sights on key Africa markets and US west coast http://t.co/rnMGvePCf1
- BLP real estate team to feel brunt of cuts as partners predict sharp PEP dip http://t.co/jQGFSyXlaE
- Travers and ex-trainee reach financial settlement on pregnancy discrimination case http://t.co/GOMBG1b8yj
- Olswang targets pricing boffins to gain market advantage http://t.co/XqKgQM7dju
- Freshfields, Links and Slaughters prepare to deliver Royal Mail IPO http://t.co/UUS9Ut5jnt
- 12 Pembrokeshire jobs likely to be lost at leading law firm QualitySolicitors Redkite http://t.co/8KRvxus2RC
- Lawyers team up to launch Freeman Fisher http://t.co/DSwVCQ6hii
- Maclays to axe up to 30 jobs http://t.co/VVjXxbwMrX
- Hogan Lovells expands in US with Chadbourne trio http://t.co/KgzKnFe4hU
- Chadbourne names new London head following shake up of management roles http://t.co/8H45k1bISW
- TLT posts 10 per cent revenue jump ahead of Manchester launch http://t.co/UcjvBs7bTT
- DWF reports 84 per cent growth to £188m http://t.co/I69Hbze8vC
- Dundas & Wilson makes £12,000 saving by cancelling vacation scheme http://t.co/inx1mG2JYi
- Takeover fever lifts fast-rising DWF http://t.co/ZKKoEJYCX5
- Maclays becomes latest firm to start redundancy consultation http://t.co/MDm1ypFi9m
- Dundas cancels summer vac scheme and places blame on market conditions http://t.co/1kiCBgBYQo
- Cambridge law firm quadruples space http://t.co/y9duvtHDDG
- Co-op Legal Services unveils first-ever TV campaign http://t.co/hdeKqmvE5y
- Ashurst increases associate pay bands by up to 4 per cent http://t.co/JZtNPgYewx
- Pinsents boosts infrastructure group with Bircham heavyweight http://t.co/7nVmLXRHLn
- Herbert Smith Freehills announces pay rises across all associate levels http://t.co/fEChW0Wg8j
- Kingsley Napley and Simmons winners on expanded SRA litigation panel http://t.co/hs0WvrkLOM
- CC hikes associate and trainee pay bands with raises of up to 3% http://t.co/vVm5LLvmct
- Trowers & Hamlins hires tax chief from RadcliffesLeBrasseur http://t.co/z0rT53Z6mt
- Maclay Murray & Spens promotes two to partnership http://t.co/wc9MJAZIRy
- Hardwicke Chambers targeted by burglars http://t.co/R53WiHkfV3
- NHSLA unveils revamped £400m panel http://t.co/xKDh6a4wHF
- Bingham makes funds push in City with Herbert Smith Freehills hire http://t.co/7m1DHRx49S
- Law firm Marrons plans merger with Shakespeares http://t.co/OdFfJ49wzC
- Gide partner elected chair of Lex Mundi http://t.co/X7wqoL1tlx
- Lawyer Chen in demand by opposing US groups http://t.co/z6nXCGgqQH
- Norton Rose Fulbright mega-merger goes live http://t.co/TBGfWypsLg
- DWF appoints former Eversheds chair Gray as non-executive director http://t.co/9uJc6xiLbF
- Olswang PEP falls to £510,000 as revenue rises 3 per cent http://t.co/WLYekZxa65
- DLA wins spot on Integrated Dental Holdings panel http://t.co/bE1sd4Jm1n
- Gordons launches pensions team with Eversheds hires http://t.co/B3hdQS9LXP
- Shepherd & Wedderburn adds two partners from Addleshaws and Kennedys http://t.co/DXxMnCMW63
- Bird & Bird revenue rises 6 per cent to £249m http://t.co/v29e3OYH5F
- Clifford Chance hikes trainee and associate pay as NQs earn up to £76.2k http://t.co/TULrkDjPbc
- Top six Korean firms boost 2012 collective revenue by 20 per cent to £657m http://t.co/s1lsUKIawT
Monday 3rd June
- Norton Rose Fulbright hands 25 per cent of governance roles to US partners http://t.co/11t4q2jqRD
- Addleshaws embarks on exclusive alliance with Tokyo firm http://t.co/XlvudZA75u
- Osborne Clarke raids former Belgian ally for Brussels launch http://t.co/rDj6yuOcIQ
- Linklaters shakes up international board with four new members http://t.co/UsZgfXCuBE
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