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:
- Lawyers to shrink 25 per cent by 2020 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IvyIaqmjFI
- Law Society makes plea for understanding on legal aid strategy in bid to ward off EGM | Legal Futures http://t.co/m66h47QWtk
- Bar Standards Board statement regarding costs and the QASA Judicial Review BSB https://t.co/pkwYgeeg4l
- Addleshaws lays out future vision: fewer lawyers, fewer firms, new business models | Legal Futures http://t.co/XsIJikmkI2
- Reshuffle leads to shake-up in ministerial briefs at MoJ | Legal Futures http://t.co/sfjK0fSO7g
- New controversy over law firms in hacking inquiry | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OuZu36AcSw
- BSB lays out plan to take forward LETR | Legal Futures http://t.co/bJI334eIw3
- Government funding boosts ABS's major growth plan | Legal Futures http://t.co/0yde9ZWXHX
- Pioneering landlord eviction service becomes ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/6TPQFky7Yf
- Diversity improves for all but women lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vCXKUHdjnf
- Vara gets legal aid brief following MoJ reshuffle | Law Gazette http://t.co/wVqn2CkPWx
- BSB hits back in row over costs of challenge to QASA | Law Gazette http://t.co/V0XxbhlmnG
- BSB issues statement after Twitter confusion over judicial review costs | The Lawyer http://t.co/LfNYpQVj1F
- SRA chief pledges ‘bonfire of education and training regulations’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/3DKXfOVUaq
- LSB demands non-lawyer chairs of SRA and BSB | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/o0RAtam2ea
- Women GCs don't plan their rise to the top | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5DCfTp5rck
- A global epicentre | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/571KkUm7Yt
- Banks pay out for BigData lapses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CqDagbjYHo
- IBA has much to be grandiose about, but members should not be made to feel small | Law Gazette http://t.co/G9etxUKf2B
- QASA claimants granted costs cap - but at 10 times the level they wanted | Legal Futures http://t.co/VLlVZipHNL
- Financial reality is perhaps starting to take hold of Law Firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/ONaGZbNhJA
- Regulators accused of failing to collaborate over LETR responses | Legal Futures http://t.co/cS3m0XhtxH
- Law Society calls on members to engage with Government over legal aid | The Lawyer http://t.co/pOwzqd6fAy
- Top firms set to do battle at 2013 British Legal Awards | Legalweek http://t.co/RLs6XKQh2g
- Hudson hits back at criminal legal aid critics | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/lRnuFm9Paq
- Edmonds to step down as chair of LSB | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/FvKUyDhuP9
- Kill off outdated family law, says retiring Coleridge | Law Gazette http://t.co/E0v8SJ4qcU
- Society tackles 'false impressions' over MoJ engagement | Law Gazette http://t.co/sKfXMwRoQY
- Women lawyers paid less than men, survey shows | Law Gazette http://t.co/bLPCs6zt8s
- Justice Secretary announces UK Global Law Summit | New Law Journal: http://t.co/oK8vOl94ZY
- Lacking indemnity: 185 firms apply for EIP | New Law Journal: http://t.co/5IKpvmA44E
- Gain clients & save costs: Is legal project management the future? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/IuQPDvm4MO
- New crime-fighting body is established | New Law Journal: http://t.co/IXtgybK8Qq
- Law Commission makes request for reform proposals | New Law Journal: http://t.co/XkbJHMPHBk
- Lack of regulation in vitamin industry | New Law Journal: http://t.co/qZ9JDeD5hL
- Post-Leveson costs change, Lawyer warns means-testing must be set at appropriate level | New Law Journal: http://t.co/P4nv173C2r
- High Court makes important decision on proportionality, in professional negligence claim | New Law Journal: http://t.co/AF9pmIy9R5
- A diverse legal profession...for some, An inclusive profession—but not for women | New Law Journal: http://t.co/bZLcr2Sy20
- Female lawyers earn a third less than males | The Lawyer http://t.co/O67VoPfn2D
- 175 firms face closure after failing to secure insurance | Law Gazette http://t.co/gjWD75aOgl
- Criminal bar gets green light to challenge QASA | Law Gazette http://t.co/AYcYoWkxLo
- CLC set to resume narrowed litigation rights battle | Legal Futures http://t.co/WQcPptjfww
- LSB sparks fresh independence row with call for regulators to have lay chairs | Legal Futures http://t.co/oeEQ3Ml92d
- Up to 175 firms at risk of closure after failing to secure indemnity cover | The Lawyer http://t.co/8xx0qvHbq5
- A great idea in February 2003, a new government body, the Assets Recovery Agency? | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/jQHRcaQQZ3
- LSB calls for all regulators to have lay chairs | Law Gazette http://t.co/CnEdxijYJ3
- IBA 2013: magic circle leader predicts £9bn revenues | Law Gazette http://t.co/TSiCKqZKVQ
- IBA 2013: opposition to open jurisdictions 'uncompetitive' | Law Gazette http://t.co/P0FDKbB77m
- IBA 2013: lawyers urged to act on poverty | Law Gazette http://t.co/BNdgLGaJNH
- SRA responds to education review with ‘bonfire of regulations’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/tGvM7cLeQu
- Solicitor Shailesh Vara is new justice minister | Law Gazette http://t.co/6RK75Rvu73
- Grant shuffled out as PM names ex-City solicitor as new justice minister | Legal Futures http://t.co/3aixd77W1T
- High Court gives green light to QASA judicial review | Legal Futures http://t.co/VAZKZVTLr7
- Many law firms are handling complaints better, thus reducing the need to for referral to the ombudsman | Law Gazette http://t.co/0u8pm8ptql
- Opening ceremony to the new legal year | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/Cfbd1P9002
- Jackson’s civil justice reforms: the verdict is in | Law Gazette http://t.co/4hDTX6XpfB
- Judicial review and public sector equality duty | Law Gazette http://t.co/liMhKjTccY
- Clients need to know their rights | Law Gazette http://t.co/PvS2rvuBRd
- What what law firms can do – and are doing – to promote diversity and inclusion | Law Gazette http://t.co/YJnplRLTFJ
- The Law Commission is relying on you to help modernise the law | Law Gazette http://t.co/XJsNunqxh9
- Taking power away from Strasbourg will not stop Supreme Court from enforcing human rights | Law Gazette http://t.co/tKN6HS0hjj
- As accountants apply for a licence to grant probate, law firms must catch up if they want to compete | Law Gazette http://t.co/UbBR0LkcHa
- Developments in legal services often follow a similar pattern | Law Gazette http://t.co/CEin5AqY8u
- UK LLP hit as foreign firms look to compete | Law Gazette http://t.co/CfPPRvnyJX
- QualitySolicitors urges TV viewers to love lawyers | Legal Futures http://t.co/imwMdV2AQS
- Legal sector: different eras | Law Gazette http://t.co/pqLUsX73dr
- Will-search charge | Law Gazette http://t.co/vQbuQKb4G7
- Driven to extinction by PII fiasco | Law Gazette http://t.co/SauhcadtVH
- Don’t eradicate religion from public life | Law Gazette http://t.co/4qKD9x6sfJ
- Private trust companies could be the way of the future for HNWs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xHUXkxiZtA
- ‘Don't treat older lawyers like they're dead,’ says former IBA chief | Law Gazette http://t.co/Yknq4du5Zz
- US unwilling to discuss ABSs, says bar association insider | Law Gazette http://t.co/fumVlS8u4e
- Don’t speak ill of the dead - The press is not fit to regulate itself | The Lawyer http://t.co/9wO6JWugFd
- Junior barristers warned they are 'fair game' to political spin | Law Gazette http://t.co/FqT0ywJktx
- John Hyde reports from the 2013 International Bar Association Conference | Law Gazette http://t.co/OdwBe5cfm5
- Global law summit to celebrate Magna Carta’s 800 years | Law Gazette http://t.co/0IjNoDQ3Se
- Axiom chief urges more and faster change in legal market | Legal Futures http://t.co/m0MdFaOW0s
- Grayling unveils plan for first UK Global Law Summit | Legal Futures http://t.co/fPcAOdRjjW
- Society’s mission to explain at IBA | Law Gazette http://t.co/YHwunX6V8d
- Former Law Society President Woolf elected Lord Mayor | Law Gazette http://t.co/m5qOOG8Thy
- Society warns PCT could still be resurrected | Law Gazette http://t.co/7IulDZyKeb
- In-house ‘has to be independent’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/7d16qLgPrb
- Malaysia set to clear way for foreign law firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/ABOzTOeKFj
- Lender seeks to plug costs funding gap for firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/N02Iq1G0Ar
- Patents County Court renamed | Law Gazette http://t.co/MwTQ7HvMWY
- Recognise this lot? | Law Gazette http://t.co/k4rkJFscvm
- A wigging from Hale | Law Gazette http://t.co/e5WdukSxYQ
- UK LLP hit as foreign firms look to compete | Law Gazette http://t.co/CfPPRvnyJX
- No gain in personal injury pain | The Lawyer http://t.co/Sj16VEPTdG
- Casualties of law in the PI fallout | The Lawyer http://t.co/Sb5elvR1eG
- Learning to live with procurement | The Lawyer http://t.co/wkNWT4yUWN
- Learning to love procurement | The Lawyer http://t.co/1biGdmCbXF
- In-house interview: BT group GC Dan Fitz is ready to push boundaries | The Lawyer http://t.co/tu2fguXyu5
Interesting articles on the study of law, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia & law students:
- The Third Year Of US Law School Has Ignited A Fierce And Historic Debate http://t.co/DcODMu9cEU
- US: Ohio’s law schools draw fewer students in lawyer glut http://t.co/nwSPwpoTDb
- US Law School Rightsizing: This Is How You Do It http://t.co/PAVdTaRCyG
- INDIA: Delay in admissions due to private Law colleges' wrangle with government over fee structure http://t.co/OTYgH7F1b0
- For law students, getting an LLB opens many doors http://t.co/qsUS6B4De7
- The Most Impressive Students At Harvard Law School http://t.co/LbHqK1gL7r
- The Best US Law Schools For Career Prospects 2013 http://t.co/d80s2xxAn8
- Law School Rightsizing: This Is How You Do It http://t.co/PAVdTaRCyG
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.
- New National Crime Agency chief urges Theresa May to stick with Europol http://t.co/t53abSOA0e
- Domestic abuse victims should have right to keep address secret, say campaigners http://t.co/geCxQI0eDF
- Saudi Arabia grants first woman full lawyer practice rights | The Lawyer http://t.co/CaWfaceLde
- What would you put in a UK constitution? http://t.co/mQBR4rAk1u
- Never mind human rights law, EU law is much more powerful | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/8AesuWx1T7
- Lord Justice Leveson faces Lords committee - live coverage http://t.co/Aasn5doUmc
- The Biggest Law Firm Collapse in History Began With "Fuckwad" Emails http://t.co/BJrwqGScFQ
- A Jew Not Quite English Enough: The father of Labour leader attacked as a disloyal, scheming Bolshevik immigrant http://t.co/YJb8LocuKO
- Immigration bill will require identity checks for all, home secretary is warned http://t.co/nm7lH3LUW3
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 11th October
- DWF and HCR announce investments http://t.co/Y3l8liydU2
- CC's pro bono hours up 10% as firm looks to increase lawyer involvement http://t.co/DDoGUF9xYi
- Aviva drives Greenwoods' 50-strong PI team to DWF following Parabis tie-up http://t.co/CtqvJkKO4L
- Latham & Watkins attracts another CC private equity star http://t.co/4qZdbUl1CP
- Ex-London Underground legal chief quits Bombardier for engineering group http://t.co/PDVJ8xO2sV
- Pinsent Masons extends Northern Line mandate after Bircham hires http://t.co/yjBumAegXQ
- Quadrant Chambers chief: we hired O'Riordan on his reputation, not his CV http://t.co/VFLbqpo4wp
- Pharoah leads for Slaughters on Thomas Cook's Egyptian sell-off http://t.co/Bgd53rC4tq
- FFW partner leaving for Hogan Lovells to be held to 18-month notice period http://t.co/1vQeJEWNzq
- NewLaw creates 86 jobs in Cardiff http://t.co/1kDCvRlM1d
- Morgan Lewis elects first female chair http://t.co/s87AvObHeR
- A&O first magic circle firm to lay out LLP accounts http://t.co/juhLFyeWo0
- Penningtons “optimistic” that Manches tie-up will go ahead as partner vote looms http://t.co/YJKWs5693I
- LSB drops HSF over cost estimates on QASA judicial review http://t.co/lbXxASlifs
- Latham hires second Clifford Chance private equity partner in six months http://t.co/VxWhiKxqgx
- Nationwide panel review finally kicks off http://t.co/KcTvimzgst
- Law firm Birketts triggers technology battle royal in Cambridge http://t.co/QdlPh9rKYu
- One Essex Court and Outer Temple take up Barclays Guardian Care Home appeal http://t.co/CNDqqmQMIj
- Ex-Ladbrokes lawyer steps down from DLA partnership for management role at Playtech http://t.co/TYwknPQZRW
- Mishcons picks up former Government adviser for comms push http://t.co/UpdLLYEynW
- Hogan Lovells continues to build tax team with second hire in a month http://t.co/995RG0JIi1
- NewLaw Solicitors expands Cardiff base with support from Welsh Government http://t.co/2DQTseZkUP
- US insurance giant buys ABS http://t.co/jfEcZzcN4S
- Stortford law firm Nockolds celebrates new London office http://t.co/DCWOBEAgsh
- Top insurer Markel enters legal market as Quindell unveils £150m Direct Line deal http://t.co/Phz6skvixk
- McKinsey advised Dewey & LeBoeuf on partner pay http://t.co/4aajfJ8Iy1
- Ashurst in layoff talks with 120 support staff http://t.co/B89GX9A3b8
- Taylor Wessing to enter association with Jakarta firm http://t.co/B2KorUTAxC
- Spain's Broseta introduces managing partner role as expansion beckons http://t.co/XEjt5rH7Sp
- Al Tamimi opens Erbil office following Iraqi growth http://t.co/93BgckrVxW
- Herbert Smith Freehills kicked off QASA judicial review after high costs proposal http://t.co/y2jpdIBHxW
- Mayer Brown boosts London office with four lateral hires http://t.co/JH63AloAd5
- Wragge & Co names projects head Fennell as new managing partner http://t.co/r31chZCGmx
- Jones Day swipes second BLP private equity partner months after McKeeve hire http://t.co/h6UWBMCBon
- Taylor Wessing confirms Jakarta joint venture with local counsel HPRP http://t.co/cpqc9waJUs
- ‘Don't treat older lawyers like they're dead,’ says former IBA chief http://t.co/Yknq4du5Zz
- US unwilling to discuss ABSs, says bar association inside http://t.co/fumVlS8u4e
- Don’t speak ill of the dead - The press is not fit to regulate itself http://t.co/9wO6JWugFd
- Brodies tempts back Norton Rose Fulbright partner for competition team http://t.co/l7dwzrlLgE
- Mayer Brown's City growth spurt continues with banking boost from BLP, A&O http://t.co/sm11hdjCz3
- Boies Schiller hires Bingham star Harrison to launch in London http://t.co/URHBLyw6yd
- Clydes, Dentons and Wragges win ‘core’ spots on PPF panel http://t.co/fIJ43HvcjR
- RPC raids Ince & Co for Asia insurance head in Singapore http://t.co/b3FghORRwD
- Wilberforce senior clerk Redmond quits for Keating http://t.co/4tIXGx4Gpt
- Hogan Lovells names new real estate chief and forms US role in department rejig http://t.co/x0Lo6sYRvj
- UK Power Reserve shops in Bicester Village for new GC http://t.co/ZZx3sctDaL
- HSF snags Cooley financial litigation head to launch US corporate crime practice http://t.co/Y5FQ7fj3h6
- Devereux head of chambers Ingrid Simler QC appointed to the High Court bench http://t.co/xOKNG1U7P6
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