September is a time of renewal in the world of law as the summer malaise is finally kicked out for good. Certificate renewal, new students walking through the corridors of hallowed academia, firms and publications bursting with optimism over what is to come over the next twelve months, it is an exciting time. However, this was also the week when the Justice Secretary Chris Grayling had a change of heart over the Legal Aid Bill, most notably, the scrapping of tendering. A few of the articles below reflect many column inches on this significant event as well as other developments in legislation.
We at SundayLawReview have not stood still either. In response to requests from a number of readers a new section has been added that would be listing interviews and features on lawyers separately from other law firm or legislation related news. This fits in rather well with our own law interview section the SaturdayLawInterview featuring lawyers, legal academics as well as thinkers and activists working in the field of law and justice.
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:
- From celebrity lawyers to reputation defence business – ABS completes transformation | Legal Futures http://t.co/5A5DEUTqAP
- Chancery Lane in bid to regain regulatory control | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/XA6kzOSWCJ
- SRA closes contempt solicitor’s firm | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/zz8xuSypSf
- Regulation review: conveyancers urge caution | Law Gazette http://t.co/jIXwajhSip
- Jackson "plebgate" costs case appealed | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ijvBRX9eMP
- U-Turn on criminal legal aid tendering | New Law Journal: http://t.co/9fPXsgUTh4
- Sterilisation ruling in “best interests” | New Law Journal: http://t.co/KftPPiL4Kd
- 20 UK law firms prepare to be outed on hacking scandal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GzRyF00CfM
- InsideCounsel launches gender initiative | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AVcgCUtkF6
- Mediation versus litigation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Gw1XQ2mKap
- Law Society and MoJ agree new proposals for criminal legal aid https://t.co/If0524scdD
- Judicial review win for Plantagenet king's descendants | Law Gazette http://t.co/RBy4BOJtlX
- UK top 20 squeeze equity ranks as PEP pressure drives prudence | Legalweek http://t.co/ZMgRYG6Oe7
- Grant: primary legislation needed to transfer CMC complaints to Legal Ombudsman | Legal Futures http://t.co/yQHRUCr39h
- QASA "to go ahead as planned" this month despite government climbdown over tendering | Legal Futures http://t.co/Nn60VvE62W
- Grieve leads GLS recruitment drive | Law Gazette http://t.co/HAV9FwZiax
- UK judge defends ‘demonised’ Strasbourg court | Law Gazette http://t.co/eXUBkCh9nn
- Regulator calls time on “compulsory levy” | New Law Journal: http://t.co/HJZllzF6Xz
- Information “theft” by ex-employees | New Law Journal: http://t.co/CDfeqM3hJL
- Small Pii - new direct route to professional indemnity insurance for small firms | New Law Journal: http://t.co/498A6d56e6
- Grant admits claims management complaint move delay | Law Gazette http://t.co/FOwpH8LRTo
- 'This is best deal possible' - reaction to amended legal aid plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/zdvb2TVLbM
- Grayling confirms second legal aid U-turn | Law Gazette http://t.co/RGG3TwjQcO
- Private client lawyers likely to see growth in family offices | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kaYJYjYCS9
- Samantha Barrass to leave SRA | Legal Futures http://t.co/j7fx6APGDz
- ADR for tax | New Law Journal: http://t.co/tB8aRdM2v3
- Call for national legal support fund | New Law Journal: http://t.co/aFAN1XBd9h
- Transparency in Facebook case: President acts to dispel perception of "secret" family courts | New Law Journal: http://t.co/VWnhMGOO8N
- Call to end "double regulation" of conveyancers through CQS and lender criteria | Legal Futures http://t.co/XVMDQBkMV6
- Half of small UK law firms in warning area | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GWsUK3Lq4k
- Fight to death? structural independence on top of the operational independence it currently has | Legal Futures http://t.co/D0j8kq17jL
- Police investigate death of solicitor facing disciplinary tribunal | Legal Futures http://t.co/AW01GM1Uxf
- Law Society makes SRA power grab | Legal Futures http://t.co/FtLou8jKFD
- LSB urges Chancery Lane to find budget savings | Legal Futures http://t.co/5mpxHBvtbX
- Regulation review: conveyancers urge caution | Law Gazette http://t.co/jIXwajhSip
- London firm closed by SRA after contempt ruling | Law Gazette http://t.co/HqzIASHIDP
- Super-regulator rebukes SRA over consultation | Law Gazette http://t.co/LCuLAU526A
- Millionaires' lawyers get to grips with pressure to change | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8AwL12ihFW
- Top 100 UK firm see profits rise by 8 pc | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/U0CrBy0CNQ
- Information Commissioner to probe law firms that used rogue private investigators | Legal Futures http://t.co/ly2PIPENeS
- SRA makes bid to free itself from Law Society shackles | Legal Futures http://t.co/KZtkduwLsK
- Employment firm accused of imposing ban on relationships | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8L1jCjPRtQ
- Book Review: Time Management Handbook for Lawyers – How-to Tactics That Really Work | Law Gazette http://t.co/3eH7MBIjK1
- Probe into solicitor links with private investigators | Law Gazette http://t.co/amq7Cj4yjY
- Private equity investors buy majority share in PI firm | Law Gazette http://t.co/8Er6Qggs1z
- Police investigate suspicious death of former Durham solicitor | Law Gazette http://t.co/FomFobwjPB
- Bar Serco and G4S from MoJ contracts, demands Khan | Law Gazette http://t.co/8LRlxUqTt8
- Regulatory reform: Society urges 'relatively minor' change | Law Gazette http://t.co/Ybp1R0XXFl
- Grayling presses on with civil legal aid cuts | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/B9Mgk1BHvV
- Legal employers are investing heavily in staff wellbeing | Law Gazette http://t.co/lU8JHNsjdh
- The appeal of accessible judgments - Joshua Rozenberg | Law Gazette http://t.co/l2xewu1qyE
- Telephone marketing can be very effective – but only if the service offered isn’t too superficial | Law Gazette http://t.co/piZrQh2nE1
- All journalists should be required to spend time listening to readers’ concerns | Law Gazette http://t.co/x523RH6DO1
- Bar Serco and G4S from MoJ contracts, demands Khan | Law Gazette http://t.co/CEf7nOJOl7
- The future of legal services: more investment, better technology, bigger footprint | The Lawyer http://t.co/iRNqvG7xSa
- UK’s top law firms grow profits amid consolidation in the sector http://t.co/CvnSpZPD4R
- UK firms drop out of Global 100 http://t.co/s73aA4UhEm
- Pricing revolution pays off for Pannone | Law Gazette http://t.co/rpstogytAX
- Consumers need single regulator, panel says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/HpXOXYnMdR
- 898 law firms are vulnerable, financial health survey finds http://t.co/rlMXstTeCH
- Co-op legak partners with university to train solicitors online | Law Gazette http://t.co/Devx7G3ddv
- Three ways to impress your bank manager | Legal Futures http://t.co/yIrEWS8JYE
- Leading ABSs take next steps forward | Legal Futures http://t.co/QQMCesfjb7
- Empty court buildings left unsold | Law Gazette http://t.co/TuwRidLJzY
- Relief as ‘superfast’ patents ruled out | Law Gazette http://t.co/QCpuUFz6hg
- Consumer panel calls for single regulator | Law Gazette http://t.co/0bFLMrhtug
- Airline ‘compensation culture’ fears | Law Gazette http://t.co/H3X44etxhe
- Rolls Building tech upgrade delayed | Law Gazette http://t.co/QljDVoufNT
- Time for a single regulator and code of conduct? Consumer panel calls for the nuclear option | Legal Futures http://t.co/1jKfphygXh
- Looking back to 2008 - David Chance, Clifford Chance | The Lawyer http://t.co/ywFBkzOnjM
- 2018: Five more UK firms to fold | The Lawyer http://t.co/5r6Y6BKhT7
- 2018: What will the legal industry look like in five years’ time? | The Lawyer http://t.co/pdh27Qn5bu
- 2018: The bar will embrace ABSs | The Lawyer http://t.co/hurfbaKbvm
- 2018: European alliances key to survival | The Lawyer http://t.co/UkIpR89mPP
- 2018: Firms have quotas for female partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/S3nFg9bhYt
- 2018: New roles to revolutionise training | The Lawyer http://t.co/w5OnIKl0Vn
- 2018: Chinese globalisation in full flight | The Lawyer http://t.co/cDa0d141bF
- 2018: ABSs to dominate insurance sector | The Lawyer http://t.co/C8MfBjutY6
- 2018: Will Lawes' predictions - Senior Partner, Freshfields | The Lawyer http://t.co/QXjTz7NkWk
- 2018: The voices of private practice - Analysis | The Lawyer http://t.co/9Q3ZZmWBq6
- 2018: Simon Davies' predictions - Managing Partner, Linklaters | The Lawyer http://t.co/bfZwZXfTah
- My perfect weekend: Solicitor and senior partner Simon Ambrose at Macmillans Solicitors in Wadebridge http://t.co/xjkG8Dylvy
- Profile: Ian Gatt QC and Dr Mary Bradbury | Law Gazette http://t.co/JBS3jaClOl
- My legal life: Romaine Thompson - Senior partner, Anthony Collins, Birmingham | Law Gazette http://t.co/hcBnmydGD2
- “A good trial is a work of art” - Interview with Jacques Vergès http://t.co/G9Pbo3NUUZ
Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students:
- Co-op starts online training for solicitors | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pC3ZMZWJgP
- Northumbria Law School pilots groundbreaking training course http://t.co/DDC7CB3t8u
- Think beyond private practice, Dobbs advises graduates | Law Gazette http://t.co/J88imcrpvg
- Trainee solicitor takes on a key role with Worcester firm Thomas Horton http://t.co/FaKtyESfFV
- Law Society lambasts minimum trainee salary consultation http://t.co/e9RRIs27vh
- Law students prepare to flee UK http://t.co/k1EGZuSkyK
- Legendary dambusters included at least one trainee solicitor | Law Gazette http://t.co/WpywpkuWVo
- In-house interview: Leo Dezoysa, wondering hy more law student don't take up in-house law | The Lawyer http://t.co/ePcUfO775a
- Five tips for new law students - Studying for a law degree is not just about learning jargon http://t.co/DqTgkbJL4r
- US Law schools: Third year is too crucial to lose http://t.co/ASRaSANRNo
- Blowing the whistle on US law schools | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wDgyf2T5Ml
- Law School: How's the Future Looking? http://t.co/DM1hszYTE8
- Do American Lawyers Need Less Law School? http://t.co/B5VHPvXo7p
- BPP sends LPC transcripts and record cards to the wrong students: http://t.co/WaR6RdzhxA
- Law Student Sues School For Making Him Retake a Class He Failed http://t.co/1R3w4QmbuE
- Amity Law School in India awarded Institutional Leadership Award http://t.co/FjxKwjQIKJ
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.
- Employee shareholder contracts: how they work and what they mean for you http://t.co/DOMHFmIHih
- Syria intervention: is there a new constitutional convention? http://t.co/5IKWUQXNtw
- Lobbying bill threatens free speech for charities, says top lawyer http://t.co/jeoZ0rltMX
- PPI dominates customer complaints to ombudsman http://t.co/GsTrZgF4Su
- The employment tribunal system needs fixing, but fees take it to the extreme http://t.co/GoQRv28Rx9
- The CPS bends over backwards to help complainants in child sex abuse cases. It's kind, but is it fair? http://t.co/bh5d13OKd1
- Human Rights - A convention that could affect your life | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aSnhpcovlS
- Are law firms prone to suicide-inducing meetings? http://t.co/pRJXpmpn7I
- Domestic workers celebrate rights breakthrough - global treaty allows days off http://t.co/uiSfCwDXT4
- The answer to India's failures on rape is not to hang perpetrators but to make policing and justice more effective http://t.co/nGkPQQeY69
- Justice secretary scraps plan to award legal aid contracts to lowest bidder http://t.co/WUW0AhLC6s
- Chris Grayling announced legal aid reform U-turn: Politics live blog http://t.co/n5FSH7AaJ3
- Moral rights in patent law: oxymoron isn't it? http://t.co/uQWBR8zxEu
- Third of women say there are varying degrees of rape http://t.co/W2onGDawu9
- A victory for British Justice, but so much more to do - botched assault on Legal Aid is unravelling http://t.co/txDxm7mO2b
- David Cameron's Love Actually moment as he defends Britain against 'small island' jibe http://t.co/p5VSiL69P8
- Legal Aid for children in prison. A disastrous day for liberal values http://t.co/hEGrSiNh0B
- Bastoy: the Norwegian prison that works http://t.co/pgtPNybsa8
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 6th September
- Skadden Arps to close Austrian outpost http://t.co/MoJwh1aRVD
- Bevan Brittan cuts seven positions following redundancy round http://t.co/JCH4QIrMoq
- Shakespeares launches fresh redundancy consultation http://t.co/DaqamsPgJp
- Kennedys bulks up in LatAm with Columbia alliance http://t.co/inAa311jdL
- DLA Piper Asia Pacific partner departures continue http://t.co/4RQlaPDWYM
- UK law firm Charles Russell opens regional HQ in Bahrain http://t.co/ortzXCutH2
- Herbert Smith Freehills calls off planned Guinea office launch http://t.co/cl9tDiKnyj
- Shakespeares continues Midlands growth with two new mergers http://t.co/qmHf8eQP7c
- Schillings relaunches as privacy and cyber-security firm http://t.co/gdd5LVAa0E
- Skadden Arps to close Austrian outpost http://t.co/MoJwh1aRVD
- AIM-listed ABS eyes future benefits after law firm acquisition dents profits http://t.co/znpq7Aeqa2
- Kinstellar launches in Kazakhstan http://t.co/aY1g4WmbqU
- Shearman re-hires former partner to take up Middle East managing partner remit http://t.co/FsKwthepm0
- Linklaters hires former A&O partner to lead Asian restructuring practice http://t.co/4ZBNSnjOaB
- Skadden and Simpson Thacher on call for £4.6bn Nokia sale to Microsoft http://t.co/FfNiezcRIr
- Slaughters helps Arsenal to £42.4m record signing of Real Madrid's Ozil http://t.co/gyt7QCsCiV
- Dundas & Wilson puts Scotland at the heart of UK-wide strategy http://t.co/ShVpDdwUfH
- Osborne Clarke beefs up offices in Paris and Brussels http://t.co/8sGxcMfquV http://t.co/JZohxGsjSk
- Dentons to open second office in Kazakhstan after Kinstellar raid http://t.co/xjn4HShdif
- Winn Group sells 60 per cent stake to outside investors to drive growth http://t.co/fodPoCyHEa
- Top level exits continue as BLP tax litigation head joins Clifford Chance http://t.co/ZcqM6wvZ5t
- King & Spalding hires Mayer Brown partner in City recruitment drive http://t.co/lLjzn7wxZf
- Linklaters hires former A&O partner as first Asia restructuring head http://t.co/TdKSQnYzIW
- Six Cambridge law firms in UK’s top 100 | Business Weekly http://t.co/1ie5DIlGGk
- Covington and Skadden take lead on Microsoft's £4.6bn takeover of Nokia mobile phone unit http://t.co/2wEguYcl3i
- Linklaters' former Portuguese managing partner quits for VdA http://t.co/dRt682ThOj
- Anderson Strathern launches strategic review following revenue dip http://t.co/Be0bNQPXYo
- Kinstellar launches in Kazakhstan with Dentons team http://t.co/z54z31wZuo
- Pinsent Masons bulks up in Paris with tax hire http://t.co/WrDsGHis2a
- Clyde & Co expands in Asia http://t.co/YqptZlWWR8
- HKFSI launches first redundancy consultation with seven roles at risk http://t.co/hnwId3Ev2N
- BLP and Fladgate score on Gareth Bale's record-breaking transfer deal http://t.co/UYXjg4ihkA
- Twitter GC says we should all goof around more as he steps down http://t.co/qYE3oyCCbz
- Linklaters and Slaughters increase lead in FTSE 100 client tables http://t.co/vSN1pyQQ1i
- DAC Beachcroft hires Baker & McKenzie corporate partner in Bristol http://t.co/XjQiOULPn2
- Macfarlanes and Slaughters lead as Verizon buys Vodafone stake http://t.co/iFJYBFmaO0
- The magic circle will disappear within a decade, industry leaders predict http://t.co/EOkAUIF9o9
- Simmons and CMS reveal retention rates http://t.co/mmlZA2rEtF
- BLP partner exits continue as IT chief moves to Mishcon http://t.co/D6Ff055ZDN
- DLA Piper heads UK legal rankings http://t.co/nccIJLG1g6
- Pricing revolution pays off for Pannone http://t.co/rpstogytAX
- Pannone restructure results in profit rise while turnover stagnates http://t.co/V1wEp2HN76
- Hogan Lovells takes British Paralympic Association to Rio 2016 http://t.co/0vu81Rq3ZB
- Speechly aims at Europe with Geneva launch http://t.co/gS1cFvxNuy
- Clydes plans Asia domination with Jakarta joint venture http://t.co/5GUOysJeQA
- Essex Law firm Birkett Long targets further expansion following growth in annual turnover http://t.co/VtjGzCUoVL
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