The Law Business: 22nd to 28th July

Welcome to the year's 29th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought to you by the SundayLawReview team.  


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.

Latest TheLawMap interview features Barrister Charlotte Proudman, a human rights expert: 'The Force, The Forced & The Enforcer: The Heart of Forced Marriage '.      


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: 
 

• PII renewals: just like Christmas | Law Gazette http://t.co/UBCbLGQeEe 
• International firms told to ‘protect and respect’ human rights | Law Gazette http://t.co/7PY5EQV2kq
• Tackling Human Trafficking | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/oCyQ0ZOYQ6 
• The law online: has uploading led to overloading? | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/4WQCkvw2nX
• Challinors files notice of intention to appoint administrators | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/JBFqh3Yg9i 
• SRA intervenes after Cheshire solicitor arrested | Law Gazette http://t.co/WbuF0ngntP
• ASB turnover continues downward trend to £8.8m | The Lawyer http://t.co/ktO2uINuiz
• Secrecy to end in family courts? Munby proposes most family law judgments should be published | New Law Journal: http://t.co/zSQx9rWt61
• Increase in in-house legal vacancies in energy firms | New Law Journal: http://t.co/dOnag5WkhJ 
• Football victory - World cup & EURO broadcasts should be free | New Law Journal: http://t.co/LpEYvUYz3X 
• New claims portal - Portal regime to be shaken up from 31 July | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Ob7Srd5FIO 
• Gloomy costs - Solicitors fear Jackson costs war | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ddB9kXk2X5
• Gay weddings next summer - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 has received Royal Assent | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Kh5DOBH2k0
• Draft National Insurance Contributions Bill is a talking point for LLPs | New Law Journal: http://t.co/LjhonRzeH6 
• Jail for non-disclosure - "Stark warning" from family court | New Law Journal: http://t.co/BgKwVjwSKy 
• Gadd loses SRA appeal | New Law Journal: http://t.co/wWvKg2v66w
• Barristers relax rules | New Law Journal: http://t.co/xzHxP0tvaa 
• New court structure? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/PT322og5qN
• Barristers win right to conduct litigation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1dIZi4qf9d 
• Solicitors ‘lack sufficient knowledge’ of Help to Buy | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/kNauaxx9mb
• The courts will not be privatised, Grayling and LCJ say | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZK36hz85zQ 
• ‘Corporation’ future considered for courts as government denies sell-off | Law Gazette http://t.co/pK0YKLuvzZ
• Legal innovators see drop in funding | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WL2YlqsL7e
• Leading legal expenses insurer becomes an ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/Bhf1aOSAQH 
• Legal Services Board "fears legal challenge" over Legal Ombudsman deal | Legal Futures http://t.co/62Va2SqGzs
• UK court system likely to adopt new ownership structure | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Pol4asp96w 
• Mesothelioma and Monopoly | Law Gazette http://t.co/IY59joD821 
• Ombudsman tries to extend reach as job cuts loom | Law Gazette http://t.co/MSgBBk7Lil 
• SRA approves £50-£350 charge scale for advocacy accreditation | Law Gazette http://t.co/LXQbl3fgt0 
• Planning ahead is the only way to minimise risk | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nOJXz3UPd6 
• Legal Ombudsman puts 10% of staff at risk of redundancy | Legal Futures http://t.co/OQNaAaBbEW Barristers join the revolution after receiving green light to conduct litigation | Legal Futures http://t.co/BDB7wHMBX2 
• It's all about the brand | Legal Futures http://t.co/BsKjH6zTFi
• SRA reappoints former Herbies partner Plant to chairman role | The Lawyer http://t.co/6dCA9m1Ixz 
• Jurors deny contempt for Facebook and Google use | Law Gazette http://t.co/vCniKTn5OU
• Supreme Court upholds Lehman and Nortel pensions appeals | The Lawyer http://t.co/Hgk7UzK1pZ 
• PEP halved at HowardKennedyFSI to £128k as equity expands | The Lawyer http://t.co/gXAbvwwzxh Jul 24, 2013 
• Californian online dispute resolution specialist heads for UK | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/EWpd2Xs8iG 
• High Court rejects tribunal fees judicial review | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vgaLLimKXu
• Results don’t matter: relentless fascination with balance sheets becomes an exercise in superficiality | Law Gazette http://t.co/JxRGyY6NF7 
• MoJ proposes online scheme for asbestos victims | Law Gazette http://t.co/e0OCMrnrBk
• HS2 appeal rejected at the CoA | The Lawyer http://t.co/75zuCDkcE0 
• BSB complaints regime receives thumbs up from barristers - and thumbs down from complainants | Legal Futures http://t.co/HMPmayab5D 
• Plant lays out agenda after receiving extra year at helm of SRA | Legal Futures http://t.co/1pyYWvrmxK 
• Alison Saunders: six reasons she got the job as the new Director of Public Presecutions http://t.co/M0wNMeb5z6 
• More mergers than ever as firms cut costs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/q4uPnwCwwr 
• UK top 50 a 'cash cow' for PR agencies, claims new research | The Lawyer http://t.co/f9siCLheVI 
• CMCs' turnover tops £1bn as referral fee ban prompts mass exodus from personal injury | Legal Futures http://t.co/1pOfGiDzho 
• Stephen Lawrence barrister to become director of public prosecutions http://t.co/c1XucQIqRk
• Embracing compliance - like going to the gym | Law Gazette http://t.co/hrZpojnjEI 
• CMCs ordered to show they comply with fee ban | Law Gazette http://t.co/qRNS03L2Gz
• Insurers ‘could save £25m a year’ from bus accident ruling | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/GinCDKGp0K 
• School traffic not covered by anti-nuisance covenant | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2P7uQRjCyF
• Healthcheck detects public unease at bar regulator 'bias' | Law Gazette http://t.co/KU4ePZGb61
• Legal fees outstripped by bankers' earnings on public takeovers | The Lawyer http://t.co/EtSsh0vd37 
• Under-pressure firms find merger salvation | Legal Futures http://t.co/8w2H76qWEr 
• SRA to ditch reporting requirement for non-material rule breaches | Legal Futures http://t.co/H8XpgdfT9y
• Africa attracts the global set | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TmHHJr0Mil 
• Pressure grows to publish names of law firms linked to hacking scandal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bCUOXVmZnz 
• The NHS blame game and legal accountability | Law Gazette http://t.co/sDzM9eFPoM 
• Merger talks reach record high as firms battle cuts | Law Gazette http://t.co/QQbGrCgtKL 
• Top leaders or senior partners are secret politicians | The Lawyer http://t.co/bZbSpCNTmW
• IP protocol puts India on the map | The Lawyer http://t.co/9c9glMOdjI 
• A victory for brave journalism | The Lawyer http://t.co/RuEUilnBlC 
• Don’t mess with the Bribery Act | The Lawyer http://t.co/UvMJ3bv6VA 
• Lawyers take the fees fight to bankers | The Lawyer http://t.co/vbmckARZQA
• Job Watch: Private client | The Lawyer http://t.co/J5KP6aEEFW
• Venture capitalists invest in leading probate provider | Legal Futures http://t.co/WoiPHxEaTT
• Legal fees plummet to £26m in quiet first half for public M&A | The Lawyer http://t.co/JaQILJ9Y68 
• Law graduate venture aims to help LiPs | Law Gazette http://t.co/8RJ457iT1A
• In-house lawyers focusing more on business issues | Law Gazette http://t.co/I3xUB0etnJ
• First grants from The legal education charity | Law Gazette http://t.co/53YeURQYzS 
• Lawyers wary over company owners rule | Law Gazette http://t.co/aiDoGieGTt 
• ‘Dismay’ over process as new Lord Chief Justice named | Law Gazette http://t.co/Aw5JmuEXUl 
• Lambeth eyes ABS to save legal spend | Law Gazette http://t.co/SGOvX7Uhbs 
• SRA to fast track ABS applications | Law Gazette http://t.co/NuC8lpx60C 
• Business rate relief; misconduct in public office | Law Gazette http://t.co/qANVZM3k1Q 
• Regulator defiant over licensing One Legal | Law Gazette http://t.co/Mh9ymvIUa1
• TSol set for major recruitment push | Law Gazette http://t.co/40hOemTB30
• Bribery Act lying dormant, SFO admits | Law Gazette http://t.co/Kg533svory
• Government services strategy throws weight behind legal regulation review | Legal Futures http://t.co/PMvTG6YUho

Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students: 

• Ten things I wish I'd known before becoming a law student | Law Vicissitudes http://t.co/wtJ1ZrP91q 
• Osborne Clarke imposes beefed up training regime for junior lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/XEOPz0Cgh7
• Trainee retention rates rise at top City firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/f5kEhhImKX 
• US: Fewer students graduating from Maryland’s two law schools are finding jobs http://t.co/z2KmVGrPHG 
• How The US Government Can Fix Law Schools By Ditching Generous Loans http://t.co/aOmKxuM6a9 
• Law Professor Compares His Own Scholarship To Whale Poop http://t.co/la4EOROXig
• Radical Feminist Law Professor Believes Girls Can Want To Be More Than Housewives http://t.co/VEsrNvb8hv
• Law Professor Defends Law Schools; Blames Media, Students, Advisors, Everybody But Himself http://t.co/UypvADWxdl

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.

• Women at Work: Corporate Lawyer Zia Mody | Wall Street Journal http://t.co/PEaEROqEpN 
• How far should our courts venture onto the battlefield? | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/w9EhY8V8ur 
• Indian Emergency of 1975 and the role of the Judiciary http://t.co/G6OD3IFw16 
• GlaxoSmithKline contacts Serious Fraud Office over its CHINA activities http://t.co/ky7i5kXGPS
• Sikh Temples Consider Dropping Civil Weddings Afraid that they might be forced to perform same sex wedding http://t.co/QGP6hgdumo
• JK Rowling unmasked: the lawyer, the wife, her tweet - and a furious author http://t.co/1cLsws0hgn
• Why The UK Anti-Porn Laws Are Ridiculous And It Matters That They're Overturned http://t.co/v7vV8jgPkR
• Kafka’s America: Secret Courts, Secret Laws, and Total Surveillance http://t.co/TOLU7KbuwM
• 'Why, oh why, am I a barrister?': http://t.co/MPDlosIItG

Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: 

Friday 26th July

• White & Case posts 79 per cent retention rate http://t.co/sbu6vRymFl 
• Freshfields and Gibson Dunn scoop lead roles as Vivendi sells Maroc Telecom stake http://t.co/uXaN0LDI82
• Clifford Chance posts healthy retention following decision to slash trainee numbers http://t.co/biqAjG0mgY
• Herbies and Mishcon reveal boosted retention rates http://t.co/jW1Gh14KlO 
• Cuatrecasas, Gide report falling London revenues http://t.co/ZHyzWKQyUq 
• Clarke Willmott's PEP slumps to 10-year low at £140k http://t.co/0gXxJkpkEo
• Goldman's International GC to head up Fried Frank http://t.co/FVAjUNFRzf 
• Minter Ellison recruits Hong Kong tax team http://t.co/Xhe6kAfhFI  
• Freshfields identifies key countries for Africa growth http://t.co/FFV9AluBlw 
• CC aims to double US revenues as firm eyes further global expansion http://t.co/8awZNpq8id 
• Dentons sets ambitious post-merger strategy to ramp up partner profits  http://t.co/NyJj1Xtukc
• German firm Noerr splits off Kiev office to form independent firm http://t.co/G06QHbLF8a 
• MoFo raids Norton Rose Fulbright in Singapore for two partners http://t.co/0tCNrfwqVH 
• Burges Salmon’s turnover inches up to record high of £73.7m http://t.co/iaEIheiLKQ
• Clyde & Co sets sights on further global growth http://t.co/mN94nsmGsR
• Property costs cause 14 per cent drop in Lawrence Graham PEP to £260k http://t.co/3nZElUhEYx

Thursday 25th July

• Midlands firm Challinors files notice to appoint administrators http://t.co/k5uZ8wTdnF
• Diamond McCarthy pursue former Howrey partners http://t.co/Beztz7cScd 
• Hogan swipes Nauta duo for Luxembourg http://t.co/CLDcj1t4Mf 
• King & Wood Mallesons and SJ Berwin to decide on merger proposal within days Post http://t.co/7efTN8OWKU 
• Indian firm Singh & Associates opens up in Singapore http://t.co/pPCYPRYfCo
• Wiggin, Stevens & Bolton make up numbers on sale of sports stats business Opta http://t.co/fJUk5RXVpH 
• Hogan Lovells, DLA lead on Nicole Farhi sale out of administration http://t.co/87wE3bwr3A 
• A&O defends dual role on Co-op rescue amid conflict concerns http://t.co/MxjWF4rH2A
• Leigh Day & Irwin Mitchell investigating claims of poor care at Dudley’s Russells Hall. Hospital http://t.co/HmI6DUHVlm
• Ogier takes legal services out of London http://t.co/SIIYMeCgVy 
• Midlands firm Challinors has confirmed it has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator http://t.co/YmA6Q57yAH

Wednesday 24th July

• Clifford Chance lands Abertis' £243m sale of Belfast and Stockholm airports http://t.co/75QhCOQUyJ 
• DLA names new Manchester and Liverpool managing partners http://t.co/ebZxVL550E
• Exigent mulls US acquisition http://t.co/WRhk5eqWSo 
• Parisian walkways for Osborne Clarke http://t.co/nnUnv7no93 
• Pentair replicates Tyco Eversheds deal  http://t.co/BM6kVXuTrD 
• Patton Boggs in compensation revamp http://t.co/g2zlUjyFqw
• Family law firm opens its doors in Glasgow following an amicable split from MHD Law http://t.co/diS0IQJGRr  
• Hogan Lovells raids Nauta Dutilh for six-strong Luxembourg launch team http://t.co/Yir9gOVRsi 
• Minter Ellison takes tax duo from Ernst & Young in Hong Kong http://t.co/ZhiOGp2UlM

Tuesday 23rd July

• Credit Agricole launches global panel shake-up http://t.co/S0xwn3woqr 
• Baker & McKenzie adds two female members to London board http://t.co/mFYL6vyxEW 
• BLP downgrades Managed Legal Services initiative as lateral partner exits pile up http://t.co/O2fpn8onNt
• BLP, Travers Smith and Dentons post flat results http://t.co/v6Ex8ALDyS 
• Beech focuses on immediate goals after Caan sets sights on Knights reaching top 20 http://t.co/Kx95ZZOR4X 
• 'Mishconise' to target £100m turnover within three years, urges Mishcon chief Kevin Gold http://t.co/88H5Hu45zP
• Cambridge law firm Birketts posts record turnover http://t.co/somPTxoU8v

Monday 22nd July

• Osborne Clarke expands European base with Paris launch http://t.co/GF1LC7dww1 
• Knights' investor James Caan sets out lofty ambitions to break into UK top 20  http://t.co/J2zINyQJec
• 'Mishconise' to target £100m turnover within three years, urges Mishcon chief Kevin Gold http://t.co/88H5Hu45zP

 

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The Law Business: 15th to 21st July

Welcome to the year's 28th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought to you by the SundayLawReview team.  


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.

Latest TheLawMap interview features Barrister Charlotte Proudman, a human rights expert: 'The Force, The Forced & The Enforcer: The Heart of Forced Marriage '.      


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: 
 

• Finaccord data shows affinity and partnership marketing on the rise for legal services providers | The Lawyer http://t.co/dFVghg3nZu 
• CML urges Scottish solicitors to reject separate legal representation http://t.co/ZdyJZ6mI9w
• Very stressed? Then you're probably a BAME partner in a legal aid firm working long hours | Legal Futures http://t.co/Jd2gpZ5rhU
• SRA targets three-month approval for ABSs aimed at new criminal legal aid contracts | Legal Futures http://t.co/8M4h3a7Zeh
• Legal reforms are now forcing law firms into the digital future http://t.co/LtgurJ9BFi 
• Appeal court criticises SRA as it raises possibilty of more time to challenge interventions | Legal Futures http://t.co/iUKhh3p2vX 
• DPP to meet judge following prosecution ‘farce’ in murder trial | Law Gazette http://t.co/sV15MihxkY 
• Litigation pendulum swings for companies | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5cAnevMy2i 
• GCs demand legal industry transformation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/d4uTblIIpq
• High Court gets teeth into BSB disciplinary problems | Legal Futures http://t.co/pu7mdcjhJS
• Revenues soar to £48.3m at 39 Essex Street | The Lawyer http://t.co/H6V9CYomQX 
• Bar’s disciplinary system on trial in High Court | Law Gazette http://t.co/5Ze8LxaYbH
• SRA "waiting for something to go wrong" before taking action on cloud computing | Legal Futures http://t.co/rUfSAYiKJ0
• SRA approves new fines regime | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/sqrXe1kFsM 
• Bevan Ashford loses negligence battle against fraudster’s wife | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/PNHr5n4LRJ 
• Defendant lawyers ‘saddened’ by Law Society PI campaign | Law Gazette http://t.co/64qOKVbyrl 
• Stobart director gains licence for solicitor ABS as ‘final piece in the jigsaw’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZzW1BZnQb4 
• Judicial Appointments Commission releases its annual report | New Law Journal: http://t.co/E3f3stPJWV 
• SRA launches online diversity data collection tool | New Law Journal: http://t.co/4iZJd16Trz 
• RTA Portal rules published | New Law Journal: http://t.co/QI04LMmncf 
• Direct Line Group & Parabis Law apply to set up ABS | New Law Journal: http://t.co/hFYMI6uhGd 
• Legal education foundation awards its first six grants | New Law Journal: http://t.co/WjJ7i9RJAe 
• Ladbrokes not liable for armed raid trauma | New Law Journal: http://t.co/x85SBlGeKE 
• PI lawyer calls into question insurance company’s appeal for MRI scans to diagnose whiplash | New Law Journal: http://t.co/AQeyuwga32 
• Lawyer claims that ministers’ motor law flaws are “unconstitutional” | New Law Journal: http://t.co/O3vCnjD1g5
• UK government reviews LLP structures | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HwZWRylPp8 
• Further grilling for Chris Grayling over PCT | Law Gazette http://t.co/fO112uymVS
• EC unveils European public prosecutor plan | Law Gazette http://t.co/AMIxRx5mtP
• Clifford Chance scheme falls foul of tax tribunal | Law Gazette http://t.co/2ZFOzAfiT8
• Lobby law loophole for lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/dbe10JFFOU
• Sir John Thomas will be next lord chief justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/BN79gyouJV
• Defendant firms are turkeys protecting Christmas | Law Gazette http://t.co/7A3YCuTShq
• 600 firms and individuals receive SRA ticking-off over compliance officer failures | Legal Futures http://t.co/FVbJW7vLw1 
• SRA cuts COLP and COFA investigations from 964 to 139 | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WczWHDptwk 
• Defendant firms are turkeys protecting Christmas | Law Gazette http://t.co/7A3YCuTShq
• AXA calls for ban on contingency fees for low value motor claims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/9dpBpzy1gB 
• Demand for new Acas early conciliation service ‘may be limited’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/W0m7AWae56 
• Barrister and accountant to be COLP and COFA of Stobart law firm | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2c4jJ7XtvW 
• Open justice? Open court listings would be a start | Law Gazette http://t.co/Kg1PT9j1jL 
• Claimant solicitors attack insurer’s ‘biased’ whiplash proposals | Law Gazette http://t.co/BU3RPqj747
• 'Little hope' for sole practitioners in criminal defence | Law Gazette http://t.co/H4S73kjowy
• SRA’s 2013 diversity data collection system goes live | Law Gazette http://t.co/LSWtR184sK
• Pre-pack deals under scrutiny in company law shake-up | Law Gazette http://t.co/7K0DZhuQrp 
• Sir John Thomas will be next lord chief justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/BN79gyouJV 
• Direct Line applies to set up law firm through ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/c1epglQoBO
• Advice agencies adopt conditional and contingency fees | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/iUKS0O51tL 
• Direct Line and Parabis set up ABS to push before-the-event insurance services | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/DPbLuUvs0L 
• Family expert attacks judiciary on reforms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/jM90XsNVqT 
• Tactics emerge in costs budgeting | Law Gazette http://t.co/54O5fr9Fbb 
• Axa calls for three-day limit on whiplash claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/m2QjGRu9NG
• Tax tribunal has ruled against a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) avoidance scheme which could have cost £135m in tax http://t.co/2jgZfKjtcX
• Deferred prosecution arrangement – just sort them out please | The Lawyer http://t.co/YoZiLozSe1 
• Excluding lawyers from the divorce process is a false economy | The Lawyer http://t.co/YVPqlw4YBJ 
• Offshore employment regulations are in for a shake-up | The Lawyer http://t.co/sP601TE7LE 
• Job Watch: Banking & finance | The Lawyer http://t.co/AiyiKbihTS
• Vitale statistics | The Lawyer http://t.co/KwK5kdkuyZ
• Germany: All-aktion | The Lawyer http://t.co/gv3nT39kMM 
• E-disclosure: open questions | The Lawyer http://t.co/avn9JKCMUB
• Accountants become ABS to offer clients complete service | Legal Futures http://t.co/SAkQfUZuMr 
• CPS has 'more in-house lawyers than it needs' | Law Gazette http://t.co/cbpfBvgYeT
• New rules that may dilute TUPE rights delayed until September | Law Gazette http://t.co/BGxu9Eswab 
• Firms asked to cut rates for armed forces | Law Gazette http://t.co/uCoM7Pcvmg 
• LawWorks warning over pro bono surge | Law Gazette http://t.co/z9L4FK3aY6 
• How To: create a balanced scorecard | Law Gazette http://t.co/nrO6JHghUS 
• Reasonable foreseeability | Law Gazette http://t.co/6Wx8YytoIK 
• Solicitors Regulation Authority shuts two firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/jkXLHlungA
• 'Little hope' for sole practitioners in criminal defence | Law Gazette http://t.co/H4S73kjowy 
• McNally under fire over Lips claim | Law Gazette http://t.co/FWKCTsBIXa
• SRA targets risk in streamlined law firm and ABS authorisation process | Legal Futures http://t.co/RXl3bcOQXu
• Proposals for radical overhaul of bar practising fee sparks fury | The Lawyer http://t.co/uq7wygJ37k 
• Advice agencies should consider charging, Lord Low says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/QRe4dnHjNx 
• Pannone’s Affinity reports 400 per cent rise in conveyancing | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/DA9dUyBjwp

Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students: 

• LAW PROFESSOR: Here's How I Would Have Prosecuted George Zimmerman - Houston Chronicle http://t.co/ClJ63i7egZ
• BPP's uni bid put at risk by US parent woes | The Lawyer http://t.co/RGd29UuYkD  
• US Law School Enrollment Plummets, but Not at Harvard http://t.co/YdcRonlf1L 
• US law schools in decline | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fxBLme5OIF
• STUDY: A Law Degree Is Actually An Amazingly Good Investment http://t.co/JYRCLMdo8g

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.

• Choice of Sir John Thomas as lord chief justice sees tradition prevail | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/
• Lawyers contribute least to society, says US poll? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rFFiY5UAPi
• Historic Welsh language law document found in Parliament http://t.co/CbqVZOKvCd
• Black men get longer prison sentences | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GzeBPMQIJj
• EU Court's Ruling Deals a Blow to Counterterror Efforts http://t.co/e3j6L0Lf0C
• Data scams and auction cons make up new online fraud http://t.co/fzArraqn9R 
• Is AUSTRALIA's new asylum policy the harshest in its history? http://t.co/1Kw3oMmk2o

Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: 

Friday 19th July

• Taylor Wessing hires Morgan Stanley lawyer to launch Singaporean compliance group http://t.co/lJq0gOpexK 
• Eversheds lands multi-million pound contract with Tyco spin-off company http://t.co/vlrBj9D4lL 
• Bevan Brittan revenues fall for fifth consecutive year to £32.8m http://t.co/ZpaQvPVeoG 
• Turnover falls to £48.7m at Dundas & Wilson, PEP down to £164k http://t.co/qlTHtAPbIk
• Berwin Leighton Paisner reports revenue slump of £13m http://t.co/1k4iRJJepa
• Paul Hastings is tops for quality of life http://t.co/UAFSrnr2pU 
• Moore Blatch launches City office http://t.co/iU7yNP9kFt 
• Blackstone Chambers shakes up international strategy with Indian star Harish Salve http://t.co/l1XrMM4xKd
• Media firm Russells takes the blame for JK Rowling leak http://t.co/0tFPK3WgX4
• Construction group Costain to review five-firm legal panel http://t.co/LnolwugYr7 
• Addleshaws puts Africa energy market on agenda with double partner hire http://t.co/zTyZ42wHtm
• Sullivan private client chief heads to London to launch UK practice http://t.co/WUhpaWVRAF
• CC hires efficiency 'black belts' in firmwide push to streamline processes http://t.co/o0tbQjqLje 
• ITV and Slaughters team up for PRIME social mobility scheme http://t.co/zkOimzX2NR
• Eversheds slams proposed bill punishing directors http://t.co/3VtqFT4eu1

Thursday 18th July

• Gleiss offers paid sabbaticals to "recharge batteries" http://t.co/VEpCGe3YqM 
• Parabis adds 11 to partnership http://t.co/OZQHpH0qs8 
• Misys names new GC after Kilroy departure http://t.co/jBkrAvpDWA 
• Osborne Clarke rejigs German management as offices continue growth http://t.co/TmxHNsvau2
• PEP at Mishcon returns to pre-recession levels to hit £840k http://t.co/3E8mVdcwoO 
• Withers leads Scientology marriage appeal as revenue growth slows http://t.co/7iwkpapuiy 
• Challinors calls in recovery firm as it faces High Court battle over £250k client loan http://t.co/dIXPZ0ybfL
• Allen & Overy leads the way http://t.co/79OtEph7Ca
• Akin Gump revamps partnership capital structure http://t.co/QVDOVx4KIQ 
• Spanish firm team in major defection to Baker & McKenzie http://t.co/4rVChh7xPq

Wednesday 17th July

• Wedlake Bell's PEP bounces up 140 per cent after Cumberland Ellis merger http://t.co/cTpdslnyhW 
• A&O advises as Telenor picks up first of two Myanmar telecoms licences http://t.co/uMMNaPykuj
• Cripps looks to dominate Kent with Vertex Law merger http://t.co/NKjzIrR5Hn 
• Logistics giant Eddie Stobart becomes the latest ABS http://t.co/Iu38lAFX7h
• First-half turnover at £471.2m for post-merger Herbert Smith Freehills http://t.co/8lvsEjwvHR
• SJ Berwin partners to vote on KWM deal next week http://t.co/ZUoQeqnAaf
• Stobart director gains licence for solicitor ABS as ‘final piece in the jigsaw’ http://t.co/ZzW1BZnQb4  
• Bristol firm TLT advises Encore Capital on £10.5m exit of Pure360 http://t.co/pfv1SsFjdn 
• Harvey Ingram Shakespeares is to relocate from New Walk to Colton Square, Leicester in September http://t.co/wRGXtc0xbT
• Geldards acquires TPP Law after third year of flat results http://t.co/h70hiTdGNq 
• DAC Beachcroft cuts five fee-earners from employment team http://t.co/lO3KBLTUE8
• Edwards Wildman launches work scheme for military veterans http://t.co/Cj5EJblGwE
• Bakers reinforces Madrid with 20-lawyer team from Ramón y Cajal http://t.co/6MqpxoCu71 
• Baker Botts sweeps eight-partner team from Norton Rose Fulbright http://t.co/FWrkDTL8UG
• Convey Law becomes ABS http://t.co/gUlTVhyFjZ 

Tuesday 16th July

• Keystone take tentative first steps overseas with Guernsey launch http://t.co/B3INaY2hK9
• Auctions.com scoops up former legal chiefs from Yahoo! http://t.co/nZ7TsWRynJ 
• Portugal's Miranda expands alliance into Cameroon http://t.co/WJ8CHcbOmq 
• Farley sees PEP drop by 13 per cent to £388k http://t.co/IhwOZ3J9jD 
• CMS private equity star quits for Norton Rose Fulbright http://t.co/civbPdeGYd 
• Direct Line applies for ABS licence to launch Parabis partnership http://t.co/fQjhLoni3Z 
• Wragges rebuilds Paris real estate with TwoBirds team http://t.co/OLy0VACreW 
• Baker Botts raids Norton Rose Fulbright for eight-partner team http://t.co/XThG7LoyPI
• Eversheds criticises Cable's corporate law proposals http://t.co/b6GmxCrCl5
• Eversheds in talks with Turkish law firm Gur http://t.co/Kc4wjhO0qD 

Monday 15th July

• Bakers' new London head puts lawyers 'in clients' shoes' for first term http://t.co/RvVXex2mLD
• China’s Jun He represents GSK in China bribery investigations http://t.co/qylxNWWmvM 
• Linklaters supports rule of law as Magna Carta copies reunited for first time http://t.co/ERVZ2aAfWe 
• Vinson & Elkins hires former Salans international arbitration chief http://t.co/e4EogQJNcZ 
• Olswang, Reed Smith and Simmons among candidates for YouView panel http://t.co/6OvaZZVesT 
• Hogan Lovells partners vote on Luxembourg opening with eye on summer launch http://t.co/4d7FSqCuBb 
• PEP falls 15 per cent at Hill Dickinson while revenue rises http://t.co/1YPfVqFkcd 
• Lawyer Management: Eversheds | The Lawyer http://t.co/LRF0KEL6no 
• Bakers' new London head puts lawyers 'in clients' shoes' for first term http://t.co/RvVXex2mLD 
• Olswang, Reed Smith and Simmons among candidates for YouView panel http://t.co/6OvaZZVesT

 

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
Saturday Law Interview - Weekly interview with a legal mind on Law, Life & Society
Wig - Daily Newspaper Focusing on Law & Society
MetaLawIndex - Informal Blog chronicling life behind the scene at LawNewsIndex & Twitter

The Law Business: 8th to 14th July

Welcome to the year's 27th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought to you by the SundayLawReview team.  

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.

Latest TheLawMap interview features Barrister Felicity Gerry talking about her 19 years of expereince in dealing with fraud, fatal and serious sexual offence cases: 'The Art of Advocacy: A Barrister's Tale'.      


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: 
 

• Law Society asks solicitors for £4 more in fees | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/DiLxdEHcqR
• Legal Profession denounces posthumous Magnitsky trial in Russia | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZyYVkHuqbw 
• Portal extension rules published – with just 14 working days to go | Law Gazette http://t.co/p6rgO1x8M8
• Updated: UK financials show smaller firms feeling the squeeze | The Lawyer http://t.co/0jrPaHRYVJ 
• Political storm over Strasbourg whole life ruling | Law Gazette http://t.co/yOuGUFvw72 
• Insurer calls on government to look again at whiplash awards | Law Gazette http://t.co/nJVLzVyZ4D 
• ‘Give more to get more’, Evident Legal tells law firms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ntF85pWd6I 
• Red Bar Law: ‘We pay barristers £40 per hour’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/DKDgAyulCT 
• Kinship foster carers to be paid same benefits as unrelated carers, Court of Appeal rules | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MN1xZ3UBPF
• MoJ contracts reviewed as G4S referred to SFO | Law Gazette http://t.co/nyvYA281Uz 
• Next year's PC fees agreed today – full details | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZSLpcP0da5
• New law firm alliance to offer combined indemnity scheme | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Zn6kwuWHQW 
• A song-and-dance over Europe | Law Gazette http://t.co/DiLphkuYXu 
• Judicial satire is deadly serious | Law Gazette http://t.co/wTq04Hzqwi 
• Petition calls for civil claims centre closure | Law Gazette http://t.co/lb0zH88dqn
• ECtHR makes landmark ruling on life sentences | New Law Journal: http://t.co/fLQdeiG7ee 
• Judges plead for help on LiPs | New Law Journal: http://t.co/eHq6VRto2Y 
• MoJ ignores Law Society pleas to delay RTA Portal expansion | New Law Journal: http://t.co/wMN2nhsDeu
• Knights Solicitors has taken the unusual step of hiring a team of town planners | New Law Journal: http://t.co/fJnti4yiql 
• Chartered legal executives can be coroners | New Law Journal: http://t.co/yH1oVKlvti 
• Call for expert panel to help avoid formal intervention into failing law firms | New Law Journal: http://t.co/2mpcbb2sRh 
• Law Society President Fluck braced for legal aid challenge | New Law Journal: http://t.co/MgSLgEa3tB
• Who needs democracy in law firms? | The Lawyer http://t.co/ET4fjkfOKK
• Commercial nous as important as legal skills for in-house lawyers, research suggests | The Lawyer http://t.co/eTKBfSxCKd 
• First ABS start-up reports strong first year with barrister-only model | Legal Futures http://t.co/A2nYBF5aVg 
• Hudson's pay falls as Law Society records £22.7m deficit | Legal Futures http://t.co/EJO8pCM6CI 
• Criminal defence solicitors losing moral compass - and it's not just because of falling legal aid pay | Legal Futures http://t.co/mlnTHB3Z62
• New alliance aims to help independent law firms compete with big brands | Legal Futures http://t.co/nJ4R6lpLi5 
• UK firms in partner clear-out | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MgqoYzh6aZ 
• Lawyers under scrutiny in financial report | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YgIlOmh0Vs 
• The collapse of In-Deed should give hope to conveyancers | Legal Futures http://t.co/FfsTFS44OA 
• Innovative ABS to package up legal services for financial advisers | Legal Futures http://t.co/L02m33Dfc4
• Indemnity costs for claimants who unjustifiably withdrew from settling | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WZYSCqdF1k 
• Law Society warns against jailing ‘reckless’ bankers | Law Gazette http://t.co/N1DR9Wr8KD
• UK to scrap 100 EU justice laws http://t.co/PDXVuxm3hj
• Private client: a good place to be | Law Gazette http://t.co/zP3pyZpzaa 
• Criminal bar chair backs Law Society’s stance on legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/X4GQdzVmlQ 
• Arbitration agreements and anti-suit injunctions outside the EU | Law Gazette http://t.co/vw6sKuLc3q 
• Ministry IT costs soar as deadline looms | Law Gazette http://t.co/4f2G7YO6Su 
• ‘Spectacular’ threat to judges | Law Gazette http://t.co/2cs51GdtXd 
• School leavers offered £5,000 apprenticeship | Law Gazette http://t.co/Eiu6kusTDz 
• RTA claims plummet following fees cut | Law Gazette http://t.co/kQzCuI77Iz 
• PI firms warned off medical cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/2Iw1esSNLX 
• Free trade legal impact ‘will be small’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/evD0gcsclJ 
• Accountants challenged by Society over ‘flawed’ application | Law Gazette http://t.co/YoWX8xKGCF 
• Lawyers shocked by money laundering claim | Law Gazette http://t.co/HWiWDHL9PA 
• Law Society's wills quality scheme launched with warning over falling market share | Legal Futures http://t.co/QBD95yf9s7
• The Lawyer Management Awards: Top of the ops | The Lawyer http://t.co/EgE81aFZLd 
• A broader view of insolvency | The Lawyer http://t.co/6PfI3kcYcl
• Snowden affair is more about private contractors than surveillance, or even whistleblowing | The Lawyer http://t.co/IcxHZY4DpO 
• Leaving the EU would be bad for British business and bad for the UK legal profession | The Lawyer http://t.co/hIXL48P6Bd 
• Cost of practising as a solicitor to rise sharply | Legal Futures http://t.co/X3IBUaSeWz 
• Surveyors claim ABS first while private equity-backed firm builds multi-disciplinary practice | Legal Futures http://t.co/JCOiPelQIH

Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students: 

• University of Law to close in York and open in Leeds | The Lawyer http://t.co/64LjkSeZXs
• Durham law professors join calls for rape porn reform http://t.co/qHOIWZK8lL 
• Legal Education Foundation announces "prosaic" first grants | The Lawyer http://t.co/4jGUUjTE7B 

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.

• Abu Qatada arrives in Jordan after eight-year deportation battle http://t.co/vVtIplKAgP 
• Europe’s Delayed Banking Union http://t.co/tGWvTjZDdw
• Participation, Equality, & the Civil Right to Counsel: Lessons from Domestic and International Law | Yale Law Journal http://t.co/yq7D9k4Z9H  
• Privacy International files legal challenge against UK government over mass surveillance programmes - https://t.co/S2nbhOUcTm 
• 20 prerequisites for transparency: What does transparency that leads to accountability look like? http://t.co/nJIQifuB9Z
• Whole-life jail sentences without review breach human rights, European court rules http://t.co/nPkAm0wp9T  
• Legal humanist marriages move one step closer http://t.co/p2ss7NFfza 
• Treatment of women in magistrates courts varies widely http://t.co/4BZcmrTBiN
• Scottish Judges to celebrate 100 years of justice at courts http://t.co/JXG0S2RBkw
• Britain must decide what prison is for before it ditches the European Convention on Human Rights http://t.co/EuaNjMSeXN 
• One surveillance camera for every 11 people in Britain, says CCTV survey http://t.co/yUmPlmAJKR
• Judges to claim pensions up to £2bn  http://t.co/BZ7wJem8ew
• Keir Starmer to launch inquiry into fall in reports of rape and domestic violence http://t.co/4Xq47f8V1o

Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: 

Friday 12th July

• Pannone hires former Co-op lawyer Gulliford to grow its white label arm http://t.co/TzKWL3aXTh 
• Hogan Lovells opens up in Brazil http://t.co/4K3P8bShal 
• McDermotts faces pregnancy discrimination claim from former associate http://t.co/tK2vYUGj5F 
• DAC Beachcroft boosts London office with partner duo http://t.co/DD5kZH2fC9 
• Vinson & Elkins to close Shanghai office http://t.co/s1wlHvaVvd
• Top 20 global firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges told staff in a mass email that 60 lawyers were being cut http://t.co/sffzjjz2aH 
• Eversheds in advanced tie-up talks with Russian alliance partner http://t.co/JZsco2O3S7 
• Pinsents sets sights on key countries for Africa growth in strategy review http://t.co/owGhrMzSi8 
• Links, Travers and Shoosmiths come out top in associate satisfaction survey http://t.co/gXfbE79tNP
• Ashurst to replace senior partner with elected chairman role http://t.co/DXYboSJoc9 
• Ashurst diversity credentials attacked as firm lets go half its BME trainees http://t.co/00jigirvWS 
• Linklaters rebuilds Paris capital markets with Shearman hire http://t.co/tRobdt3rWK
• Rajah & Tann formalises enlarged Malaysian association http://t.co/KPri8MJdao 
• Peter Goldsmith QC to challenge Singaporean government on anti-gay laws http://t.co/JyxVn9VsWG
• G4S calls in Linklaters on potential SFO probe http://t.co/HfrfNFFU3m
• Latham ties bonuses to knowledge management performance http://t.co/VRcYgcmaB6 
• Ince & Co turnover inches up to £93.2m http://t.co/bVjjsIakIt 
• Lloyds Banking disputes chief quits for Clutch Group http://t.co/RukfN0Hvp0

Thursday 11th July

• BLM to open Lloyd's of London desk http://t.co/0obxp0WhhL 
• Gide Moscow defection to Morgan Lewis http://t.co/BTdzqElLQV
• Banknote printer De La Rue picks Bakers after global tender http://t.co/2tjTaTvXES
• Ward Hadaway revenues rise by 10 per cent http://t.co/jW7FTcDA4G 

Wednesday 10th July

• Freshfields hires India capital markets partner from Linklaters http://t.co/T1l1ggFJRw
• Gibson Dunn hires Hogan Lovells energy partner in Singapore http://t.co/DiheOTjMlW 
• High Court rejects bid to reveal Prince of Wales' letters to cabinet http://t.co/gEMbhuT4jR 
• Shoosmiths sees profit drop but turnover rise after expansive year http://t.co/dmq5EetPeU
• A&L Goodbody tempts back alumna from Maples and Calder http://t.co/8CX5Afh1HW 
• Stephenson Harwood picks up BLP finance partner Marks http://t.co/zfQijDDDXg
• Lawyers on Demand recruits FT GC Tim Bratton http://t.co/IvUuX5mTve
• Simmons sees minimal decrease in both turnover and profit http://t.co/5hNcgKNwoP 
• A&O, Addleshaws, Nabarro advise as UK Coal files for administration http://t.co/R8jpX2oe6I
• HFW turnover rises 14 per cent to £141m http://t.co/3KMqlRGKuG
• Ireland's A&L Goodbody adds third US office in San Francisco http://t.co/akAeXeETeC
• Olswang hires Byrne & Partners' Bernard O'Sullivan http://t.co/WqGjxo9UuY 
• PEP down 11 per cent to £765,000 at Sacker & Partners http://t.co/d2JoytUh52
• Pinsent Masons former litigation head Nigel Kissack joins Exigent http://t.co/eE1hjvFk3y 
• Skadden, Freshfields and White & Case line up for latest oligarch battle http://t.co/YFf6WlsJYY

Tuesday 9th July

• Clifford Chance partners take 9% hit in ‘disappointing’ year http://t.co/YFhY9IBwsX
• Morgan Lewis makes first Moscow lateral hires from Gide http://t.co/yMsteXm891
• DAC Beachcroft forms alliance with Brazilian corporate firm http://t.co/gsvu50Q2eo 
• Brodies reveals revenue rise of 7.5 per cent to £46m http://t.co/PbhKe9pQoL
• Carlisle law firm wins award for quality of its business advice: http://t.co/6miE8pLd2B
• Farrers breaks through £50m revenue barrier for first time http://t.co/NR5ASpglKx 
• Wright Hassall announces drop in profitability but turnover rises http://t.co/OUYVlqhhBm 
• Net profit takes a tumble at Trowers, down 23 per cent to £14.5m http://t.co/nVDC3tMkGT 
• Sussex firm claims first High Court injunction over misuse of LinkedIn http://t.co/BzpDgXoCzN

Monday 8th July

• FFW enters Asia through Shanghai tie-up under new Swiss Verein http://t.co/ialKexnIEt 
• Freshfields calls in Tony Grabiner QC to defend £140m negligence claim http://t.co/8kkMKbqzr4 
• Eversheds' 45 partner exits in 18 months http://t.co/JPWdYCaXoo 
• Norton Rose's Martocracy - An Analysis http://t.co/sZe4nvle08 
• Latham opposite Slaughters in first Carlyle role since key CC hire http://t.co/Nq5TiCHsbr 
• Harneys brings litigator into London office http://t.co/YKXocr4sJw 
• Knights hires six town planners into real estate team http://t.co/c8R842FyLq

 

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
Saturday Law Interview - Weekly interview with a legal mind on Law, Life & Society
Wig - Daily Newspaper Focusing on Law & Society
MetaLawIndex - Informal Blog chronicling life behind the scene at LawNewsIndex & Twitter

The Law Business: 1st to 7th July

Welcome to the year's 26th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought to you by the SundayLawReview team.  

Earlier in the week Justice Secretary Chris Grayling appeared before the Commons Justice Select committee to defend his cuts to the Legal Aid budget. His statement seem to outline an almost derisory view of the legal profession. He said, "One of the big challenges we have is not a shortage of lawyers in this country. "Indeed, one of the areas that I think the Bar and both sides of the profession need to look at is the number of people who are operating in legal aid at the moment". There has however, been a small u-turn in government proposal to reform the justice system. Client choice has been retained. While the proposed scale of the cuts remain, defendents would still be able to choose their own lawyer. 

The Judicial Executive Board – which includes the lord chief justice, Lord Judge, the master of the rolls, Lord Dyson, and the heads of the main divisions of the high court, released its detailed critique of government's legal aid reforms, warning of more miscarriages of justice as talented lawyers abandon criminal and publicly funded cases. 

Cashflow problems and anticipated fall in legal aid funding has led to the closure of Birmingham Law Centre earlier last week. The centre’s five solicitors, and 15 paralegal and support staff helped around 2,000 clients a year. 


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.

Latest TheLawMap interview features Barrister Felicity Gerry talking about her 19 years of expereince in dealing with fraud, fatal and serious sexual offence cases: 'The Art of Advocacy: A Barrister's Tale'.      


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: 
 

• Law Society to guide firms through tricky insurance market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MrwAYSBCF6 
• Law Society ‘exploring options’ over indemnity | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vTNZVHPNll 
• Special rules needed for litigants in person, judges say | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/9CStT9KPqY 
• Judges call for urgent overhaul to cope with surge of LIPs | Law Gazette http://t.co/Wgezr5QJYm
• Society calls for hold on fixed-fee extension | Law Gazette http://t.co/qJgzoO1HBf
• Legal review finds M&A activity in decline | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AA2GIZPBkb
• Susskind: ABSs will have international ripple effect and break down protectionism | Legal Futures http://t.co/rwJ0VfsPA8 
• Swathe of personal injury firms reports reduced income since LASPO | Legal Futures http://t.co/KJ3zlg3rbL
• Revenues move upward across UK top 50 despite gloomy predictions | The Lawyer http://t.co/f2vnbJCzV9
• Quality mark to boost solicitor brand in wills market | Law Gazette http://t.co/QE15zpgaan 
• Hudson: wills quality scheme will help fend off big brands | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/DVt6hFoExO 
• Small law firms may be forced to merge under legal aid plans http://t.co/FpAzodnPk7 
• ABS pressures put 2,500 law firms "at risk of failure" | Legal Futures http://t.co/Mf25InK5kL 
• Lack of transparency over costs "driving consumer mistrust" of lawyers | Legal Futures http://t.co/n5tnVMb4tP
• Law firms face questions over hacking | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Gg7Hcb9H02 
• ‘Remain vigilant on judicial independence’, LCJ tells judges | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/L5lk7vvjIy 
• Lord Advocate issues marriage opposition guidance to prosecutors | The Firm http://t.co/ZOyD0pLuei 
• Civic Scotland Owes Scotland | The Firm http://t.co/eJB9PxJhnW 
• Unprecedented access granted for Channel 4 documentary on Nat Fraser murder case | The Firm http://t.co/piv0JXUqQJ 
• Law firm launches Judicial Review challenge to new Employment Tribunal fees | The Firm http://t.co/8MuoQIbpzK 
• SLAB contracting update published | The Firm http://t.co/JOdk1OzoTn 
• Magdalene compensation “less generous” - Victims of Catholic laundries to receive pay-out | New Law Journal: http://t.co/KyLPkvyB0U 
• Judges behaving badly: Office for Judicial Complaints releases its annual report | New Law Journal: http://t.co/nTpwcoa8DG
• One-stop property tribunal opens | New Law Journal: http://t.co/UeoKIOgzFT 
• Zodiac ruling rejects “Unilin principle”: Landmark Supreme Court patent ruling | New Law Journal: http://t.co/M0zal5ITQ0 
• Alternative service overseas: Supreme Court ruling marks a "shift in emphasis" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/rlTXAOogJ7 
• Legal Aid Oscars take place - LALY’s winners revealed | New Law Journal: http://t.co/8L0A0XVBDs 
• Regulators clash over pan-profession compensation fund | New Law Journal: http://t.co/knXuV0yWCM 
• SRA executive director issues warning over growing trend for improper practices | New Law Journal: http://t.co/HXg1QHbrbs 
• Power of attorney online: LPA can now be applied for via MoJ website | New Law Journal: http://t.co/gd1KmOI2Bh 
• Law Society launches quality standard for wills & estate administration | New Law Journal: http://t.co/LMAEgD9X2w
• Balva was third biggest indemnity insurer | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/fVfc1JtQF3 
• Circuit judges attack cuts to judicial review and prison law | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/TtzPR5M1Ur 
• PI lawyers unite against "unacceptable" SRA position on inducements to clients | Legal Futures http://t.co/zlWMoR6pHi 
• Grayling promises second consultation on legal aid – but sets red lines | Law Gazette http://t.co/dmJU01G6Dy 
• Grayling sides with solicitors and attacks barristers on criminal legal aid | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/8JyPLz9a5S 
• Lawyers urged to better understand how clients buy legal services | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/W9CWSubkKN
• The SRA's catch-22 | Law Gazette http://t.co/ak6JcoWzC4 
• City firm Rohrer closed by SRA | Law Gazette http://t.co/Dls9rCqP6y 
• Public still sees lawyers as ‘arrogant’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/gpIXSTgZ8F
• Solicitors warned over RTA Portal registration | Law Gazette http://t.co/WBgz1VjBTE
• It’s not enough to be a good lawyer | Law Gazette http://t.co/CngTn9ZPjW 
• Lasting powers of attorney applications go on web | Law Gazette http://t.co/CC6Rkzpt7l 
• Profits rise in ‘turbulent year’ for Field Fisher Waterhouse | Law Gazette http://t.co/rvBOjhTh7s 
• SRA publishes first annual risk forecast | Law Gazette http://t.co/sELSe3c1ez
• Justice Secretary Grayling in concession on client choice | Law Gazette http://t.co/pdXMxakvjs 
• Top US Law Firm Merger Shows Growing Status of Corporate Criminal Defense http://t.co/H2hjNjDLYv 
• SRA highlights risks in complex business structures and 'group contagion' | Legal Futures http://t.co/aaU0kTMJS8 
• Law Society tight-lipped over reports of plan to launch own PII scheme for solicitors | Legal Futures http://t.co/xJznqSLJeM 
• City firm recruits freelance solicitors and HR consultants to launch outsourcing service | Legal Futures http://t.co/mIoBdJC6Xa
• Law Society sets out blueprint for "sustainable consolidation" of small crime firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/Sa9YSoNLh7
• Grayling abandons attempt to remove choice of solicitor | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/NXgWC8q3Vb
• New Property Chamber begins work | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/atXXG48b0j
• SRA should soften consumer focus and clamp down on the unrated sector to secure PI future | The Lawyer http://t.co/cdcoKCcfP3 
• Only one person facing Libor-fixing charges suggests a deal might have been cut with the SFO | The Lawyer http://t.co/xakBECOSXy 
• Opinion: Supreme Court rules, OK | The Lawyer http://t.co/KoLm1QSiKR
• Insolvency: The rescuers | The Lawyer http://t.co/bLd576nNu8 
• The happy mediums - five mid-market firms making a top tier splash | The Lawyer http://t.co/zAzrq1sq44
• Property tribunals combine in new first-tier chamber | Law Gazette http://t.co/OpoTORfoGZ 
• MASS calls for blanket inducements ban | Law Gazette http://t.co/H7075RxAdO 
• I have seen the future and it didn't work | Law Gazette http://t.co/En5IiqWiDx 
• Revenue gets tough with LLP and partnership tax issues | Law Gazette http://t.co/Tbv0m2nDJt 
• Anger as MoJ deletes legal aid consultation responses | Law Gazette http://t.co/aN1Arbekn3 
• City lawyers join fight against legal aid cuts – finally | Law Gazette http://t.co/HKpwpLsLrQ 
• Desperate firms turn to ‘non-mainstream’ lenders | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/VqrEMxfnkz
• Law firms "losing market share" due to inefficient CRM | The Lawyer http://t.co/rZ1wRqDmyg 
• New legal aid regulations | Law Gazette http://t.co/bNtAxp1Dth 
• Law Commission looks at extending hate crime law | Law Gazette http://t.co/jl4sETGkz6
• Financial crime sentences to prioritise victims | Law Gazette http://t.co/K9TWwa2bLz 
• Supreme Court judge Lady Hale succeeds Hope | Law Gazette http://t.co/Rtg9qUsD0a 
• Specialist courts under microscope on costs budgeting | Law Gazette http://t.co/QIY7zULeJd 
• Merged firms promise to retain high street presence | Law Gazette http://t.co/6axi18Cn7r 
• Delay in switch of CMC complaints | Law Gazette http://t.co/RzYok9MlHr
• Tory maverick Davis blasts 'Soviet' PCT | Law Gazette http://t.co/o4nDxIkvDU 
• Consumer panel questions Law Society reaction to single compensation fund proposal | Legal Futures http://t.co/nrnqGLdk7n 
• Court agency business becomes ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/CAgywKPoLP

Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students: 

• LETR on apprentices: CILEx president strikes cautious note on legal apprentices | New Law Journal: http://t.co/MOVwuyuGuy
• LETR – jobs for the boys | Law Gazette http://t.co/8MyjdWFY7f
• CILEx and Manchester Met law schools launch ‘Legal Services Apprenticeships’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/aAYzQt8wQ3

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.

• Outstanding achievement award for legal aid battler Bhatt | Catherine Bakshi - Law Gazette
• UK companies found lacking in battle against cybercrime | Charlotte Mullen - The Global Legal Post 
• How the Equality and Human Rights Commission forced the government’s hand on stop and search | Claudia Tomlinson - Left Foot Forward   
• Stop stop-and-search and I might start helping you | Lemn Sissay - The Guardian

Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: 

Friday 5th July

• Macfarlanes growth continues with double-digit revenue and PEP hikes http://t.co/eh7KLSAdU4
• Former Eversheds Edinburgh head joins Shepherd & Wedderburn http://t.co/QXqBBHr3Qp 
• Linklaters hacking probe role faces scrutiny after Murdoch tapes leak http://t.co/QGsmvyWWMP 
• Berrymans sees revenues rise 4% as PEP dips 13% on back of investment http://t.co/1Mibjxx2YW
• Norton Rose posts £845m revenue for non-Fulbright business http://t.co/y6Vej2SFzk 
• Ashurst PEP falls 9 per cent as top of equity slumps below £1m http://t.co/CyCmAxEAEj 
• Linklaters PEP rise 6.5 per cent, turnover up 1 per cent to £1.195bn http://t.co/xhblYKH848 
• Freshfields’ revenue and PEP bounce up by more than 7 per cent http://t.co/iKnTGdzWNG
• Ashurst revenues inch up as PEP dips 9% http://t.co/a63oXxMcfU 
• Norton Rose reports 4% turnover rise for year up to Fulbright merger http://t.co/vc3dLjIECq 
• Near-shoring and LPO takes hold as more top 30 firms eye moves http://t.co/QkyVKFHMlf 
• Freshfields overtakes Linklaters and A&O by revenue with 7% hike http://t.co/Nt67VMe4cY 
• Private equity firm hires planning team as ABS total hits 160 http://t.co/GPPuJdGHM0 
• In house interview: Director of legal services at the University of Birmingham http://t.co/YGYDXPCjwq 
• Mills & Reeve turnover rises by 2 per cent to £70.9m http://t.co/dfo20Qu47j 
• BLP confirms it will axe 102 legal and secretarial staff in latest jobs cuts round http://t.co/bBysDCY9Jj
• SJ Berwin in talks to outsource 20-person document production unit http://t.co/uLGQjCNKxl 
• Ashurst, Norton Rose Fulbright and Eversheds post results http://t.co/QwW1Eppa8Z 
• Modest profits at Linklaters and Freshfields http://t.co/LnC1JGxy9y

Thursday 4th July

• Collyer Bristow settles £50m professional negligence claims http://t.co/xwiWh7DOIW 
• Linklaters criticised by Sun journalists in secret Murdoch recording http://t.co/I5L3RFw8oW
• Macfarlanes confounds market doom with double digit rises in turnover and net profit http://t.co/pOYUQhwerg
• Allen & Overy opens results season with 2.2% profit growth http://t.co/GBh7VS47Ot
• Morton Fraser posts slight decline in revenue and profits http://t.co/aeEmLCRPfS 
• SJ Berwin picks McKinsey accountant as first-ever COO http://t.co/G10Klv28A5 
• Allen & Overy posts revenue of £1.19bn, PEP frozen at £1.1m http://t.co/9QLOIBZiJw

Wednesday 3rd July

• Stewarts Law sees PEP break £1m barrier for first time http://t.co/dQb2uhi1Py 
• Slaughters takes Siemens role on Nokia’s €1.7bn joint venture buyout http://t.co/QcFwSogBVE
• City support staff hit as Edwards Wildman makes firmwide cuts http://t.co/5xLsEy4u7S 
• Lupton Fawcett plans further growth with York merger http://t.co/XKoOdYr7aJ
• Stewarts Law to scale back US bases in favour of alliance model http://t.co/9ADREoXLIz
• Clifford Chance partner Norman to return to London from Middle East http://t.co/mkdmzwJLeJ 
• Clifford Chance sees German revenue fall 4.5 per cent http://t.co/M9jQQ2vvqF
• Citibank’s India GC returns to private practice at Amarchand http://t.co/Lag00rs9Kh 
• Eversheds partners give support to Hughes' 2020 Vision http://t.co/KODIp8b0hq
• PEP breaks £1m mark at Stewarts Law http://t.co/yBZRlxaARh
• Withers makes up seven to partnership http://t.co/uoJN65rAh8 
• Herbert Smith Freehills and Cleary make key partner hires in Frankfurt http://t.co/yC4QBpNssA 
• Camerons disputes partner duo join Covington's fast-growing City base http://t.co/AGpKQ2GUJR
• DLA Piper leads as Sullivan becomes largest single West Ham shareholder http://t.co/wgH53w3RRG 
• Morgan Lewis takes three Vinson partners to launch in Dubai http://t.co/Ft66Ex2MQU 
• Covington kicked off 3M lawsuit http://t.co/9qdyV6yP5U

Tuesday 2nd July

• Slaughter and May is developing its natural resources focus http://t.co/44Nhhhz128
• Baker & McKenzie promotes 71 to partnership http://t.co/GHMJ26VUpu 
• Ballard Spahr snaps up litigation boutique http://t.co/fMovZa7gd5
• Goodwin Procter's San Diego closure "not driven by financial considerations" http://t.co/iadz4yLFXK 
• Former BOA legal director takes up chief role at ping pong association http://t.co/YKWpGc7YUL 
• Herbies turns to SJ Berwin for third German hire http://t.co/KsskGtMzfS 
• Cleary takes Shearman partner after German retrenchment http://t.co/LnWzahknaZ 
• Jones Day takes on Orrick’s former Asia chief http://t.co/GnK1O55JD3
• Australia Personal Injury Firm Shine Lawyers eye UK acquisition http://t.co/gZ8gtl2xY6

Monday 1st July

• Clifford Chance and A&O take lead on £8.4bn Middle East property deal http://t.co/4n2Wuqn9TR
• Luxembourg's Arendt shuts down Brussels base http://t.co/KUGCl1Jv88 
• SJ Berwin hunts for new real estate head as Ricketts considers standing down http://t.co/C7jkqI0KHd 
• Addleshaws hires Abramovich litigator from Skadden http://t.co/uh9POAr4WB 
• General Electric finalises cut-down European panel http://t.co/mfRHZxb29V 
• Baker & McKenzie makes up 71 in global promos as City gains one http://t.co/0aTazJcHpx 
• France's Franklin hires real estate finance team from Wragges http://t.co/n0MWmBFAhZ 
• Walker Morris reports 2 per cent rise in revenues http://t.co/DLT1GSFpUV 
• Shakespeares revenue shoots up after Harvey Ingram merger http://t.co/1kgojju4cu
• Herbert Smith overhauls financial team with two new roles http://t.co/WYQ9vR0ket

 

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