In the week when Lady Hale become the most senior female judge in British legal history with her appointment as deputy president of the UK's supreme court, some peers warned that Northern Ireland would risks becoming 'libel capital of world' and 'stain its reputation' if it rejected historic reforms to libel laws that have already been passed into law in England and Wales.
This column would like to congratulate Rachel Bentley, a solicitor advocate based in Exeter, celebrated her birthday in style today when the number of signatures on her e-petition against the criminal legal aid cuts passed 100,000.
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:
- Hopes rise for legal services in EU-US free trade deal | Law Gazette http://t.co/2M5UDtvEr9
- Ministers find £160m for Wi-Fi transformation of justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/BerrvPZuJ5
- Law Society lays into consumer panel over single compensation fund | Legal Futures http://t.co/c4kjLTFcns
- Scotland's APUC creates legal panel for education bodies across UK | The Lawyer http://t.co/st1su8EVNw
- 2,550 law firms ‘at risk’ of failure | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/8EATNdHtWF
- Data mining: what happens next? | Law Gazette http://t.co/AMRiZm385p
- Want to be a partner? Borrow against rising house prices | Law Gazette http://t.co/Q7fT0QXheb
- SRA finally starts to give way on unrated insurers | Legal Futures http://t.co/xMSfeS9gry
- Complaints against judges and magistrates soar http://t.co/1NYQ3F3KbO
- Inducements: damage limitation | Law Gazette http://t.co/5qPeadwiNn
- Judicial oversight promised for white-collar prosecution deals | Law Gazette http://t.co/bEStqMhw8L
- SRA considers credit ratings for professional indemnity insurers | The Lawyer http://t.co/Q62KfxXN0A
- Balva meltdown forces SRA to consider ban on unrated insurers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Ma4FsXomuW
- Longstanding FT legal chief Bratton set to leave group | The Lawyer http://t.co/X0akEzfALx
- New consultation on hate crime | Law Gazette http://t.co/4jJVXkRatW
- Consumer confidence in lawyers falling, survey finds | Legal Futures http://t.co/KvoQVwxgkP
- From virtual firm in the garden shed to £2m ABS with big ambitions | Legal Futures http://t.co/o3uZwedQun
- ‘Windfall’ for defendant lawyers in new personal injury costs rules | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/gWQbajxzyn
- New Scottish Criminal Justice Bill Published | The Firm http://t.co/FJ64W0DKLq
- Crown Statement on the Death of Lord Fraser | The Firm http://t.co/XpRrtztznw
- Lord Advocate issues ‘same sex’ marriage opposition guidance to prosecutors | The Firm http://t.co/9vuLoBNU11
- BSB passes test: Bar Standards Board is "prompt, thorough & fair" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/z0WdrtWYYF
- Kaplan Altior to deliver first fomally accredited legal Higher Apprenticehip in Wales | New Law Journal: http://t.co/r5g72Jjnr3
- SRA guidance on best practice when offering inducements to clients | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ypWiOWQhZK
- LSC curse lifts: Legal Services Commission finally given all-clear by auditors | New Law Journal: http://t.co/UA49ZhYdP3
- All Hale the new deputy president: New Supreme Court role for Baroness Hale | New Law Journal: http://t.co/6zjYu0PifX
- New dawn for superfast patents: Patents could be granted in 90 days | New Law Journal: http://t.co/LqQGdR1EoQ
- Iran bank wins sanctions case: Supreme Court rules in favour of Bank Mellat | New Law Journal: http://t.co/PAmAUXI7Vc
- Education review delivers verdict | New Law Journal: http://t.co/H18Nzk1WnD
- Jackson reforms three months on | New Law Journal: http://t.co/O3Ea2uV8DE
- Sentencing guidelines will prioritise victims | Law Gazette http://t.co/pWT8wfrIIV
- Public less likely to trust lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/Mr4dqS7g7e
- SRA decides not to follow CMC regulator in banning inducements | Legal Futures http://t.co/hxN0oojlcz
- Accountants hit back after Law Society protests at ABS regulator bid | Legal Futures http://t.co/D2LOOw0SgV
- Barristers don’t have time for SMSFs | Lawyers Weekly: http://t.co/FZ3Q89eTAL
- BARRISTER OF THE YEAR: Tim Ward QC, Monckton Chambers http://t.co/DlgzEJJTXp
- ‘Very difficult’ to take action on referral fee ban, SRA director says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/BP38YgJGdF
- Judges look again at £2m claims exemption | Law Gazette http://t.co/yflaKVCeX9
- Redundancies at Direct Line including solicitors | Law Gazette http://t.co/IGnqdqyeF2
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Cuatrecasas names corporate partner as new London head | The Lawyer http://t.co/pen4SB7aHH
- Law Society responds to training review | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EpXu2Eth39
- Legal aid: Top paid solicitors and barristers http://t.co/dUOyqiKZHx
- ‘Learn from conveyancing,’ former CEO tells personal injury lawyers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vciLY2QyxP
- LSC running costs rose as legal aid shrank, report reveals | Law Gazette http://t.co/gproXD80Jv
- Watchdog: reform ‘unnecessarily complicated’ election law | Law Gazette http://t.co/s3dj4FzZei
- No need to ban inducements by solicitors, SRA says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/zpZAswaV2R
- Tougher Times for UK Law Firms http://t.co/5fg78KP2Ug
- UK Law Firms Face Collapse http://t.co/1y69cEORIk
- "Fanciful" BSB prosecution over barrister's gardening bill spat thrown out | Legal Futures http://t.co/XyEmwGbEV3
- QualitySolicitors firm eyes one-stop shop for professional services after gaining ABS status | Legal Futures http://t.co/3UKKYMaanI
- SRA gives green light to client inducements | Law Gazette http://t.co/5qpuUYdwj4
- Lawyers warn investors of risky Chinese IPOs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/E9u0Kxdpq3
- Lawyers who hack 'deserve jail' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NkHYXDs9nY
- CPS under fire for failures in two serious cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/cbUdKwz1l4
- Lord chief justice warns Chris Grayling on courts privatisation plans http://t.co/vXHjkqvOmP
- Solicitor "not in breach of duties" by failing to facilitate binding mediation agreement http://t.co/13M8xAwLle
- Mass Layoffs at a Top-Flight US Law Firms http://t.co/uwcpp8If4t
- Exculpatory evidence and computer crimes | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/ToPUE5fzsD
- Financial storm to hit UK law firms hard | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ts4UvcCezu
- Patent firm springs attack on US banking industry | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2RTnid17Q8
- Law Society takes on insurers with "mugging" advertising campaign | Legal Futures http://t.co/MuvnswNRL2
- Direct access website for barristers to bid for work goes live | Legal Futures http://t.co/juWIAWUQKI
- Birmingham Law Centre closes | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/uJQDRmujTI
- CPS under fire for failures in two serious cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/cbUdKwz1l4
- Case management conferences – your war stories, please | Law Gazette http://t.co/7Rp4Y48p0B
- Clegg fuels rumours of cabinet split over legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/9h7K879Jqi
- Law Society launches ‘don’t get mugged by an insurer’ advertising campaign | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/QkNqoHM3Yx
- With ever greater importance being placed on IT - The art of the possible | The Lawyer http://t.co/DL9XKsCOjf
- The culture of compliance that pervaded regulation in the past is giving way | The Lawyer http://t.co/oAP3wNrdkX
- Knowledge management played a pivotal role in creating ‘Big Law’ | The Lawyer http://t.co/oJo4qkWhZc
- Fresh routes to funding growth for Law Firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/J1yZVDkhIW
- Change is inevitable but how we as individuals and firms react to it will determine future success | The Lawyer http://t.co/DrRzD2fPme
- All-encompassing change is now a reality for the UK’s top 200 firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/JlHRzOu0g4
- Barclays calls lawyers in for costs-cutting summit | The Lawyer http://t.co/gYBDVp8Mz8
- Former HBOS risk chief calls for in-house lawyers to take lead on whistle-blowing | The Lawyer http://t.co/wgaJfBAvhq
- The Lawyer In-house Private Equity Report | The Lawyer http://t.co/zLnXTM7xbZ
- Lawyers years behind accountants on process and BD, research reveals | The Lawyer http://t.co/5UbWMzK8vJ
- BSB opens door to regulating businesses with no barrister owners | Legal Futures http://t.co/hYAafyzJ3n
- Employment tribunals | Law Gazette http://t.co/tuUyJ8q3zn
- Salford civil claims process ‘improving’, manager claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/5MEhtn1sdF
- How to spot solicitors’ involvement in ‘financial abuse’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/OAUwnXQMX9
- More work, but conveyancers still cautious | Law Gazette http://t.co/WejZjp0Zjt
- In-house concern over compliance message | Law Gazette http://t.co/2vbsp6Kc5T
- ‘Last chance saloon’ on costs | Law Gazette http://t.co/aEP0I1DHP8
- Law Society hard-hitting PI campaign | Law Gazette http://t.co/EHezL0TeH5
- MPs demand an end to interpreters contract | Law Gazette http://t.co/9o1vwVuY0X
- Solicitors warned following breach of confidentiality | Law Gazette http://t.co/CmHfB9fgsy
- Bar chief calls for royal commission | Law Gazette http://t.co/utTwkvRw4P
Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students:
- Setting Standards: The future of legal services education & training regulation in England and Wales http://t.co/LDEXxFtY6j
- Legal Education and Training Review report: a good basis but many areas to improve | Legal Futures http://t.co/29yg61gI21
- Uni of Law's Savage calls on SRA to focus on quality of legal practice courses | The Lawyer http://t.co/bUpGGlqD2e
- ‘Day one’ learning outcomes needed for trainees, says LETR | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/nKzlTEkzYB
- Charles Plant: LETR recommendation to scrap minimum CPD hours ‘could be a challenge’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/t4JsaYPPA8
- LETR: debt is the elephant in the room | Law Gazette http://t.co/aZNtdZfwyc
- LETR: business as usual for the bar as report rejects common training | Law Gazette http://t.co/UqlUY7xf64
- LETR: allow non-graduates direct access, says SRA chair | Law Gazette http://t.co/6AghjI0m3S
- Education review comes out for ‘incremental’ reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/oOdSlrYFlS
- LETR: consumer watchdog is ‘greatly disappointed’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/x0booWLzMr
- LETR: law students not prepared for work, Society says | Law Gazette http://t.co/2Ai2tnhuSm
- LETR: legal executives welcome ‘mainstream recognition’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/VRpVCGxufk
- Law students among the most mentally stable of undergraduates at top uni: http://t.co/WkykJ7EiIF
- Anger as Tooks withdraws 2014 pupillage places after it had accepted applications: http://t.co/E8JB8Wtmn6
- Long-awaited legal education review addresses key issues for reform | Legalweek http://t.co/FkPbU7oRb5
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.
- Barristers’ clerks have built careers on the premise that talent is nothing without organisation | Stephanie Quine - Lawyer's Weekly
- Legal Secretary, a Dying Job - Legal Secretaries Struggle for Work | Jennifer Smith & Joe Palazzolo - The Wall Street Journal
- Foreign students 'feeling less welcome in UK' because of policies on migration | Sean Coughlan - BBC
- Changes to whistleblowing law: what you need to know | Tom Kerr Williams - HR Magazine
- Copyright and the Vatican | Antonella Barbieri and Dario Morelli - The Global Legal Post
- Privatising the courts: if anyone needs advice, it's the judiciary | Joshua Rozenberg - Guardian Law
- Fares: Maybe buses should be free | Staff Reporter - The Economist
- A Son of the Holocaust Buys German | Henry Rozycki - The New York Times
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 28th June
- Squire Sanders begins European and US managing partner selections http://t.co/sUe8BBsHpF
- Ashurst prepares for October vote over Oz merger http://t.co/0DpJaV74CH
- Taylor Wessing former managing partner Frawley pops up Down Under http://t.co/zZBj4CFt8i
- Squire Sanders boosts partnership with hires in London, Moscow http://t.co/vsGsCL4dpi
- IP crime unit launched by City of London police http://t.co/sC8A0qylnP
- White & Case secures Dubai licence in Middle East expansion http://t.co/MqrkMOCfGG
- DLA Piper freezes Australian partner remuneration http://t.co/ieJveVGrNW
- Freshfields, CC among firms on BC Partners' €3.3bn dual-track Springer Science buyout http://t.co/hLapQubMA4
- Eversheds and A&O advise Saudi women-only college development http://t.co/Ud873AQre3
- Speechly posts steady turnover as firm eyes 25% PEP boost from partnership shake-up http://t.co/9XD0lchYKX
- Squire Sanders starts up nomination process for Euro managing partner role http://t.co/qLVgSKisH0
- White & Case gets licence to launch in Dubai http://t.co/ojWQSx5ryv
- Olswang faces multimillion-pound claim over Esporta takeover role http://t.co/4Kx1U0TqFK
- Ashurst sets 75% threshold for October vote on Aussie integration http://t.co/LkggBjnwin
- Passmore unanimously elected for second term as Simmons' senior partner http://t.co/IjKGUxE9fC
- Gibson Dunn names new Hong Kong chief ahead of localisation http://t.co/mAoFpg8VOt
- White & Case hires debt capital markets team from A&O Milan http://t.co/U6HjA2UlCw
- Listed IFA business gains ABS licence to launch law firm http://t.co/iiDd2yeXgY
- Law Firm Satisfaction, Milbank, Goodwin Procter: Business of Law http://t.co/iEm1pbNbae
- Kennedys posts 9 per cent revenue hike http://t.co/kyLznIdpZj
- Brown Rudnick in line to represent Co-op bondholders over '£500m loss' http://t.co/HFiOSiuPLa
- Minter Ellison elects new chairman http://t.co/HyuOEd9txw
- MoFo faces negligence claim from energy client http://t.co/SuLfbunRvo
- Blackstone seals Supreme Court success in Dumfries equal pay case http://t.co/P9iLFZ2Zzs
- Blackstone seals Supreme Court success in Dumfries equal pay case http://t.co/P9iLFZ2Zzs
- Bird & Bird picks up Frankfurt partner from Dentons http://t.co/WqK6YP9Xmt
- Taylor Wessing to launch international secondments for trainees http://t.co/a36yARi99c
- Travers pay review dilutes strict lockstep http://t.co/gTlzrKB581
- Taylor Wessing and White & Case crowned firms of the year at The Lawyer Awards http://t.co/vCxHgYnImt
- Weil wields axe in latest US cuts http://t.co/7QCkAJKZyU
- Cloisters helps chief nurse win sex discrimination case against MoD http://t.co/0sxAE9GvRM
- Romania's Tuca Zbarcea takes former managing partner from rival Musat http://t.co/W1AOSdcsDX
- Houston's Bracewell raids A&O, HSF and Links for City energy boost http://t.co/jHVKOqLqDb
- 4 New Square names Ben Hubble QC as head of chambers http://t.co/wQIIDWn9KK
- Erskine Chambers adds three including Stephen Smith QC http://t.co/ISmZmEDA6A
- CMS leads for prolific HK tycoon on €940m Dutch waste purchase http://t.co/n3LyZLzA2A
- Gordon Pollock QC steps down as head of Essex Court http://t.co/ocl6kuyqT0
- Linklaters and Hengeler tune in for Vodafone's €7.7bn German cable buy http://t.co/PvnGtYs1RH
- Debevoise and Hogan Lovells lead $64bn Henderson joint venture http://t.co/HB9uhMpbRR
- Taylor Wessing looks to cut a quarter of secretarial posts http://t.co/lmAbZreBM1
- Law firm Ward Hadaway advises on hi-tech learning platform http://t.co/P50Uy1qhpN
- US Law Firm Weil Gotshal to Lay Off Lawyers, Cut Partners' Pay http://t.co/o50fKzNxTn
- Magic circle quartet among seven firms on £3bn ENRC takeover bid http://t.co/appbzVo2Xx
- CC hires Latham's Dubai funds partner for Singapore http://t.co/k2QxtYfHQf
- Walker Morris appoints former Deloitte chief as non-exec http://t.co/DCWbZqgQ8o
Monday 24th June
- Conyers shuts Moscow after five years in Russia http://t.co/Gj7S4ol4VS
- K&L Gates’ move to London’s One New Change development was key to a wider inclusive strategy http://t.co/mcFwkiNHI3
- Weil Gotshal lays off more than 150 in latest US cuts http://t.co/jLDCgrmo9Q
- Magic circle quartet among seven firms on £3bn ENRC takeover bid http://t.co/appbzVo2Xx
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