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 practitioners:
- Most lawyers struggle to be ethical, says study | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wOuHToPH2E
- Better late than never: MoJ finally publishes report on litigants in person | Legal Futures http://t.co/XQtc2DRPHb
- Police urge lawyer help against terrorism | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Jbtfth0QYk
- LSB rejects plan to cut indemnity cover limit | Legal Futures http://t.co/Pv13cMpY1Y
- SRA uncovers “genuinely shocking” money laundering by law firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/pgnqMhTGnq
- Senior lawyers pessimistic and ready to exit profession | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rZxpCFPSsb
- APIL chief demands equality for bereaved | Law Gazette http://t.co/rVm571wx2k
- SRA ready to contact uninsured firms again | Law Gazette http://t.co/zpFVewppRo
- Legal profession bids farewell to CILEx chief Diane Burleigh | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/esWR92d6WC
- Ombudsman data reveals extent of complaints against NHS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/TINr3K4Asx
- Lord Chancellor ‘hell-bent’ on pressing ahead with criminal legal aid reforms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Y19nX2y3Cn
- Number of fraudulent trade mark registers on the rise | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/wGw5hxdGVk
- Over a quarter of lawyers plan to work past retirement age | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/kQAVJBZggf
- Let’s not kill all the lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/Agm5YvALlR
- Consumer credit switch will cost law firms dear - Society | Law Gazette http://t.co/BGdDaZKLKS
- Proposal to cut minimum PII cover rejected | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/i5evguUInY
- SRA accepts perception it acts in the interests of large firms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4lYW7h3tnz
- SRA looks at small firm issues | New Law Journal: http://t.co/eohP0iIuNG
- Chairman of Bar Council: single regulator is “last thing we need” | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ixagu2DACG
- Legal bodies issue judicial review plea | New Law Journal: http://t.co/9i96H5KeiF
- Magna Carta Committee joins forces with Access to Justice Foundation | New Law Journal: http://t.co/KhOQptB7c6
- 22% of discrimination claims at employment tribunals are successful, compared to a 62% average | New Law Journal: http://t.co/he4CXokvrE
- Calls for more amicable behaviour during divorce | New Law Journal: http://t.co/EJJ83eOXea
- Arbitration developments in Middle East | New Law Journal: http://t.co/PrWXgXs10l
- Norton Rose Fulbright sets female partnership target | New Law Journal: http://t.co/6MIzan4xAH
- Innovation in Law report paints pessimistic picture | New Law Journal: http://t.co/FTcKVE1Pzu
- Access to Justice campaign seeks feedback | New Law Journal: http://t.co/CcMzNRNfrm
- Cheshire West decision on deprivation of liberty could be "unpicked" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/JVvSMOV5fm
- Andrew Mitchell MP did call a police officer a pleb, a judge has held | New Law Journal: http://t.co/f0YChGWk1I
- Law Society to guarantee training contracts in 2015 | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/CzjinAbxSX
- IPS to begin regulating legal businesses in New Year | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/btoPqDYPd1
- Academic questions effectiveness of cyber law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bYjdGpmEny
- Four Law Firms lose £2m in social engineering trick | Law Gazette http://t.co/SD75RSpugk
- Judge urges reform of 'inadequate' Court of Protection rules | Law Gazette http://t.co/Xc3bAQY4wd
- 'Give Litigants in persons universal access to legal advice', MoJ told | Law Gazette http://t.co/nzodutdzjc
- SRA needs to gain trust of small firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/XP0Xx6vuBO
- Cuts have had 'no significant impact' on hearing times | Law Gazette http://t.co/YdxV0suWU4
- LSB declines to cut minimum PII cover | Law Gazette http://t.co/j9jOAbmen1
- MoJ to press ahead with criminal legal aid reforms | Law Gazette http://t.co/1XWi6xeROr
- Parliament clears way for legal executive law firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/0VoYrTQlnP
- Former executive chairman Rob Terry relinquishes right to nearly 9m Quindell shares | Legal Futures http://t.co/7jdF84mF7m
- SRA to consult profession and public on ethical values | Legal Futures http://t.co/TjYN6versI
- How successful are Discrimination claims compared to other Employment Tribunal cases? | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/3QuFN5X7aI
- SARAH Bill is in conflict with the Armed Forces Covenant | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/7e7pkhxaFQ
- Zombie parliament legislation is ‘poorly drafted waffle’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Ww08EfxH3w
- ‘PR machine’ Lord Saatchi’s Bill will create more litigation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/gxbR9vw0uq
- It’s harder on the phone to please the mystery caller | Legal Futures http://t.co/YtQ8ix7eqZ
- SRA reaches out to small firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/zporaNpPOS
- In-house lawyers see base salary creep up | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/t9GCawlg3C
- Non-lawyers and clients setting pace in legal market | Legal Futures http://t.co/khVySaxgIs
- “Unbalanced promotion of competition” puts lawyers’ ethical standards at risk | Legal Futures http://t.co/mocmvetOBV
- The Law Society backs Malaysia fight against sedition law | Law Gazette http://t.co/yuu1Hs0eQh
- Funding secured for Tesco shareholder class action | Law Gazette http://t.co/EMJgiG9JvJ
- Quindell director forced to terminate shares agreement | News | Law Gazette http://t.co/xoPKCJWN0B
- Commons braced for JR vote | Law Gazette http://t.co/9z8nVggqio
- China attacks slow, biased legal systems of west | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Mr4is9BmvG
- Non-lawyers gain more power in law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/repkSqcjpg
- Legal Hackers group nears 1,800 membership total | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1x96aEr6bm
- Greer to review affordability of legal services | Law Gazette http://t.co/tahm01G2aE
- SRA pledges new focus on helping small firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/SDPbYFD6RE
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
- Law Society climbs down over Sharia will practice note and apologises | Legal Futures http://t.co/KOnHJfE6WQ
- Third of lawyers do not think firm has a good website that portrays the firm correctly | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/AMALJN6Z98
- Senior lawyers would not recommend a career in law | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cJ7tTzjAp8
- Legal aid cuts means free housing advice slashed despite rise in reposessions http://t.co/sMItBi6BR2
- Solicitors are placing pressure on experts to amend reports | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/JFQs4iWrmo
- Young people’s education and health affected by parental break-ups | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KRtoQXpJwL
- HJA wins second apology and damages from The Times | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/VQD6UsZgGL
- Law Society withdraws practice note on Sharia succession rules | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/8Xer8GPVtb
- Shareholders to make legal claim against Tesco | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/p4g5x5g6rS
- Two out of three legal professionals find it hard to ‘do the right thing’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/9CQY7nL2hZ
- Government has short-changed the public on legal aid cuts | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/5g3v7AsKgb
- Do barristers and mediation mix? | Law Gazette http://t.co/VcG6RG4tRs
- Bar chief says no to ‘super-quango’ regulator | Law Gazette http://t.co/2xnNczUP4w
- Justice Secretary Chris Grayling: make London heart of legal community | Law Gazette http://t.co/OLWkRvBE5E
- Tribunal powers a ‘lawyers’ charter’, say peers | Law Gazette http://t.co/fRM01TdWrS
- Skeleton arguments ‘not rocket science’ – Jackson | Law Gazette http://t.co/A2g7M8OmrS
- Dispute resolution in Guernsey | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UnNom5EBZM
- Great mystery of the profession seems to be why anyone would want to impersonate a solicitor | Law Gazette http://t.co/l1CcUvnNWX
- Contempt of court laws are dated | Law Gazette http://t.co/nShVpsGsB0
- Former DPP, Sir Keir Starmer QC, lambasts criminal justice IT | Law Gazette http://t.co/kpRqixpZtz
- Local government chief ‘stands aside from LLG role’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/utHo7YYvpN
- Society withdraws sharia wills note | Law Gazette http://t.co/sEJXtmuXca
- Mediation: peace at any price? | Law Gazette http://t.co/0WKIpigd3T
- Tiger, Plant, Freshfields and the Short Sellers | lawyerwatch http://t.co/3ufd2ftmZv
- Gender pay gap lags private sector average by 10pc | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tjYsZeORgJ
- Should lawyers be alarmed by a new sentencing principle established in the Max Clifford case? | Law Gazette http://t.co/SrD6sQc1fE
- Transatlantic trade deal: myths versus reality | Law Gazette http://t.co/ewXyPXaA19
- Transatlantic trade deal: legal profession has opportunity to ensure deal supports access to justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/OGd2Rvde8p
- The erosion of professional secrecy ‘for the public good’ bodes ill for lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/5CxCD7oADO
- City regulators take a tougher line | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/L31Z9cg8PB
- Call for pro bono rules exemption | Law Gazette http://t.co/OvWiqGdC3n
- Local authorities forced to innovate by funding crisis | Law Gazette http://t.co/gg1PZ6ATU6
- Expert witnesses ‘pressured by solicitors’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/LAxz2f1bON
- Royal commission on prison policy proposed | Law Gazette http://t.co/2PjcyxBYHr
- Law Society helps form Welsh business voice | Law Gazette http://t.co/gqi28nHAhV
- Magna Carta justice push | Law Gazette http://t.co/9NViqn0BIa
- Government plans could “undermine our independence”, LSB warns | Legal Futures http://t.co/xbz927Gxll
- SRA: law firms should be allowed to provide accountancy services | Legal Futures http://t.co/o8ChsjENQo
- Lawyers expect more MDPs and big brands to enter market | Legal Futures http://t.co/zaPkaopKWj
- Labour calls for early LASPO review | Law Gazette http://t.co/NmTJ9gMFUw
- The changing face of City law firms - a report | Legal Futures http://t.co/7mxYLSj0T6
- Law Society Scotland pays tribute To Kenny MacAskill, welcomes Michael Matheson as new Cabinet Secretary for Justice for Scots http://t.co/K3bbiItbTF
- Why in-housers must learnd to say 'no' | The Lawyer http://t.co/xNV9MR9izB
- How to access the Arab market - An Analysis | The Lawyer http://t.co/PCjkLC5Du8
Interviews, features on lawyers and obituaries:
- My legal life: Munir Majid, Head of industrial disease, Asons - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/gb0VOa9DM9
- In-house interview: HMRC general counsel Gill Aitken - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/8HO8oL9k48
- Heading the legal team at HMRC, Gill Aitken on adding value in-house | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZrbC7iiQZg
- Gail Elliman obituary: Expert in the interpretation and application of immigration law http://t.co/Vr4VuuZVF8
- How I got where I am today: Colin Sandilands, 38, solicitor and partner with Stronachs LLP https://t.co/nFycZ29tkk
- Interview with sacked BBC Apprentice solicitor on her journey from self-funded LPC student to solicitor-entrepreneur http://t.co/48xRySIqoU
Interesting articles involving the study of law and legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia, publications on law and law students:
- Wannabe solicitor wins enough to pay his way through law degree and LPC with poker tournament triumph : http://t.co/v6ZZhNm1nt
- Students can benefit from carefully planned career path, what advice is given about their studies? | Law Gazette http://t.co/RQO9X4vIIX
- Irate Lord Justice Jackson uses Court of Appeal judgment to issue lawyers with student-style skeleton argument tips: http://t.co/6b2K5QSQXs
- Next in the gavel hall of shame - step forward Staffordshire University law school: http://t.co/BqrdE57mck
- The Apprentice review: ex-Slaughter and May lawyer Felipe wins big: http://t.co/76raTPk1NR
Recommended Articles of this 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.
- Ferguson riots and secret MI6 evidence highlight necessity of open justice | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/oE3rgSidjx
- Lawyer Alan Blacker has made a complaint against a judge who said he looked like something "out of Harry Potter" http://t.co/Wb0sy7gwbj
- Crime QC slams bar leadership as 'treacherous and unworthy of trust' over legal aid deal: http://t.co/dqiHDMGdq4
- Revealed: people who are interested in law love anchovy paste, budgies and Destiny's Child: http://t.co/enZV5IcVZV
- Lawyers falling short on ethics – study http://t.co/JL8fyYkS01
- Applications invited for appointment to the Sentence Review Commissioners http://t.co/9eYWeuoADT
- UN passes resolution in light of revelations by Snowden & new challenges to liberty presented by information age http://t.co/fapLp0kB1W
- Cracking the Code: how Sweden is closing prisons and reducing the prison population | Longford Lectures http://t.co/wApdpsl7vw
- UK to criminalise emotional abuse http://t.co/fyqYHIegaH
- American wife of a London financier has been awarded £337m by a High Court judge in a divorce case http://t.co/Y9MNb1ZX3h
- Biometrics in smartphones need more control - ex-GCHQ boss http://t.co/IvcJOUKo29
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 28th November
- Clyde head in Beijing leaves for Stephenson Harwood | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HFD7IgwQLU
- Quindell denies contract loss with claims management firm | Law Gazette http://t.co/iVuApvb1DZ Hodge Jones & Allen wins second apology from The Times | Legal Futures http://t.co/m0ZpVoTvkm
- Edwards Wildman loses another London partner to Glaxo | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/C2XvxGDhlr
- RBS turns to Dentons for £30m Libor claim | The Lawyer http://t.co/kXLC1WUdO0
- Linklaters managing partner Simon Davies: “The magic circle isn’t what it used to be” | The Lawyer http://t.co/DiEI3Pwn4H
- Howrey clawback bankruptcy case goes to Ninth Circuit appeal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UUCAKdqA1x
- Shanghai eases way for foreign law firms in free trade zone | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dJHa9rGN7u
- Ex-Dinsmore partner let off controversial client sex ethics case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3hBSPhUYf6
- Microsoft seeks information on Quinn Emanuel from IRS | The Global Legal Post http://tinyurl.com/m2w4s77
- China-based IP boutique Schmitt & Orlov expands ASEAN footprint | The Lawyer http://t.co/WTcmFd3BR5
- HSF and Macfarlanes advise Stagecoach and Virgin on East Coast mainline franchise | The Lawyer http://t.co/h4AaqLdE8b
- Mishcon and 1 Hare Court secure landmark £337m divorce settlement for hedge fund billionaire | The Lawyer http://t.co/nAd69mQK3V
- Stephenson Harwood taps Clyde & Co for China energy hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/4X756zt3Xu
- Osborne Clarke posts 17 per cent increase in half-year turnover to £70.6m | The Lawyer http://t.co/JU6UEL8plA
- European lawyer moves: 27 November 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/Lvl7fvo37K
- American Apparel names Loeb & Loeb partner Chelsea Grayson as general counsel | The Lawyer http://t.co/eMnrGiWEKp
- Cuatrecasas pledges to hit 25 per cent diversity target by 2020 | The Lawyer http://t.co/Im1aenmaK6
- Royal Mail seals first post-IPO panel review: Slaughters, DAC Beachcroft and CMS get the nod | The Lawyer http://t.co/sMYB3TUkWc
- Mills & Reeve succeed in changing centuries of law related to equitable compensation for breach of trust by solicitor http://t.co/ep4LI9vP4T
- Trinity Mirror general counsel Paul Vickers exits | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/f35xaH7tvb
- Stewarts Law begins Tesco litigation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HGWLSgrfPw
- Singapore to aid SME law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5RDfYcaAKR
- UK law firm calls on Tesco shareholders to join lawsuit http://t.co/AM72N7c2nK
- Weil prioritises London and finance in 12-strong promotions round | The Lawyer http://t.co/3nQGPGrTZm
- India’s TMT Law Practice takes over Chennai IP firm APR Associates | The Lawyer http://t.co/fnye5OPh6j
- Watson Farley pushes revenue up 8 per cent to £56.8m at half-year | The Lawyer http://t.co/ORLeXgAXx7
- Teacher Stern triumphs against Mishcon's Saudi prince in Supreme Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/VWsKhNBC3g
- Bird & Bird and Dechert saddle up for Assos v ASOS trademark battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/jPOmEvUhsp
- The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) names Foot Anstey and Mills & Reeve on first roster | The Lawyer http://t.co/sj4Id4sPdF
- Keystone Law outlines post-investment growth plans | Legal Futures http://t.co/57vvDg66Go
- Claims management company wound up over misused client funds | Legal Futures http://t.co/EWqoQqmZze
- EIP prepares for expansion in the US and Germany | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dCzs2BMslH
- Texas firm Austin-based Barron & Newburger goes national | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2Vyqa0LOqK
- Simmons plans Luxembourg funds office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/brR9wPZafP
- Datalaw secures venture capital funding as it gears up for new CPD era | Legal Futures http://t.co/sefI8UjPAj
- King & Spalding beefs up Europe capital markets team | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6z8Ek83z8L
- Milbank Tweed follows high end bonus trend | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/oilddD7IDq
- Napoli Bern top partners hurl accusations | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KEsMkbOLjy
- Slaughters gives rare media interview | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xqVNOKuixW
- Singapore law firms urged to drop commoditised work | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9v8DOVy5HW
- 20 Essex Street takes Holman Fenwick commercial director for new role | The Lawyer http://t.co/7eMhkvrdOx
- Carlyle and Cinven return to Clifford Chance for €337.5m Altice share sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/QSowUlReWM
- Nearly one in every five lawyers would round up bills even when it might amount to fraud, report finds | The Lawyer http://t.co/PaoxahIiD1
- Collas Crill and Charles Adams Ritchie & Duckworth announce offshore merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/IswQFcJxQx
- Legal executives win right to establish law firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/flwlFXeOeM
- Linklaters warms up to lockstep flexing as part of US plan | The Lawyer http://t.co/ht9ZLqFu2C
- Simmons' turnover up 8 per cent to £140m at half year | The Lawyer http://t.co/FsRonth6Sp
- Stewarts Law lines up against Freshfields for Tesco shareholder fight | The Lawyer http://t.co/sfid26mkMo
- Walmart law shops plan major expansion | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FUlv8S9oag
- Morgan Lewis welcomes Bingham colleagues | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0Q1RbkXNsy
- Simpson Thacher leads the way on bonus rise | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/W834YuvE2L
- Questions hover over CC's independent bank report | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kI4jTRZR9w
- Allen & Overy and Linklaters win key roles on Aviva’s £5.6bn merger with Friends Life | The Lawyer http://t.co/0eU6NNTxfM
- Hengeler boosts female partnership with brace of promotions | The Lawyer http://t.co/J4yzeq96kC
- Aberdeen's Aberdein Considine takes on Stirling market with local merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/oX0pJwwjhN
- Morgan Lewis finalises transfer of 226 Bingham partners, 556 staff and associates | The Lawyer http://t.co/5yvdUuPhkO
- Former Addleshaws partner faces SDT re-hearing as expenses case continues | The Lawyer http://t.co/yeaRzBB8Di
- Linklaters to vote on streamlining board in governance review | The Lawyer http://t.co/3LaazSF5jL
- Arcadia general counsel Geraghty quits after seven years | The Lawyer http://t.co/FlSu8eTet4
- Orrick's Ivory Coast affiliate faces opposition from second professional association | The Lawyer http://t.co/MYke60i2Ln
- Eversheds' investment in Tyco relationship pays off with contract extension | The Lawyer http://t.co/Oh7ibfoLBB
- Law firm Blake Morgan promotes 10 lawyers http://t.co/fE5kcTjVsI
- Lawyer of the Year shared by nine campaigning North East solicitors http://t.co/AveImzvmkw
- Former Attorney General and top legal commentator awarded honorary http://t.co/zRUZCMCjpm
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