This week, the Ministry of Justice unveiled new protections for libel victims. The proposal include claimants having to pay only their own lawyer's fees even in the event of losing the case. Currently, losing claimants have to pay the winning side's legal fees, which could amount to large sums when the corporate might of media empires are involved. The measure is largely in response to the issues raised by the Leveson Report. 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:
- Public ratings for lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/8YK9k0QFgW
- Law can be a 'nuisance if you want to break it' | Law Gazette http://t.co/JnGOrQOuOv
- Is there an EU ‘rule of law’ crisis? | Law Gazette http://t.co/91V6DGo45u
- ASA rejects complaints from unhappy client unable to post negative review on ratings website | Legal Futures http://t.co/nu7BT4f1Q5
- Cameras to be allowed in English courts for the first time http://t.co/mjntDWlMtk
- Government goes ahead with costs shifting for libel | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1bkDE9VWum
- Tax advisers relaxed over director’s ‘duty’ opinion | Law Gazette http://t.co/iYzUlGUTHc
- MPs condemn 'tortuous' inchoate offence law | Law Gazette http://t.co/mC0nh4N39R
- Mergers help top 100 return to double-digit growth | Law Gazette http://t.co/tBlcAlcBLg
- Stay cool during a merger - Tina Williams, partner, Fox Williams | The Lawyer http://t.co/PGTxbgHSKz
- Exacting Excalibur - longest running case of 2012 came to an end | The Lawyer http://t.co/Z5Ehc2kRDJ
- Ashurst nears key votes on leadership and full Aussie merger | Legalweek http://t.co/4Ab5hZT5sw
- UK top 100 firms enjoy best quarter for growth in five years | Legalweek http://t.co/B0Y4hDuwcW
- Profit margin split highlights stark disparities across UK top 50 | Legalweek http://t.co/oDrtbcQlB1
- Abolition of the requirement for corroboration could see workers face inappropriate prosecution | The Firm http://t.co/6UuLRomJqI
- Solicitors to debate proposed change on property transactions | The Firm http://t.co/530cccZznJ
- Berliner PII blow - Transfer problems in professional indemnity insurance market | New Law Journal: http://t.co/HvRAVlHEmy
- Prospect of enforcement action for law firms dims in hacking inquiry | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/R3POVwua0y
- In-house call for law firms to develop outsourcing strategies | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1u6ZXjx77B
- MoJ insists it has "appetite" for legal regulation review | Legal Futures http://t.co/D2LOdiE6Qt
- QC slams Inner Temple over high rents as chambers bails to City | The Lawyer http://t.co/ozVEONpfJ3
- Vaz agrees to delay naming law firms linked to rogue investigators | Law Gazette http://t.co/npHKODAqNp
- Tax advisers relaxed over director’s ‘duty’ opinion | Law Gazette http://t.co/iYzUlGUTHc
- Scotland’s Jackson decides against referral fee ban | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/C54LOj7N5T
- Call to reform rules on cross-examining children | Guardian Law http://t.co/FOqwQm5CLZ
- Doubts over Berliner's ability to offer indemnity cover | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/O5ZsTuR6L7
- Legal regulators to launch single consumer website | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/NMT3j0JuXR
- Profession’s conservatism has hindered innovation, LSB says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/GSZlhr9VfQ
- Boutique and US firms gaining market share | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Wz1X1INKbp
- City of London Law Society has slated the current professional regulatory system as dysfunctional | New Law Journal: http://t.co/OerhfUgwiY
- Consumers legal services site is to be launched by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) | New Law Journal: http://t.co/wvwrpWEAq5
- IT fails to ease the strain for lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ODZXUNryol
- TripAdvisor fears over regulators’ consumer website | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/0VJecyVFKu
- Judicial review: prompt and prompter | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Or6cCkhENR
- Lawyers scupper EU financial transaction tax | Law Gazette http://t.co/uQZUeIM569
- In-house lawyers aim for the board | Law Gazette http://t.co/QmMDq22etr
- Grayling sets out magistracy reforms | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/Md95WjlRS4
- Grant: government has 'appetite' for regulation reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/Ptha1bEbam
- Scotland’s ‘Jackson’ proposes DBAs and QOCS | Law Gazette http://t.co/NaHJY7LRlg
- SRA: Law Society "inadvertently" makes case for independent regulation | Legal Futures http://t.co/aHQKyxXhp5
- Grayling outlines second wave of judicial review curbs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MGwyUYbctV
- How the smallest firms are getting the best out of ABS status | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/uCREGBBQ5X
- Legal Aid Agency refuses to fund exceptional cases | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/qu2sguCn7W
- MoJ plans for a single fees and remissions system across the courts and tribunals | New Law Journal: http://t.co/YqWW85mY4J
- Time-limited Planning Chamber out for speedy consultation | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ZEuM6mJgze
- Ministry of Sound claims copyright over track listings | New Law Journal: http://t.co/HnUBtqspz4
- GCs get top role in hiring law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OBGtSHFQid
- Professional indemnity insurance: Toughing it out | The Lawyer http://t.co/uCFTRkAeQG
- U.K. Notches Up Vintage Week on Regulation http://t.co/uJKSXjpkt4
- Income at leading UK legal firms jumps 10.5% http://t.co/MQc7hbB3Ud
- Advocates without solicitors is an important step in Scotland http://t.co/8i2PJtaBJn
- General counsel eye up the board | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ar9RthboiH
- Delay on publication of names in hacking inquiry | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3odYEtuGME
- Over 40pc of in-house lawyers fear corruption investigation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lbnpA7zroM
- Impact assessment of Civil Legal Aid cuts doesn't anticipate shortfall in family law barristers arising from changes http://t.co/CfUS5j8igA
- LSB lays out vision of radical reform of legal regulation | Legal Futures http://t.co/19tvKqqIRp
- Thinktanks call for greater autonomy in courts | Law Gazette http://t.co/SkLyyScoqT
- Fee remission reforms to go ahead | Law Gazette http://t.co/Fj77q8aARN
- Regulatory system 'dysfunctional' - City lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/OOsLVijRRs
- SRA plans referral checks on PI sector | Law Gazette http://t.co/zyBr8j0kok
- City lawyers call for ‘sophisticated’ regulation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/pyn8hSEDr8
- CBA launches judicial review against QASA | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cR3yzfP8YH
- Criminal barristers seek judicial review of LSB over QASA | Legal Futures http://t.co/zi0rB2kxna
- Consumer panel attacks "staggering" Law Society regulation blueprint | Legal Futures http://t.co/I5kjA5EbHT
- Tear up Legal Services Act and start again, says LSB | Law Gazette http://t.co/CgDz1CbOjA
- Criminal bar issues legal challenge to QASA | Law Gazette http://t.co/Xv2HOn75VR
- Labyrinthine legal services regulation 'needs to be streamlined' http://t.co/rXBC7NonAq
- SRA to create consumer-facing website | Law Gazette http://t.co/G5MBo1RH6a
- Firms face uncertainty as Berliner pulls plug | Law Gazette http://t.co/9nUo4LfWU9
- Law firms and sustainability: good business sense | Law Gazette http://t.co/PzHivt9Qnr
- UK-based Magdalene women and compensation | Law Gazette http://t.co/6uiAs3IhCU
- Lawyers well placed to lead democratic reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/ciwH9d1BN9
- Leader: warming to a theme - energy monitoring | Law Gazette http://t.co/liTClfn3Fb
- Divorce lawyers: proving our worth | Law Gazette http://t.co/98OfQXDZl9
- Mentally vulnerable put at risk by ‘postcode lottery’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/B839RSAQcg
- Practices rethink partnership | Law Gazette http://t.co/ISIbhhVcZS
- Nigel Lithman QC has been appointed chairman-elect of the Criminal Bar Association for 2013/2014 | Law Gazette http://t.co/wm9JznvW9J
- Appeal court broadcasting rules drafted | Law Gazette http://t.co/vAFprkgvuM
- MoJ lags on data, nearly a year behind the prime minister’s transparency commitments | Law Gazette http://t.co/o90zbR5TKP
- MoJ puts regulation shake-up on hold | Law Gazette http://t.co/2PnSXCsZjY
- ‘Disturbing reduction’ in take-up of civil legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/W2VESlc83K
- In-house to do more high-value work | Law Gazette http://t.co/AHFaFOr8xi
- Pressure mounts on professional indemnity market as renewal date moves closer | The Lawyer http://t.co/wSoiEdQCN5
- ‘Panic’ over CMC disclosure demand | Law Gazette http://t.co/BVaEvPSC2N
- Mentally vulnerable put at risk by ‘postcode lottery’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/B839RSAQcg
- Let 'glare of publicity' into family courts, says Munby | Law Gazette http://t.co/xQFGLv3MGb
- In-house counsel slam firm performance in panel reviews as 'complacent and lazy' | The Lawyer http://t.co/KROdUEWtQ7
- CIS region: CIS-express | The Lawyer http://t.co/QWtA5DsYD1
- Litigation funding: Bills of health | The Lawyer http://t.co/8sHCVsdRBL
- Panel reviews: Partners on parade | The Lawyer http://t.co/kB5gZoOE6d
- PE-fuelled Winns targets expansion after "nightmare" ABS process | Legal Futures http://t.co/v5mxEwNcN2
- Stand by your gay colleagues | The Lawyer http://t.co/BFz9mrWrdP
- UK is leading the way on business and human rights, but others will be following soon | The Lawyer http://t.co/3NyVjLHPxW
- AIFMD confusion makes mediation the most efficient solution to multi-jurisdictional funds disputes | The Lawyer http://t.co/4J7TCVdddt
- In seeking to prevent tax avoidance, HMRC may restrict the development of UK professional services | The Lawyer http://t.co/D7FKW4g4rY
- Pain of the panel review is just the start | The Lawyer http://t.co/dqM2Yj2JXe
- PII implosion looms as underwriter Berliner exits market | The Lawyer http://t.co/I8ByBWv8ql
- High Court Rejects SCCRC Reference | The Firm http://t.co/wwJYMAwqAC
- How do you solve a problem like Bill Walker? Vol. III | The Firm http://t.co/vZ5tKkQskG
- Scottish Law Awards 2013 Categories and Nominees | The Firm http://t.co/53wpS5yNmT
- Dean’s Ruling about solicitor’s presence in court receives mixed reception | The Firm http://t.co/boIavgFcUA
- In-house interview: Leo Dezoysa, legal boss at company holding rights to Agatha Christie’s works | The Lawyer http://t.co/ePcUfO775a
- In-house interview: Adding value - Ernst & Young GC for UK & Ireland, Lisa Cameron | The Lawyer http://t.co/tieeaOUZI7
- Dame Juliet Wheldon obituary: Dynamic Treasury solicitor who went on to become the Bank of England's legal adviser http://t.co/gdemsmrnwr
Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students:
- Law graduates lose out in earning stakes | Law Gazette http://t.co/dBwkn2ZKD3
- Training: Criminal injustice | The Lawyer http://t.co/2KGWgQ56n3
- Solicitor who finished training contract last year is made a partner by City law firm: http://t.co/fR71CzAdNh
- Recent US Law Graduates Weigh in on Third Year of School http://t.co/0siCyWSSKR
- Former University of Alabama law school dean develops online classes http://t.co/nqwJGVfEvQ
- University of Law accused of “despicable” debt collecting by aggrieved father | The Lawyer http://t.co/8fHhCvHtU7
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.
- Do judges really need more oversight? | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/vWem4l814y
- Foreign doctors to face language tests before they can work in hospitals http://t.co/1gPz0dLpEz
- Bobbies on the beat could become an endangered species, police association head warns http://t.co/iS1WmxybzJ
- Gender abortions: CPS accused of double standards after putting pro-life campaigners on trial http://t.co/oyZFGYlV0o
- Making Free Men and Women | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/jog7NAxRAi
- The first law of culture. Who owns what? | The Firm http://t.co/unIHplpscp
- Review of sex in prisons hears that separation policy thought to be discriminatory towards openly gay prisoners http://t.co/6WlY1M8BqS
- Birmingham Metropolitan college accused of discrimination after banning students from wearing religious veils http://t.co/sA7vRYGjYv
- Barrister Anne Bury's family 'cannot comprehend' Turkey shootings http://t.co/Rqs2zSN0MI
- UK Take on Software Patent Eligibility: Claim Must include Feature that is both Technological and Innovative http://t.co/keqrUVcLDp
- Libel reform would mean plaintiffs only pay own legal costs http://t.co/KNtuwnUQkz
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 13th September
- Perkins Coie and Blackstone Chambers take lead on multi-million dollar arbitration http://t.co/jFXEfPWLAU
- Germany's Luther breaks through €100m barrier for 2012/13 year http://t.co/xCXZWOCJTe
- Cripps Harries Hall hires former Brachers managing partner http://t.co/R8OJeJpmUs
- Hogan Lovells to review stress management in wake of partner's suicide http://t.co/HFR5gBeP3s
- Davenport Lyons to review pay structure as partners vote on LLP conversion http://t.co/ygkNSbPC1d
- Clifford Chance trainee faces the sack after Oxford video appearance http://t.co/69bUzi2yBM
- Twitter GC turns to former firm Wilson Sonsini as site files for IPO http://t.co/W9TaU1facP
- Exeter law firms in UK big league http://t.co/MC3iApBLRW
- Davis Polk and Simpson Thacher check in for $1.25bn Hilton IPO http://t.co/huAv6Y2SRJ
- SJB funds star Gold exits partnership after 25 years for private equity role http://t.co/TOnwo6WZTo
- Burges Salmon transport head quits for Department for Transport GC role http://t.co/8ndkl7O5LB
- Al-Jazeera takes legal action over treatment of its journalists in EGYPT, by hiring London firm Carter-Ruck http://t.co/vlqTn7zhIy
- Mayer Brown duo team up with litigators for Paris boutique launch http://t.co/4GEdWteOZt
- Wragges leads Dyson IP battle against Samsung http://t.co/Ed2I987CzM
- King & Spalding sets up Paris energy team with HSF hires http://t.co/sQx1KdFbPr
- DLA Piper Birmingham managing partner quits for Eversheds in two-partner raid http://t.co/XkjGT8q71c
- Freshfields, Linklaters and Slaughters step up as government confirms Royal Mail IPO http://t.co/3gtUdR26ex
- NAH teams up with top insurer as PI firm unveils trio of ABSs http://t.co/vsPmB6Fk9W
- The legal textbook publisher that's now a law firm http://t.co/JmYVVITPkZ
- Pinsents boost insurance practice with Clydes hire http://t.co/ARr24WXh9J
- BLP lawyer heads in-house at Ashby Capital http://t.co/XLRmKPOt9t
- White & Case called to court by Saudi tycoon over Barclays settlement http://t.co/vdSi047C9S
- Competition and Markets Authority names former Slaughters partner as general counsel http://t.co/IeTXjsNFVK
- Addleshaws maintains high retention, keeping 81 per cent of qualifiers http://t.co/Mv4aNDHinQ
- Stowe Family Law appoints new Head of Children’s Department http://t.co/oVAHjPMLLU
- Lloyds Banking Group raids UBS Wealth for disputes chief http://t.co/WBPahp77ye
- Eversheds and Clydes announce retention rates for autumn intake http://t.co/jseONgpwoG
- Bakers seals hire of McDermott's head of European M&A http://t.co/BdxklGxVUT
- DLA Piper adds two partners to Paris base with Fried Frank hires http://t.co/6B5ktsovk2
- DLA Piper makes Paris partner hires from Dentons, Fried Frank http://t.co/AKrvVI927U
- MJ Hudson and Jersey's VerrasLaw forge rare onshore-offshore merger http://t.co/m1jUNoktaH
- Bakers boosts Nordic coverage with McDermott corporate head hire http://t.co/nF0SoL1X4r
- Irwin Mitchell and Eversheds reveal retention rates http://t.co/NjWUKNvaCl
- Clifford Chance client Excalibur defeated in £1.6bn High Court battle http://t.co/5JCIfKFKYq
- Hogan Lovells, Travers on board for £190m refinancing http://t.co/701t9b6Vkz
- Ex-Slaughters and CC partners take top roles at new competition regulator http://t.co/WGOMvRlmTJ
- France's Lefèvre Pelletier opens Munich office with four-partner hire http://t.co/AeuPDrMJdq
- FFW appoints Paris IP partner from Winston & Strawn http://t.co/ryH9x1CPPH
- Singapore firm Selvam & Partners launches in Myanmar http://t.co/7od5AEdAi5
- Clydes expands in Australia with KWM and Norton Rose Fulbright hires http://t.co/2kPA63y0Y2
- Maclay Murray & Spens cuts 28 jobs http://t.co/WaUH80UQL7
- Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance lead on Suntory £1.35bn Ribena, Lucozade deal http://t.co/2QyyOb0VBL
- Ashurst posts 80 per cent retention http://t.co/myUYtn0aCH
- Scottish firm Maclays confirms 28 redundancies http://t.co/njdSVqN4Mc
- Mold solicitor among jailed mortgage scam team http://t.co/sNGIXZnjbh
- Brown Rudnick IP head joins Irwin Mitchell http://t.co/DZ17WMEi6x
- Ashfords to admit non-lawyers to partnership as it moves beyond law http://t.co/OYmJmoIlo6
- Leading trade union firms join forces to launch ‘Lawyers 4 Unions’ http://t.co/bj6C99hMzg
- HSF’s Shanghai M&A partner quits for Mayer Brown JSM http://t.co/VV2CT7u9lT
- Energy giant Shell names UK legal chief in top level reshuffle http://t.co/toayORFyKj
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