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:
- Ravenscraig action: Former steelworks employees may join mass action | New Law Journal: http://t.co/z3oPfne3gB
- No tailgating: APIL gets animated | New Law Journal: http://t.co/QMA9sxtBbH
- Conveyancing status quo: Scottish lawyers reject conveyancing proposal | New Law Journal: http://t.co/JfOCnpvp05
- PI damages: Call to combat "postcode lottery" for the bereaved | New Law Journal: http://t.co/a7Ft8mIBtM
- Women mean business: Women, Business and the Law report is published | New Law Journal: http://t.co/9Rs6B6MTN4
- “Horror stories” of lawyers: Call for complaints against lawyers from non-clients to be accepted | New Law Journal: http://t.co/2gWADhUkAh
- PI department sellers will face a “buyer’s market” after Xmas | New Law Journal: http://t.co/bPSai7fIuL
- CILEx fellow becomes deputy DJ: Simon Lindsey is second fellow to receive judicial appointment | New Law Journal: http://t.co/0DKnPVeGLC
- Legal regulation confuses mortgage lenders | New Law Journal: http://t.co/iC9mH3CXHV
- Mortgage lenders slam SRA redress system | Law Gazette http://t.co/LvE3HQiquk
- Lord Justice Leveson named as QBD president | The Lawyer http://t.co/07Fq6Zjhr3
- GCs call for KPIs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nip1sZ4b6H
- Over 60pc of London Commercial Court litigants come from abroad | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OJU4T2oAia
- Ethics decision allows firm to look at ex-partner's emails | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lcCXvojOQq
- Fees data service launches for mid-tier firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CfmWLrF6z6
- Mayson publishes blueprint for reformed legal regulation framework | Legal Futures http://t.co/JKavJH3oHB
- Manchester firm ties up joint venture with insurer as law centres win ABS exemption extension | Legal Futures http://t.co/3wJN6l0aRJ
- Mr Justice Ramsey: I'll change Jackson if it's needed | Law Gazette http://t.co/9XqSdC28v3
- Parliamentary inquiries are becoming an increasingly important part of the UK’s uncodified constitution | Law Gazette http://t.co/G2oiG6alxK
- Unified patent court will attract 'trolls', tech giants warn | Law Gazette http://t.co/HAJYvmShgT
- Bar complaints system cleared of racial bias | Law Gazette http://t.co/Sw8mYwnBL4
- African lawyers' fellowship scheme secures top-level support | The Lawyer http://t.co/8MMyXaF1Qo
- HS2 legal bill to hit £5m as Supreme Court battle looms | The Lawyer http://t.co/zDVh7bv07Y
- One thousand firms could close by Christmas | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/09FkSxrdLd
- Dos and don’ts of a lawyer’s personal blog | Law Gazette http://t.co/gOqq2IDo6y
- Compensation Fund is too tough on lenders, CML claims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Tmj98X01Bo
- LSB legal director warned over QASA threat to judges | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UMjeAraJKV
- Lenders hit out at SRA over compensation | Legal Futures http://t.co/n8qIbjgrFn
- Revealed: LSB legal director opposed approval of QASA | Legal Futures http://t.co/CdYFNXnuW0
- Half of private client lawyers are working on family businesses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/y24E7FvmBM
- Lawyers must stop treating victims as criminals, says Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan | Law Gazette http://t.co/gacrnsWG8w
- Penningtons and Manches close in on merger | Law Gazette http://t.co/feG1q6sbJY
- The cost of having principles | Law Gazette http://t.co/8TUPL5kkP7
- Judges' religious service 'undermines public confidence' | Law Gazette http://t.co/RVlwnALDSj
- Consumers given option to turn to Your Legal Friend | Legal Futures http://t.co/xULpUcMeOQ
- Solicitors join forces to purchase more legal practices, WIP books and cases | Legal Futures http://t.co/F2vbgeKOBk
- Restructuring advice sought from private client lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AS3llwJ4Ou
- NQ numbers fall 6pc at top 20 UK firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/86ABMPXRUl
- Risky law firms 'often' dominated by one individual | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OlacgXYmkC
- Fund managers face explosion of regulation costs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rHUJ8Y33sJ
- Inquest resumes into LCP death http://t.co/X8fjC3zmqp
- Consumer panel reveals ‘horror stories’ about other people’s solicitors | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/bWPAjfuBys
- Scottish solicitors vote against separate representation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ih0y07JYJU
- PI lawyers call for £100,000 bereavement damages | Law Gazette http://t.co/2AydasYKha
- Barristers quit BSB prosecutors panel in QASA protest | Legal Futures http://t.co/pHiCgia9Q4
- Lawyers who went to state schools can share their experiences with current pupils | Law Gazette http://t.co/T7ZgThLtXu
- Cobbetts: Insolvency practitioners collect millions in fees while creditors are often left with pennies | Law Gazette http://t.co/O3i049SvGU
- Parliamentary inquiry probes youth court system | Law Gazette http://t.co/Csg3zuKh6H
- SRA to scrutinise at least 55 high-risk firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/xWrpMSmdz9
- 'Horror stories' case for third-party complaints | Law Gazette http://t.co/Z6DDfxZeRk
- Scotland rejects separate representation in decisive vote | Law Gazette http://t.co/Qs0WIKAFCY
- Scots lawyers decide they don't want separate representation after all | Legal Futures http://t.co/X5eMYoEJ7M
- Legal Ombudsman to work on allowing complaints from non-clients | Legal Futures http://t.co/QKz8bDcUGa
- Money flows change course in response to ever-growing regulation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MK69iwryxB
- Do you heart QualitySolicitors? | Legal Futures http://t.co/4tCODPw1iL
- In-house group to battle Law Society for training market | The Lawyer http://t.co/UTWluuEYGx
- 1Solicitor 'superfirm' is launched | Law Gazette http://t.co/QIphBSVOLP
- Return of the Phantom Menace review - LSB: what the world needs now is lawyers, more lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/EVsrFyNlhY
- Corporate GC: a role on a roll - Law Society in-house grouping breaks away and spreads its wings | The Lawyer http://t.co/FtYFlPYxkQ
- Aviva panel review: The inside story | The Lawyer http://t.co/bMw1MIAZUk
- Two deals this year have propelled the Irish pharmaceuticals sector back into the spotlight | The Lawyer http://t.co/QUqRFqcZEw
- The legal industry's new reality | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MMUbJZR8MJ
- Costs control is here to stay but never fear, help is at hand for counsel beginning to get the jitters | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZSs942xad1
- Ignorance of anti-bribery requirements is no excuse – and it certainly won’t be bliss for slackers | The Lawyer http://t.co/RTDpnkglmA
- Lawyers in Japan could be in for a big boost after the country won the race to host the 2020 Olympics | The Lawyer http://t.co/arBIwdnDzc
- Legislative changes are an attempt to stop Russian disputes being heard in foreign courts | The Lawyer http://t.co/2vj1OacvHC
- Thoroughly modern in-housers | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ej7akCit1P
- Lawyers and clients, innovative devices are blurring the boundaries between work and play | Law Gazette http://t.co/EN8NkMg2Ji
- Recent changes to rules on business immigration | Law Gazette http://t.co/afbahqCtbE
- The value of a media strategy and hiring public relations expertise for lawyers & law firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZqujWqVWHU
- Launch of Scottish Legal Awards 2014 | The Scotsman http://t.co/rYleydlbgm
- The future of claimant personal injury | Law Gazette http://t.co/YWem2egMHk
- Leader: early settlement in defamation cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/tyQGkpVM6k
- Criminal legal aid: what now? | Law Gazette http://t.co/RYbQmofRIK
- All the advertisements in the world can’t create a law firm brand | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/hJ4RsTj9RF
- Time to halt adoption ‘inadequacies’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/d2b3LbtXlO
- Medical plan a ‘magnet for litigation’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/kTNWxoilKz
- Slash 10% on legal spend with e-billing, GCs told | Law Gazette http://t.co/6o7FvfNOp3
- Doubts over beneficial owners registry | Law Gazette http://t.co/rPhAK9oGmb
- Hong Kong looks at ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/CluZcvBMEd
- Rethink on compensation discounts | Law Gazette http://t.co/9oSoqI1kHH
- 'Halt and bin' QASA, says Waddington, CLSA Chair | Law Gazette http://t.co/eFb18IGGqP
- Gender-exclusive address | Law Gazette http://t.co/AA4kRkH9ua
- Complicated conveyancing | Law Gazette http://t.co/f8DI5Qchxx
- Regulations give guidance on third-party libels | Law Gazette http://t.co/drmWZ1ZxRN
- ABS bids to leverage clients' trust of solicitors to expand into non-legal services | Legal Futures http://t.co/uS6YDxEviL
- From the naive to the desperate: SRA reveals anatomy of failing law firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/abWkW6ceUr
- Revealed: the law firms that still don't have a COLP or COFA in place | Legal Futures http://t.co/NJJySHm6vb
- 'Engage early with the SRA', firms warned | Law Gazette http://t.co/knW1pTzvGQ
- LSB bid to lower entry bar under fire | Law Gazette http://t.co/x9iyVmLfF1
- Discount rate research ‘could delay decision’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2VekdnuVGp
- My legal life: Simon Bradbury, Patent attorney and head of life sciences, Appleyard Lees, Manchester | Law Gazette http://t.co/1nH8nxur2E
- In-house interview: Standard Life general counsel Malcolm Wood | The Lawyer http://t.co/E1wqLhOmUJ
Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students:
- Introduce "common language" for global legal education: SINGAPORE university law dean http://t.co/09BoGPYgWc
- Lawyer education too academic - lessons from the US | Law Gazette http://t.co/24gVQQhLif
- Kennedys recruits seven apprentices | Law Gazette http://t.co/Z8DdWbVzPP
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.
- Legal aid residence test 'will just shift cost to council taxpayers' http://t.co/c1YdZyDak3
- Should prostitution be legal? Let's try listening to the real experts http://t.co/OLLXNf4SLl
- Why Corporate Law is a Total Scam? http://t.co/lUyF3JhpOx
- Law lecturer told he cannot board easyJet flight after criticising airline on Twitter http://t.co/mImx4vZlc0
- Migrant worker deaths in QATAR sparks human rights activists' outrage http://t.co/01xA51HP3D
- Plans to limit judicial review to those directly affected by a situation undermine the rule of law http://t.co/mEQLtxcNuV
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 27th September
- Jones Day and SullCrom turn to magic circle for Paris hires http://t.co/SlGPkKyzrv
- Facebook tags Gibson Dunn co-head of IT and data privacy in deputy GC role http://t.co/hqn4ceCkCJ
- Stone Chambers opens in Singapore http://t.co/hWBwz2sQkL
- CMS takes top advisory role on BT Nine Elms development http://t.co/zfilSI9BeP
- Simpson takes lead role on Alibaba's US IPO, Freshfields' role unclear http://t.co/ahUQvu93bZ
- Merged Ashurst to adopt UK’s managed lockstep system http://t.co/y4r4FU7qBH
- Ashurst and Blake Dawson: countdown to merger http://t.co/JNEZPfU3YP
- Ashurst partners vote for £550m financial integration with Ashurst Australia http://t.co/JmfhgLEjUS
- Lawyers take top role in JP Morgan discussions http://t.co/R8rbdVHbRl
- Ashurst votes for full financial merger http://t.co/tbJDzjGDzb
- MoFo opens in Berlin as Hogan Lovells team defects http://t.co/Z07LDomT7q
- Dentons to open in Houston http://t.co/hBHg7fC1VR
- Dorsey & Whitney to close Sydney office at end of the year http://t.co/VpMqsBGzRm
- Weil and Jones Day lead on $29bn Applied Materials mega-merger http://t.co/hWYc6Nj4rQ
- Dentons heads to Houston as it beefs up oil and gas network http://t.co/cPhCuO0CkP
- Shearman and Skadden lead on $4.7bn bid to acquire BlackBerry http://t.co/5bmCoYIrEX
- HMRC takes Follett Stock to court over unpaid debts http://t.co/kULmS28jtV
- Pannone partners vote in favour of Slater & Gordon sell-off http://t.co/oyzLCHA5Iy
- US firm Dorsey & Whitney closes Sydney office to focus on Asia http://t.co/HMYRxT3Tev
- Clifford Chance takes top gong at The Lawyer Management Awards http://t.co/CIsJMlfNsR
- The Lawyer Management Awards revealed: Mishcon scoop BD team of the year http://t.co/kIxlpAKJf9
- Chairman candidates emerge as Ashurst merger imminent http://t.co/R7NhSjFAzx
- Hill Dickinson names new Sheffield managing partner http://t.co/GZF8oiVd8p
- Dentons launches in Houston to target energy work http://t.co/wrW28vTAIN
- Manches and Penningtons in advanced merger talks to create £60m firm http://t.co/yaOq6TXrAD
- Herbies kickstarts management elections as joint CEOs announce retirement http://t.co/NBKii0VGSu
- MoFo snaps up Hogan Lovells' Berlin office for Germany launch http://t.co/raZ1kJ2SOq
- Former general counsel founds new 'virtual' firm http://t.co/V2UggzYzLu
- Tooks Chambers to resurrect as low-cost Mansfield Chambers http://t.co/NOWy3ge02r
- A&O and Brick Court successful as court rejects Leyton Orient Olympic stadium bid http://t.co/1IsWED1DVw
- Brilliant Law closes multi-million pound funding round http://t.co/2IomaNI41g
- DWF to maintain record recruitment of trainees despite low retention http://t.co/2RjvPZzluT
- Tooks Chambers blames legal aid cuts as it begins dissolution http://t.co/t7PBbsJS5A
- Boodle Hatfield revenue up 2 per cent in first public reporting of financials http://t.co/i61w4HdJTW
- JMW secures £2.5m in banking facility transfer http://t.co/YQ52LTSFt7
- Heinz in-house lawyers among 250 jobs at risk in UK and Ireland http://t.co/q6AjXWc5YX
- Clydes knocks BLP out of UK200 top 15 corporate table as revenues leap by a third http://t.co/RZXBlvDHtG
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