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:
- High Court refers firm to SRA after contempt ruling | Law Gazette http://t.co/VurWi14zvV
- High Court asks SRA to consider firm's fitness to practise after contempt ruling | Legal Futurs http://t.co/zu6oGq5apy
- From 'America's most familiar law firm brand' to the UK's? Jacoby & Meyers unveils ABS plan | Legal Futurs http://t.co/RzbxdGraee
- Concierge, cars and cash for couples - the benefits of being a UK top 50 partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/aJkvwpriAb
- Charity-owned law firm launches ‘access to justice’ package | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2EKLks0jo3
- Miners’ compensation firms could face ‘thousands’ of negligence claims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4JIPhFv2CY
- LSB approves new rules for conveyancing referral fees | Law Gazette http://t.co/68GAk40Y59
- Conveyancers face new referral fee disclosure rules but no ban | Legal Futures http://t.co/DVtbg4LK01
- LSB approves new rules for conveyancing referral fees | Law Gazette http://t.co/68GAk40Y59
- Insurance industry “shaping the law firm M&A agenda”, say experts | Legal Futures http://t.co/maHhXTunfg
- Law firms are at serious risk of going out of business because of cashflow issues http://t.co/jLVvpIwjv1
- CLC review finds no justification for ban on conveyancing referral fees | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cGHXGqKuvd
- Financial failures: Law firms must identify financial red flags earlier | New Law Journal: http://t.co/TkVNZoVIAE
- Too soon to scrap the Commercial Court’s exemption from automatic costs budgeting | New Law Journal: http://t.co/NHpQb3uNkV
- Lord Briggs issues warning of "serious threats" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/EOTVI8jFIa
- Ministry of Justice redoes consultation on PCT | New Law Journal: http://t.co/MPk9MlcWFX
- SRA await evidence linked to phone hacking scandal | New Law Journal: http://t.co/FPsuG54RX3
- Survey shows one quarter of people in UK do not trust judiciary | New Law Journal: http://t.co/CSsTAuXdDn
- Supreme Court reaffirms principle of chronological ordering of ascertained losses | New Law Journal: http://t.co/X3Eps0BLtR
- Future of ‘The Briefs’ in balance despite 2m viewers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WFOySdAp7v
- Later start to lawyering | Law Gazette http://t.co/DnXJzB5my4
- Kinship foster carers’ allowances | Law Gazette http://t.co/6qjoO1163b
- List of approved judges for child abuse cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/9GW8PCgZHg
- Society defends ad campaign following complaints to ASA | Law Gazette http://t.co/SAXy5cW6Xt
- CML tells Scottish lawyers: ‘Say no to LSS conveyancing proposal’ http://t.co/y6EyDphIlm
- Top judge rejects calls for specialist sex crime courts http://t.co/1J8bAqe5yK
- Top City firms aim to develop human rights principles to guide work | Legal Futures http://t.co/N84JurdP6w
- Cumbria Law Centre marks 21 years of turning desperation into hope http://t.co/CexxGRzxef
- Law and order: How big data is professionalising the legal sector http://t.co/dK7nF3EUns
- Lawyers getting rather good at demonstrating noisily against government plans to ‘transform’ legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/4Ty2wfqIm6
- Marketing materials and meaningful value | Law Gazette http://t.co/ur1yEQjhpQ
- Stoke-on-Trent Criminal defence firm closes its doors | Law Gazette http://t.co/9HaZweU3YS
- Scepticism in partner hires leads to record drop | Law Gazette http://t.co/6JkuGHEfYw
- SRA ‘awaiting response’ on private investigators | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/OQBGWsDFl1
- APIL calls for separate consultation on uninsured driver costs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/91I3CSzB0e
- What is the point of legal conferences? | Law Gazette http://t.co/SnKq871G16
- Law Society issues tax warning | Law Gazette http://t.co/DuTvyJNhu5
- Instructions rise at Countrywide | Law Gazette http://t.co/GrRM94LbYl
- Ballot on crime proposals as profession seeks consensus | Law Gazette http://t.co/5GH9sm0BRG
- Direct portal access due next month | Law Gazette http://t.co/idNZQ3DVRw
- Chancery Division must keep increased court fees, Briggs LJ says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WElV2g5Wk7
- Claims against solicitors top workload of Chancery Division masters | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/lVMgpd4krS
- Direct Line hits £125m from solicitors since 2009 after scooping final £6m in referral fees | Legal Futures http://t.co/dSIYCFRL2J
- The Lawyer Eats: Nicky Richmond visits the Grain Store | The Lawyer http://t.co/fGTEBqSoWg
- Is there now any difference between trade mark infringement and passing off? | The Lawyer http://t.co/Sns5aZkG4s
- New ‘pay-to-play’ rule will do little to ease the pressure on the Employment Tribunal system | The Lawyer http://t.co/v91uawiDAm
- Never mind the secrecy demands of the rich and famous, keep the barriers to open justice | The Lawyer http://t.co/eaBR0qxyvE
- Judicial appointments system must be overhauled to boost the legitimacy of decision-making | The Lawyer http://t.co/O5sxFsKAEx
- Singapore is working hard to become a global wealth management hub, and law firms are gearing up | The Lawyer http://t.co/hOWspt7OKZ
- Canada’s legal market continues to consolidate | The Lawyer http://t.co/XRFkcgor0o
- General counsel Carol Hui and her small team are guiding Heathrow through turbulent times | The Lawyer http://t.co/QFoJMQeghz
- Future Shock: Which law firms will survive? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XVNKzfwGYN
- Diversity efforts fail to pay off at top end of profession | The Lawyer http://t.co/b4kByxReyB
- Call for 'intervention lite' to turn around distressed firms and halt asset-stripping | Legal Futures http://t.co/LOT5XQsc6i
- SRA "loosening shackles" of separate business rule | Legal Futures http://t.co/0yXAz5ashw
- Firms expand in Asia Pacific as new business blossoms | Law Gazette http://t.co/dmmm0A98wY
- Banks win mis-selling case at appeal court | Law Gazette http://t.co/bRUrwHvot2
- Small law firms eye mergers | Law Gazette http://t.co/tuj0dWmqao
- Judicial review for tribunal fee change | Law Gazette http://t.co/geHcDuSShA
- Negligent advice award for coal miner | Law Gazette http://t.co/5XqUfAZwtN
- One-year-old firm becomes ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/f4wlilbW4y
- Changes in the position of ‘intransigent and misleading public authority’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/25guHWYDg2
- Charity sets up its own law practice | Law Gazette http://t.co/rYD1i91kec
- Society: ‘legitimate role’ for private investigators | Law Gazette http://t.co/IubieHn15F
- Firms still hostile to judicial ambitions | Law Gazette http://t.co/E64leL8Rhv
- Students ‘pessimistic’ about training contracts | Law Gazette http://t.co/9OCEyOoSMq
- City lawyers plead to keep budgeting exemption | Law Gazette http://t.co/k4NGZ1LA38
Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students:
- Half of law students not confident about getting a training contract | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1njXDPGg7f
- 5 ways to announce to the world that you've bagged a pupillage: http://t.co/JehDjlBK69
- Law School Tool Promotes Blended Learning http://t.co/B179OPOwJM
- BPP awarded university status | The Lawyer http://t.co/9WiKQQVqff
- US: Law schools devise debt-free path to degree http://t.co/UcTMRO4IWO
- Thinking of a law career? Law students surveyed about plans for the future | New Law Journal: http://t.co/VjoS3aQ1ES
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.
- Killer dogs' owners in England and Wales could face life in prison http://t.co/zhVhN2nTja
- My Legal Life: David Rowntree (of Blur fame & a Solicitor) | Law Gazette http://t.co/r5okehjf6A
- Proposed UK Law Would Prosecute Parents For Not Loving Their Children Enough http://t.co/U34LPMH20E
- Defeating the modern Leviathan of corporate-government data collection http://t.co/wCdfB9eLT4
- UK Government Unveils New Draft Legislation Against Misleading and Aggressive Consumer Practices http://t.co/DIduyXWJMu
- Council of Europe sees gender equality as a fundamental human right | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RhSwV864Ot
- Staying silent won't stop Twitter trolls or online abusers. We must continue to speak out http://t.co/5dGDSCohCK
- Misogyny runs so deep in this society, it is even used against abused children | Polly Toynbee http://t.co/fX95lxI2Sb
- Barrister Christina Chinnock moonlights as bodybuilder http://t.co/KULijAniKr
- Female flirters lose out in masculine law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UxexbQbJZU
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 9th August
- Addleshaw Goddard sets up Hong Kong association http://t.co/g2pYmtjqD3
- US consumer firm Jacoby & Meyers sets out plans for UK ABS http://t.co/ThW6gWVCZ7
- Former Baker & McKenzie partner jailed http://t.co/b4mbg7W87T
- A&O gets top role on Abu Dhabi Global Market http://t.co/8Xep7JpCWl
- Round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen http://t.co/a3a6qdDMjn
- QualitySolicitors leaves WH Smith stores http://t.co/vMzZx7bEGi
- Freshfields, Reed Smith score lead roles as Tesco mulls JV in China http://t.co/arP4n5kNzL
- Camerons doubles partner bonus pool as firm fine-tunes sector focus http://t.co/rHGXcKpMZA
- Shoosmiths' retention nosedives to 41 per cent http://t.co/bYM9m25dJ1
- Osborne Clarke and Stephenson Harwood post strong retention figures http://t.co/Y7J3tdVVZF
- Beaumont Legal looking to become UK's top conveyancer http://t.co/Ei3NZAgcfF
- Barrister Robert Colover suspended from sex cases after court comments http://t.co/IdyxOa9ycS
- Bonelli moves banking partner to London to reinforce international offering http://t.co/HpSzHlQFzo
- Firms in forum battle over multi-million Cyprus holiday villa claims http://t.co/kx18z6HCV6
- Leigh Day files claim against Sports Direct over zero hours http://t.co/gwzUZ8zPea
- New Bristol law firm Bond Dickinson 'very pleased' by £100m turnover http://t.co/AcFz6eKMBR
- DLA, SJB and Taylor Wessing among firms confirming NQ retention rates http://t.co/JebPxROz9H
- Addleshaws Goddard enters into a Hong Kong association http://t.co/ysGu2Vp89H
- K&L Gates hires two from White & Case and WFW http://t.co/tObsNswRqS
- Clifford Chance advises Montagu on £438m sale of Host Europe to Cinven http://t.co/cUtwIvEBLI
- SJ Berwin investment funds consultant defects to Speechly Bircham http://t.co/X0ZyNYNGR4
- Hill Dickinson issues £2.8m cash call http://t.co/hvQMpuO4Bx
- White & Case pumps up Singapore base http://t.co/t8u1LpC78J
- UK lawyers face tax investigations http://t.co/P7u80AtRb1
- Taylor Wessing's retention slumps to 70 per cent http://t.co/2rjicdHnxt
- KPMG targets corporate lawyer hires as accountant mulls ABS move http://t.co/2EfReG72Ql
- RPC sees off competition to seal McArthurGlen commercial contracts deal http://t.co/Fms9qTWquf
- Asia Transfer Window: recent moves including CC, White & Case and KWM http://t.co/UtWUsWJqz5
- White & Case adds to City private equity team with Kirkland hire http://t.co/NK6C6loxBo
- Pioneering ABS combines legal and accounting services http://t.co/A2Ykjkgeot
- Quinn Emanuel opens third German office http://t.co/EYh43PYWtd
- Designer outlet giant McArthurGlen picks RPC for commercial contracts http://t.co/mUlVztKuWu
- DLA Piper managing partner Nigel Knowles on the prolific growth of the firm http://t.co/111lqz0xD7
- Kirkland & Ellis loses London private equity partner to White & Case http://t.co/wM9HtVYH3i
Monday 5th August
- Earnings up sharply at leading conveyancing ABS http://t.co/KSyoVpiW7w
- Thorntons brings agriculture to Edinburgh as turnover hits £14.3m high http://t.co/zAiB8Ww3Zy
- Brick Court picks up top Scottish advocate in public law push http://t.co/XtraPJn4rF
- Pinsent Masons keeps top spot in Aim rankings with client wins http://t.co/crHOkR393A
- The Transfer Window: recent moves including Shearman, CMS and A&O http://t.co/yQVwdSJ3sU
- McKenna Long & Aldridge eyes Shanghai for China debut http://t.co/vGagd9ULmG
- Bond Dickinson reveals first post merger figures with revenues of £98.3m http://t.co/P8WbtlyDNt
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