This week, many column inches had been written about the face veil. While the actual number of Muslim women wearing the niqab or face veil working in the NHS may be rather low, ministers have asked the General Medical Council to ensure that there is appropriate face-to-face contact with patients. In the recent Crown Court case where a witness had originally refused to reveal her face, Judge Paul Murphy deliberated that the Muslim woman must remove her full-face veil when she gives evidence at her trial but may wear her niqab for the rest of the hearing.
With this and more, as ever, 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:
- Does the way that lawyers are encouraged to think and work make them vulnerable to depression? | Legal Cheek http://t.co/ZFYWbrnHog
- Top conveyancing firm warns of separate representation "calamity" | Legal Futures http://t.co/8aKp6yxtee
- LSB chair calls on Law Society and SRA to stop "spats" | Legal Futures http://t.co/rUJEKOnTHV
- ACC moves to protect legal privilege for in-house lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/frXik64yoU
- E-billing could save you 10% of legal spending, GCs told | Law Gazette http://t.co/mMm2q68nLb
- Pan-European sales law clears parliamentary hurdle | Law Gazette http://t.co/il7Og0kgw3
- Pannone responds to Slater & Gordon link | Law Gazette http://t.co/15OsmknqBp
- Barclays plans lending increase for firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/bNMErgzec1
- Law Firm Counts On Analytics For Profitability | InformationWeek http://t.co/mfW0Eumugl
- M&A partners undermine their associates | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/eB6iVOKgtO
- SRA puts 1,200 firms on financial stability watchlist - how many more will join them? | Legal Futures http://t.co/jZIjsOEgq5
- LSB bids to stamp authority on post-LETR reform agenda | Legal Futures http://t.co/L5PdxtDhiI
- Lib Dems call for halt to legal aid reforms | Law Gazette http://t.co/skna1soBtW
- Country gents set up first membership ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/oQum9645sI
- Market needs more lawyers says super-regulator | Law Gazette http://t.co/T5d8a4HNE5
- Now tax man turns his gaze to partnership service companies | Legal Futures http://t.co/I66fQxvzun
- Scotland's first stable of solicitor advocates specialising in criminal law has been launched http://t.co/Bx274XJPN5
- UK outstrips the rest of Europe in legal vacancies growth | Law Gazette http://t.co/SUQc70Wy0h
- Defence lawyers condemn war crimes trial in Bangladesh after client is sentenced to death | Law Gazette http://t.co/ckjH7NylXQ
- Gap between the commercial bar and the publicly-funded side of the profession has never been so wide | The Lawyer http://t.co/5xn9X2hDlE
- RBS to rack up £42m legal bill over shareholder action, High Court told | The Lawyer http://t.co/yq6wITfEUO
- £37m legal bill for NHS computer scheme | Law Gazette http://t.co/3yOe2ozm79
- CPS spends £1.1m on two 'golden goodbyes' | Law Gazette http://t.co/KFQQV3akdB
- SRA survey exposes 1,200 firms in financial difficulty | Law Gazette http://t.co/Hb7yalHcOG
- Lawyers fight on fees as client seeks jail release | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0UhcnIHpmk
- Strong results for the UK's first ABS, Premier Property Lawyers | Legal Futures http://t.co/U8sSaOq44M
- BSB joins SRA in bid for structural independence | Legal Futures http://t.co/K0q835wDQ8
- Adoption process 'too grave' to be speedy, says judge | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/LudU8qXBBA
- Litigation funders can lawfully withdraw funding from cases thanks to a recent ruling | The Lawyer http://t.co/6R0ND6Uhzv
- SLAS fires straight back on SEPREP | The Firm http://t.co/iE2vU7msxx
- SepRep debate continues: Allan Radlow of McVey and Murricane fires back | The Firm http://t.co/hWxGb9YamU
- New Drug Driving Law to cover Prescription Pills | The Firm http://t.co/ozMCgGPqwu
- Controversial proposal before the membership of Scottish Law Society separate representation | The Firm http://t.co/7zYLyMPg3X
- Muslim woman must remove her veil to give evidence, judge rules | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/yEbDrjm4HF
- MPs back legal protection for cohabitees | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/SRrqfg10dN
- Rumbles of discontent over high rents and poor facilities at Inner Temple | The Lawyer http://t.co/Qabue7ZVKL
- Autumn heralds a worldwide corporate fight-back, led by telecoms sector | The Lawyer http://t.co/1KmTyfRbgS
- Female GCs awarded smaller bonuses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Vv64ldrVT3
- Justices use ancient law to protect children | New Law Journal: http://t.co/RjWCsKhfcw
- Cameras in court: MPs approve government proposals, made under the Crime and Courts Act 2013 | New Law Journal: http://t.co/mwCXKmEiFP
- Costs changes ahead as "Scotland’s Jackson" reports | New Law Journal: http://t.co/n7SqtAhRWf
- Santander unfair over PIN liability? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/2oIm3KVMt1
- Time to renew: Practising certificate deadline from SRA | New Law Journal: http://t.co/U1AP05aieR
- Judge rules defendant cannot give evidence wearing niqaab | Law Gazette http://t.co/PtNvII8QFz
- Capita gears up for further expansion after Optima acquisition | Legal Futures http://t.co/oKckoywKis
- BSB presses ahead with QASA preparations despite judicial review | Legal Futures http://t.co/nRfY8I5c2M
- Call to restrict scope of PII cover as 1,000 firms face risk of closure | Legal Futures http://t.co/HewYRYOA5j
- Bar calls for a ‘college of regulators’ - and no Legal Services Board | Law Gazette http://t.co/rpcYv3L67J
- BSB presses on with preparation for QASA | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/bzZNFPHH4A
- Outsourcing giant Capita to acquire Optima – finally | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/7cGN3SFNjT
- Finalists announced after record entry in excellence awards | Law Gazette http://t.co/DXX7F4rIY7
- Keeping finances on track for Lawyers | PCA http://t.co/qu7Jvh4l4S
- Two-tier bar will emerge from spending cuts, warn leading silks | The Lawyer http://t.co/HVvzuMgvZM
- Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal: increase in dishonesty findings and strike-offs | Legal Futures http://t.co/q2QzjnEiSV
- "Productive and innovative" ABSs beginning to make their mark, says LSB | Legal Futures http://t.co/h6VJw1zWUZ
- Lithman: fee cuts will be 'kiss of death' | Law Gazette http://t.co/NdxvixSYhJ
- Big Four firm nets £5m on IT contract | Law Gazette http://t.co/yg63ausdCt
- Hundreds on the edge as PII renewal date looms | Law Gazette http://t.co/o8GrPKkS8y
- City lawyers support 'equal merit' diversity push | Law Gazette http://t.co/ELjhZP991D
- Leader: transparency on tax | Law Gazette http://t.co/TnpwydfEQz
- Risks & corruption: Concerns over bribery risk | New Law Journal: http://t.co/XRWelVw1DW
- Cost of fraud almost 5.5% of GDP | New Law Journal: http://t.co/dMCNyVhKty
- Data sharing review: Law Commission launches privacy & security review | New Law Journal: http://t.co/oGUArRE4nt
- QOCS for defamation & privacy: New proposals for qualified one-way costs shifting | New Law Journal: http://t.co/wotPRxPk58
- Senior costs lawyer predicts Court of Appeal to take hard line on budget sanctions | New Law Journal: http://t.co/8FHiAivD0S
- CMC e-bundle success: Paper-free technology “saves money & reduces court days” | New Law Journal: http://t.co/c62l8cHhDA
- Munby slates "sloppy practice" in adoption | New Law Journal: http://t.co/cYxyVC2JVg
- Firms must increase their 'gene pool' | Law Gazette http://t.co/QRxevwjozw
- MPs attack lobbying bill | Law Gazette http://t.co/BTxWrHBY5N
- Edmonds plans for LSB demise | Law Gazette http://t.co/mCu3Pg8zbR
- Footie and telecoms dominate regular round-up of recent M&A activity | The Lawyer http://t.co/xVVhbdbTqR
- The Bar: new rules and requirements forcing sets to move into the 21st century | The Lawyer http://t.co/2QTIExFgNl
- Do the sums before making a lateral hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/irDmYfITfY
- Judges quick off the mark to overhaul their divisions | Law Gazette http://t.co/SSKpcdlC9y
- Is there an EU ‘rule of law’ crisis? | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/kLA5Mg1thC
- Keeping gateway to debt advice open | Law Gazette http://t.co/NMeAi7WNzX
- Defamation costs: lessons from the PI world | Law Gazette http://t.co/hg0ydovFQF
- Acted for Gareth Bale in £85m transfer - Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/PimxeWowAA
- The fight to control our privacy | The Lawyer http://t.co/VHHWg1fGwU
- Hysteria over zero-hours contracts is unhelpful and misplaced as safeguards already exist | The Lawyer http://t.co/LXRiqvJ9AO
- Don’t mess with the TUPE rules | The Lawyer http://t.co/f9waUTpsaO
- The bar must fight for its survival | The Lawyer http://t.co/w1aifmfxMB
- Could the small matter of pay be behind the delay in filling the GC role at TSB? | The Lawyer http://t.co/uouH2n0M53
- Law firms scrambling for pi cover amid rate hikes | Insurance Age http://t.co/GYJen0QjR3
- Capita enters legal services market with Optima acquisition | Law Gazette http://t.co/5MGPDndDhu
- My legal life: Sushma Awtani - Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/Up9hAKODXy
- In-house Interview: Chinese internet giant Tencent, GC Brent Irvin | The Lawyer http://t.co/vhMTYiaigI
- Interview: Rowena Collins Rice - director general of the Attorney General’s Office http://t.co/Si4XlKgOR2
Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students:
- The legal landscape: changes in law that colleges should look out for http://t.co/PeFIkDdEmH
- Youngsters began their legal careers last week after taking up apprenticeshipst at Beachcroft | Law Gazette http://t.co/8oHKsIhVLQ
- The 10 best law student meltdowns on Vine: http://t.co/bzmBqHfTF4
- Students considering alternative to University could take advantage of a new legal apprenticeship scheme http://t.co/PknF6s1WgY
- US law schools take in fewer students in 2013 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ifu6ofe0a5
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.
- ‘Common Law Marriage’ myth needs addressing, say MPs http://t.co/crfslIaUpM
- Benefit fraud could lead to 10-year jail terms, says DPP http://t.co/sofWx1ihYV
- Philip Pullman: illegal downloading is 'moral squalor' http://t.co/q7P2iFiCxo
- Lawyer calls for sex abuse probe into immigration centres http://t.co/EcuJIZrWTC
- Proposed changes to libel law would stifle the press http://t.co/dKRUjmDubR
- Justice Secretary Chris Grayling: judges must quit £3k-a-night luxury lodgings and stay at B and Bs http://t.co/NqVfgUU7FZ
- Sober up in drunk tank and pay £400 to leave http://t.co/zCbysTVSOY
- Scotland's most senior judge is rejecting calls for a register of interest for the judiciary http://t.co/WDHfn43EpT
- Privatising probation may undermine essential voluntary services http://t.co/fp9bvWZ8Eh
- Change to UK collective redundancy laws inevitable, says expert as Government granted leave to appeal Woolworths case http://t.co/pPSY70CMyS
- Employment tribunal fees: high price to pay for justice? http://t.co/B00UaymS9j
- Smoking ban plan for prisons prompts fear of disturbances http://t.co/ZkgHGFGhUQ
- Courts see rise in applications for privacy injunctions http://t.co/SQNmgBvw4i
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 20th September
- Irwin Mitchell seeking new partnership in Spain http://t.co/Bb7KtkX97d
- Dentons' Morris resigns after two years as global integration partner http://t.co/3utMYU8Bmm
- Freshfields and Herbert Smith settle £142m London Underground claim http://t.co/Qhz5qgKL94
- Another Mancunian merger for Slater & Gordon? http://t.co/c7W1T0JW0n
- Keoghs makes triple partner hire http://t.co/IzGMOT94Rr
- Goldsmith kick off anti-gay challenge by Singapore High Court in favour of local counsel http://t.co/0TIHFeollZ
- Slater & Gordon circles Pannone as consumer legal services market consolidates http://t.co/6cc8MBnqyO
- McGuireWoods poaches FCA chief criminal counsel http://t.co/6NQcxYE60d
- DWF retains record number of trainees http://t.co/atavDBBAhN
- Freshfields and Herbert Smith Freehills settle £140m London Underground claim http://t.co/4FQ4bSMCKD
- Riverview and DMH unveil fixed-fee M&A service http://t.co/LlR8NJIYea
- US law firm McGuire Woods hires top prosecutor David Kirk from UK financial watchdog http://t.co/7rr1Go8mP9
- Keystone ends recruitment drive at 132 lawyers http://t.co/xiD6fO1fiz
- Brown Rudnick expands in London with two-partner hire http://t.co/51PutBoFRi
- Broker AKJ installs first general counsel http://t.co/LxA8GZQxYt
- Cobbetts clear-up fees revealed http://t.co/jekWUxkyFP
- Slater & Gordon announce record 2013 result http://t.co/cMXvKibyTT
- Mayer Brown partners join Cadwalader in London http://t.co/JoOXy00YXV
- Eight Dallas partners leave Weil Gotshal for Sidley Austin http://t.co/sUf9u1aoZ9
- Joseph Sutton Solicitors opens new Canary Wharf office http://t.co/FHWc6FQcKz
- Cobbetts' wind-down costs: £1.7m, including a £352k legal bill http://t.co/6TC69jqF67
- Shearman signs best friends agreement with Italian tax boutique http://t.co/YlysHpAubt
- Freshfields among firms to win role on Barclays’ £5.8bn rights issue http://t.co/OMM5MxhMpt
- Brick Court's Nicholas Green QC joins the High Court http://t.co/5PoWnjT3nP
- MoFo bats off £1.4m High Court negligence claim from energy client http://t.co/GeGRHOL7Di
- Cadwalader's City growth spurt continues with Mayer Brown double hire http://t.co/jjkBdza5Br
- Law firm Pinsent Mason warns of bulk annuity capacity crunch http://t.co/22YuBsLjEd
- Companies drop premium global firms http://t.co/A3fNw5ihKc
- Breakaway team join Lombardi Molinari in Rome http://t.co/tn9gQseOeW
- Listed Australian Firm Slater & Gordon unveils £1m campaign http://t.co/JvtpbXqC3n
- Devereux Chambers expands tax practice through the addition of Jolyon Maugham http://t.co/0IZ8J6zNPd
- Italy's Labruna Mazziotti Segni bids farewell to two name partners http://t.co/meFisfIN6s
- Norton Rose Fulbright picks up Cleary Brussels partner http://t.co/Q3i3Y4HVAG
- Reed Smith, DLA and Olswang dine on £100m Côte restaurant sale http://t.co/YXFDRldqX2
- Kirkland launches in Beijing after gaining licence approval http://t.co/h2wEAsJFYi
- Texas firm takes on team in London http://t.co/DdJuD0oeE7
- DLA sweats it out in Asia Pacific http://t.co/nrehXLhi3W
- New York disputes firm Gregory Joseph marches into London in tie-up with Hage Aaronson http://t.co/z9Q5inYGyl
- Capita steps into legal market through planned Optima acquisition http://t.co/vLP4fAq7y2
- Norton Rose Fulbright to advise SRA on PII http://t.co/y6CqnSoKwq
- Slaughters' White takes up non-exec position at diversity company http://t.co/JEFwQ4kRxx
- Conyers slims down Brazil presence with office closure http://t.co/knxbBPDgam
- Texas firm Andrews Kurth raids Chadbourne for City arbitration trio http://t.co/3gnOujCM2e
- Former Slaughters chief White joins board of diversity recruitment agency Rare http://t.co/ELto3Xzd7V
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