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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:
- Airline ordered to pay delayed-flight compensation | Law Gazette http://t.co/ipZdxbP5Il
- Online motoring pleas go national | Law Gazette http://t.co/DJ02Ky7SbB
- Westminster backs further devolution of Welsh courts | Law Gazette http://t.co/2PFosSi0xJ
- Why is morale so low among judges? | Law Gazette http://t.co/rael45sO7Y
- Money talks on LASPO exemption | Law Gazette http://t.co/KBwaNqp5pe
- Lawyers granted life-line in criminal legal aid appeal | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/xPHxZOr2o9
- Government names and shames law firm for failing to pay paralegal the minimum wag https://t.co/GEqjR43xjD
- Traditional lawyering as we know it will go 'to the wall' and lawyers must future-proof | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/JCUCAuDl5Z
- Michael Mansfield QC lambasts UK Gov's glorification of the Magna Carta | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kX8vIzBFLF
- Male lawyers less productive at home working than women | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zi83n92aTM
- Criminal bar chief vows to speak up for legal aid as Global Law Summit opens amid heavy security https://t.co/fMNHysemvl
- RBS warns of substantial conduct and litigation costs in 2015 | Global Legal Post https://t.co/YTAiyZLnlm
- Global Law Summit: Susskind & Co on the future of the law | The Lawyer http://t.co/dlZzwTAQ1v
- Criminal legal aid duty contract challenge fails | New Law Journal: https://t.co/zA1bWoB4Jr
- Grayling's inquest guidance was unlawful | New Law Journal: https://t.co/JKjMzTRLMK
- Progress in the family courts | New Law Journal: https://t.co/463GUTEm1s
- Domestic abuse aid failings | New Law Journal: https://t.co/26KR2dzaWU
- The creep of state surveillance | New Law Journal: https://t.co/yiWZEf3lUp
- Jackson four | New Law Journal: https://t.co/544M3H7H6n
- Inspirational legal women | New Law Journal: https://t.co/FgNBqoE85w
- Summit: client communications ‘routinely intercepted’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/etfZqhUexh
- MoJ backs down over removal of LASPO insolvency exemption | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/R9Nf1QR7W1
- UK law firms reach six-year records on growth | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ASrzEhcu8q
- Global firms misfire on property practices, says ex-K&L partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7ZLxsGqW60
- UK law firms report strongest growth for 6 years https://t.co/Nv1MwUJ04G
- UK tax authority summons law enforcers over HSBC data https://t.co/8dgcu5N94F
- LSB asks regulators to justify restrictions on in-house lawyers | Legal Futures http://t.co/l5Xbwv3gwu
- Latest ABSs: Mishcon de Reya, Lake District firm and probate advisers | Legal Futures http://t.co/tinJyNzJeD
- "takes time to convince people to leave their comfort zone": Jim Learner talks Kirkland's big name hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/O6qsNCh3O2
- Leveson warns defenders on procedure ‘trap’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/InjdBFFMbe
- Munby turns his guns on excess bundles | Law Gazette http://t.co/XpColFPGvF
- Super-regulator targets ‘unnecessary’ in-house rules | Law Gazette http://t.co/OCDuID564K
- Appeal granted on criminal legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/kudCynR1e1
- Merchant Navy Pensions Fund funding regime approved in landmark judgment | The Lawyer http://t.co/nQBudHjDIa
- Summit: Speakers at the opening session had different ideas about the meaning of simple words | Law Gazette http://t.co/aYNALAkJRt
- Summit: law firm income topped £32bn in 2014 – TheCityUK | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/GqXd0tfUjY
- Summit: human rights must be in business DNA – Blair | Law Gazette http://t.co/aJ2xko4rRr
- Summit: lawyers vital in sporting successes | Law Gazette http://t.co/X4hvF0dHuF
- Summit: Boris Johnson leaves them wanting more | Law Gazette http://t.co/H8zniFdOai
- Summit: do the right thing, Neuberger tells lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/hXksYs5wRM
- Summit: top companies’ rule of law concerns in China and Brazil | Law Gazette http://t.co/i6j8Q4jAc6
- UK firms stand out in global legal services industry | The Lawyer http://t.co/X9zXdFLSe0
- Lord tells GLS panel session: Grayling looks ridiculous | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/giac4LKXQN
- Law firms’ turnover set to slow down | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/3P1FVpkzBJ
- Attorney general defends government’s record on the rule of law | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/klXmp9w2aQ
- Around the house - A weekly round-up of lawyer moves around the globe | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZKBlKrbWRs
- Privilege must be for strictly legal advice | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ssPzKMKQyP
- Lawyers struggle to deliver productivity demanded of their employers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/fDICP0iqp2
- Global Law Summit - as it happened | Law Gazette http://t.co/pXKkBJCjZd
- Claims giant targets insurer-led ABS with £25m war chest | Law Gazette http://t.co/rcSihCAIC8
- MoJ makes U-turn on LASPO insolvency exemption | Law Gazette http://t.co/Xb1dF2Oqna
- Boris Johnson: Lawyers are amazing. Here’s why | The Lawyer http://t.co/eC7H55HrLM
- Lord Neuberger: access to justice is "crucial" to uphold Magna Carta rule of law | The Lawyer http://t.co/9dL0WrmavY
- Calls for UK legal services report to include ABSs, small firms and diversity | Legal Futures http://t.co/C9sr3EaWfU
- The ultimate one-stop shop? Lawyer offers divorce advice, anti-ageing cream and sex therapy | Legal Futures http://t.co/nKxjFETZ7a
- LSB: regulators making progress - but not on understanding users of legal services | Legal Futures http://t.co/bq8cayPE9e
- Summit: midmarket firms told to cede power to non-lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/EYlcMhUicW
- Summit: football’s chaotic finances under scrutiny | Law Gazette http://t.co/7CivsmeIFg
- Claimant who missed hearing escapes sanctions | Law Gazette http://t.co/lEessUfiiD
- Legendary Scottish solicitor Joe Beltrami dies | Law Gazette http://t.co/scigEJNr3x
- At Waterloo, the Code Napoleon didn’t surrender | Law Gazette http://t.co/293V6N8nCV
- Summit: arbitration threat ‘illusory’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/7Ql99C0dDX
- ‘Named and shamed’ minimum wage offender hits back | Law Gazette http://t.co/up1Wnq00BA
- ‘Stand up for legal aid’ brings the house down | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/uLJkFoTfs2
- Law firms need to learn from in-house legal departments | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/8lH5ng3Zol
- Labour unveils proposals for a Victim’s Law | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/dI2GkpWWtM
- Andrew Caplen hits out at restrictions to access to justice at GLS | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/umAJjWoBCv
- ‘Get a job’ judge tells ex-wife of millionaire horse surgeon | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/HhDpEevN3k
- Indian lawyers prepare for phasing in entry of foreign law firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NVzjOhUzKu
- Britain’s legal sector is leading the world: It’s time we celebrated it https://t.co/J1PL8tkaSW
- Innovation Nation - how SME firms are driving change in delivering legal services | Legal Futures http://t.co/mZB5PQnRt6
- Consultancy chief challenges Susskind over impact of technology | Legal Futures http://t.co/RF9NvfXKgA
- Summit: targeted sanctions ‘a problem for the rule of law’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/Pr94byfkUc
- Court fees ‘no serious risk’ to legal services – minister | Law Gazette http://t.co/LEZvlemEXG
- The Lawyer European Awards unveils best referral firms on the Continent | The Lawyer http://t.co/GokHUroeeK
- UK businesses call for reform of strike law | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/5XUgHcMGs3
- Has a Trojan horse been invited into the Global Law Summit? | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/9Ctcnq4KIq
- Southwark Council found to have unlawfully turned away homeless people | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ojm4f1H5wf
- Magna Carta is the ‘title deeds’ to freedom | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/c4QmnMW8vC https://t.co/un2unrofvU
- Government ‘selling justice’ as it celebrates Magna Carta | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/oT1BPfZyaO
- New call for sweeping changes to divorce laws | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/eHpsCORjfV
- Grayling: ‘No change is no option’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/2DqE27THNe
- Seven grandparents a day seek court order to see grandchildren | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/pBF0QHBZ62
- Barrister barred for practising without certificate | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/327i8UbdMK
- Cross QC: ‘It’s ironic talking about access to justice in plush surroundings’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/IF9fkT9Zxv
- Law Society instructs Kingsley Napley to launch JR of 600% court fee hikes | The Lawyer http://t.co/zehGFp8aXa
- Global Law Summit kicks off in London with focus on rule of law | The Lawyer http://t.co/bbAQX7RaiY
- Summit: dissenters rally at Westminster | Law Gazette http://t.co/2OTygMv390
- Divorce laws ‘woefully outdated’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/wY4Rwb7jyX
- Barrister disbarred for practising without valid PC | Law Gazette http://t.co/M3512JeqaY
- Summit: no change is seldom an option, says Grayling | Law Gazette http://t.co/sSUBHyl7Os
- Robots are the lawyers of the future | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/71qeJ8mcwo
- New lender launches first panel limited to Conveyancing Association firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/LZLx2mSlee
- BSB eyes loosening constraints on design of BPTC and pupillages | Legal Futures http://t.co/9CkKJyaVf4
- Survey: smaller law firms punching above their weight online | Legal Futures http://t.co/FVfqSnaMvW
- Summit: rights should apply online as well as off – EU justice chief | Law Gazette http://t.co/y13MpJEI2A
- Summit: I'm proud of you, Grayling tells sector | Law Gazette http://t.co/y6s67Hzm5B
- Slater and Gordon: no offer yet put to Quindell | Law Gazette http://t.co/ugTRWc7ad7
- Change, diversity and boardroom struggles on the agenda at the Global Law Summit | The Lawyer http://t.co/oWeld9g2Tx
- Addressing law’s need for change | The Lawyer http://t.co/zXqUpknBqV
- How to navigate your merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/8xdJYOEs7c
- Five reasons why CPD should still be a priority as the ‘hours’ system disappears | Legal Futures https://t.co/AVE3ZFtqUz
- Sussex authorities merge legal teams | Law Gazette http://t.co/w1W9aiGkUI
- Let mediation solve ‘toxic’ disputes – Tory MP | Law Gazette http://t.co/YXfOk4dmzC
- SRA taken to task over perceived City bias | Law Gazette http://t.co/84Tkk4fKS2
- ‘Mr Loophole’ rails against driverless cars | Law Gazette http://t.co/BGJv8oQqko
- A new criminal offence for ‘revenge porn’ is laudable in its intent, but an opportunity missed | Law Gazette http://t.co/jVPtPvnPb1
- The UK is not the same as Russia – but we should not be so superior | Law Gazette http://t.co/4iiFcHwwHy
- Views wanted on legal innovation | Law Gazette http://t.co/a3mFMrEY4y
- Addressing law’s need for change | The Lawyer http://t.co/zXqUpknBqV
- Big data: too much information | Law Gazette http://t.co/H5BqeEn5g4
- Summit: ‘inconvenience’ a threat to rule of law – LCJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/LaTVyTcmdg
- Grayling faces Magna Carta challenge to court fee hikes | Law Gazette http://t.co/zYwaDmZsKu
- Summit: law must continue to innovate, says Grayling | Law Gazette http://t.co/naEhDUSGYG
- Offshore firms report buoyant revenue rises in strong 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/0sVdCjU3lG
- African law firms angry at global law firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wErtPoyq6J
Interviews, features, obituaries & lawyers in the news:
- Ana Irene Delgado, former Panama ambassador in UK and legal prodigy - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/MxOH2dh6Qe
- Royal Mail general counsel Neil Harnby - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/hzpts1juHx
- My legal life: Max Harris, Associate, Baker & McKenzie; chair, Junior Lawyers Division - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/B3L2wtsoPu
- Harvey Goldschmid, lawyer who tackled Enron legacy, dies in Manhattan | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/radMd5m3Do
- Warwickshire solicitor Sandra Garlick reveals her route to success https://t.co/vuPWecfw31
- Scunthorpe solicitor Chris Raby's retirement is the end of an era https://t.co/ncGP4VYeKG
- Learning about court procedures as trainee policeman fired interest in law for Australian born solicitor Neil Coombes http://t.co/XTsdR76OAO
- Dundee solicitor Kristofer Gilmartin acquitted after challenging speed gun data https://t.co/9iSKy7eYZQ
- Big Joe 12, Hangman 0 - ‘Get me Beltrami’ – the Glasgow solicitor who became a legend | Law Gazette http://t.co/Hpb3Wp8uCE
- Richard Hutchinson obituary: one of the finest judges ever to have sat in a court of law http://t.co/dBjYFAP6cX
- Newmarket solicitor hails 'landmark case' in row over maintenance for ex-wife of millionaire https://t.co/NwAOkCJehQ
Interesting articles involving the study of law and legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia, publications on law and law students:
- Law school business model broken | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/U0n8flsqbO
- LPC graduates toil to find training contracts | Law Gazette http://t.co/qCM95YN01p
- Legal Education Foundation to fund eight welfare training contracts every year | The Lawyer http://t.co/jgeVn8F1B5
- Book review: Law professor, feminist, and jurist extraordinaire https://t.co/TOHLoNPBYK
- Dropping UK law schools may hit SINGAPORE’s hub status https://t.co/K57MXqSCkE
- Singapore delists eight UK universities from roll of acceptable law schools | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cMIV1QFjr2
- Self-designed pupillages | New Law Journal: https://t.co/E9AC0MEj8V
- City firms break two-year-in-advance recruitment rule to tout for trainees to start this September https://t.co/x5as8qviiE
- How first year students can get ahead in the race for training contracts https://t.co/ffHjDj5lHI
- Four money-bags barristers in crosshairs if Miliband’s MP earnings cap wins day https://t.co/HrvWNL6Ri5
- Social welfare training contract scheme to run every year https://t.co/tjwh3TFkjs
- Latham & Watkins trounces magic circle with record-breaking earnings https://t.co/OQnDdKYdKr
- Global Law Summit website hacked at start of discussion on internet privacy https://t.co/ASdAb8TXbu
- GDL student lit bonfire on roof of flat then tried to put out flames with ‘bottles of urine’ https://t.co/YGdSjmzspk
- Ex-senior partner of law summit sponsor Allen & Overy admits regret that ticket price ruled out students https://t.co/0szOjInZ5T
- Norton Rose Fulbright keeps 21 out of 26 new qualifiers https://t.co/Qpq4JjRR8g
- How to get a law school scholarship https://t.co/Vg2VqKXoSB
- 11 law-related Instagram accounts that are worth a follow https://t.co/6LvMeq61oe
- The bar ‘will die out’ and solicitors be replaced by paralegals, predicts top criminal barrister at Global Law Summit http://t.co/JQWUrpmgps
- Slaughter and May is targeting Ivy League law students to fill London positions https://t.co/6OFeHPaBvB
- The BPTC could be chopped up into lots of little courses https://t.co/87lqMlL3ti
- Judge refuses to let law student observe bail hearing because he was dressed scruffily https://t.co/Pia18xU6XU
- 6 ways candidates who don't fit the mould can boost chances of landing a training contract or pupillage: https://t.co/Tko6p0DHCc
- Uni law faculty takes legal aid court referral scheme nationwide: https://t.co/3R5a7zck6s
Recommended Articles of this week:
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- While Chris Grayling tries to sell British justice abroad, this Government is pulling it apart at home http://t.co/RLhgS6lEV9
- Legalese Being Lost In Translation http://t.co/MjVVdItKiK
- African firms: international lawyers don't understand our market | The Lawyer http://t.co/wVEBdIz5Aj
- A judge telling a divorcee to get a job is a triumph for women’s rights http://t.co/DZFzt8ZdcU
- More than £1.3 billion will never be recovered from criminals, crime agency boss admits http://t.co/Luw6ZLrPOj
- Family law campaigners say next government must overhaul divorce laws to reduce conflict https://t.co/6IcI3wkkeD
- Will a new UK law eradicate supply chain slavery? https://t.co/9rFSSSlq2M
- Surrey's courts told to clean up their act by prison inspectors https://t.co/hPyG6Gb6kI
- Flight delay ruling opens way for compensation payments http://t.co/XmE9ar5RKa
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 27th February
- Hogan Lovells secures Court of Appeal victory in 'Putin's banker' case | The Lawyer http://t.co/Kk7PRkvZOW
- Barclays appoints Gibson Dunn partner as Barclays Capital and Americas GC | The Lawyer http://t.co/6jyzqddwa6
- Milbank revenue grows 7.8 per cent to $761m as London office grows to $103.7m | The Lawyer http://t.co/Aa7T9jdKa8
- Shearman & Sterling’s London revenue grows by 7 per cent to $144.6m | The Lawyer http://t.co/ywELWXmilT
- Eversheds strengthens 37-office Africa network via South Africa best friend | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/eOpiFK9giu
- Debevoise executive Howard Rosenberg picks up CEO role at FRS Insight | The Lawyer http://t.co/aWh5lqMVl7
- Paul Hastings hits $1bn revenue mark with 6.3 hike at 2014 year-end | The Lawyer http://t.co/ciBoaLvipS
- Offshore M&A activity soars to record levels in 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/4x59YfOH8q
- Linklaters projects partners Hagopian and Ijaz quit for Milbank | The Lawyer http://t.co/DKI2VM1a9a
- Eversheds and Norton Rose Fulbright ramp up in Africa with local alliances | The Lawyer http://t.co/caYz4rr5MK
- Latham profits per partner rise to US$2.9m as London business soars | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pCrHRhNjpd
- Norton Rose agrees alliances in Uganda and Zimbabwe | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/uVPOt8lVla
- Lawyer for victims of abuse by prominent individuals joins Cardiff law firm Hugh James https://t.co/PZXLMxVRBR
- Sweden's Magnusson opens ninth office in three years with Hong Kong launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/wwRf44IXHY
- Sidley Austin partner brings StreetMap antitrust case against Google to Preiskel & Co | The Lawyer http://t.co/920N83p0xc
- Cwmbran law firm appoints Victoria Morgan as new head of residential conveyancing https://t.co/GCeFYqeid5
- Wilberforce and Ten Old Square silks instructed on $10bn Nina Wang appeal | The Lawyer http://t.co/RmxQUiwxcR
- Linklaters and HSF advise on revived Aldermore IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/rB84QWKvO1
- Addleshaws, Jones Day & Travers lead as 3i comes back to UK with Aspen Pumps investment | The Lawyer http://t.co/jJnUnnWy4l
- A&O wins right to submit ex Moscow employee to psychiatry examination | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/aD0SiizX2H
- Epstein Becker beefs up healthcare team | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/orsVVaMceL
- Carey Olsen launches its British Virgin Islands litigation practice | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VwbGA7nOQa
- HSF signs best friend agreement in Singapore | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/TZDIu7G2pJ
- Slater & Gordon talks with Quindell continue | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qVg0r9WdrE
- Quindell shares jump on positive news of Slater & Gordon deal | Legal Futures http://t.co/Uq08i90u7J
- McCann FitzGerald secures AIB mandate ahead of capital restructuring | The Lawyer http://t.co/NWjSXEC2dP
- Arnold & Porter revenue and profit up by 1.2 per cent for 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/iv8rRTLhbL
- Nicholas Cheffings reappointed for second term as Hogan Lovells chair | The Lawyer http://t.co/u356x2f7Fc
- WilmerHale’s revenue stalls at $1.1bn as PEP grows by 7 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/o1RpLnKPHc
- Brown Rudnick on point as World Health Organisation mandates use of non-reusable syringes | The Lawyer http://t.co/q5ebtnYlGM
- Shoosmiths back in the driving seat for Mercedes-Benz after five-year hiatus | The Lawyer http://t.co/svHVIsUQxA
- HSF signs best friend agreement in Singapore | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LiiSV9MFGE
- McGuireWoods criticised for 94-page Tchenguiz claim that "flouts the principles" of the Commercial Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/tiJHYmGkA6
- Gibson Dunn Dubai partner faces cross-examination over falsified evidence claim in Djibouti case | The Lawyer http://t.co/dnEFhWYvaU
- Quindell PLC: Legal Division Price Tag Could Exceed Market Cap http://t.co/lxCkjZTijN
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters turns to the Ivy League in search of talent | The Lawyer http://t.co/rk5zCBTuwN
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Quindell extends exclusivity period for Slater & Gordon takeover bid | The Lawyer http://t.co/AD21UVM1um
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel reports 33 per cent increase in London revenue for 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/fNt3oGrSWq
- BLP, Nabarro and Herbies among key advisers on £770m deal to kick-start stalled Pinnacle development | The Lawyer http://t.co/iPJZyuylz7
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