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:
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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