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:
- Brokers move to calm small firm PII fears | Legal Futures http://t.co/b8KweFTFPs
- Danger: diversity monitoring and data protection | Legal Futures http://t.co/VYfVH3lDcR
- Salaried entry point to ‘dynamic’ law career | Law Gazette http://t.co/8h1gKEn6Ns
- Jacques Vergès: avocat de la rupture | Law Gazette http://t.co/EIw53Ax37D
- Lawyers can ‘exert undue influence’ on elderly | Law Gazette http://t.co/D17iTmw4Xj
- ‘Dispersed’ pioneer Keystone to become an ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/0ykiEIPzN1
- Government to propose new custodial powers for magistrates | Law Gazette http://t.co/Rus3mjkKt3
- US Chamber attack UK litigation funding | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/d50Xyjtd9t
- Conservation covenants ‘must not remove rights of access’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Q5ZkhVWnkj
- Local authority firm claims profits boost | Law Gazette http://t.co/AlrDYV3Ejz
- Legal Profession warned to learn from coalition legacy debacle | Law Gazette http://t.co/YxnbOfAkAd
- Green to keep magistrates’ sentencing powers ‘under review’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1oqPQwl1jX
- Law firms ‘still in marketing dark ages’ http://t.co/fHapSfLYby
- How to resolve conflict | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/H8mSBAtBcM
- Lawyer fined £5,000 in ombudsman action | Law Gazette http://t.co/PgAgy3LlQQ
- Industrial disease specialists eye ABS to aid extraordinary growth spurt | Legal Futures http://t.co/HatK7mUfmm
- MAB reports profit and turnover rise with PEP hitting £616k | The Lawyer http://t.co/VA1YCcyKZD
- Solicitor who ignored LeO fined for contempt | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2LCkWMniy2
- Smaller firms ‘have highest lock-up days’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/eBkcpaAdz9
- Larger Scottish firms without London offices fare better than the rest | The Lawyer http://t.co/c9zCmmg2rw
- ICO code: Subject access requests code of practice is published | New Law Journal: http://t.co/rfe0HWOkSS
- BAE legal challenge? CAAT instructs solicitor to challenge FRC's decision | New Law Journal: http://t.co/GXlLxUZZUI
- Taxing LLPs: Law Society challenges government proposals | New Law Journal: http://t.co/r5WR2qnNsC
- Divorced-only mortgages: Castle Trust to launch "partnership mortgage" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/dGjVD8KUPo
- Self-help remedy for landlords: New procedure for recovery of commercial rent | New Law Journal: http://t.co/zzN30xVuwT
- New referral fee rules: Conveyancers not subject to outright ban | New Law Journal: http://t.co/oSb0LrOSJA
- Protection for vulnerable: Lord Chief Justice confirms plans for specialist judges | New Law Journal: http://t.co/y1xObJmaU4
- Lawyers must bill time & collect fees promptly to maintain cash flow | New Law Journal: http://t.co/vFg1Z4RX2v
- Corporate personality? Unique IP law in Guernsey | New Law Journal: http://t.co/MhwbadXaF9
- Why large ABSs could wipe out fair access to justice | Legal Futures http://t.co/kB9LBiSA6h
- Legal aid reforms at odds with Cameron’s SME targets | Law Gazette http://t.co/g0WDAPLpj1
- Firms with two to four partners ‘grow profits fastest’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/RWgqPqQXnL
- Cracking the whip on costs budgets | Law Gazette http://t.co/OVsHNiqawf
- Magic circle ‘must adapt to changes’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/DMoWWLPym3
- Compliance failures spark SRA sanctions | Law Gazette http://t.co/wtNHzhrHRc
- New role for judge Ramsey | Law Gazette http://t.co/zYjJltAKFv
- Claim forms and ‘good reason’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/Xf5eoFfOqA
- UK accountants consider entering legal services | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qOn0FBK91u
- Tax changes for LLPs ‘will damage UK’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/BXsavii6mX
- PII insurers cut back cover for 2013 renewal | Law Gazette http://t.co/krUX5BiagM
- Doubts over MoJ’s savings target | Law Gazette http://t.co/0JOtJTHFqw
- The alternative investment fund managers directive has arrived | The Lawyer http://t.co/igM9WbgcvK
- Law Society lays into government's partnership tax reforms | Legal Futures http://t.co/oZA6FjEVu6
- Prosecutors need training in maturity, says charity | Law Gazette http://t.co/bcrk2agRba
- Lawyers warned to tackle lock-up days | Law Gazette http://t.co/FpF1B4L0oq
- ‘Huge response’ from conveyancers to fracking report | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/z5Uz3kov5j
- LLP tax reforms ‘premature’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KPwSKC6QNp
- Corporate hospitality can still be useful and enjoyable | The Lawyer http://t.co/okvc4VKEvH
- US Law firms’ signing bonuses: Supreme desire | The Economist http://t.co/WWROyHxIs8
- Ask what you can do for society | The Lawyer http://t.co/I352P3CSAs
- The Smugday Times | The Lawyer http://t.co/1mlnb9iWSa
- Job Watch: Capital Markets | The Lawyer http://t.co/dY7UYkvn0n
Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students:
- Law graduates flock to paralegal roles | Law Gazette http://t.co/eRgIpLHjlK
- Law firms offer 100 jobs for school leavers http://t.co/Uar0UOPXQf
- US Law-school professors are facing less job security as the schools struggle with plunging student enrollment http://t.co/Sh4PpzvGRr
- 10 Law Degrees With the Biggest Return on Investment http://t.co/LqFrU616q9
- University of Law claims big jump in LLB applications | Law Gazette http://t.co/bcFADoEv1G
- University of Law: Cleared for a law degree http://t.co/hvvfrJ7cU7
- US law schools come under scrutiny for investment return | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EsgWmfwFc4
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.
- Meet Britain's youngest ever barrister: Gabrielle Turnquest has been called to the bar at the age of 18 http://t.co/MM1PWvMb0X
- Shield law must cover what journalists do, not who they are http://t.co/NC0j6Yodks
- One in five children bullied online, says NSPCC survey http://t.co/43m5ApNbWw
- Labour to criticise Tesco and Next over cheap workers from eastern Europe http://t.co/ugJdpX9Gk0
- US: The NSA is turning the internet into a total surveillance system http://t.co/439HRA9P9Y
- Religious people are less intelligent than atheists, analysis of over 63 scientific studies stretching back decades http://t.co/hMWGtWuZp8
- Barrister Hottie website defies critics to rank female barristers | The Lawyer http://t.co/HwSJc8le6p
- Hague war crimes ruling threatens to undermine future prosecutions http://t.co/kr7OzR7uUw
- Where there’s a will, there’s often a whiff of controversy http://t.co/Q0Pabq5kGq
- Immigration Manhunts and British Post-Colonial Identity | Critical Legal Thinking http://t.co/bnrHBBBl9f
- No privacy for Gmail users | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WpfED7pkTD
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 16th August
- Ashton KCJ restructures partnership in wake of merger http://t.co/K34ToMAhrD
- Gordons secures judicial review for Richard III's descendants http://t.co/R4sJwt0t87
- Baker Botts opens office in Brazil http://t.co/EWG9S69lkg
- Dechert documents given to SFO investigators http://t.co/tWFfutpoMn
- Charles Russell expands Middle East presence with Qatar office http://t.co/Hru2tJpyD2
- A&O’s retention falls as the firm cuts trainee numbers http://t.co/SBFkL7u9dd
- Olswang's retention plummets to 54 per cent http://t.co/7my6RZqWmP
- Aon steps into the breach after XL and AIG reduce PII exposure http://t.co/3UyDTWh5Hi
- Kent Legal Services claims record year as £3.7m pumped back into council http://t.co/cY3n9KdPBq
- HSF loses Hong Kong disputes boss to Linklaters http://t.co/L2FjqO9oIN
- Hengeler adds third partner to London office to strengthen private equity http://t.co/s8T9ES6HmT
- Tollers contemplates ABS as PEP soars by 69 per cent http://t.co/2JxNHOpARz
- Hill Dickinson loses Sheffield partner but picks up fraud specialist in Manchester http://t.co/fZCDsjNauN
- Ex-client hits Challinors senior partner with bankruptcy petition http://t.co/gFlBSsTFpW
- Listed Australian law firm considering UK opportunities http://t.co/nq94Z8igxZ
- Charity-run law firm Castle Park Solicitors makes legal history http://t.co/0N64vt9fmx
- Blackstone Chambers welcomes former solicitor-general of India to its chambers http://t.co/KjgzSQ01Z8
- Solicitor is latest recruit for growing Mersey digital firm http://t.co/e6J06YDkhK
- Addleshaws launches transaction services apprenticeships http://t.co/LCFI2XuW22
- Magnusson names former Eversheds partner as Copenhagen head http://t.co/i1e1togyi4
- Maples partner among quartet of Cayman lawyers to take silk http://t.co/DID9c9s3sc
- A&O, Cleary and Linklaters in the mix as CVC buys Campbell Soup http://t.co/lYDpDeGAgG
- Skadden, Canada's Torys on call as BlackBerry review could end in sale http://t.co/TuKDaQdMre
- DLA Piper's Glynn becomes third partner to quit Singapore in a year http://t.co/NuMGPkDg9M
- Bristol's Davis Wood revealed as executors of pensioner's Government bequest http://t.co/pXDNhNUHzp
- King & Spalding bans personal emails http://t.co/6beqeZpTon
- RPC loses two senior partners from insurance practice http://t.co/wshSv91R9U
- UK lawyers less wealthy than Bric counterparts http://t.co/tf0NwaTZq6
- Retention exceeds 90 per cent at Twobirds, Travers and Norton Rose http://t.co/dNmzlorweD
- Burness hands out 5 per cent bonus after hitting profit target http://t.co/z5NGRSnY0C
- RPC loses two senior partners from insurance practice http://t.co/wshSv91R9U
- Bond Dickinson confirms 7 per cent of support staff roles at risk http://t.co/p0jcWluz93
- Hogan Lovells, Travers and RPC post healthy autumn NQ retention rates http://t.co/olCH61ly5x
Monday 12th August
- AIG to announce cost-cutting panel line-up within weeks http://t.co/0KTQNcTyen
- Fenwick Elliot to launch in Dubai following profit rise http://t.co/MKA0TeWJBY
- RSM Tenon appointed to prepare Challinors for sale http://t.co/x1vN2MHd44
- Macfarlanes bolsters real estate team with Ashurst construction head http://t.co/yUJI29UXXH
- RPC maintains good run, posting 81 per cent retention rate http://t.co/fp4rupmobz
- Hogan Lovells reveals flat retention http://t.co/Yson48vzNo
- Irwin Mitchell wins first Wells Fargo instruction as 4 firms advise on Commerzbank deal http://t.co/pAcaoKHgSn
- St Johns Buildings picks family silk Harrison as head of chambers http://t.co/QlAr82u2bo
- Hill Dickinson secures licence for Hong Kong launch http://t.co/8oYCSqKpQn
- Slaughters considers career progression shake-up http://t.co/L9BMIs8sSH
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