The implications of Charlie Hebdo continued to fuel this week's debates on increased surveillance powers with the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg insisting that "blanket" data retention is "not very British". Andrew Caplen, the President of The Law Society argued for 'the right for all to be treated equally before the law, the right to a fair trial, the right to hold the government to account and the right not to be arbitrarily arrested, detained or exiled'.
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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:
- Chilcot approach crowds out the rule of law | Law Gazette http://t.co/TYWSrrG10z
- Litigation funder unveils £60m sum for smaller claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/Dx5DnzKLOK
- Liverpool Law Society's support for apprenticeships | Law Gazette http://t.co/9xak51z1gH
- Solicitor felt ‘comforted’ over tax rules by SRA visit | Law Gazette http://t.co/PwgABHb8Y6
- Court of Appeal close to setting debt repayment precedent | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/5jK7LwMECe
- Child benefit returns deadline looms | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/NVwzC8C3fD
- Thousands of lawyers set to desert Conservatives if Grayling stays | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/zn3ca9tFj9
- 19th century criminal trials are too expensive, says Leveson | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/BDFMQwwxWB
- Will the rise of US law firms in London benefit litigation funding? | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tOvyviI8lg
- One in three lawyers at risk on alcohol intake | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZE3xRmOEbN
- Excluding private minicabs from using bus lanes does not confer 'selective economic advantage' | New Law Journal: http://t.co/K8bILa7wxn
- New and existing law firms can now apply to ILEX Professional Standards (IPS) for authorisation | New Law Journal: http://t.co/GntHAevjxj
- Law students want the feel good factor, according to a survey by the University of Law | New Law Journal: https://t.co/VrfBAtLM3e
- Stonewall rates lawyers and likes the findings | New Law Journal: https://t.co/pcfLYF6dVw
- Scarman lecture by Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC, law reform expert & former PM of New Zealand | New Law Journal: https://t.co/w40OpHFJKR
- New legislation restricting adjournments in employment tribunals? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/9HyN26wYQ8
- Bar council warn against plans to hike court fees for debt recovery | New Law Journal: https://t.co/vDDheBP09N
- Pensions mis-selling scandals warning | New Law Journal: https://t.co/hDFEwIxzhf
- Significant drop in Cafcass cases | New Law Journal: https://t.co/PkZyyiyVKL
- Pressure mounts over court fees proposals | New Law Journal: https://t.co/m510FPUmDu
- Compensation excludes dividends | New Law Journal: https://t.co/DHdMZGfkcx
- High Court rejects domestic violence challenge | New Law Journal: https://t.co/cKm4j8l6nN
- Magistrates’ courts have changed over the past few decades. Where have all the journalists gone? | Law Gazette http://t.co/ewkxOG8Sgl
- Defendant lawyers join court fees condemnation | Law Gazette http://t.co/RWwCcZT8Wv
- Domestic violence challenge on legal aid fails | Law Gazette http://t.co/jzoRnIyCfj
- Barrister rating site not aiming to “undermine the Bar” | Legal Futures http://t.co/mMUjZz7glR
- Third law firm fined for involvement in SDLT avoidance scheme | Legal Futures http://t.co/LIuy6NDFss
- Solicitor felt ‘comforted’ over tax rules by SRA visit | Law Gazette http://t.co/iotrjy1qOn
- Leveson cost-cutting review urges virtual courtrooms | Law Gazette http://t.co/aOQiog4Ru5
- Non-lawyers make better Lord Chancellors, argues Grayling | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Hzg42k7Ydx
- High Court holds out on Grayling | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/CgmV2hzImN
- Will-writing and negligence | Law Gazette http://t.co/647O6p40tk
- Consumer credit upheaval postponed again | Law Gazette http://t.co/7Z9uGJ6v8Z
- Law firms missed a trick on billing innovation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tyGqOFMjGl
- Telefonica cuts £3m extermal legal spend | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tL72YjyQoX
- A weekly round-up of moves around the globe | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/3AJgK3Hc3y
- Court of Appeal: BSB official “blind to any sense of fairness” in disciplinary prosecution | Legal Futures http://t.co/1LrdnqKH3Z
- Home buyers dissatisfied with conveyancers and moving process, survey finds | Legal Futures http://t.co/tKI2jyQNzT
- Court of Appeal: R v Gemma Louise Hollings | Law Gazette http://t.co/ipg7mHHRJM
- MPs urge probe of manorial rights law | Law Gazette http://t.co/7hfrkw2ueh
- Law Society voices ‘dual regulation’ fears | Law Gazette http://t.co/sMcv9M55hJ
- Female GCs "ahead of the game" in buying legal services | The Lawyer http://t.co/lszfxQ9XgM
- LASPO reforms cut motor insurance legal fees, IFoA finds http://t.co/iBNS3Q9Yx5
- Magistrates in new legal aid warning to Grayling as survey shows growing fears over justice system https://t.co/A9rtXQEtAx
- Lawyers suspicious over wellbeing plans | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FEKyuH9aqD
- Few law firms calculate the cost of a cyber attack | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JQosrIDbIv
- Lawyers join forces with journalists and social workers to protest against government snooping | Legal Futures http://t.co/YjgsXQVvyC
- Law firm employee barred over £19,000 toner deception | Law Gazette http://t.co/x5TK777Kt1
- Quarter of homebuyers ‘would pay more’ for conveyancing | Law Gazette http://t.co/SrLpiZnaOf
- City law firm in dash to add artificial intelligence to software robots | Legal Futures http://t.co/QURZMQwGW7
- SRA resorts to outsourcing after 49% increase in tribunal referrals | Legal Futures http://t.co/2SQe1s5uGG
- Alan Rusbridger: Home Office must not remove right to protect sources http://t.co/Xh7sgfuj7H
- The CPS wants to stack the deck against the defence http://t.co/oV5LrQiBSz
- In-house lawyers complain about firms failing to offer pricing options | Legal Futures http://t.co/I0wQoXpvfq
- Big fall in firms heading for closure after failing to find indemnity insurance | Legal Futures http://t.co/mq2yeIsLCv
- Are you seeing your law firm as a brand? https://t.co/1ervTmSq4d
- International networks: why branding matters | The Lawyer http://t.co/BtPsDVhsBE
- MEPs denounce surveillance of lawyer-client communications | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LwsSf0v1QE
- NI judge on the tail of Snoop Dogg | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/uJ8cQRp3uB
- Judge rejects negligence ‘cover-up’ claim | Law Gazette http://t.co/x3DOj9g5na
- Professions in joint call for surveillance law reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/w0Q9OSgtlQ
- Big fall in firms not renewing PII | Law Gazette http://t.co/Jd4dZNJJxh
- Judges are quick to slash down bills, but we still don’t know what proportionality really means | Law Gazette http://t.co/t9Ygrl8z0y
- Judgment reserved on criminal legal aid reforms | Law Gazette http://t.co/sj4Bb76c9s
- Lawyers team up with journalists over RIPA proposals | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/RiBkvx91Mw
- Forces claims not subject to fees regime | Law Gazette http://t.co/3IRoHt2MQU
- Interim chief legal ombudsman installed | Law Gazette http://t.co/Qwtg33vmV8
- Legal profession waits to see if fair trials will be relegated to the dustbin of history | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/CgmV2hzImN
- Criminal legal aid information 'not perfect but sufficient' - MoJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/DeteqhRR2j
- Cab rank rule still a 'cardinal principle' - minister | Law Gazette http://t.co/leY6A8Qb7D
- Equality & difference: heterosexual couple may struggle in their attempt to register as civil partners | Law Gazette http://t.co/K2w4aNZuRv
- New IBA president named | Law Gazette http://t.co/GApfIbIRLc
- Lagging behind with tax returns | Law Gazette http://t.co/G3cEduQFFl
- Online JAC to ease solicitor applications | Law Gazette http://t.co/bWgUY6CibO
- Lawyers and MPs round on ‘absurd’ JR reforms | Law Gazette http://t.co/HHvsHQy8CQ
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
- Lawyer-matching service targets tech start-ups | Legal Futures http://t.co/wYh7nUqUQO
- High Court enforcement officers and niche property firm become latest ABSs | Legal Futures http://t.co/d85U5ukmy4
- MoJ confirms new levy charge for court claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/xEiv043Cfq
- The top 20 cases of 2015: global disputes in the English courts | The Lawyer http://t.co/1K97AYWbNd
- DPP proposes new guidelines to help victims and witnesses in court http://t.co/exJjyOG2xH
- Lawyer-client confidentiality could come under renewed threat following Charlie Hebdo attacks | Law Gazette http://t.co/kNetFof7nv
- Top judges express ‘deep concerns’ at fees proposal | Law Gazette http://t.co/cWeUjRbVt7
- On-call solicitor plan adopted with ‘cavalier disregard for fairness’ http://t.co/7oOm7kxw2B
- Magistrates in new legal aid warning to Grayling as survey shows growing fears over justice system https://t.co/hLwNl69OU5
- ‘Tax on justice’ could put small enterprises out of business | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/YulhvGn5xC
- Global Law Summit in risk of hijack by lawyers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/OVbudi3dRZ
- Top judges express ‘deep concerns’ over fees proposal | Law Gazette http://t.co/3TMIOP2VtB
- SRA probes hundreds of firms over non-renewal | Law Gazette http://t.co/Voe2xHS2N6
- Serious Fraud Office drops investigation into HP-Autonomy deal http://t.co/9oM0Yms5wa
- Witnesses to be warned of questions under DPP plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/w2b9oJ0MS5
Interviews, features, obituaries & lawyers in the news:
- The in-house interview: Hovis GC Helen Selby - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/t2IFPOT7Lr
- Profile: Cris McCurley - Known for Working with BME victims of domestic violence and modern slavery | Law Gazette http://t.co/gX9iZPNCs9
- No5 Chambers' barrister Nageena Khalique to become a QC http://t.co/mypvaRUhQd
- Sikh solicitor wins religious discrimination claim over turban search | Legal Futures http://t.co/XoaciDEYFL
- Barrister wins appeal after BSB evidence blunder | Law Gazette http://t.co/OsxilWqmNu
- Lisburn Solicitor convicted of sexually assaulting a female colleague fined £1,000 £2.5k compensation https://t.co/m53r8d1su0
- Solicitor Richard Caplan jailed after trying to cheat blind people's charity out of £200,000 https://t.co/8Ay9RDzP9r
- Honours Barrister to get OBE for legal work and fund-raising http://t.co/jGEAdGz5Lr
Interesting articles involving the study of law and legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia, publications on law and law students:
- Whewell Professorship of International Law at Cambridge University https://t.co/RmVzBWYdK7
- City law firm finally realises that trainees don’t know what ‘commercial awareness’ is: http://t.co/fxG9EocxU9
- Top law firm employee's video diatribe against 'apologetic' Muslims in wake of Charlie Hebdo attack http://t.co/geKsp6wq2o
- Clifford Chance silent on future of ‘YouTube trainee’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/oms8SU80YC
- Law students want 'feel good factor' - 61% of students pursue a career in law to help others | The University of Law http://t.co/hsXxyUPkPp
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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.
- FGM suspects appear in court in UK’s first genital mutilation trial http://t.co/RAs5iUWCxz
- Should you lose your job for online hate? http://t.co/cutzGJq8HI
- Legal aid cuts hit divided families as contact centres close down http://t.co/GAsfOacRR4
- Child abuse inquiry struggles to get off ground despite Theresa may reassurances http://t.co/rMxRHJHTMQ
- Could the UK scrap MPs and let everyone vote on laws? Would Athenian-style democracy work in the UK today? http://t.co/A0xxbOuFuH
- TV drama Broadchurch critised by lawyers after an 'unrealistic' courtroom scene | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Oyo6wA38BV
- How Page Three fell out of step with the times http://t.co/pj7IxDhyBl
- Sun's Page Three 'returns' as paper takes swipe at rivals http://t.co/PFcs1EF6q4
- UK government 'most transparent' in the world http://t.co/mvQ9EfHauq
- Living with terror: Security or privacy - do we have to choose? http://t.co/PoXg8FT28P
- The day I found out I'm a 'Domestic Extremist' - When the police must use intrusive powers http://t.co/Og145NyVoy
- Recruitment industry needs to be regulated: temporary workers’ rights are routinely denied http://t.co/WRNE0XmipJ
- Human Rights Act and Judicial Review - restricting access to Justice? https://t.co/X9DA5Nkifn
- Crime in England and Wales falls to new record low http://t.co/0dEZh0sBPO
- Manorial rights could be outlawed as ‘feudal relic’ say MPs http://t.co/HpDSpWIZOb
- Prison suicide rate at highest level since 2007, figures show http://t.co/yagQlSu2U7
- Number of rapes recorded by police in England and Wales leaps 31% in a year http://t.co/45SCNbNf1M
- Why plain packaging won't stop anyone’s craving for a cigarette http://t.co/uDxifOSi5k
- Rihanna victorious in Topshop image rights case | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/EVnde1yEtU
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 23rd January
- CoA sides with Reed Smith client Rihanna in Topshop image rights battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/psHTdWPEnl
- Shakespeares’ new CEO sets out national ambitions as Wilson steps down | The Lawyer http://t.co/FuBgepttSQ
- Linklaters loses Asia-based Carlyle relationship partner to White & Case | The Lawyer http://t.co/Z7TJNqUsVU
- Law Firms scramble to tighten disciplinary procedures in wake of CC trainee’s Islamist rant | The Lawyer http://t.co/SwkMnRW5N7
- Slater & Gordon in talks to acquire Quindell operating division | The Lawyer http://t.co/fiVfIsOfZH
- Barclays' head of litigation and investigations Jonathan Peddie to leave bank | The Lawyer http://t.co/WGe3Nms9cC
- Quindell in sale talks with Slater & Gordon | Law Gazette http://t.co/HZiHs4iE16
- Dentons’ China tie-up to create world’s biggest firm | Law Gazette http://t.co/VbToRNJTF9
- Bird & Bird consolidates loans in bid to reduce debt-servicing costs | The Lawyer http://t.co/tJ7OmKOnab
- Shakespeares’ new CEO sets out national ambitions as Wilson steps down | The Lawyer http://t.co/FuBgepttSQ
- Quindell in talks to sell legal services arm to Slater & Gordon: | Legal Futures http://t.co/i2yww6gXSF
- France's Veil Jourde launches competition group with Winston & Strawn team | The Lawyer http://t.co/JxHjB2ItFp
- Dentons chair on the Dacheng merger: "Like Halley's Comet and the Holy Grail" | The Lawyer http://t.co/uQyZlLDY9n
- Gunnercooke-backed Ignition Law launches with start-ups and SMEs in its sights | Legal Futures http://t.co/4ndd5rHELe
- Greenberg Traurig snatches Sidley Austin partner for London corporate practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/BXBzm6xLmd
- Heenan Paris launches Washington DC office to boost project work | The Lawyer http://t.co/xfFHPLwtUM
- Gunnercooke invites two-man boutique to share office in bid to bring in tech clients | The Lawyer http://t.co/c8A6Z9tLxd
- China’s Dacheng merges with Dentons to create world's biggest firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/yBtya2GeLu
- Dentons’ China merger to create world’s biggest firm | Law Gazette http://t.co/P1HmdeDrRG
- National Accident Helpline sees revenue and enquiries rise sharply | Legal Futures http://t.co/ECqLQEFkmw
- Osborne Clarke reactivates private client dept | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/DGlfgNEUnJ
- Fenwick & West adds Kaye Scholer partner to nascent Shanghai base | The Lawyer http://t.co/TcuvI7f6SL
- Kobre & Kim launches fourth US office in San Francisco with IP hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/qke3v7dLaM
- Addleshaws' TLT hire leads to Barclays instruction on case against former Dewey partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/0Ptbe7NCIb
- Freshfields, HSF and Fieldfisher to battle for UK spots on Pearson's global legal panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/O01Gr9vKWR
- Irwin Mitchell appoints brokers ahead of possible 2015 IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/kBp1swRJiD
- Linklaters targets Mandarin speakers for China/London training contract | The Lawyer http://t.co/7fQflYRmoR
- Irwin Mitchell's former London head of corporate leaves for Fox Williams | The Lawyer http://t.co/yCiybOPA8W
- EY starts Swedish desk with team of six in Stockholm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/h3m3paMoeX
- CC forced into terrorism debate by trainee's YouTube talk | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Ddi8Fd9kMX
- Greenberg Traurig expands Mexican operation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/o0Ll7mK5hS
- CC appoints global innovation chief as Layton ushers in ‘a decade of massive change’ | The Lawyer http://t.co/ArvwOi6KEx
- Quindell deputy chairman resigns post at Financial Reporting Council | Legal Futures http://t.co/8ZA2rVgnf3
- Pannone Corporate to take up residence in iconic local chapel | The Lawyer http://t.co/vDeKHOLrOU
- De Brauw notary team splits away as Dutch boutique trend gains momentum | The Lawyer http://t.co/DCG5lA2opj
- Norton Rose Fulbright continues to shuffle global energy team with Singapore relocation | The Lawyer http://t.co/DPZqUxOPI0
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