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<li>Airline ordered to pay delayed-flight compensation | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ipZdxbP5Il" target="_blank">http://t.co/ipZdxbP5Il</a> </li>
<li>Online motoring pleas go national | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DJ02Ky7SbB" target="_blank">http://t.co/DJ02Ky7SbB</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Westminster backs further devolution of Welsh courts | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2PFosSi0xJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/2PFosSi0xJ</a> </li>
<li>Why is morale so low among judges? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rael45sO7Y" target="_blank">http://t.co/rael45sO7Y</a> </li>
<li>Money talks on LASPO exemption | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KBwaNqp5pe" target="_blank">http://t.co/KBwaNqp5pe</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers granted life-line in criminal legal aid appeal | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xPHxZOr2o9" target="_blank">https://t.co/xPHxZOr2o9</a> </li>
<li>Government names and shames law firm for failing to pay paralegal the minimum wag <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GEqjR43xjD" target="_blank">https://t.co/GEqjR43xjD</a> </li>
<li>Traditional lawyering as we know it will go 'to the wall' and lawyers must future-proof | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JCUCAuDl5Z" target="_blank">https://t.co/JCUCAuDl5Z</a> </li>
<li>Michael Mansfield QC lambasts UK Gov's glorification of the Magna Carta | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kX8vIzBFLF" target="_blank">https://t.co/kX8vIzBFLF</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Male lawyers less productive at home working than women | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zi83n92aTM" target="_blank">https://t.co/zi83n92aTM</a> </li>
<li>Criminal bar chief vows to speak up for legal aid as Global Law Summit opens amid heavy security <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fMNHysemvl" target="_blank">https://t.co/fMNHysemvl</a> </li>
<li>RBS warns of substantial conduct and litigation costs in 2015 | Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YTAiyZLnlm" target="_blank">https://t.co/YTAiyZLnlm</a> </li>
<li>Global Law Summit: Susskind & Co on the future of the law | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dlZzwTAQ1v" target="_blank">http://t.co/dlZzwTAQ1v</a> </li>
<li>Criminal legal aid duty contract challenge fails | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zA1bWoB4Jr" target="_blank">https://t.co/zA1bWoB4Jr</a> </li>
<li>Grayling's inquest guidance was unlawful | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JKjMzTRLMK" target="_blank">https://t.co/JKjMzTRLMK</a> </li>
<li>Progress in the family courts | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/463GUTEm1s" target="_blank">https://t.co/463GUTEm1s</a> </li>
<li>Domestic abuse aid failings | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/26KR2dzaWU" target="_blank">https://t.co/26KR2dzaWU</a> </li>
<li>The creep of state surveillance | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yiWZEf3lUp" target="_blank">https://t.co/yiWZEf3lUp</a> </li>
<li>Jackson four | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/544M3H7H6n" target="_blank">https://t.co/544M3H7H6n</a> </li>
<li>Inspirational legal women | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FgNBqoE85w" target="_blank">https://t.co/FgNBqoE85w</a> </li>
<li>Summit: client communications ‘routinely intercepted’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/etfZqhUexh" target="_blank">http://t.co/etfZqhUexh</a> </li>
<li>MoJ backs down over removal of LASPO insolvency exemption | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/R9Nf1QR7W1" target="_blank">https://t.co/R9Nf1QR7W1</a> </li>
<li>UK law firms reach six-year records on growth | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ASrzEhcu8q" target="_blank">https://t.co/ASrzEhcu8q</a> </li>
<li>Global firms misfire on property practices, says ex-K&L partner | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7ZLxsGqW60" target="_blank">https://t.co/7ZLxsGqW60</a> </li>
<li>UK law firms report strongest growth for 6 years <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Nv1MwUJ04G" target="_blank">https://t.co/Nv1MwUJ04G</a> </li>
<li>UK tax authority summons law enforcers over HSBC data <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8dgcu5N94F" target="_blank">https://t.co/8dgcu5N94F</a> </li>
<li>LSB asks regulators to justify restrictions on in-house lawyers | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/l5Xbwv3gwu" target="_blank">http://t.co/l5Xbwv3gwu</a></li>
<li>Latest ABSs: Mishcon de Reya, Lake District firm and probate advisers | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tinJyNzJeD" target="_blank">http://t.co/tinJyNzJeD</a> </li>
<li>"takes time to convince people to leave their comfort zone": Jim Learner talks Kirkland's big name hires | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/O6qsNCh3O2" target="_blank">http://t.co/O6qsNCh3O2</a> </li>
<li>Leveson warns defenders on procedure ‘trap’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/InjdBFFMbe" target="_blank">http://t.co/InjdBFFMbe</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Munby turns his guns on excess bundles | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XpColFPGvF" target="_blank">http://t.co/XpColFPGvF</a> </li>
<li>Super-regulator targets ‘unnecessary’ in-house rules | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OCDuID564K" target="_blank">http://t.co/OCDuID564K</a> </li>
<li>Appeal granted on criminal legal aid | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kudCynR1e1" target="_blank">http://t.co/kudCynR1e1</a> </li>
<li>Merchant Navy Pensions Fund funding regime approved in landmark judgment | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nQBudHjDIa" target="_blank">http://t.co/nQBudHjDIa</a> </li>
<li>Summit: Speakers at the opening session had different ideas about the meaning of simple words | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aYNALAkJRt" target="_blank">http://t.co/aYNALAkJRt</a> </li>
<li>Summit: law firm income topped £32bn in 2014 – TheCityUK | Law Society Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GqXd0tfUjY" target="_blank">http://t.co/GqXd0tfUjY</a> </li>
<li>Summit: human rights must be in business DNA – Blair | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aJ2xko4rRr" target="_blank">http://t.co/aJ2xko4rRr</a> </li>
<li>Summit: lawyers vital in sporting successes | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/X4hvF0dHuF" target="_blank">http://t.co/X4hvF0dHuF</a> </li>
<li>Summit: Boris Johnson leaves them wanting more | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/H8zniFdOai" target="_blank">http://t.co/H8zniFdOai</a> </li>
<li>Summit: do the right thing, Neuberger tells lawyers | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hXksYs5wRM" target="_blank">http://t.co/hXksYs5wRM</a> </li>
<li>Summit: top companies’ rule of law concerns in China and Brazil | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/i6j8Q4jAc6" target="_blank">http://t.co/i6j8Q4jAc6</a></li>
<li>UK firms stand out in global legal services industry | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/X9zXdFLSe0" target="_blank">http://t.co/X9zXdFLSe0</a> </li>
<li>Lord tells GLS panel session: Grayling looks ridiculous | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/giac4LKXQN" target="_blank">https://t.co/giac4LKXQN</a> </li>
<li>Law firms’ turnover set to slow down | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3P1FVpkzBJ" target="_blank">https://t.co/3P1FVpkzBJ</a> </li>
<li>Attorney general defends government’s record on the rule of law | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/klXmp9w2aQ" target="_blank">https://t.co/klXmp9w2aQ</a> </li>
<li>Around the house - A weekly round-up of lawyer moves around the globe | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZKBlKrbWRs" target="_blank">https://t.co/ZKBlKrbWRs</a> </li>
<li>Privilege must be for strictly legal advice | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ssPzKMKQyP" target="_blank">https://t.co/ssPzKMKQyP</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers struggle to deliver productivity demanded of their employers | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fDICP0iqp2" target="_blank">https://t.co/fDICP0iqp2</a> </li>
<li>Global Law Summit - as it happened | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pXKkBJCjZd" target="_blank">http://t.co/pXKkBJCjZd</a> </li>
<li>Claims giant targets insurer-led ABS with £25m war chest | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rcSihCAIC8" target="_blank">http://t.co/rcSihCAIC8</a><span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>MoJ makes U-turn on LASPO insolvency exemption | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Xb1dF2Oqna" target="_blank">http://t.co/Xb1dF2Oqna</a> </li>
<li>Boris Johnson: Lawyers are amazing. Here’s why | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eC7H55HrLM" target="_blank">http://t.co/eC7H55HrLM</a> </li>
<li>Lord Neuberger: access to justice is "crucial" to uphold Magna Carta rule of law | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9dL0WrmavY" target="_blank">http://t.co/9dL0WrmavY</a> </li>
<li>Calls for UK legal services report to include ABSs, small firms and diversity | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/C9sr3EaWfU" target="_blank">http://t.co/C9sr3EaWfU</a> </li>
<li>The ultimate one-stop shop? Lawyer offers divorce advice, anti-ageing cream and sex therapy | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nKxjFETZ7a" target="_blank">http://t.co/nKxjFETZ7a</a> </li>
<li>LSB: regulators making progress - but not on understanding users of legal services | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bq8cayPE9e" target="_blank">http://t.co/bq8cayPE9e</a></li>
<li>Summit: midmarket firms told to cede power to non-lawyers | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EYlcMhUicW" target="_blank">http://t.co/EYlcMhUicW</a> </li>
<li>Summit: football’s chaotic finances under scrutiny | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7CivsmeIFg" target="_blank">http://t.co/7CivsmeIFg</a> </li>
<li>Claimant who missed hearing escapes sanctions | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lEessUfiiD" target="_blank">http://t.co/lEessUfiiD</a> </li>
<li>Legendary Scottish solicitor Joe Beltrami dies | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/scigEJNr3x" target="_blank">http://t.co/scigEJNr3x</a> </li>
<li>At Waterloo, the Code Napoleon didn’t surrender | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/293V6N8nCV" target="_blank">http://t.co/293V6N8nCV</a></li>
<li>Summit: arbitration threat ‘illusory’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7Ql99C0dDX" target="_blank">http://t.co/7Ql99C0dDX</a> </li>
<li>‘Named and shamed’ minimum wage offender hits back | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/up1Wnq00BA" target="_blank">http://t.co/up1Wnq00BA</a> </li>
<li>‘Stand up for legal aid’ brings the house down | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uLJkFoTfs2" target="_blank">https://t.co/uLJkFoTfs2</a> </li>
<li>Law firms need to learn from in-house legal departments | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8lH5ng3Zol" target="_blank">https://t.co/8lH5ng3Zol</a> </li>
<li>Labour unveils proposals for a Victim’s Law | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dI2GkpWWtM" target="_blank">https://t.co/dI2GkpWWtM</a> </li>
<li>Andrew Caplen hits out at restrictions to access to justice at GLS | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/umAJjWoBCv" target="_blank">https://t.co/umAJjWoBCv</a> </li>
<li>‘Get a job’ judge tells ex-wife of millionaire horse surgeon | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HhDpEevN3k" target="_blank">https://t.co/HhDpEevN3k</a> </li>
<li>Indian lawyers prepare for phasing in entry of foreign law firms | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NVzjOhUzKu" target="_blank">https://t.co/NVzjOhUzKu</a> </li>
<li>Britain’s legal sector is leading the world: It’s time we celebrated it <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/J1PL8tkaSW" target="_blank">https://t.co/J1PL8tkaSW</a> </li>
<li>Innovation Nation - how SME firms are driving change in delivering legal services | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mZB5PQnRt6" target="_blank">http://t.co/mZB5PQnRt6</a> </li>
<li>Consultancy chief challenges Susskind over impact of technology | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RF9NvfXKgA" target="_blank">http://t.co/RF9NvfXKgA</a> </li>
<li>Summit: targeted sanctions ‘a problem for the rule of law’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Pr94byfkUc" target="_blank">http://t.co/Pr94byfkUc</a> </li>
<li>Court fees ‘no serious risk’ to legal services – minister | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LEZvlemEXG" target="_blank">http://t.co/LEZvlemEXG</a> </li>
<li>The Lawyer European Awards unveils best referral firms on the Continent | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GokHUroeeK" target="_blank">http://t.co/GokHUroeeK</a> </li>
<li>UK businesses call for reform of strike law | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5XUgHcMGs3" target="_blank">https://t.co/5XUgHcMGs3</a> </li>
<li>Has a Trojan horse been invited into the Global Law Summit? | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9Ctcnq4KIq" target="_blank">https://t.co/9Ctcnq4KIq</a> </li>
<li>Southwark Council found to have unlawfully turned away homeless people | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ojm4f1H5wf" target="_blank">https://t.co/ojm4f1H5wf</a> </li>
<li>Magna Carta is the ‘title deeds’ to freedom | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/c4QmnMW8vC" target="_blank">https://t.co/c4QmnMW8vC</a> <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/un2unrofvU" target="_blank">https://t.co/un2unrofvU</a> </li>
<li>Government ‘selling justice’ as it celebrates Magna Carta | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oT1BPfZyaO" target="_blank">https://t.co/oT1BPfZyaO</a> </li>
<li>New call for sweeping changes to divorce laws | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eHpsCORjfV" target="_blank">https://t.co/eHpsCORjfV</a> </li>
<li>Grayling: ‘No change is no option’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2DqE27THNe" target="_blank">https://t.co/2DqE27THNe</a> </li>
<li>Seven grandparents a day seek court order to see grandchildren | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pBF0QHBZ62" target="_blank">https://t.co/pBF0QHBZ62</a> </li>
<li>Barrister barred for practising without certificate | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/327i8UbdMK" target="_blank">https://t.co/327i8UbdMK</a> </li>
<li>Cross QC: ‘It’s ironic talking about access to justice in plush surroundings’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IF9fkT9Zxv" target="_blank">https://t.co/IF9fkT9Zxv</a> </li>
<li>Law Society instructs Kingsley Napley to launch JR of 600% court fee hikes | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zehGFp8aXa" target="_blank">http://t.co/zehGFp8aXa</a> </li>
<li>Global Law Summit kicks off in London with focus on rule of law | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bbAQX7RaiY" target="_blank">http://t.co/bbAQX7RaiY</a></li>
<li>Summit: dissenters rally at Westminster | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2OTygMv390" target="_blank">http://t.co/2OTygMv390</a> </li>
<li>Divorce laws ‘woefully outdated’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wY4Rwb7jyX" target="_blank">http://t.co/wY4Rwb7jyX</a> </li>
<li>Barrister disbarred for practising without valid PC | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/M3512JeqaY" target="_blank">http://t.co/M3512JeqaY</a> </li>
<li>Summit: no change is seldom an option, says Grayling | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sSUBHyl7Os" target="_blank">http://t.co/sSUBHyl7Os</a> </li>
<li>Robots are the lawyers of the future | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/71qeJ8mcwo" target="_blank">https://t.co/71qeJ8mcwo</a> </li>
<li>New lender launches first panel limited to Conveyancing Association firms | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LZLx2mSlee" target="_blank">http://t.co/LZLx2mSlee</a> </li>
<li>BSB eyes loosening constraints on design of BPTC and pupillages
| Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9CkKJyaVf4" target="_blank">http://t.co/9CkKJyaVf4</a> </li>
<li>Survey: smaller law firms punching above their weight online | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FVfqSnaMvW" target="_blank">http://t.co/FVfqSnaMvW</a> </li>
<li>Summit: rights should apply online as well as off – EU justice chief | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/y13MpJEI2A" target="_blank">http://t.co/y13MpJEI2A</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Summit: I'm proud of you, Grayling tells sector | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/y6s67Hzm5B" target="_blank">http://t.co/y6s67Hzm5B</a> </li>
<li>Slater and Gordon: no offer yet put to Quindell | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ugTRWc7ad7" target="_blank">http://t.co/ugTRWc7ad7</a> </li>
<li>Change, diversity and boardroom struggles on the agenda at the Global Law Summit | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oWeld9g2Tx" target="_blank">http://t.co/oWeld9g2Tx</a> </li>
<li>Addressing law’s need for change | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zXqUpknBqV" target="_blank">http://t.co/zXqUpknBqV</a> </li>
<li>How to navigate your merger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8xdJYOEs7c" target="_blank">http://t.co/8xdJYOEs7c</a> </li>
<li>Five reasons why CPD should still be a priority as the ‘hours’ system disappears | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AVE3ZFtqUz" target="_blank">https://t.co/AVE3ZFtqUz</a> </li>
<li>Sussex authorities merge legal teams | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/w1W9aiGkUI" target="_blank">http://t.co/w1W9aiGkUI</a> </li>
<li>Let mediation solve ‘toxic’ disputes – Tory MP | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YXfOk4dmzC" target="_blank">http://t.co/YXfOk4dmzC</a> </li>
<li>SRA taken to task over perceived City bias | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/84Tkk4fKS2" target="_blank">http://t.co/84Tkk4fKS2</a> </li>
<li>‘Mr Loophole’ rails against driverless cars | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BGJv8oQqko" target="_blank">http://t.co/BGJv8oQqko</a> </li>
<li>A new criminal offence for ‘revenge porn’ is laudable in its intent, but an opportunity missed | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jVPtPvnPb1" target="_blank">http://t.co/jVPtPvnPb1</a> </li>
<li>The UK is not the same as Russia – but we should not be so superior | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4iiFcHwwHy" target="_blank">http://t.co/4iiFcHwwHy</a> </li>
<li>Views wanted on legal innovation | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/a3mFMrEY4y" target="_blank">http://t.co/a3mFMrEY4y</a> </li>
<li>Addressing law’s need for change | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zXqUpknBqV" target="_blank">http://t.co/zXqUpknBqV</a></li>
<li>Big data: too much information | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/H5BqeEn5g4" target="_blank">http://t.co/H5BqeEn5g4</a> </li>
<li>Summit: ‘inconvenience’ a threat to rule of law – LCJ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LaTVyTcmdg" target="_blank">http://t.co/LaTVyTcmdg</a> </li>
<li>Grayling faces Magna Carta challenge to court fee hikes | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zYwaDmZsKu" target="_blank">http://t.co/zYwaDmZsKu</a> </li>
<li>Summit: law must continue to innovate, says Grayling | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/naEhDUSGYG" target="_blank">http://t.co/naEhDUSGYG</a> </li>
<li>Offshore firms report buoyant revenue rises in strong 2014 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0sVdCjU3lG" target="_blank">http://t.co/0sVdCjU3lG</a> </li>
<li>African law firms angry at global law firms | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wErtPoyq6J" target="_blank">https://t.co/wErtPoyq6J</a></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interviews, features, obituaries & lawyers in the news:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Ana Irene Delgado, former Panama ambassador in UK and legal prodigy - A Profile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MxOH2dh6Qe" target="_blank">http://t.co/MxOH2dh6Qe</a> </li>
<li>Royal Mail general counsel Neil Harnby - A Profile | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hzpts1juHx" target="_blank">http://t.co/hzpts1juHx</a> </li>
<li>My legal life: Max Harris, Associate, Baker & McKenzie; chair, Junior Lawyers Division - A Profile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/B3L2wtsoPu" target="_blank">http://t.co/B3L2wtsoPu</a> </li>
<li>Harvey Goldschmid, lawyer who tackled Enron legacy, dies in Manhattan | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/radMd5m3Do" target="_blank">https://t.co/radMd5m3Do</a> </li>
<li>Warwickshire solicitor Sandra Garlick reveals her route to success <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vuPWecfw31" target="_blank">https://t.co/vuPWecfw31</a> </li>
<li>Scunthorpe solicitor Chris Raby's retirement is the end of an era <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ncGP4VYeKG" target="_blank">https://t.co/ncGP4VYeKG</a> </li>
<li>Learning about court procedures as trainee policeman fired interest in law for Australian born solicitor Neil Coombes <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XTsdR76OAO" target="_blank">http://t.co/XTsdR76OAO</a> </li>
<li>Dundee solicitor Kristofer Gilmartin acquitted after challenging speed gun data <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9iSKy7eYZQ" target="_blank">https://t.co/9iSKy7eYZQ</a> </li>
<li>Big Joe 12, Hangman 0 - ‘Get me Beltrami’ – the Glasgow solicitor who became a legend | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Hpb3Wp8uCE" target="_blank">http://t.co/Hpb3Wp8uCE</a> </li>
<li>Richard Hutchinson obituary: one of the finest judges ever to have sat in a court of law <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dBjYFAP6cX" target="_blank">http://t.co/dBjYFAP6cX</a> </li>
<li>Newmarket solicitor hails 'landmark case' in row over maintenance for ex-wife of millionaire <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NwAOkCJehQ" target="_blank">https://t.co/NwAOkCJehQ</a> </li>
</ul>
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<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interesting articles involving the study of law and
legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia,
publications on law and law students:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Law school business model broken | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/U0n8flsqbO" target="_blank">https://t.co/U0n8flsqbO</a> </li>
<li>LPC graduates toil to find training contracts | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qCM95YN01p" target="_blank">http://t.co/qCM95YN01p</a></li>
<li>Legal Education Foundation to fund eight welfare training contracts every year | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jgeVn8F1B5" target="_blank">http://t.co/jgeVn8F1B5</a> </li>
<li>Book review: Law professor, feminist, and jurist extraordinaire <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TOHLoNPBYK" target="_blank">https://t.co/TOHLoNPBYK</a> </li>
<li>Dropping UK law schools may hit SINGAPORE’s hub status <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/K57MXqSCkE" target="_blank">https://t.co/K57MXqSCkE</a></li>
<li>Singapore delists eight UK universities from roll of acceptable law schools | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cMIV1QFjr2" target="_blank">https://t.co/cMIV1QFjr2</a> </li>
<li>Self-designed pupillages | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/E9AC0MEj8V" target="_blank">https://t.co/E9AC0MEj8V</a></li>
<li>City firms break two-year-in-advance recruitment rule to tout for trainees to start this September <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/x5as8qviiE" target="_blank">https://t.co/x5as8qviiE</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>How first year students can get ahead in the race for training contracts <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ffHjDj5lHI" target="_blank">https://t.co/ffHjDj5lHI</a> </li>
<li>Four money-bags barristers in crosshairs if Miliband’s MP earnings cap wins day <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HrvWNL6Ri5" target="_blank">https://t.co/HrvWNL6Ri5</a></li>
<li>Social welfare training contract scheme to run every year <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tjwh3TFkjs" target="_blank">https://t.co/tjwh3TFkjs</a> </li>
<li>Latham & Watkins trounces magic circle with record-breaking earnings <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OQnDdKYdKr" target="_blank">https://t.co/OQnDdKYdKr</a> </li>
<li>Global Law Summit website hacked at start of discussion on internet privacy <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ASdAb8TXbu" target="_blank">https://t.co/ASdAb8TXbu</a></li>
<li>GDL student lit bonfire on roof of flat then tried to put out flames with ‘bottles of urine’ <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YGdSjmzspk" target="_blank">https://t.co/YGdSjmzspk</a> </li>
<li>Ex-senior partner of law summit sponsor Allen & Overy admits regret that ticket price ruled out students <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0szOjInZ5T" target="_blank">https://t.co/0szOjInZ5T</a> </li>
<li>Norton Rose Fulbright keeps 21 out of 26 new qualifiers <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Qpq4JjRR8g" target="_blank">https://t.co/Qpq4JjRR8g</a></li>
<li>How to get a law school scholarship <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Vg2VqKXoSB" target="_blank">https://t.co/Vg2VqKXoSB</a> </li>
<li>11 law-related Instagram accounts that are worth a follow <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6LvMeq61oe" target="_blank">https://t.co/6LvMeq61oe</a> </li>
<li>The bar ‘will die out’ and solicitors be replaced by paralegals, predicts top criminal barrister at Global Law Summit <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JQWUrpmgps" target="_blank">http://t.co/JQWUrpmgps</a> </li>
<li>Slaughter and May is targeting Ivy League law students to fill London positions <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6OFeHPaBvB" target="_blank">https://t.co/6OFeHPaBvB</a> </li>
<li>The BPTC could be chopped up into lots of little courses <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/87lqMlL3ti" target="_blank">https://t.co/87lqMlL3ti</a> </li>
<li>Judge refuses to let law student observe bail hearing because he was dressed scruffily <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Pia18xU6XU" target="_blank">https://t.co/Pia18xU6XU</a> </li>
<li>6 ways candidates who don't fit the mould can boost chances of landing a training contract or pupillage: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Tko6p0DHCc" target="_blank">https://t.co/Tko6p0DHCc</a> </li>
<li>Uni law faculty takes legal aid court referral scheme nationwide: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3R5a7zck6s" target="_blank">https://t.co/3R5a7zck6s</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Recommended Articles of this week:</b></span><br />
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<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>The UK and international articles of the week are pieces selected by <a href="http://twitter.com/TheLawMap" target="_blank">@TheLawMap</a> tweeting team based on recommendations from friends and followers of <a href="http://lawnewsindex.com/">LawNewsIndex.com</a> daily law news blog. </b></i></span></h2>
<ul>
<li>While Chris Grayling tries to sell British justice abroad, this Government is pulling it apart at home <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RLhgS6lEV9" target="_blank">http://t.co/RLhgS6lEV9</a> </li>
<li>Legalese Being Lost In Translation <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MjVVdItKiK" target="_blank">http://t.co/MjVVdItKiK</a> </li>
<li>African firms: international lawyers don't understand our market | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wVEBdIz5Aj" target="_blank">http://t.co/wVEBdIz5Aj</a></li>
<li>A judge telling a divorcee to get a job is a triumph for women’s rights <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DZFzt8ZdcU" target="_blank">http://t.co/DZFzt8ZdcU</a> </li>
<li>More than £1.3 billion will never be recovered from criminals, crime agency boss admits <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Luw6ZLrPOj" target="_blank">http://t.co/Luw6ZLrPOj</a></li>
<li>Family law campaigners say next government must overhaul divorce laws to reduce conflict
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6IcI3wkkeD" target="_blank">https://t.co/6IcI3wkkeD</a></li>
<li>Will a new UK law eradicate supply chain slavery? <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9rFSSSlq2M" target="_blank">https://t.co/9rFSSSlq2M</a></li>
<li>Surrey's courts told to clean up their act by prison inspectors <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hPyG6Gb6kI" target="_blank">https://t.co/hPyG6Gb6kI</a> </li>
<li>Flight delay ruling opens way for compensation payments <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XmE9ar5RKa" target="_blank">http://t.co/XmE9ar5RKa</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></b><br />
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/27th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday 27th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Hogan Lovells secures Court of Appeal victory in 'Putin's banker' case | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Kk7PRkvZOW" target="_blank">http://t.co/Kk7PRkvZOW</a> </li>
<li>Barclays appoints Gibson Dunn partner as Barclays Capital and Americas GC | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6jyzqddwa6" target="_blank">http://t.co/6jyzqddwa6</a> </li>
<li>Milbank revenue grows 7.8 per cent to $761m as London office grows to $103.7m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Aa7T9jdKa8" target="_blank">http://t.co/Aa7T9jdKa8</a> </li>
<li>Shearman & Sterling’s London revenue grows by 7 per cent to $144.6m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ywELWXmilT" target="_blank">http://t.co/ywELWXmilT</a> </li>
<li>Eversheds strengthens 37-office Africa network via South Africa best friend | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eOpiFK9giu" target="_blank">https://t.co/eOpiFK9giu</a> </li>
<li>Debevoise executive Howard Rosenberg picks up CEO role at FRS Insight | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aWh5lqMVl7" target="_blank">http://t.co/aWh5lqMVl7</a> </li>
<li>Paul Hastings hits $1bn revenue mark with 6.3 hike at 2014 year-end | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ciBoaLvipS" target="_blank">http://t.co/ciBoaLvipS</a> </li>
<li>Offshore M&A activity soars to record levels in 2014 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4x59YfOH8q" target="_blank">http://t.co/4x59YfOH8q</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/26th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> 26th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Linklaters projects partners Hagopian and Ijaz quit for Milbank | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DKI2VM1a9a" target="_blank">http://t.co/DKI2VM1a9a</a> </li>
<li>Eversheds and Norton Rose Fulbright ramp up in Africa with local alliances | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/caYz4rr5MK" target="_blank">http://t.co/caYz4rr5MK</a> </li>
<li>Latham profits per partner rise to US$2.9m as London business soars | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pCrHRhNjpd" target="_blank">https://t.co/pCrHRhNjpd</a> </li>
<li>Norton Rose agrees alliances in Uganda and Zimbabwe | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uVPOt8lVla" target="_blank">https://t.co/uVPOt8lVla</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer for victims of abuse by prominent individuals joins Cardiff law firm Hugh James <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PZXLMxVRBR" target="_blank">https://t.co/PZXLMxVRBR</a> </li>
<li>Sweden's Magnusson opens ninth office in three years with Hong Kong launch | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wwRf44IXHY" target="_blank">http://t.co/wwRf44IXHY</a> </li>
<li>Sidley Austin partner brings StreetMap antitrust case against Google to Preiskel & Co | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/920N83p0xc" target="_blank">http://t.co/920N83p0xc</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/25th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 25th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Cwmbran law firm appoints Victoria Morgan as new head of residential conveyancing <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GCeFYqeid5" target="_blank">https://t.co/GCeFYqeid5</a> </li>
<li>Wilberforce and Ten Old Square silks instructed on $10bn Nina Wang appeal | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RmxQUiwxcR" target="_blank">http://t.co/RmxQUiwxcR</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters and HSF advise on revived Aldermore IPO | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rB84QWKvO1" target="_blank">http://t.co/rB84QWKvO1</a> </li>
<li>Addleshaws, Jones Day & Travers lead as 3i comes back to UK with Aspen Pumps investment | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jJnUnnWy4l" target="_blank">http://t.co/jJnUnnWy4l</a> </li>
<li>A&O wins right to submit ex Moscow employee to psychiatry examination | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aD0SiizX2H" target="_blank">https://t.co/aD0SiizX2H</a> </li>
<li>Epstein Becker beefs up healthcare team | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/orsVVaMceL" target="_blank">https://t.co/orsVVaMceL</a> </li>
<li>Carey Olsen launches its British Virgin Islands litigation practice | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VwbGA7nOQa" target="_blank">https://t.co/VwbGA7nOQa</a> </li>
<li>HSF signs best friend agreement in Singapore | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TZDIu7G2pJ" target="_blank">https://t.co/TZDIu7G2pJ</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/24th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">24th </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Slater & Gordon talks with Quindell continue | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qVg0r9WdrE" target="_blank">https://t.co/qVg0r9WdrE</a> </li>
<li>Quindell shares jump on positive news of Slater & Gordon deal | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Uq08i90u7J" target="_blank">http://t.co/Uq08i90u7J</a> </li>
<li>McCann FitzGerald secures AIB mandate ahead of capital restructuring | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NWjSXEC2dP" target="_blank">http://t.co/NWjSXEC2dP</a> </li>
<li>Arnold & Porter revenue and profit up by 1.2 per cent for 2014 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iv8rRTLhbL" target="_blank">http://t.co/iv8rRTLhbL</a> </li>
<li>Nicholas Cheffings reappointed for second term as Hogan Lovells chair | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/u356x2f7Fc" target="_blank">http://t.co/u356x2f7Fc</a> </li>
<li>WilmerHale’s revenue stalls at $1.1bn as PEP grows by 7 per cent | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/o1RpLnKPHc" target="_blank">http://t.co/o1RpLnKPHc</a> </li>
<li>Brown Rudnick on point as World Health Organisation mandates use of non-reusable syringes | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/q5ebtnYlGM" target="_blank">http://t.co/q5ebtnYlGM</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Shoosmiths back in the driving seat for Mercedes-Benz after five-year hiatus | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/svHVIsUQxA" target="_blank">http://t.co/svHVIsUQxA</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/23rd-february-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/23rd-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">23rd February</span></a> </span></span><br />
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<li>HSF signs best friend agreement in Singapore | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LiiSV9MFGE" target="_blank">https://t.co/LiiSV9MFGE</a> </li>
<li>McGuireWoods criticised for 94-page Tchenguiz claim that "flouts the principles" of the Commercial Court | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tiJHYmGkA6" target="_blank">http://t.co/tiJHYmGkA6</a> </li>
<li>Gibson Dunn Dubai partner faces cross-examination over falsified evidence claim in Djibouti case | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dnEFhWYvaU" target="_blank">http://t.co/dnEFhWYvaU</a> </li>
<li>Quindell PLC: Legal Division Price Tag Could Exceed Market Cap <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lxCkjZTijN" target="_blank">http://t.co/lxCkjZTijN</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters turns to the Ivy League in search of talent | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rk5zCBTuwN" target="_blank">http://t.co/rk5zCBTuwN</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Quindell extends exclusivity period for Slater & Gordon takeover bid | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AD21UVM1um" target="_blank">http://t.co/AD21UVM1um</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel reports 33 per cent increase in London revenue for 2014 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fNt3oGrSWq" target="_blank">http://t.co/fNt3oGrSWq</a></li>
<li>BLP, Nabarro and Herbies among key advisers on £770m deal to kick-start stalled Pinnacle development | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iPJZyuylz7" target="_blank">http://t.co/iPJZyuylz7</a> </li>
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<li>Legal aid challenge for inquests succeeds | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fB7m8RXVI1" target="_blank">http://t.co/fB7m8RXVI1</a> </li>
<li>BSB moots handing more control of pupillage over to chambers | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/v3VejfwNye" target="_blank">http://t.co/v3VejfwNye</a> </li>
<li>Revise domestic abuse legal aid rules, MoJ urged | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mX4NIKEzLn" target="_blank">http://t.co/mX4NIKEzLn</a> </li>
<li>High Court allows judicial review on legal aid for inquests | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mWneqZL9TB" target="_blank">http://t.co/mWneqZL9TB</a> </li>
<li>Report reveals poor morale of government lawyers | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5AusqF4HbQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/5AusqF4HbQ</a> </li>
<li>Court Appeal overturns ruling that law firm wrongly paid out £2.3m from client account | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zBqWHJSiZd" target="_blank">http://t.co/zBqWHJSiZd</a> </li>
<li>All legal services regulators should be under duty to promote economic growth, SRA says | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2df0DSKBSt" target="_blank">http://t.co/2df0DSKBSt</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers using libel threats to "intimidate" clients who post negative reviews online | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NnJ8iYs1Fi" target="_blank">http://t.co/NnJ8iYs1Fi</a> </li>
<li>Barrister warns over new 'fundamentally dishonest' rule | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tjIZkGjZoL" target="_blank">https://t.co/tjIZkGjZoL</a> </li>
<li>UK security service admits to surveillance breaches of human rights law | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vrwe44KK64" target="_blank">https://t.co/vrwe44KK64</a> </li>
<li>The fall of fraud? | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jdIAxTnf5c" target="_blank">https://t.co/jdIAxTnf5c</a></li>
<li>Treasury Solicitor's Department is changing its name | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DBto6ngkfR" target="_blank">https://t.co/DBto6ngkfR</a> </li>
<li>DNA tests to be funded | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/V4hifDH6ee" target="_blank">https://t.co/V4hifDH6ee</a> </li>
<li>Online courts by 2017 | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xQRFDz1Tx5" target="_blank">https://t.co/xQRFDz1Tx5</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Species control orders | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mw8VHYDeB2" target="_blank">https://t.co/mw8VHYDeB2</a> </li>
<li>The tribunals structure declared “fit for purpose” by the Senior President of Tribunals | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6kdXkWoTIh" target="_blank">https://t.co/6kdXkWoTIh</a> </li>
<li>Law firms must innovate to prosper | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tPsMHjN24N" target="_blank">https://t.co/tPsMHjN24N</a> </li>
<li>Student pro bono clinic compensation achievement | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HFyAONYfPp" target="_blank">https://t.co/HFyAONYfPp</a> </li>
<li>Annual increase in compensation limits for employment cases has been announced | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/a53JLagZbr" target="_blank">https://t.co/a53JLagZbr</a> </li>
<li>Give training responsibility back to chambers, says BSB | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EtVo9DEPPw" target="_blank">https://t.co/EtVo9DEPPw</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>High Court finds ‘material errors’ in Grayling’s guidance on legal aid funding | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/F1iSAyew55" target="_blank">https://t.co/F1iSAyew55</a> </li>
<li>The psychology of filing: for lawyers | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KG38Gox821" target="_blank">https://t.co/KG38Gox821</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Children ‘stripped for own protection’ by police must have a parent present | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mvqQLexS0w" target="_blank">https://t.co/mvqQLexS0w</a> </li>
<li>Luxury companies face challenge over social media | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JL0l8qFRpr" target="_blank">https://t.co/JL0l8qFRpr</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Clients value knowledge over cost | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TmzaciWVvK" target="_blank">https://t.co/TmzaciWVvK</a> </li>
<li>Generation Y lawyers less proud of their employers but more able to achieve work/life balance | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VGDrP2ghmT" target="_blank">http://t.co/VGDrP2ghmT</a> </li>
<li>University of Law renews five-year partnership with Linklaters | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nl8snyUKs6" target="_blank">https://t.co/nl8snyUKs6</a> </li>
<li>Children will express their opinion to judges hearing them | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bNMk9fibwX" target="_blank">https://t.co/bNMk9fibwX</a> </li>
<li>Treasury Solicitor’s Department to get face lift | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EiSkhTfuik" target="_blank">https://t.co/EiSkhTfuik</a> </li>
<li>Criminal Bar comes to blows over GLS involvement | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Nmdtf1RJwp" target="_blank">https://t.co/Nmdtf1RJwp</a> </li>
<li>Government ‘admits lawyer snooping unlawful’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/J3dCDuuTvb" target="_blank">http://t.co/J3dCDuuTvb</a> </li>
<li>A ‘strategic’ approach in-house | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jWd4A5bL9h" target="_blank">http://t.co/jWd4A5bL9h</a> </li>
<li>Government admits procedures for handling legally-privileged information are unlawful | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cwIlavOjm4" target="_blank">http://t.co/cwIlavOjm4</a></li>
<li>Referral relationships help independent firms to punch above their weight | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aJpUda2M5w" target="_blank">http://t.co/aJpUda2M5w</a> </li>
<li>PI giant moves in to conveyancing | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0zdaLei9P7" target="_blank">http://t.co/0zdaLei9P7</a> </li>
<li>Law firms told: look after ‘Generation Y’ – or they’ll move on | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5fdXiBbdee" target="_blank">http://t.co/5fdXiBbdee</a> </li>
<li>National Accident Helpline moves into conveyancing | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/g9GuQVjDe4" target="_blank">http://t.co/g9GuQVjDe4</a> </li>
<li>LeO receives almost 1,000 CMC ‘contacts’ in first three weeks | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AzKd7xGWtF" target="_blank">http://t.co/AzKd7xGWtF</a> </li>
<li>First ABS attached to a barristers' chambers launched in Liverpool | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2c4tqw1y3Q" target="_blank">http://t.co/2c4tqw1y3Q</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers line up after librarians and authors for most desirable career | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZmpwH5IJxo" target="_blank">https://t.co/ZmpwH5IJxo</a> </li>
<li>Pioneering family court to be extended | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zME3nf9Hmw" target="_blank">https://t.co/zME3nf9Hmw</a> </li>
<li>SRA ‘sorry’ for confusion over trainee numbers | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jlNW40T49I" target="_blank">https://t.co/jlNW40T49I</a> </li>
<li>High Court dismisses legal aid judicial review | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FL61ymKAIh" target="_blank">https://t.co/FL61ymKAIh</a></li>
<li>Brain damaged woman awarded £7m compensation | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eDiE9jRO6y" target="_blank">https://t.co/eDiE9jRO6y</a> </li>
<li>Mental health tribunal pains | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/b4GNkvyojU" target="_blank">http://t.co/b4GNkvyojU</a> </li>
<li>A judicial eye on bundles: Efforts to reduce the cost of trial bundles are impressing the bench | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Q1CRJoAG93" target="_blank">http://t.co/Q1CRJoAG93</a></li>
<li>Firm branding – it might get you in the room but it’s up to you after that | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zlNrFGjBgu" target="_blank">http://t.co/zlNrFGjBgu</a> </li>
<li>Law Society and LCCSA lose judicial review into criminal legal aid reforms | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZRhYtBHKa0" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZRhYtBHKa0</a> </li>
<li>SRA apologises for trainee ‘confusion’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Phv7NTJ4k0" target="_blank">http://t.co/Phv7NTJ4k0</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Pioneering family court to go national | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AtF2cXhy73" target="_blank">http://t.co/AtF2cXhy73</a> </li>
<li>Blow to legal aid as High Court dismisses judicial review | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ACHOYu6pQC" target="_blank">http://t.co/ACHOYu6pQC</a> </li>
<li>LSB to call on regulators to make law firms and chambers "accountable" over diversity | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/S28Pm2gu6k" target="_blank">http://t.co/S28Pm2gu6k</a> </li>
<li>SRA apologies for training contract numbers "confusion" | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zysb2PHT2K" target="_blank">http://t.co/zysb2PHT2K</a> </li>
<li>UK could start eBay model of civil dispute resolution by 2017 | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/N3iVgRXY5D" target="_blank">https://t.co/N3iVgRXY5D</a> </li>
<li>General counsel should aim to be socio-political | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AsCj2vUKR3" target="_blank">https://t.co/AsCj2vUKR3</a> </li>
<li>Courts to order DNA testing to cut courtroom battles | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LwvkLs6ZEe" target="_blank">https://t.co/LwvkLs6ZEe</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer is fourth most desirable job, says YouGov | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jVPA1f01zc" target="_blank">http://t.co/jVPA1f01zc</a> </li>
<li>Criminal legal aid judgment tomorrow | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7G5K2CRwuB" target="_blank">http://t.co/7G5K2CRwuB</a></li>
<li>Anonymity breakthrough in personal injury claims | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dUj7KUbiF6" target="_blank">http://t.co/dUj7KUbiF6</a> </li>
<li>Challenge to domestic violence legal aid ruling | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lpkXiIo4Vm" target="_blank">http://t.co/lpkXiIo4Vm</a> </li>
<li>Criminal legal aid judgment ‘imminent’ – reports | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pqNQh35wh8" target="_blank">http://t.co/pqNQh35wh8</a> </li>
<li>Music dominates copyright disputes | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3QBeCqBxNP" target="_blank">http://t.co/3QBeCqBxNP</a> </li>
<li>Watson-based app heralds ordinary speech legal searches | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8yWvIXs8Yb" target="_blank">http://t.co/8yWvIXs8Yb</a> </li>
<li>Business Growth Fund to consider more law firm investments | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zrYfKKGKr1" target="_blank">http://t.co/zrYfKKGKr1</a> </li>
<li>UK lawyers search for options in looming pension crisis | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uGAwNwPATl" target="_blank">https://t.co/uGAwNwPATl</a> </li>
<li>London firms giving fee earners less space | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/F4ynJAMKn2" target="_blank">https://t.co/F4ynJAMKn2</a> </li>
<li>Counterfeit websites removed by UK police | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eIEb1NBKsU" target="_blank">https://t.co/eIEb1NBKsU</a> </li>
<li>The court of the future is online | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sz5rcNKcEj" target="_blank">https://t.co/sz5rcNKcEj</a> </li>
<li>Music and football industries ramp up protection of IP rights | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gHhfJCqPa3" target="_blank">https://t.co/gHhfJCqPa3</a> </li>
<li>Courts continue to ‘like’ a service of documents through Facebook | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ly9O3SpRji" target="_blank">https://t.co/Ly9O3SpRji</a> </li>
<li>LSB rubber-stamps abolition of mandatory CPD | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hQ355Ry3SL" target="_blank">http://t.co/hQ355Ry3SL</a> </li>
<li>Schillings internet framework | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/d9NkS9nkF1" target="_blank">http://t.co/d9NkS9nkF1</a> </li>
<li>Veyo begins marketing campaign | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jdYNuZ5Id3" target="_blank">http://t.co/jdYNuZ5Id3</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers form pro-EU group | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/k5gu4vPsen" target="_blank">http://t.co/k5gu4vPsen</a> </li>
<li>Applications for silk invited | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RftIm08hZF" target="_blank">http://t.co/RftIm08hZF</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Pro bono students win £130,000 | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gWX3jXovNa" target="_blank">http://t.co/gWX3jXovNa</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Ministers ‘avoiding’ litigants in person question – Khan | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8WswJQUTqJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/8WswJQUTqJ</a> </li>
<li>Will the UK begin to regulate Bitcoins in 2015? | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/q5axoArgCv" target="_blank">http://t.co/q5axoArgCv</a> </li>
<li>The Global Law Summit: Celebrate what’s great about UK law | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/niTRZh5koU" target="_blank">http://t.co/niTRZh5koU</a> </li>
<li>Special report: Silk appointments 2015 – Why be a QC? | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6NWjQniAop" target="_blank">http://t.co/6NWjQniAop</a> </li>
<li>Research shows lawyers are unprepared for retirement and set to work well beyond 65 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NsWLjCO9nB" target="_blank">http://t.co/NsWLjCO9nB</a></li>
<li>Financial performance at US headquartered global firms outstrips that of domestic rivals | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/t2KVLlbq2q" target="_blank">http://t.co/t2KVLlbq2q</a> </li>
<li>Punt Peerpoints the way - UK contract lawyers market goes into overdrive | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tqTfbVU4Kz" target="_blank">http://t.co/tqTfbVU4Kz</a> </li>
<li>Access to learning fund | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yiaxYGTF2x" target="_blank">http://t.co/yiaxYGTF2x</a> </li>
<li>Does the expansion of Gulf financial centres demonstrate the solidity of the region’s legal systems? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eGlOAjT26n" target="_blank">http://t.co/eGlOAjT26n</a> </li>
<li>Warning witnesses: the risks | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1rjFvvtjpI" target="_blank">http://t.co/1rjFvvtjpI</a> </li>
<li>PEP edges up at growing Hogan Lovells | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zCyF5RtJFT" target="_blank">http://t.co/zCyF5RtJFT</a> </li>
<li>Profits slip as reforms hit Irwin Mitchell | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NmrroKdu2w" target="_blank">http://t.co/NmrroKdu2w</a> </li>
<li>Nationwide mandates quality scheme membership | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/N4qA12zaQc" target="_blank">http://t.co/N4qA12zaQc</a> </li>
<li>Online courts will cut need for lawyers – IT guru | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sxe7oR2pR9" target="_blank">http://t.co/sxe7oR2pR9</a></li>
<li>TheLawMap Wig is out! <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR" target="_blank">http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR</a> </li>
<li>LSB rubber stamps abolition of mandatory CPD | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9aFD2uLSvR" target="_blank">http://t.co/9aFD2uLSvR</a> </li>
<li>New terror measure in justice act | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3Kzei6aMX8" target="_blank">http://t.co/3Kzei6aMX8</a> </li>
<li>North entices City legal giants – report | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aluzv6jHKe" target="_blank">http://t.co/aluzv6jHKe</a> </li>
<li>Wales asbestos costs ruling muddies waters | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9lCJrsHotJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/9lCJrsHotJ</a> </li>
<li>Legal charity sits on £200m cash pile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bRnG2E84cZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/bRnG2E84cZ</a> </li>
<li>CJC calls for online claims revolution | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/P8tAJhtfGG" target="_blank">http://t.co/P8tAJhtfGG</a></li>
<li>Nobody gets what they want as BSB “subverting the rules” case heads back to Visitors | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZhuClWoZLd" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZhuClWoZLd</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Separate business rule reform will "unlock" competition and innovation in legal market | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hDj32DV0x2" target="_blank">http://t.co/hDj32DV0x2</a> </li>
<li>It's time for state-backed online dispute resolution, says Susskind-led CJC group | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ghD0C5bJFN" target="_blank">http://t.co/ghD0C5bJFN</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interviews, features, obituaries & lawyers in the news:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>The in-house interview: Morrisons GC Mark Amsden - A Profile | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/emnIaUOcKB" target="_blank">http://t.co/emnIaUOcKB</a></li>
<li>Profile: Patrick Allen, co-founder Hodge Jones & Allen - A Profile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ehrjKlZ8xW" target="_blank">http://t.co/ehrjKlZ8xW</a> </li>
<li>My legal life: Tara McInnes, Associate, dispute resolution, Gardner Leader - A Profile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4Cc2ESy2dW" target="_blank">http://t.co/4Cc2ESy2dW</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interesting articles involving the study of law and
legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia,
publications on law and law students:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<ul>
<li>University of Law stems flow to BPP and snares Linklaters for five-year LPC deal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ruHSP9oZjH" target="_blank">https://t.co/ruHSP9oZjH</a> </li>
<li>Freshly-minted QC defends silk system – and bacon buttie picture: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vc2jcoyfTS" target="_blank">https://t.co/vc2jcoyfTS</a> </li>
<li>Government Magna Carta law summit hit again -- Lord Green bails as keynote speaker: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/drJPlHE3qz" target="_blank">https://t.co/drJPlHE3qz</a> </li>
<li>The 10 stages of failing to get a vac scheme: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/v85CwlcUkH" target="_blank">https://t.co/v85CwlcUkH</a> </li>
<li>Why it's time to scrap the QC title: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1yf1uO8wjM" target="_blank">https://t.co/1yf1uO8wjM</a> </li>
<li>Law student run burger shack takes top London eatery honours: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/L3aNKM10Fr" target="_blank">https://t.co/L3aNKM10Fr</a> </li>
<li>Training contract numbers take another tumble: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AoM6D21UIT" target="_blank">https://t.co/AoM6D21UIT</a> </li>
<li>Classic Fleet Street legal bookshop to become an Itsu: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mLeOZu0Yfc" target="_blank">https://t.co/mLeOZu0Yfc</a> </li>
<li>Uni law faculty takes legal aid court referral scheme nationwide: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3R5a7zck6s" target="_blank">https://t.co/3R5a7zck6s</a> </li>
<li>6 ways candidates who don't fit the mould can boost chances of landing a training contract or pupillage: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Tko6p0DHCc" target="_blank">https://t.co/Tko6p0DHCc</a> </li>
<li>Berwin Leighton Paisner hit by claim that it doctored trainee retention rate: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/krHA34dFn6" target="_blank">https://t.co/krHA34dFn6</a> </li>
<li>BSB wants to surrender powers on pupillages | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/H5zwryl6q0" target="_blank">http://t.co/H5zwryl6q0</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Recommended Articles of this week:</b></span><br />
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<li>Online judges and internet hearings under eBay justice plan <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oGPJeL4PqM" target="_blank">http://t.co/oGPJeL4PqM</a> </li>
<li>Canadian lawyers win major battle over lawyer-client privilege | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EEXKVpYV23" target="_blank">https://t.co/EEXKVpYV23</a> </li>
<li>Marginalised as a woman in the UAE? Emphatically, 'no' | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/irZKGR63QV" target="_blank">http://t.co/irZKGR63QV</a></li>
<li>Australian lawyers accused of hiding client money from authorities | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/R6DGVvDYk8" target="_blank">https://t.co/R6DGVvDYk8</a> </li>
<li>Chief prison inspector calls for review of super-jails <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uxbjc78pUo" target="_blank">http://t.co/uxbjc78pUo</a> </li>
<li>Legal aid cuts exposing domestic abuse victims to court ordeal, says report <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Icl6x7jm2j" target="_blank">http://t.co/Icl6x7jm2j</a> </li>
<li>Bar in cyber war with itself over bigwig support for Global Law Summit: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TyW0QaAaLt" target="_blank">https://t.co/TyW0QaAaLt</a> </li>
<li>I left Daily Telegraph over editorial standards too, reveals top law hack Joshua Rozenberg: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yjHDgQJRBm" target="_blank">https://t.co/yjHDgQJRBm</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></b><br />
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/20th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday 20th </span></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Blackstone Chambers links up with Ofcom for Big Fat Gypsy Wedding success in High Court | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Vp5bF3GOie" target="_blank">http://t.co/Vp5bF3GOie</a> </li>
<li>Burness Paull and Levy & McRae face legal action over collapse of $400m hedge fund | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iza9tTvIVY" target="_blank">http://t.co/iza9tTvIVY</a> </li>
<li>King & Spalding boosts revenue by 8 per cent to $934m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vYVPvMSuBS" target="_blank">http://t.co/vYVPvMSuBS</a> </li>
<li>Pillsbury pledges to double London office headcount in 2015 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/raObgOIHZH" target="_blank">http://t.co/raObgOIHZH</a></li>
<li>K&L Gates posts 11 per cent boost in London revenue to £44.96m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Y1WqKBIeJ1" target="_blank">http://t.co/Y1WqKBIeJ1</a> </li>
<li>BLP caught manipulating trainee retention figures | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OV0UHjnW32" target="_blank">http://t.co/OV0UHjnW32</a> </li>
<li>White & Case grows revenue by 4 per cent to hit $1.5bn in 2014 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2sLeLDjW7G" target="_blank">http://t.co/2sLeLDjW7G</a> </li>
<li>Paul Hastings’ London chair: “We have been careful not to be everything for everyone” | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5fnJ3CdmAM" target="_blank">http://t.co/5fnJ3CdmAM</a> </li>
<li>US Firm Proskauer targets London. Again. | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6cDCimlanF" target="_blank">http://t.co/6cDCimlanF</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/19th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> 19th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Freshfields and Skadden advise on Ball Corporation’s £4.3bn bid for UK rival Rexam | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XSOlctKALf" target="_blank">http://t.co/XSOlctKALf</a> </li>
<li>CC corporate head says firm must commit to efficiencies | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JF6UAYxhSJ" target="_blank">https://t.co/JF6UAYxhSJ</a> </li>
<li>Trowers & Hamlins applies to be first foreign law firm in Malaysia following change in local law | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kogyVHg8xL" target="_blank">http://t.co/kogyVHg8xL</a></li>
<li>Olswang CEO elections still months away as firm searches for candidates | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AyAbXgzOYz" target="_blank">http://t.co/AyAbXgzOYz</a> </li>
<li>Pinsent Masons secures victory for Home Office over £224m eBorders payout | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0GAM5jjS5M" target="_blank">http://t.co/0GAM5jjS5M</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/17th-february-law-news_18.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 18th </span></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>BLP lawyer joins competition boutique Hausfeld in mass litigation hiring spree | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lNonWOCfWD" target="_blank">http://t.co/lNonWOCfWD</a></li>
<li>Revenue at Paul Weiss hits $1bn mark in 2014 year-end results | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UVIP8O2UWO" target="_blank">http://t.co/UVIP8O2UWO</a></li>
<li>Fountain Court hires in Singapore ahead of London expansion to 39 Essex Street | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NcQIvEvn9s" target="_blank">http://t.co/NcQIvEvn9s</a> </li>
<li>Germany's Heuking reports 12 per cent revenue rise to €121m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kMWTFp1kXK" target="_blank">http://t.co/kMWTFp1kXK</a> </li>
<li>Norton Rose Fulbright re-elects chair Stephen Parish for a third term | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iOKJ7zjr69" target="_blank">http://t.co/iOKJ7zjr69</a> </li>
<li>MacRoberts builds up construction and real estate team with four DWF partners | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZUCUjZ0tSB" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZUCUjZ0tSB</a></li>
<li>Clifford Chance's Guy Norman: If we don’t become more efficient, we'll be in difficulties | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MyvgD4Uh9G" target="_blank">http://t.co/MyvgD4Uh9G</a> </li>
<li>A&O loses corporate duo to Clayton Utz | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/haPxCgp6qL" target="_blank">https://t.co/haPxCgp6qL</a> </li>
<li>Uria Mendenez figures indicate Spanish turnaround | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kb1QmoN57g" target="_blank">https://t.co/kb1QmoN57g</a> </li>
<li>Bakers sued for alleged aggressive tax avoidance | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uA6waTdvrP" target="_blank">https://t.co/uA6waTdvrP</a> </li>
<li>Eversheds targets Big Four consultancy work | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/W59ehCbyKr" target="_blank">https://t.co/W59ehCbyKr</a> </li>
<li>Slater and Gordon launch advertising assault round two | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4vK5yckpiK" target="_blank">https://t.co/4vK5yckpiK</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance reports increase in cash from £103m to £110m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Lb4e3klEkl" target="_blank">http://t.co/Lb4e3klEkl</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters moves 10 financial processes staff to Warsaw after outsourcing contract ends | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/I522Soe1Yw" target="_blank">http://t.co/I522Soe1Yw</a> </li>
<li>Shearman, Slaughters and SullCrom advise on Fairfax takeover of Brit | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vuVgbhC1Qb" target="_blank">http://t.co/vuVgbhC1Qb</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/17th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">17th </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Pillsbury year-end results show 3 per cent boost to $560m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4prd0xSgkv" target="_blank">http://t.co/4prd0xSgkv</a> </li>
<li>Norton Rose Fulbright LLP accounts show a move into the black in 2013/14 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KfPj9V0WHj" target="_blank">http://t.co/KfPj9V0WHj</a> </li>
<li>Bird & Bird launches IT-focused consultancy | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ehUTkESAbL" target="_blank">http://t.co/ehUTkESAbL</a> </li>
<li>Phone hacking lawyer Mark Lewis leaves Taylor Hampton for Seddons | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tEaydT3TLe" target="_blank">http://t.co/tEaydT3TLe</a> </li>
<li>Slater & Gordon heats up TV advertising battle as Quindell share price rollercoaster continues | Legal Futures: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KO1ElsvuNk" target="_blank">http://t.co/KO1ElsvuNk</a> </li>
<li>Wife of murdered DLA assistant gives details of last text | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SFyRyIM17g" target="_blank">https://t.co/SFyRyIM17g</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/16th-february-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/16th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">16th February</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Eversheds recruits six consultants to launch regulatory compliance offering | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zUhO2cqrJz" target="_blank">http://t.co/zUhO2cqrJz</a> </li>
<li>Ashurst’s finances boosted by Australian merger as cash total doubles | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HhpFnXCniF" target="_blank">http://t.co/HhpFnXCniF</a> </li>
<li>Olswang Paris office founding partner decamps for France's UGGC | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Th86Z0bsox" target="_blank">http://t.co/Th86Z0bsox</a> </li>
<li>Uría Menéndez posts record results with 3.6 per cent revenue increase to €192.1m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZWwJw6Rdrr" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZWwJw6Rdrr</a> </li>
<li>Eversheds recruits six consultants to launch regulatory compliance offering | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zUhO2cqrJz" target="_blank">http://t.co/zUhO2cqrJz</a> </li>
<li>Eastbourne and Lewes Councils appoint Pinsents local government head to lead combined team | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ThNKnmwvdR" target="_blank">http://t.co/ThNKnmwvdR</a> </li>
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<li>The rise of the freelance lawyer | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zbGPqYRE8P" target="_blank">https://t.co/zbGPqYRE8P</a> </li>
<li>RSS publishes new stats guide for the legal profession
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/x0BIoBPG4A" target="_blank">http://t.co/x0BIoBPG4A</a> </li>
<li>A&O announces seven-year pick-up in global corporate loans | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/N3os7MtREe" target="_blank">https://t.co/N3os7MtREe</a> </li>
<li>RPC launches plan to create broad professional services firm | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aSQ61qJOeG" target="_blank">https://t.co/aSQ61qJOeG</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>CC pushes up pay to £1.25m per head for management committee | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/H6v2TuITJT" target="_blank">https://t.co/H6v2TuITJT</a> </li>
<li>Integreon expands London global delivery centre | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Z26XYHZXoa" target="_blank">https://t.co/Z26XYHZXoa</a> </li>
<li>Use of contract lawyers accelerates | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mOvXNT5ls7" target="_blank">https://t.co/mOvXNT5ls7</a></li>
<li>SBR changes could cause “irreparable damage” to solicitor brand, City lawyers say | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GA6Edkamfb" target="_blank">http://t.co/GA6Edkamfb</a> </li>
<li>Saga lampoons 'jargony' lawyers in first legal services TV adverts | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JYQuyouMvt" target="_blank">http://t.co/JYQuyouMvt</a> </li>
<li>Law firm replaces annual leave entitlement with groundbreaking 'paid time-off' policy | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Lw8vyrfmO1" target="_blank">http://t.co/Lw8vyrfmO1</a></li>
<li>Are you a lawyer looking for love? Let's hope the SRA approves | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kWJrOEkJtt" target="_blank">http://t.co/kWJrOEkJtt</a> </li>
<li>High street first as multi-office firm takes £5m investment and targets legal aid growth | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/humS202rh2" target="_blank">http://t.co/humS202rh2</a> </li>
<li>Stand up for tax lawyers | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sNEzPOprzs" target="_blank">http://t.co/sNEzPOprzs</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Royal assent for inducements ban and SARAH act | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kWXZnZeIsg" target="_blank">http://t.co/kWXZnZeIsg</a> </li>
<li>Supreme Court agrees to hear QASA challenge | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qc7bTo8aDf" target="_blank">http://t.co/qc7bTo8aDf</a> </li>
<li>Firm tells staff: take all the holiday you need | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/e4XgXZWIWN" target="_blank">http://t.co/e4XgXZWIWN</a> </li>
<li>Supreme Court gives green light for appeal over QASA ratings scheme | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/w37Hl6AtHh" target="_blank">http://t.co/w37Hl6AtHh</a> </li>
<li>The complications that arise when obtaining a power of attorney | Law Society Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3CuUArDc4v" target="_blank">http://t.co/3CuUArDc4v</a> </li>
<li>Judges bemoan working conditions | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/M2FFx2vF9w" target="_blank">http://t.co/M2FFx2vF9w</a> </li>
<li>Local authority to create new GC post | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/U3WLjANTku" target="_blank">http://t.co/U3WLjANTku</a> </li>
<li>Guardian chief names law firms that threatened legal action over HSBC files: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nz7TLKYqOQ" target="_blank">https://t.co/nz7TLKYqOQ</a> </li>
<li>Coventry decision should not extend to mesothelioma cases | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tbM8xcWa8a" target="_blank">https://t.co/tbM8xcWa8a</a> </li>
<li>Plans to digitise Local Land Charges Register welcomed by property professionals | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WLhJJG1itR" target="_blank">https://t.co/WLhJJG1itR</a> </li>
<li>Insolvency profession calls for the return of Criminal Bankruptcy | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/p4C7zDOnpA" target="_blank">https://t.co/p4C7zDOnpA</a> </li>
<li>Judges' concern over increasingly difficult job | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XvHCP3TvtJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/XvHCP3TvtJ</a> </li>
<li>Insurance Act 2015 passed into law, giving effect to wide-ranging reform | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/l5unYJXN8x" target="_blank">http://t.co/l5unYJXN8x</a> </li>
<li>Magna Carta brouhaha | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xPvvapnTls" target="_blank">http://t.co/xPvvapnTls</a> </li>
<li>GCHQ acted unlawfully when it used intelligence gathered by the US National Security Agency’s | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mhzZ9K4qdq" target="_blank">http://t.co/mhzZ9K4qdq</a> </li>
<li>High Court has held that the Law Society can destroy files relating to poorly performing firms | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/D7Hhab4xPq" target="_blank">http://t.co/D7Hhab4xPq</a> </li>
<li>Drug companies have been required since 1 January to record any payments to doctors | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9hAlPKSyLR" target="_blank">https://t.co/9hAlPKSyLR</a> </li>
<li>New research has found that 93% of people have received compensation payments through Acas | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8RNP2eHhj8" target="_blank">http://t.co/8RNP2eHhj8</a> </li>
<li>Prisoners’ human rights were breached by the blanket ban on voting in the 2010 General Election | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wbTXmgtSGl" target="_blank">http://t.co/wbTXmgtSGl</a> </li>
<li>Embassies unfairly dismissed staff | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bjd74VmPcP" target="_blank">https://t.co/bjd74VmPcP</a> </li>
<li>BSB to streamline complaint handling regulations and powers | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nkXaBWzCO0" target="_blank">https://t.co/nkXaBWzCO0</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers on boards help internal governance of companies | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/m8OLpyY4x8" target="_blank">https://t.co/m8OLpyY4x8</a> </li>
<li>Partnership pay gap increases | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Bf9Y6Z4WDK" target="_blank">https://t.co/Bf9Y6Z4WDK</a> </li>
<li>Veyo sets its hare running with high-profile ad campaign | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/R5zBJ6ywzQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/R5zBJ6ywzQ</a> </li>
<li>Poor pay and pensions could force a third of judges to quit | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BMrBtI2yXs" target="_blank">https://t.co/BMrBtI2yXs</a> </li>
<li>LSB approves SRA’s CPD changes | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/j2ltN3DArR" target="_blank">https://t.co/j2ltN3DArR</a> </li>
<li>Court of Appeal brands legal aid cuts a false economy | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uALyn1LXeg" target="_blank">https://t.co/uALyn1LXeg</a> </li>
<li>Whistleblowing laws to be extended | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xPo9O0EFkC" target="_blank">https://t.co/xPo9O0EFkC</a> </li>
<li>Law firm secures restraint order against litigant in person | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jeBXoSO8Wx" target="_blank">http://t.co/jeBXoSO8Wx</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers On Demand data highlights surging flexible legal resourcing market | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/r14EEj5jbv" target="_blank">http://t.co/r14EEj5jbv</a> </li>
<li>Alarm at plan to relax separate business rule | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HRUy8UcJC1" target="_blank">http://t.co/HRUy8UcJC1</a> </li>
<li>SFO told to pay costs of ‘flawed’ prosecution | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HZCAngybSP" target="_blank">http://t.co/HZCAngybSP</a> </li>
<li>CFA regime ‘vital after legal aid abolition’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zibPsrZEXI" target="_blank">http://t.co/zibPsrZEXI</a> </li>
<li>Firm targets flotation after £5m private equity investment | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0Ow2kvtJ7D" target="_blank">http://t.co/0Ow2kvtJ7D</a> </li>
<li>Court fee hikes to spell ‘disaster’ for access to justice | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vV8TSSplse" target="_blank">https://t.co/vV8TSSplse</a> </li>
<li>Rhetoric on tax avoidance is ‘disingenuous’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/W6H4c5kZ3i" target="_blank">https://t.co/W6H4c5kZ3i</a> </li>
<li>Revenge porn now a specific criminal offence | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wiLUlqz2bW" target="_blank">https://t.co/wiLUlqz2bW</a> </li>
<li>North West law firm awarded FCA approval | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qm49E5PhJV" target="_blank">https://t.co/qm49E5PhJV</a> </li>
<li>Sprinting ahead with funding for smaller claims | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/t26t4S9aY6" target="_blank">https://t.co/t26t4S9aY6</a> </li>
<li>Groundhog Week - Legal Tech 2015 | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/f4lTF4JkK9" target="_blank">https://t.co/f4lTF4JkK9</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Visibility poor for global operations | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yUwMViOPkc" target="_blank">https://t.co/yUwMViOPkc</a></li>
<li>Half the world's law firms have home in London, says Mayor | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PRJEJzksH7" target="_blank">https://t.co/PRJEJzksH7</a> </li>
<li>Gunnercooke uses its law firm model to set up consultancy business | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iVj7WzLsSj" target="_blank">http://t.co/iVj7WzLsSj</a> </li>
<li>LSB approves end of “arbitrary” hours-based CPD for solicitors | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2VbLZqhw8y" target="_blank">http://t.co/2VbLZqhw8y</a></li>
<li>Law firm consumer brand sponsors Judge Rinder | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CsmBFQe8Md" target="_blank">http://t.co/CsmBFQe8Md</a> </li>
<li>CA sounds alarm over injustice risk as it ends up researching law for LiP | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dtOU3NxSK1" target="_blank">http://t.co/dtOU3NxSK1</a> </li>
<li>Majority of London's largest firms looking to reduce property costs | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dlZva7tFeN" target="_blank">http://t.co/dlZva7tFeN</a> </li>
<li>Bury St Edmunds to take London divorces | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/arRDQ7o7qW" target="_blank">http://t.co/arRDQ7o7qW</a> </li>
<li>Legal aid savings ‘no economy at all’ – CoA judge | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Whe3akcfbr" target="_blank">http://t.co/Whe3akcfbr</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers will bring court system to its knees over legal aid cuts, Justice Minister David Ford is warned <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Oo3F8HmtH4" target="_blank">https://t.co/Oo3F8HmtH4</a> </li>
<li>DWP raises mesothelioma payments to 100% | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cn1lfJFoGh" target="_blank">http://t.co/cn1lfJFoGh</a> </li>
<li>NHS whistleblowing inquiry accuses lawyers of ‘cover-ups’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/a0KiYAug6a" target="_blank">http://t.co/a0KiYAug6a</a> </li>
<li>Failed private-eye Mark Grover ‘changes mind’ on theft guilty plea <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kTbSdqpJMa" target="_blank">https://t.co/kTbSdqpJMa</a> </li>
<li>UK judges disillusioned after drop in pay and conditions, survey finds <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3vL0cru4pk" target="_blank">http://t.co/3vL0cru4pk</a> </li>
<li>Picking a litigation funder | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/o7RwyXsm15" target="_blank">https://t.co/o7RwyXsm15</a> </li>
<li>Law firms take on role of commissioners of original art | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RcUK0gtJHI" target="_blank">https://t.co/RcUK0gtJHI</a> </li>
<li>When lawyers take on lawyers: five of the biggest law firm partnership battles <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/79ZDFSfOpS" target="_blank">http://t.co/79ZDFSfOpS</a> </li>
<li>Law firms should mirror their clients on costs | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RI00RaCktO" target="_blank">https://t.co/RI00RaCktO</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers prepare for defence to HSBC tax leaks | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AE3q0caqiG" target="_blank">https://t.co/AE3q0caqiG</a> </li>
<li>High Court grants SRA power to destroy millions of documents held after interventions | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3Nm4gggEvB" target="_blank">http://t.co/3Nm4gggEvB</a> </li>
<li>National v local brands - stalwart QS firm "reclaims independence" | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RpJMtz1lht" target="_blank">http://t.co/RpJMtz1lht</a> </li>
<li>Divisional court refers Rosneft sanctions case to EU courts of justice | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xbp5ttY1Qv" target="_blank">http://t.co/xbp5ttY1Qv</a> </li>
<li>Lessons in judicial courtesy - Applying procedural fairness in the courts can improve compliance | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ztRIUUQyvo" target="_blank">http://t.co/ztRIUUQyvo</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Intervention papers may be destroyed, court rules | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7Wndeekq0z" target="_blank">http://t.co/7Wndeekq0z</a> </li>
<li>Want a London hearing? Prove it is needed, litigants told | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Tb0aeuaeZM" target="_blank">http://t.co/Tb0aeuaeZM</a></li>
<li>Worker argues unfair dismissal due to ‘philosophical belief’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/e0SNUliIQ0" target="_blank">https://t.co/e0SNUliIQ0</a> </li>
<li>High Court to hear ‘double discrimination’ claim against Catholic parents | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2y0mZ592W9" target="_blank">https://t.co/2y0mZ592W9</a> </li>
<li>Grayling: ‘Accept cuts and move on’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/O7aYpRTXEh" target="_blank">https://t.co/O7aYpRTXEh</a> </li>
<li>CLC moves closer to regulating probate specialists | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/r3OPiTYZRm" target="_blank">http://t.co/r3OPiTYZRm</a> </li>
<li>SDT to SRA: Giving accountants more responsibility will encourage law firms to play “blame game” | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HrYA3qCzAr" target="_blank">http://t.co/HrYA3qCzAr</a> </li>
<li>High Court throws out £71m claim against Thompsons over failure of miners litigation law firm | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/u2Hs1n8uld" target="_blank">http://t.co/u2Hs1n8uld</a> </li>
<li>‘Fake firm’ probe: no decisions, SRA admits | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nVFknmB537" target="_blank">http://t.co/nVFknmB537</a> </li>
<li>Tackle ‘credibility vacuum’, regulator told | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tWwPCKDpt3" target="_blank">http://t.co/tWwPCKDpt3</a> </li>
<li>News focus: revamped TSol tightens belt | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jpF7SSlfFX" target="_blank">http://t.co/jpF7SSlfFX</a> </li>
<li>Scottish solicitors given ‘gender neutral’ PC option | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8u8oa7VqBJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/8u8oa7VqBJ</a> </li>
<li>Economic slump was a wake-up call for lawyers | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/R0NHTZsgBl" target="_blank">http://t.co/R0NHTZsgBl</a> </li>
<li>Law Society calls for ‘Google tax’ delay | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Kly81RT2Ex" target="_blank">http://t.co/Kly81RT2Ex</a> </li>
<li>Effective oversight of the global surveillance network requires transparency and trust | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pirLoqSYgm" target="_blank">http://t.co/pirLoqSYgm</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Victims and witnesses should be enabled to give their best evidence in court | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZyskWsarFR" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZyskWsarFR</a> </li>
<li>Clydes partner Jamieson speaks out about Companies House typo trial | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/y7HBf5AqgU" target="_blank">http://t.co/y7HBf5AqgU</a> </li>
<li>One justice system for all? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8WyLjV9Jtc" target="_blank">http://t.co/8WyLjV9Jtc</a> </li>
<li>Divisional court refers Rosneft sanctions case to EU courts of justice | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xbp5ttY1Qv" target="_blank">http://t.co/xbp5ttY1Qv</a> </li>
<li>Bury St Edmunds divorce centre an administrative hurdle for family justice | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ntR54EAdpG" target="_blank">https://t.co/ntR54EAdpG</a> </li>
<li>Association of Costs Lawyers granted permission to intervene in Coventry v Lawrence | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ATpmtX7KBw" target="_blank">https://t.co/ATpmtX7KBw</a> </li>
<li>Norfolk firm ‘reclaims independence’ from QualitySolicitors | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/shFpPkKIve" target="_blank">http://t.co/shFpPkKIve</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Defendants slam ‘grotesque’ costs regime | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/arrMrzVz1r" target="_blank">http://t.co/arrMrzVz1r</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interviews, features, obituaries & lawyers in the news:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>The in-house interview: EDF Energy’s legal team - A Profile | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/D804wvBRiz" target="_blank">http://t.co/D804wvBRiz</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>My legal life: Kathleen Rice - A Profile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zfZ0Iyiqgq" target="_blank">http://t.co/zfZ0Iyiqgq</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interesting articles involving the study of law and
legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia,
publications on law and law students:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>Why every aspiring lawyer should study human rights law <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fe6FcJV1hk" target="_blank">http://t.co/fe6FcJV1hk</a> </li>
<li>What A-levels and work experience do you need for a career in law? <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/y60hQop3nm" target="_blank">http://t.co/y60hQop3nm</a> </li>
<li>Fifty Shades of trainee solicitor torture: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2mwWg5S5iT" target="_blank">https://t.co/2mwWg5S5iT</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Berwin Leighton Paisner culls 25% of newly-qualified solicitors: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Lge024DUH6" target="_blank">https://t.co/Lge024DUH6</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Legal Practice Course student in 155-mile arctic adventure charity bid: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CKB2D5NWwa" target="_blank">https://t.co/CKB2D5NWwa</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance completes magic circle retention report by rejecting 9% of its NQs: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GtowzcKEcf" target="_blank">https://t.co/GtowzcKEcf</a></li>
<li>Student ‘got a pupillage interview at Chancery set’ by legally analysing Shaggy rap on application form: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6dckuKcUCC" target="_blank">https://t.co/6dckuKcUCC</a></li>
<li>Linklaters latest magic circle firm to release newly-qualified retention rate – 91% stay on: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IHezr4bLP6" target="_blank">https://t.co/IHezr4bLP6</a> </li>
<li>5 out of 42 of Slaughter and May's qualifying trainees leave firm: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fieaekgXLe" target="_blank">https://t.co/fieaekgXLe</a> </li>
<li>Wannabe lawyer asks City law firms to 'tell me what makes your firm unique in one tweet’: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LwAWdfpV0O" target="_blank">https://t.co/LwAWdfpV0O</a> </li>
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<li>Racist trolls could be banned from social media using "sex offender" powers <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FDhSmFE5KE" target="_blank">http://t.co/FDhSmFE5KE</a> </li>
<li>My job offer is under threat because a former employer is taking so long to provide a reference <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pxWIwfz3ZM" target="_blank">http://t.co/pxWIwfz3ZM</a> </li>
<li>Theresa May to order probe into collapse of police corruption trial <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fgfaFsq6HQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/fgfaFsq6HQ</a> </li>
<li>Child prisoners more likely to become sex offenders, report suggests <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ll8zZWaYwh" target="_blank">http://t.co/ll8zZWaYwh</a> </li>
<li>Tax evasion v tax avoidance - in 90 seconds <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KEmW16fBNF" target="_blank">http://t.co/KEmW16fBNF</a> </li>
<li>Drivers in England will be banned from smoking in their cars if they are carrying children as passengers <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fYrFu7L8aO" target="_blank">http://t.co/fYrFu7L8aO</a> </li>
<li>Voting rights of 1,015 UK prisoners were breached, Strasbourg rules <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qK0FzGsgo9" target="_blank">http://t.co/qK0FzGsgo9</a> </li>
<li> Lisburn Solicitors Association seeking local people’s help to ensure that Lisburn Courthouse does not close <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ctHTDzGE6N" target="_blank">https://t.co/ctHTDzGE6N</a> </li>
<li>Ripa drafters did not consider its use to access journalists' data <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/G4Yp2811aQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/G4Yp2811aQ</a></li>
<li>Justice Goddard assures committee she has no establishment links <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tmScSk6DGD" target="_blank">http://t.co/tmScSk6DGD</a> </li>
<li>Man avoids jail for punching solicitor Tahir Mahmood in Dudley road rage attack <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JPATbFJGyL" target="_blank">https://t.co/JPATbFJGyL</a></li>
<li>‘We closed workhouses, let’s get rid of child prisons’ <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/25whVT9z8E" target="_blank">http://t.co/25whVT9z8E</a> </li>
<li>‘People overstate the extent to which the law must change for new technology' <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rLFsRZkEj0" target="_blank">http://t.co/rLFsRZkEj0</a> </li>
<li> Early edition of Magna Carta has been found deep in the archives of Kent county council | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ahqXIgYfGT" target="_blank">https://t.co/ahqXIgYfGT</a></li>
<li>Lord Fink: tax avoidance is normal in British society <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xVdjlf6qPQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/xVdjlf6qPQ</a> </li>
<li>Ireland claims world first for women solicitors | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1Ro7nqkXwy" target="_blank">http://t.co/1Ro7nqkXwy</a> </li>
<li>Law to make reporting of FGM mandatory <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bmVZ9q0vlS" target="_blank">http://t.co/bmVZ9q0vlS</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </b></span><br />
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<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday 13th </span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/13th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></a></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Newport based Convey Law marks 10th anniversary by signalling further expansion <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UztnSTMdXE" target="_blank">https://t.co/UztnSTMdXE</a> </li>
<li>Bury based firm Clough & Willis Expands Residential Property Department <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VUXi8i9yuy" target="_blank">http://t.co/VUXi8i9yuy</a> </li>
<li>Minter Ellison’s former China head joins Spring Law as COO | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dPYsGuK9zq" target="_blank">http://t.co/dPYsGuK9zq</a> </li>
<li>Spring retention results out at Berwin Leighton Paisner and Orrick | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TjDAkwhiLc" target="_blank">http://t.co/TjDAkwhiLc</a></li>
<li>William Fry wins Irish government tender for restructuring of AIB | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/G5C0EhcMZp" target="_blank">http://t.co/G5C0EhcMZp</a></li>
<li>Hogan Lovells posts 3.6 per cent rise in 2014 revenue to $1.78bn | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Lwn9T2sRzC" target="_blank">http://t.co/Lwn9T2sRzC</a> </li>
<li>Wilson Sonsini revenue jumps 12.3 per cent to $646m in year-end results | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YavrVEP8Rb" target="_blank">http://t.co/YavrVEP8Rb</a> </li>
<li>Shepherd & Wedderburn's Stephen Gibb on post-Tods Murray optimism | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8j7wBVDW1r" target="_blank">http://t.co/8j7wBVDW1r</a> </li>
<li>Slater & Gordon (S&G) has acquired 150-strong Welsh law firm Leo Abse & Cohen | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hWKO8kMGbS" target="_blank">https://t.co/hWKO8kMGbS</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer takes hefty bonus cut at online UK grocer Ocado | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MsxJMcpki6" target="_blank">https://t.co/MsxJMcpki6</a> </li>
<li>Fieldfisher partner faces disciplinary body | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZWO8frM7eL" target="_blank">https://t.co/ZWO8frM7eL</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/22nd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> 12th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/12th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></a></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Wirral-based Havard Law looks to combine new technology with 'old school' principles <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qZLUdBEZtZ" target="_blank">https://t.co/qZLUdBEZtZ</a></li>
<li>News Corp deputy general counsel David Pitofsky promoted to top job | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3AYeCEH6jX" target="_blank">http://t.co/3AYeCEH6jX</a> </li>
<li>SFO ordered to pay £7m in legal costs for Guildhall Chambers silk trial | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0lfkQWB7qT" target="_blank">http://t.co/0lfkQWB7qT</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields partner Davies leads legal campaign group to keep Britain in the EU | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5D9SXUIxvd" target="_blank">http://t.co/5D9SXUIxvd</a></li>
<li>Former Hogan Lovells managing partner joins architecture firm TP Bennett as non-exec | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Qaw3PowK6E" target="_blank">http://t.co/Qaw3PowK6E</a> </li>
<li>Lord Neuberger: "Concerning but understandable" that only 2% of judges feel valued by current government | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tQDrwfAf6X" target="_blank">http://t.co/tQDrwfAf6X</a> </li>
<li>Fried Frank wins CVC as private equity client thanks to hires of White and Oates | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AczH37NWSP" target="_blank">http://t.co/AczH37NWSP</a> </li>
<li> Assure Law targets personal injury with latest acquisition | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LqM0EP61EB" target="_blank">http://t.co/LqM0EP61EB</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/21st-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 11th </span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/11th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></a></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Dentons seeks new head for UKMEA | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gflNB8Hfii" target="_blank">https://t.co/gflNB8Hfii</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields to cut rent costs by 50pc through Manchester services hub | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/j0BsCWQwfT" target="_blank">https://t.co/j0BsCWQwfT</a> </li>
<li>Stephenson Harwood and Lord Pannick to take Tchenguiz litigation to ECHR | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tMCQQ4wCaM" target="_blank">http://t.co/tMCQQ4wCaM</a> </li>
<li>Outer Temple Chambers barrister wins care home death case | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3VscpugwgC" target="_blank">http://t.co/3VscpugwgC</a> </li>
<li>Cooley’s revenue rocketed by 19 per cent to $802m in 2014 prior to City launch | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WY3IRs32kx" target="_blank">http://t.co/WY3IRs32kx</a> </li>
<li>Mayer Brown boosts revenue by 7 per cent to $1.2bn in 2014 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UXRLyafKwZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/UXRLyafKwZ</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance rounds off stellar retention season for magic circle | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/l7fkD0d7h4" target="_blank">http://t.co/l7fkD0d7h4</a> </li>
<li>RPC kicks off management consultancy business with Towers Watson hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gUtlHW1st4" target="_blank">http://t.co/gUtlHW1st4</a> </li>
<li>Irwin Mitchell cuts net debt by 95 per cent in first full year as ABS | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VGb8qssGd1" target="_blank">http://t.co/VGb8qssGd1</a> </li>
<li>Triangle investment group appoints BLP associate as first general counsel | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dJfPcFPtLH" target="_blank">http://t.co/dJfPcFPtLH</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Sidley Austin financial results show 9.5 per cent growth in year-end revenue | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hMFRv7Wcki" target="_blank">http://t.co/hMFRv7Wcki</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/28th-october-law-news.html">Tuesday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/20th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">10th </span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/10th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></a></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Slater & Gordon unveils next two acquisitions, while Quindell talks continue | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kSCvOLY2Xq" target="_blank">http://t.co/kSCvOLY2Xq</a> </li>
<li>Slaughters hits 88 per cent NQ retention | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/B1dHJnXOZ9" target="_blank">http://t.co/B1dHJnXOZ9</a> </li>
<li>Withers looks to strike it rich with $748.8bn Singapore's new elite | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FNYfj6ueVA" target="_blank">http://t.co/FNYfj6ueVA</a> </li>
<li>Allen & Overy and Linklaters pocket £10.4m for Aviva’s Friends Life merger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yNK530rZ1C" target="_blank">http://t.co/yNK530rZ1C</a> </li>
<li>Capquest Group general counsel Flynn takes on top legal job at Wonga | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/z3SMtlmHtJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/z3SMtlmHtJ</a> </li>
<li>Slater & Gordon reveals double UK acquisition | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8uPPUVNLjF" target="_blank">http://t.co/8uPPUVNLjF</a> </li>
<li>Pinsent Masons granted permission to battle HMRC's tax powers in judicial review | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LdwXplBmk5" target="_blank">http://t.co/LdwXplBmk5</a></li>
<li>Slater & Gordon secures Welsh bolt-ons as UK half-year revenue soars to £60m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yEyYF2WdVl" target="_blank">http://t.co/yEyYF2WdVl</a> </li>
<li>Clapham & Collinge leaves QualitySolicitors after four years | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5bbP8lUUwp" target="_blank">https://t.co/5bbP8lUUwp</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters reveals 91 per cent retention, sustaining magic circle high | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iXMZGKrZhT" target="_blank">http://t.co/iXMZGKrZhT</a> </li>
<li>HSBC turns to BLP in a bid to dispel tax evasion allegations | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/l2zCjYAx0D" target="_blank">http://t.co/l2zCjYAx0D</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters corporate heavyweight Matthew Elliott quits for Kirkland & Ellis | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4wn57ypG6T" target="_blank">http://t.co/4wn57ypG6T</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/27th-october-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/9th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">9th February</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>BLM offers all London staff flexible working contracts | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xnW4fVB89z" target="_blank">http://t.co/xnW4fVB89z</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance’s top of equity pay lags behind its peers yet partners have so far resisted change | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/M4fAGFTtP4" target="_blank">http://t.co/M4fAGFTtP4</a></li>
<li>White & Case enters strategic partnership with Cass business school | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/URpiK3yCXP" target="_blank">http://t.co/URpiK3yCXP</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields will be next to ‘north-shore’ – reports | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3r4uSgWAGr" target="_blank">http://t.co/3r4uSgWAGr</a> </li>
<li>DLA Piper continues to bulk up in Asia with MoFo Hong Kong hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CHqG22tEdP" target="_blank">http://t.co/CHqG22tEdP</a> </li>
<li>HFW elects Marcus Bowman as managing partner | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YLlwb5AQ3r" target="_blank">http://t.co/YLlwb5AQ3r</a> </li>
<li>Six take flight from Bird & Bird's China offices in defection to IP consultancy | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6MXgOGiiew" target="_blank">http://t.co/6MXgOGiiew</a> </li>
<li>Dentons UKMEA CEO Matthew Jones to step down after landmark Dacheng merger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OZW8xabkDp" target="_blank">http://t.co/OZW8xabkDp</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields moots Manchester low-cost hub for legal and support services | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vea7xCLgeX" target="_blank">http://t.co/vea7xCLgeX</a> </li>
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<li>Minimising risk in law firms - Compliance | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9Hfvlzd0M4" target="_blank">https://t.co/9Hfvlzd0M4</a> </li>
<li>Family law: a digital approach <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uB3jaOpJf0" target="_blank">https://t.co/uB3jaOpJf0</a> </li>
<li>Dublin law firm helps partners focus on enjoyable activities | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iGAIzZNTr1" target="_blank">https://t.co/iGAIzZNTr1</a> </li>
<li>Case Watch: ECHR and UK Find a Compromise on 'Whole Life' Sentences <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IpqYyf6Ca7" target="_blank">https://t.co/IpqYyf6Ca7</a> </li>
<li>MoJ announces huge fee rises for claims management companies | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GVv8AllOcn" target="_blank">http://t.co/GVv8AllOcn</a> </li>
<li>‘Gratuitously rude’ judge reprimanded in CoA ruling | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5nuMYCRLGc" target="_blank">http://t.co/5nuMYCRLGc</a> </li>
<li>Lower number of City deals – report | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3d6wrD5Ydo" target="_blank">http://t.co/3d6wrD5Ydo</a></li>
<li>Interveners named as stage set for crucial Coventry case | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/B5PGbYlmPj" target="_blank">http://t.co/B5PGbYlmPj</a> </li>
<li>House husbands, gender imbalance and divorce law | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/46na93YSwL" target="_blank">http://t.co/46na93YSwL</a> </li>
<li>CMCs face fees hike to cover cost of regulation | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Yq7KqWgzob" target="_blank">http://t.co/Yq7KqWgzob</a> </li>
<li>Personal Injury giant reports huge revenue drop post-Jackson | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xeS1msMETM" target="_blank">http://t.co/xeS1msMETM</a></li>
<li>'Unexploited' legal market gives lawyers chance to escape grind and become tech entrepreneurs: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/v1rL9EtEa0" target="_blank">https://t.co/v1rL9EtEa0</a> </li>
<li>Extended police bail should be subject to judicial oversight | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qze6zIwsv5" target="_blank">https://t.co/qze6zIwsv5</a> </li>
<li>UK family trusts fall by 300,000 | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JorxPtgMt5" target="_blank">https://t.co/JorxPtgMt5</a> </li>
<li>Lying lawyers are best to have affairs with | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Pl054oP0Rk" target="_blank">https://t.co/Pl054oP0Rk</a> </li>
<li>What judges say Vs. what judges mean: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aogY0F70Iw" target="_blank">https://t.co/aogY0F70Iw</a> </li>
<li>City firm coaxes all staff to embrace pro bono ethic by asking for 25 hours a year: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qoSqPNw4IV" target="_blank">https://t.co/qoSqPNw4IV</a> </li>
<li>Demystifying the City: 11 things that corporate lawyers do: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hI6l9sHML3" target="_blank">https://t.co/hI6l9sHML3</a></li>
<li>One in ten lawyers have no data safety guards in place | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/28S7iwcDin" target="_blank">https://t.co/28S7iwcDin</a> </li>
<li>Grayling kicks joint-enterprise review past election | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2kO12GCjmi" target="_blank">http://t.co/2kO12GCjmi</a> </li>
<li>Woolworths brings good news for employers | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gpvWweTXAX" target="_blank">https://t.co/gpvWweTXAX</a> </li>
<li>Neuberger on costs - President of Supreme Court calls for fixed costs | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7rdHXVP2zK" target="_blank">https://t.co/7rdHXVP2zK</a> </li>
<li>No need for new terror scrutiny board | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Wd6ObQLKY7" target="_blank">https://t.co/Wd6ObQLKY7</a> </li>
<li>“Scant evidence” for court fees hike | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/owDdcA2xXY" target="_blank">https://t.co/owDdcA2xXY</a></li>
<li>ATE is not recoverable | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UkjEFKeY1b" target="_blank">https://t.co/UkjEFKeY1b</a> </li>
<li>PwC controversy could lead to code of conduct for tax advisers | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NCcELS6aaC" target="_blank">https://t.co/NCcELS6aaC</a> </li>
<li>Government law shake-up | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JsKIitv8hb" target="_blank">https://t.co/JsKIitv8hb</a> </li>
<li>Neuberger speaks out on judges’ interests | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/L1yEozITJW" target="_blank">https://t.co/L1yEozITJW</a> </li>
<li>New timetable for care proceedings a success? | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZeqYB9mKcw" target="_blank">https://t.co/ZeqYB9mKcw</a> </li>
<li>Model CV for expert witnesses | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Jz4lSIGtqG" target="_blank">https://t.co/Jz4lSIGtqG</a> </li>
<li>Original Magna Carta document to be exhibited as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MgcxWdOOob" target="_blank">https://t.co/MgcxWdOOob</a></li>
<li>Wonga escapes criminal action over letters scandal | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Wv67o9wUYT" target="_blank">http://t.co/Wv67o9wUYT</a></li>
<li>Government backs liaison scheme for offenders | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NrOx4CNa6Y" target="_blank">http://t.co/NrOx4CNa6Y</a> </li>
<li>Cabinet minister urges more action to ensure gender equality in the law | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/C5eo4wbREG" target="_blank">http://t.co/C5eo4wbREG</a> </li>
<li>SME law firms “face the most threat” from new entrants, survey finds | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/T7xKJBwiQe" target="_blank">http://t.co/T7xKJBwiQe</a> </li>
<li>BSB launches CPD pilot as it moves away from hours-based scheme | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kpaWtb9HHB" target="_blank">http://t.co/kpaWtb9HHB</a> </li>
<li>PI lawyers predict "carnage" in market | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UlUv8JbkVh" target="_blank">http://t.co/UlUv8JbkVh</a> </li>
<li>Regulators shift burden onto companies under investigation | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0j0mHNLvvU" target="_blank">https://t.co/0j0mHNLvvU</a> </li>
<li>Successful CPS prosecutions are designed for the ‘model victim’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IIOztKl4Rk" target="_blank">https://t.co/IIOztKl4Rk</a></li>
<li>New CSA inquiry to be headed by New Zealand judge | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/al504fyjMP" target="_blank">https://t.co/al504fyjMP</a> </li>
<li>Lord Chancellor guidance on inquest funding to be challenged | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dQcfDV3dzq" target="_blank">https://t.co/dQcfDV3dzq</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Legal profession must improve on only one in four partners being a woman | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2YpqgyVSqx" target="_blank">https://t.co/2YpqgyVSqx</a> </li>
<li>CPS’ handling of fatal RTAs deemed poor | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bunk4DaUJa" target="_blank">https://t.co/bunk4DaUJa</a> </li>
<li>MPs release damning report into Ministry of Justice’s legal aid cuts | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kEbjv2AxGP" target="_blank">https://t.co/kEbjv2AxGP</a> </li>
<li>MoJ sees legal aid cuts as a job well done | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VbWezGafXI" target="_blank">http://t.co/VbWezGafXI</a> </li>
<li>Under close scrutiny, Magna Carta can’t be claimed as the root of all that’s good in our ancient rights | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PR4XgqaZ3F" target="_blank">http://t.co/PR4XgqaZ3F</a> </li>
<li>BSB explores alternatives to advocacy quality scheme | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/v53kNhYIiW" target="_blank">http://t.co/v53kNhYIiW</a> </li>
<li>Mishcon defeats breach of duty claims | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3DVlSb18ZH" target="_blank">http://t.co/3DVlSb18ZH</a> </li>
<li>MPs' report slams MoJ for ‘lack of evidence’ to back civil legal aid reform | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1jbmVgXRal" target="_blank">http://t.co/1jbmVgXRal</a> </li>
<li>Court fees are just the latest blow to smaller businesses seeking to enforce their rights | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Mh9qPk6Ec9" target="_blank">http://t.co/Mh9qPk6Ec9</a> </li>
<li>Indemnity insurer liable for disbursement loans | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/r2SjB1KDua" target="_blank">http://t.co/r2SjB1KDua</a> </li>
<li>Government still playing ‘catch up’ on LASPO | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tZLdML2l1l" target="_blank">http://t.co/tZLdML2l1l</a> </li>
<li>'Unexploited' legal market gives lawyers chance to escape grind and become tech entrepreneurs: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/x7ogtBMZLe" target="_blank">http://t.co/x7ogtBMZLe</a> </li>
<li>Another woman is now in charge of a top City law firm: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/13qrekSgKg" target="_blank">http://t.co/13qrekSgKg</a> </li>
<li>The Bar Council is giving junior barristers thousands of pounds to go to international conferences -- apply here!: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3pIGwRl8F5" target="_blank">http://t.co/3pIGwRl8F5</a> </li>
<li>Grayling Magna Carta party latest -- win raffle to open a bridge: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/szeB6Ie6Kv" target="_blank">http://t.co/szeB6Ie6Kv</a> </li>
<li>Bar is 'fantastic' for working parents says Ed Miliband's wife -- but her chambers has just 17% women QCs: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ei2Sffm3qU" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ei2Sffm3qU</a> </li>
<li>Herbert Smith Freehills and Reed Smith both post retention rates of over 90%: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iBqHrWsJVt" target="_blank">http://t.co/iBqHrWsJVt</a> </li>
<li>Comparative analysis: Male Police Officer Law Enforcement Preferences in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MC57VI48nK" target="_blank">https://t.co/MC57VI48nK</a> </li>
<li>The trouble with privatising probation <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZYgcZfex6b" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZYgcZfex6b</a> </li>
<li>Strasbourg rules UK whole-life sentence is not incompatible with human rights | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JKwYqBdlxy" target="_blank">https://t.co/JKwYqBdlxy</a> </li>
<li>Supreme Court to hear appeal from mother forced to move 50 miles from family | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6RGNbzTB7l" target="_blank">https://t.co/6RGNbzTB7l</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>MoD faces whistleblowing claim from doctor sacked by text | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/R3u587pWAg" target="_blank">https://t.co/R3u587pWAg</a></li>
<li>LGB networks lacking in firms outside of London | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/M1KglIkEri" target="_blank">https://t.co/M1KglIkEri</a> </li>
<li>Munby blasts interpretation service for extensive failures | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sHmvsX6pOI" target="_blank">https://t.co/sHmvsX6pOI</a> </li>
<li>Indemnity insurer liable for disbursement loans | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lHykeFEbHp" target="_blank">http://t.co/lHykeFEbHp</a></li>
<li>British courts can impose whole-life terms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ie5Id1sTfl" target="_blank">http://t.co/ie5Id1sTfl</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Equalities minister urges change of culture in law firms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YwMAxjWRdc" target="_blank">http://t.co/YwMAxjWRdc</a> </li>
<li>Alliance Boots legal chief Pagni scoops top job in wake of Walgreen merger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oP5eXBkeQ6" target="_blank">http://t.co/oP5eXBkeQ6</a> </li>
<li>Munby bemoans ‘serial failures’ over interpreting | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EHk8qcbgNW" target="_blank">http://t.co/EHk8qcbgNW</a> </li>
<li>Capita ordered to pay costs over failure to provide interpreters to family courts <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aCF1BIHGqx" target="_blank">http://t.co/aCF1BIHGqx</a> </li>
<li>Legal aid providers "trying to innovate" but destablised by cuts | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aeEEsLDo8n" target="_blank">http://t.co/aeEEsLDo8n</a> </li>
<li>City firms “way ahead” of Law Society on diversity, society report finds | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3RTEG5BgZQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/3RTEG5BgZQ</a> </li>
<li>Former diplomat becomes chair of IPS as Bradley leaves CLC | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/M1XumBsDYy" target="_blank">http://t.co/M1XumBsDYy</a> </li>
<li>Bank of England investigation costs £2.9 million in legal fees | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MSW6EcvMaL" target="_blank">https://t.co/MSW6EcvMaL</a> </li>
<li>Client complaints are very rare, says Slaughters senior partner | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/93FWTWSjI2" target="_blank">https://t.co/93FWTWSjI2</a> </li>
<li>What it's really like to be an interim GC | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iU3f1bit2Q" target="_blank">https://t.co/iU3f1bit2Q</a> </li>
<li>Hundreds of law firms leave the market | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8KRNIHyNeh" target="_blank">https://t.co/8KRNIHyNeh</a></li>
<li>Carnage in the personal injury sector yet to happen | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BfTqtBJB4U" target="_blank">https://t.co/BfTqtBJB4U</a> </li>
<li>MoJ mediation report tells us ‘little that’s new’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IaFxEmuHN1" target="_blank">https://t.co/IaFxEmuHN1</a> </li>
<li>Practitioners urged to remain vigilant over Public Law Outline | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XGzJYGwQuy" target="_blank">https://t.co/XGzJYGwQuy</a> </li>
<li>Additional governance over surveillance laws won’t work | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dJIonWqQfy" target="_blank">https://t.co/dJIonWqQfy</a> </li>
<li>Free legal advice for victims of ‘revenge porn’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LK69zPtir6" target="_blank">https://t.co/LK69zPtir6</a> </li>
<li>Former British diplomat named new IPS chair | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lp1vLYfqDq" target="_blank">https://t.co/lp1vLYfqDq</a> </li>
<li>Increased civil court fees will lead to ‘disaster’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tKQdcSlh0v" target="_blank">https://t.co/tKQdcSlh0v</a> </li>
<li>Cohabitation laws are ‘out of touch’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aeBbfP2Mor" target="_blank">https://t.co/aeBbfP2Mor</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers on TV – the jury’s out | Law Society Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FpyvwwTCgO" target="_blank">http://t.co/FpyvwwTCgO</a> </li>
<li>Clients shunning national brands as market booms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EVZ5ldMOGJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/EVZ5ldMOGJ</a> </li>
<li>New name for Whitehall legal as it strives to cut overlap | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/d6XMTZkNTz" target="_blank">http://t.co/d6XMTZkNTz</a> </li>
<li>Justice Secretary Grayling testing resolve of Tory lawyers | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CygNMjVl9O" target="_blank">http://t.co/CygNMjVl9O</a> </li>
<li>Law Society: give accountants more guidance on breaches | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nLkm0I2gyS" target="_blank">http://t.co/nLkm0I2gyS</a> </li>
<li>‘We will cut unnecessary duplication’ – Whitehall law chief | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MIIUYaVtMf" target="_blank">http://t.co/MIIUYaVtMf</a> </li>
<li>Law Society Gazette plea sparks cross-party debate on constitution | Law Society Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JtzWT4WAjS" target="_blank">http://t.co/JtzWT4WAjS</a> </li>
<li>Solicitors are ‘key enablers’ for serious organised crime – time to be on guard | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HxQ5oFieep" target="_blank">http://t.co/HxQ5oFieep</a> </li>
<li>Difficulty in finding a head for public inquiry into child abuse is symptomatic of deeper failures | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VGKbwpUcEK" target="_blank">http://t.co/VGKbwpUcEK</a> </li>
<li>The growing use of mass arrest is restricting the right to protest | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hgCAaQJzeR" target="_blank">http://t.co/hgCAaQJzeR</a> </li>
<li>Leadership: Developing effective executive committees | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KMwFRgllYk" target="_blank">http://t.co/KMwFRgllYk</a> </li>
<li>Winning the Gen Y recruiting game | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GWYBBi5ZB7" target="_blank">http://t.co/GWYBBi5ZB7</a> </li>
<li>Data-sharing office proposed | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Th7oZzLXuY" target="_blank">http://t.co/Th7oZzLXuY</a> </li>
<li>GCs admit struggle with foreign rules | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Xay76HRgz2" target="_blank">http://t.co/Xay76HRgz2</a> </li>
<li>Report finds no evidence ABSs have reduced legal costs | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QtRmnKCpyf" target="_blank">http://t.co/QtRmnKCpyf</a></li>
<li>Society hits out at new EU rules for mortgages | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rnK2aq1ddK" target="_blank">http://t.co/rnK2aq1ddK</a> </li>
<li>The Law Society mounts challenge to new court fees | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MHJNJVjg85" target="_blank">http://t.co/MHJNJVjg85</a> </li>
<li>QC-backed ‘second opinion’ service aims to succeed where Stobarts failed | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/J5jE0mbsLO" target="_blank">http://t.co/J5jE0mbsLO</a> </li>
<li>BSB investigates complaints about 17 barristers at same chambers | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4VwGjmAEbz" target="_blank">http://t.co/4VwGjmAEbz</a></li>
<li>£1.2m in "irregular" payments made to Legal Ombudsman staff, says MoJ | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5GASePwmYc" target="_blank">http://t.co/5GASePwmYc</a></li>
<li>Law firms failing to meet threat of market disruption, says report | Legal Futures: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/i60UfltC7A" target="_blank">http://t.co/i60UfltC7A</a> </li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interviews, features, obituaries & lawyers in the news:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>Profile: David W Rivkin - New IBA president on investors & standing up to arbitrary state power | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/E7HVmEzJBi" target="_blank">http://t.co/E7HVmEzJBi</a> </li>
<li>The in-house interview: Competition and Markets Authority GC Sarah Cardell - A Profile | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eIPfAQcZLI" target="_blank">http://t.co/eIPfAQcZLI</a> </li>
<li>Lowell Goddard profile: judge ‘has key qualities’ to lead child abuse inquiry <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zm1FE98h7V" target="_blank">http://t.co/zm1FE98h7V</a> </li>
<li>New Zealand High Court judge Lowell Goddard to lead abuse inquiry <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ub8IeMQ1CE" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ub8IeMQ1CE</a> </li>
<li>Tribute: Simon Chandler - a partner at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dzykIxYgLY" target="_blank">http://t.co/dzykIxYgLY</a> </li>
<li>Tributes for well-known Helston solicitor Derek Reid <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/03GsolzGnq" target="_blank">http://t.co/03GsolzGnq</a> </li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interesting articles involving the study of law and
legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia,
publications on law and law students:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>Trainee solicitor numbers increase by two thirds in 2014 | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jR3FPVRHLv" target="_blank">https://t.co/jR3FPVRHLv</a> </li>
<li>The campaign for the trainee solicitor minimum salary is being resurrected: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gGWFuskXBb" target="_blank">http://t.co/gGWFuskXBb</a> </li>
<li>Tadpoles and pigs play key role in high street law firm paralegal hiring policy: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/I4LLKnGKi4" target="_blank">http://t.co/I4LLKnGKi4</a> </li>
<li>11 New Year's resolutions that law students have already given up on: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ch8zFPj3MP" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ch8zFPj3MP</a></li>
<li>Edinburgh Uni law student legally analyses tutor's feedback -- conclusion: breaches official guidelines: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nHzmJOa4cP" target="_blank">http://t.co/nHzmJOa4cP</a> </li>
<li>Junior lawyer battles food waste living on a pound a day for charity: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WmdAZHOEnR" target="_blank">http://t.co/WmdAZHOEnR</a> </li>
<li>Magic circle giant Allen & Overy is retaining 93% of its trainees: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/itc4eUUSwA" target="_blank">http://t.co/itc4eUUSwA</a> </li>
<li>The Amal Effect: More wannabe human rights lawyers, but where are the jobs?: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5qUxEUQU3n" target="_blank">https://t.co/5qUxEUQU3n</a> </li>
<li>City law firm graduate recruiter tells wannabe solicitor that 2:1 from Durham not good enough for training contract: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xLNCn6irSs" target="_blank">http://t.co/xLNCn6irSs</a> </li>
<li>Another woman is now in charge of a top City law firm: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DpwbAae7Ki" target="_blank">https://t.co/DpwbAae7Ki</a> </li>
<li>The Bar Council giving junior barristers thousands of pounds to go to international conferences -- apply here <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6i4uGvda1o" target="_blank">https://t.co/6i4uGvda1o</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Recommended Articles of this week:</b></span><br />
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<ul>
<li>British Library reunites Magna Carta copies for 800th anniversary <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VijzubWHqa" target="_blank">http://t.co/VijzubWHqa</a> </li>
<li>Justice campaigners propose boycott of Magna Carta anniversary summit <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4G7etFgfqf" target="_blank">http://t.co/4G7etFgfqf</a> </li>
<li>Chief Inspector of Probation Paul McDowell resigns <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qAORDdobiO" target="_blank">http://t.co/qAORDdobiO</a> </li>
<li>8 out of 10 councils using 'secret courts'
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AGTJoLh84E" target="_blank">http://t.co/AGTJoLh84E</a> </li>
<li>Complaints about police rise by 15pc in year
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PpuPpm9bDt" target="_blank">http://t.co/PpuPpm9bDt</a> </li>
<li>European judges uphold British courts’ right to impose ‘whole life’ tariffs <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/k9rv1AA9HN" target="_blank">http://t.co/k9rv1AA9HN</a> </li>
<li>Sir Keir Starmer: police stations are intimidating for rape victims <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EcwmgjrY7C" target="_blank">http://t.co/EcwmgjrY7C</a> </li>
<li>Judge authorises sterilisation of mother-of-six with learning disabilities <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iiy9T1p4Cu" target="_blank">http://t.co/iiy9T1p4Cu</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer found Harper Lee's sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird - The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/etPtzOPqoI" target="_blank">https://t.co/etPtzOPqoI</a> </li>
<li>Rotherham scandal: The catalogue of council failings <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cIipM92RXy" target="_blank">http://t.co/cIipM92RXy</a></li>
<li>Is there really something uniquely wicked about genocide? #BALKANS <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2ifKaSC3lM" target="_blank">http://t.co/2ifKaSC3lM</a> </li>
<li>New law on sale of sex 'could cut human trafficking' <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RNX2KHBnY3" target="_blank">http://t.co/RNX2KHBnY3</a></li>
<li>GCHQ mass internet surveillance was unlawful, court rules <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XFGGbHV58y" target="_blank">http://t.co/XFGGbHV58y</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></b><br />
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday 6th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/6th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></a></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Number of Quindell shareholders hoping for compensation reaches 500 Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4vE26fEhHI" target="_blank">http://t.co/4vE26fEhHI</a> </li>
<li>High Court dismisses $3.7m claim against Mishcon over allegations of dishonest assistance | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jtzK1Il5LJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/jtzK1Il5LJ</a> </li>
<li>Addleshaw Goddard latest to moot contract lawyer initiative | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hR5aFp12EM" target="_blank">http://t.co/hR5aFp12EM</a> </li>
<li>Akin Gump reports 12.8 per cent profit rise to $356m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KauS3Z32LR" target="_blank">http://t.co/KauS3Z32LR</a> </li>
<li>Cadwalader’s profit per partner drops by 15 per cent as revenue stalls at $481m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kv1pMiDw4I" target="_blank">http://t.co/kv1pMiDw4I</a> </li>
<li>Matrix, Monckton and Blackstone triumph as tribunal rules against GCHQ for first time | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vxaroFahSA" target="_blank">http://t.co/vxaroFahSA</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields and Weil win seats as DFS lists on the London Stock Exchange | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vVjwSqvA0U" target="_blank">http://t.co/vVjwSqvA0U</a> </li>
<li>DAC Beachcroft departures stack up in Madrid | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rTFkp3JmGO" target="_blank">http://t.co/rTFkp3JmGO</a> </li>
<li>Dentons, HSF, KWM and Slaughters among eight firms to win FSCS panel spots | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qNqTiiA6fU" target="_blank">http://t.co/qNqTiiA6fU</a> </li>
<li>Novae Group appoints RSA lawyer as first group general counsel | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fWWULeOMRQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/fWWULeOMRQ</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters advises on groundbreaking $1bn bond in post-Arab Spring Tunisia | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nEw2hjAsuI" target="_blank">http://t.co/nEw2hjAsuI</a> </li>
<li>Locke Lord’s Clements: "We got the team we wanted" | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iZrE7hNpMp" target="_blank">http://t.co/iZrE7hNpMp</a> </li>
<li>Sham marriages solicitor loses appeal against conviction | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FCnzt4tWlZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/FCnzt4tWlZ</a> </li>
<li>Solicitor has been dragged to court after property owners allegedly overpaid £100,000 for a unit <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AaM5C29Fs4" target="_blank">https://t.co/AaM5C29Fs4</a> </li>
<li>No5 barrister prosecutes drug dealers, who go down for a total of 27 years | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/t3vHvhucgr" target="_blank">http://t.co/t3vHvhucgr</a></li>
<li>Withers aims for 33pc Asia revenue as it links up with Singapore firm | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6Xy0WtC1WW" target="_blank">https://t.co/6Xy0WtC1WW</a> </li>
<li>Milbank starts Seoul office with M&A focus | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tmXYY21ogv" target="_blank">https://t.co/tmXYY21ogv</a> </li>
<li>Shearman plans move into Africa through Egypt base | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7ALyFqeRcF" target="_blank">https://t.co/7ALyFqeRcF</a> </li>
<li>Companies still vulnerable to tax data leaks, warns A&O | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/76pHwNdSY8" target="_blank">https://t.co/76pHwNdSY8</a> </li>
<li>Energy clients turn on work flow again in response to oil price | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BG6uxz27GP" target="_blank">https://t.co/BG6uxz27GP</a> </li>
<li>Baker seeks pioneer advantage through Kenya presence | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/daXfM4KA7B" target="_blank">https://t.co/daXfM4KA7B</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/22nd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> 5th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/5th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></a></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Hogan Lovells announces ‘ground-breaking’ Global Citizenship Policy | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2Fh7RGPpCx" target="_blank">https://t.co/2Fh7RGPpCx</a> </li>
<li>Latham recruits corporate duo from CC in Germany - The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6ysrKxNcW9" target="_blank">https://t.co/6ysrKxNcW9</a> </li>
<li>Hugh James extends law firm network | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CUq02TfCeG" target="_blank">http://t.co/CUq02TfCeG</a> </li>
<li>European lawyer moves: 5 February 2015 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mkRoJtHnvk" target="_blank">http://t.co/mkRoJtHnvk</a> </li>
<li>Gide turns to Baker & McKenzie for senior operational hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oOjftBCJgG" target="_blank">http://t.co/oOjftBCJgG</a> </li>
<li>Dentons' UKMEA profits soar 33 per cent in first year of merger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qXskMHi405" target="_blank">http://t.co/qXskMHi405</a> </li>
<li>Fladgate hires three Locke Lord partners in largest-ever lateral move | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/djBniQecca" target="_blank">http://t.co/djBniQecca</a> </li>
<li>Dentons expands its Africa presence with Johannesburg office opening | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/T8r6cmeLpk" target="_blank">http://t.co/T8r6cmeLpk</a> </li>
<li>Davis wins Lion Capital for Proskauer after move from KWM | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7AHkoxCMvw" target="_blank">http://t.co/7AHkoxCMvw</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/21st-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 4th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/4th-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></a></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Travers earns £2m for key role on Bank of England’s forex investigation | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tBjLxTrng2" target="_blank">http://t.co/tBjLxTrng2</a></li>
<li>KWM to open in Singapore within three months | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yY3SV8kgw7" target="_blank">https://t.co/yY3SV8kgw7</a> </li>
<li>Dentons Dachung recruits former Alberta premier as counsel | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CNNwpSFqhe" target="_blank">https://t.co/CNNwpSFqhe</a> </li>
<li>Skadden holds off Jones Day to win title of world's strongest law brand | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HRLceHlwew" target="_blank">https://t.co/HRLceHlwew</a> </li>
<li>CMS Cameron McKenna cash flow increased by 774 per cent to £33.1m in 2013/14 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5eAbUtRdtn" target="_blank">http://t.co/5eAbUtRdtn</a> </li>
<li>Scottish Water launches panel review as firms chase five-year contracts | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SN55urQ9Al" target="_blank">http://t.co/SN55urQ9Al</a> </li>
<li>Withers enters formal alliance with Singapore firm KhattarWong to grow Asia revenue | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Nic5ntRSt4" target="_blank">http://t.co/Nic5ntRSt4</a> </li>
<li>Ireland's Arthur Cox hires Source general counsel for London office | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/90Fj3b3Ff2" target="_blank">http://t.co/90Fj3b3Ff2</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/28th-october-law-news.html">Tuesday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/20th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">3rd </span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/3rd-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">February</span></a></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Ex-CC adviser takes top post at Saudi capital markets regulator | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iYpGqCCP6a" target="_blank">https://t.co/iYpGqCCP6a</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters to put tighter focus on Africa | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/beGORbK4eK" target="_blank">https://t.co/beGORbK4eK</a> </li>
<li>DLA cuts global headcount | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iEMXefuU8l" target="_blank">https://t.co/iEMXefuU8l</a> </li>
<li>Rose Walker lawyers set up new firm | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CpWzKS8xZu" target="_blank">https://t.co/CpWzKS8xZu</a></li>
<li>Balkan firm Karanovic & Nikolic expands to Slovenia with local hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/R0wP9eIXVj" target="_blank">http://t.co/R0wP9eIXVj</a></li>
<li>Pinsent Masons picks up energy team from Bond Dickinson | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kEaRDgmORk" target="_blank">http://t.co/kEaRDgmORk</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/27th-october-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/2nd-february-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">2nd February</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>MoFo boosts Berlin with data protection hires from De Brauw | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2146IkJCPe" target="_blank">http://t.co/2146IkJCPe</a> </li>
<li>Goodwin Procter builds on 2013 growth with 4.4 per cent revenue increase | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/P4psSJ8eYF" target="_blank">http://t.co/P4psSJ8eYF</a> </li>
<li>Hogan Lovells reports turnover increase, profit decline for non-US business in 2013/14 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ciAzJTSmA9" target="_blank">http://t.co/ciAzJTSmA9</a> </li>
<li>Dechert increases global revenue by 8 per cent to $839.4m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6pAHiT9LGK" target="_blank">http://t.co/6pAHiT9LGK</a> </li>
<li>Milbank becomes latest international firm to open Seoul office | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gB1ylF9ARy" target="_blank">http://t.co/gB1ylF9ARy</a> </li>
<li>BLM senior partner Mike Brown re-elected to oversee international expansion strategy | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZcNOQtKlZX" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZcNOQtKlZX</a></li>
<li>Skadden retains top spot for branding attraction in crowded US market | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cv8mvAiubU" target="_blank">http://t.co/cv8mvAiubU</a> </li>
<li>Nabarro's French ally Lefèvre Pelletier reports 7 per cent turnover rise | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rSbzLq8f1U" target="_blank">http://t.co/rSbzLq8f1U</a> </li>
<li>Charles Russell Speechlys tie-up impacts Aim rankings as Pinsents dominates | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/g5QAj55kOK" target="_blank">http://t.co/g5QAj55kOK</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Linklaters shakes up control of international practices as EEMEA head steps down | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BURBbPfbya" target="_blank">http://t.co/BURBbPfbya</a> </li>
<li>Herbies keeps on 93 per cent in spring retention round | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OVCe4h8Rdw" target="_blank">http://t.co/OVCe4h8Rdw</a></li>
<li>HFW gears up for March managing partner election | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kMlsizmQa2" target="_blank">http://t.co/kMlsizmQa2</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Latham continues Clifford Chance raid with hire of private equity chief Felsenstein | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ozaPW1Sh63" target="_blank">http://t.co/ozaPW1Sh63</a> </li>
<li>A&O kicks off Peerpoint overseas expansion with Hong Kong launch | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dF9L6iLznG" target="_blank">http://t.co/dF9L6iLznG</a></li>
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<li>Late claimant’s bid to delay trial refused | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xUiEPGtxzg" target="_blank">http://t.co/xUiEPGtxzg</a> </li>
<li>Cleaner banned from working in law firms without the regulator's permission | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NsETOBcF5t" target="_blank">http://t.co/NsETOBcF5t</a></li>
<li>We'll scrap legal aid contract scheme, says Labour | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/i2Ak36vQ06" target="_blank">http://t.co/i2Ak36vQ06</a> </li>
<li>Conveyancers overtake family lawyers in complaints league table | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/q4OjioS0Ar" target="_blank">http://t.co/q4OjioS0Ar</a> </li>
<li>“I want to dominate the market,” says entrepreneur securing £12m funding for clinical negligence ABS | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nc4BSMinjP" target="_blank">http://t.co/nc4BSMinjP</a> </li>
<li>Hollywood meets law in London | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/U0QGCMTGe2" target="_blank">https://t.co/U0QGCMTGe2</a> </li>
<li>Law firms warned on cost control | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3PBLBWo1TQ" target="_blank">https://t.co/3PBLBWo1TQ</a> </li>
<li>Top UK law firms on merger trail | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ajq7JlYLld" target="_blank">https://t.co/ajq7JlYLld</a> </li>
<li>Global legal landscape to be reinvented by Dentons Dachung megamerger | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pnD4F3VWMR" target="_blank">https://t.co/pnD4F3VWMR</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers rank with shop workers as unhappiest UK employees | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sKJkQj8cIt" target="_blank">https://t.co/sKJkQj8cIt</a> </li>
<li>Warning by MP at a discussion with leading experts on the merits of a written constitution | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HHZxVKHDQt" target="_blank">http://t.co/HHZxVKHDQt</a> </li>
<li>Court provides clarity over “image rights” as celebrity wins T-shirt battle | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/p6EPIpyxuj" target="_blank">https://t.co/p6EPIpyxuj</a> </li>
<li>Cybersecurity risk, global investigations & new regulations to lead change in e-discovery in 2015 | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RYGQt2MHsO" target="_blank">http://t.co/RYGQt2MHsO</a> </li>
<li>Get your aprons at the ready for the Great Legal Bake, in the week of 9-13 February | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZBzXcauhl4" target="_blank">https://t.co/ZBzXcauhl4</a> </li>
<li>IT projects start to replicate decision-making of judges | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8WoCDyG9yX" target="_blank">https://t.co/8WoCDyG9yX</a> </li>
<li>The importance of the free legal advice sector | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4jRssCUmmH" target="_blank">https://t.co/4jRssCUmmH</a> </li>
<li>Male and female general counsel approach the purchase of legal services in different ways | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dVGvDZtRte" target="_blank">https://t.co/dVGvDZtRte</a> </li>
<li>Learning curves and career highlights: What it's really like to be an interim GC | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Zf7iv9LZYh" target="_blank">https://t.co/Zf7iv9LZYh</a> </li>
<li>Third parties access to client information prompt the SRA to launch guidance for confidentiality | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5snmmlEZ2B" target="_blank">http://t.co/5snmmlEZ2B</a> </li>
<li>Personal injury lawyers voice opposition to government plans to hike court fees by 420% | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/az65ijTaxa" target="_blank">http://t.co/az65ijTaxa</a></li>
<li>EU-US legal services breakthrough | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vwS3t9rzZb" target="_blank">http://t.co/vwS3t9rzZb</a> </li>
<li>CoA overturns 'fundamentally unfair' care order | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YBREEZerbz" target="_blank">http://t.co/YBREEZerbz</a> </li>
<li>Compensation excludes dividends: directors who save tax by accepting modest salary and remuneration | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CVxG3JpP29" target="_blank">http://t.co/CVxG3JpP29</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers disagree over “fundamentally dishonest” sanction | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6rFUHSDI5T" target="_blank">https://t.co/6rFUHSDI5T</a> </li>
<li>Costs own-goal in footballer libel trial | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IZItMpbiN1" target="_blank">https://t.co/IZItMpbiN1</a> </li>
<li>Top-25 firm confirms £15m bank loan | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BmWqENpLlK" target="_blank">http://t.co/BmWqENpLlK</a> </li>
<li>Government push for victim support | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IqakiFCf69" target="_blank">http://t.co/IqakiFCf69</a> </li>
<li>Sampson’s expenses ‘novel and contentious’, says MoJ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2DLlB05ryC" target="_blank">http://t.co/2DLlB05ryC</a> </li>
<li>Supreme Court rules family cannot sue police | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xKMFFwHMlD" target="_blank">http://t.co/xKMFFwHMlD</a> </li>
<li>MoJ admits losing inquiry data discs | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/P6wIWVerZ2" target="_blank">http://t.co/P6wIWVerZ2</a> </li>
<li>International insurance group to launch ABS for corporate clients | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/g2lXMCO8lr" target="_blank">http://t.co/g2lXMCO8lr</a> </li>
<li>Law firm set-up blocks client value | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JZnPa2IMn5" target="_blank">https://t.co/JZnPa2IMn5</a> </li>
<li>Drone on – with an eye on the law | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BYlGHhe1es" target="_blank">http://t.co/BYlGHhe1es</a> </li>
<li>The lord chief justice wants to spare us details of horrific crimes. His good intentions are doomed | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xq6YtFrgqP" target="_blank">http://t.co/xq6YtFrgqP</a> </li>
<li>SRA warns solicitors over risks to client confidentiality | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jpWW5VFCnu" target="_blank">https://t.co/jpWW5VFCnu</a> </li>
<li>Court of Appeal recognises client capacity in entering CFAs | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bf4HcUHcX4" target="_blank">https://t.co/bf4HcUHcX4</a> </li>
<li>SRA secures injunction against fraudster ex-solicitor | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RJVzoEpvFP" target="_blank">http://t.co/RJVzoEpvFP</a></li>
<li>In-house media lawyer heading for the spotlight? <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/efnVxS6jSl" target="_blank">http://t.co/efnVxS6jSl</a> </li>
<li>Tribunal non-payments a ‘scandal’, says minister | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/z9IPm4OiN5" target="_blank">http://t.co/z9IPm4OiN5</a> </li>
<li>LeO finally takes on CMC complaints | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/z1NmvOIiCn" target="_blank">http://t.co/z1NmvOIiCn</a></li>
<li>Tribunal non-payments a ‘scandal’, says minister | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/z9IPm4OiN5" target="_blank">http://t.co/z9IPm4OiN5</a> </li>
<li>LeO finally takes on CMC complaints | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/z1NmvOIiCn" target="_blank">http://t.co/z1NmvOIiCn</a></li>
<li>Top 200 expect more consolidation - even though most think mergers to date have not succeeded | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2lgb4xLUh2" target="_blank">http://t.co/2lgb4xLUh2</a> </li>
<li>Lord Chief Justice calls for independent review of legal market | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qLBLnixuDt" target="_blank">http://t.co/qLBLnixuDt</a> </li>
<li>LeO recruits team of 30 to tackle claims management complaints | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/23J5bWRSSn" target="_blank">http://t.co/23J5bWRSSn</a> </li>
<li>“Don’t merge to make costs savings”, says head of newly merged City firm | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Y4ehHDSznh" target="_blank">http://t.co/Y4ehHDSznh</a> </li>
<li>Human rights comes under corporate attack | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7Zhggk5By5" target="_blank">https://t.co/7Zhggk5By5</a> </li>
<li>Justice agencies lack human decency when it comes to complaints | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FC4api4GfU" target="_blank">https://t.co/FC4api4GfU</a> </li>
<li>SRA urged not to relinquish insolvency regulation | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IOYijQOGRS" target="_blank">http://t.co/IOYijQOGRS</a> </li>
<li>CFA retained by client without mental capacity – CoA | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/g8AsHG6Dex" target="_blank">http://t.co/g8AsHG6Dex</a> </li>
<li>Legal services market failing to cut costs, says LCJ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/T7jVMOUhhd" target="_blank">http://t.co/T7jVMOUhhd</a></li>
<li>Almost half of all non-merged UK firms would consider a tie-up over the next two years | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/X6dLDc1fdN" target="_blank">http://t.co/X6dLDc1fdN</a> </li>
<li>When a partner misbehaves, everyone around them can be tarnished | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WdRnoCWght" target="_blank">http://t.co/WdRnoCWght</a></li>
<li>Accountant threat driving law firm merger interest | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/x7gXwb7aDr" target="_blank">http://t.co/x7gXwb7aDr</a> </li>
<li>Special report: Cyber security – In a rights pickle | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rmbm5vjSNj" target="_blank">http://t.co/rmbm5vjSNj</a> </li>
<li>Roundtable: in-house public sector | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NWcYCBbY4F" target="_blank">http://t.co/NWcYCBbY4F</a> </li>
<li>South-east roll-out for CRM14 form | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3RrIYDRKSY" target="_blank">http://t.co/3RrIYDRKSY</a></li>
<li>Sikh Solicitors no longer have to remove articles of faith when meeting clients in detention centres| Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NVRszVQUMR" target="_blank">http://t.co/NVRszVQUM</a></li>
<li>After the easy fixes, what next for diversity? | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oZrNOD4y7s" target="_blank">http://t.co/oZrNOD4y7s</a> </li>
<li>Victims ‘let down by justice agencies’ – report | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CIUAGZ42xa" target="_blank">http://t.co/CIUAGZ42xa</a></li>
<li>Jailing of former Law Society council member damaged profession, SDT says | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6ShAsImYlU" target="_blank">http://t.co/6ShAsImYlU</a> </li>
<li>Human rights comes under corporate attack | The Global Legal Post
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nAZnxLEX2I" target="_blank">http://t.co/nAZnxLEX2I</a></li>
<li>Private sector-prosecutor collaboration secures 13-year conviction | The Global Legal Post
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jWazYmMlDS" target="_blank">http://t.co/jWazYmMlDS</a> </li>
<li>As the legal revolution progresses, the weakest and most abused clients will be pushed to the margins | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CqB0pBqkQd" target="_blank">http://t.co/CqB0pBqkQd</a> </li>
<li>Tax dispute forced firm into insolvency | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TROMqRFAMu" target="_blank">http://t.co/TROMqRFAMu</a> </li>
<li>Court of Appeal close to setting debt repayment precedent | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ekjsm2ZmqY" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ekjsm2ZmqY</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>John Cooper QC on the Global Law Summit: By going there, we are tacitly endorsing what Grayling is doing” <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XBs7Pvf8Ut" target="_blank">http://t.co/XBs7Pvf8Ut</a> </li>
<li>Merseyside summit to tackle legal aid cuts | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NCppxlKz1M" target="_blank">http://t.co/NCppxlKz1M</a> </li>
<li>Saatchi bill running out of time | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aHWEc7ro7E" target="_blank">http://t.co/aHWEc7ro7E</a> </li>
<li>Society puts trainee minimum salary back on agenda | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tcLx27iucd" target="_blank">http://t.co/tcLx27iucd</a> </li>
<li>We must take great care when arguing that lawyers are ‘special’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YLYE45O2Wv" target="_blank">http://t.co/YLYE45O2Wv</a> </li>
<li>DV: breaking free of coercion: Legislating emotional abuse will prove difficult | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3W9QOPrcr8" target="_blank">http://t.co/3W9QOPrcr8</a> </li>
<li>Law Society backing for outreach | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LvihL5TyxM" target="_blank">http://t.co/LvihL5TyxM</a></li>
<li>Insolvency costs cap does not fit – peer | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wu1IX4a8EE" target="_blank">http://t.co/wu1IX4a8EE</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers-to-be reveal career motivations | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2r56y1n444" target="_blank">http://t.co/2r56y1n444</a> </li>
<li>Capita still failing to hit interpreter target | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/a33HCvPj8A" target="_blank">http://t.co/a33HCvPj8A</a> </li>
<li>Midlands-based lawyers in line for 10 per cent pay rise as legal jobs increase | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OVzcWxFE4J" target="_blank">http://t.co/OVzcWxFE4J</a> </li>
<li>Hot 100 2015: record number of in-housers among this year's stand-out lawyers | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/t64dt5aF5p" target="_blank">http://t.co/t64dt5aF5p</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers’ use of ‘the cloud’ and their ability to harness ‘big data’| Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7N61kfXEWD" target="_blank">http://t.co/7N61kfXEWD</a> </li>
<li>SRA warns firms of confidentiality risk from law firm M&A | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GhTxNYad1l" target="_blank">http://t.co/GhTxNYad1l</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interviews, features, obituaries & lawyers in the news:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<ul>
<li>The in-house interview: Pets at Home legal chief Louise Stonier - Profile | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4vCLQ8u4rG" target="_blank">http://t.co/4vCLQ8u4rG</a> </li>
<li>My legal life: Kevin Poulter, Legal director, employment and social media, Bircham Dyson Bell - Profile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8NppHujD1n" target="_blank">http://t.co/8NppHujD1n</a></li>
<li>Ben Emmerson QC – the high-flyer representing Marina Litvinenko <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0ECul9IiXy" target="_blank">http://t.co/0ECul9IiXy</a> </li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interesting articles involving the study of law and
legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia,
publications on law and law students:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>How a law degree could launch your career in politics <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bFJtSmPmhD" target="_blank">http://t.co/bFJtSmPmhD</a> </li>
<li>BOOK REVIEW: Court of Protection Handbook – a user’s guide | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NENVsJP9Kg" target="_blank">http://t.co/NENVsJP9Kg</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Recommended Articles of this week:</b></span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Why tyrants are afraid of art and beauty <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RaR9mvBmmQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/RaR9mvBmmQ</a> </li>
<li>CCTV: Too many cameras useless, warns surveillance watchdog Tony Porter <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Jn08fL4Dfl" target="_blank">http://t.co/Jn08fL4Dfl</a> </li>
<li>Auschwitz 70th anniversary: Even today, Jews need Israel as a safe haven <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/looxzLzx0j" target="_blank">http://t.co/looxzLzx0j</a> </li>
<li>Hair straightener patent dispute | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0GuTV5lZOY" target="_blank">https://t.co/0GuTV5lZOY</a></li>
<li>Government in £9 million payout after single letter blunder causes business to collapse <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mey8YEtIdM" target="_blank">http://t.co/mey8YEtIdM</a> </li>
<li>Edward Snowden Wins 'Debate' With NSA Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZJ2t5bsdyL" target="_blank">https://t.co/ZJ2t5bsdyL</a> </li>
<li>We must increase availability of restorative justice for crime victims | Jon Collins, Restorative Justice Council <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1HroJ6CHrv" target="_blank">http://t.co/1HroJ6CHrv</a> </li>
<li>Data from death inquiries lost by Ministry of Justice <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/17O7xv0edx" target="_blank">http://t.co/17O7xv0edx</a> </li>
<li>UK broke law in fewer than 1% of European human rights cases in 2014 <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jh7M0VrdFp" target="_blank">http://t.co/jh7M0VrdFp</a></li>
<li>Legal aid payments to lawyers in Northern Ireland will be subject to a new levy of up to 15% <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NOvX61e3v7" target="_blank">https://t.co/NOvX61e3v7</a> </li>
<li>Is ‘academic citizenship’ under strain? <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HiqYVgRDcN" target="_blank">http://t.co/HiqYVgRDcN</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></b><br />
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/30th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday 30th January</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Freshfields gives cyber security help on pro bono basis | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lTZHrdvZdn" target="_blank">https://t.co/lTZHrdvZdn</a> </li>
<li>Law Firm Bromleys, based in Ashton-under-Lyne, saw revenues rise 5 per cent to £2.55m in the 12 months to April <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/C8JAQhA3gM" target="_blank">https://t.co/C8JAQhA3gM</a> </li>
<li>Wetherby & York law firm bidding farewell to family solicitor Jonathan Leach who served more than 33 years <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NIMfJ2GrZg" target="_blank">https://t.co/NIMfJ2GrZg</a> </li>
<li>Deutsche Bank legal costs fall by 80 per cent in Q4 2014 as cases linger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5fOaPJpakS" target="_blank">http://t.co/5fOaPJpakS</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields first of magic circle to report spring trainee retention, keeping 85% | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TLy9nbfyTC" target="_blank">http://t.co/TLy9nbfyTC</a> </li>
<li>Chadbourne becomes latest entrant into Jo'burg with Bowman Gilfillan hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ExwtmA6mAz" target="_blank">http://t.co/ExwtmA6mAz</a> </li>
<li>Squire Patton Boggs advises on Sheffield Wednesday sale to Thai seafood businessman | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3YxSP9A1BU" target="_blank">http://t.co/3YxSP9A1BU</a> </li>
<li>BBVA UK legal head takes up new role at derivatives platform NetOTC | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mbiZMwI08m" target="_blank">http://t.co/mbiZMwI08m</a> </li>
<li>China’s Dacheng raids Haworth & Lexon for six-partner team | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BmVicFKnop" target="_blank">http://t.co/BmVicFKnop</a> </li>
<li>Simmons' managing partner Jeremy Hoyland on Bristol, Luxembourg and defying gravity | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4VQ4rtNCqx" target="_blank">http://t.co/4VQ4rtNCqx</a> </li>
<li>CMS paid £2.3m to prepare Dundas for takeover, LLP accounts show | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SR7yaW0UMQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/SR7yaW0UMQ</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Allen & Overy records highest trainee retention since before recession | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Q5mXXCrl3b" target="_blank">http://t.co/Q5mXXCrl3b</a> </li>
<li>BLP advocacy head Stuart Isaacs QC joins King & Spalding | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rowXyrvRpC" target="_blank">http://t.co/rowXyrvRpC</a> </li>
<li>Reed Smith advises Sky on mobile phone launch with Telefónica UK | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SZgJroohvY" target="_blank">http://t.co/SZgJroohvY</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields adds Kirkland employment partner as US expansion drive continues | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dSKp7aSxpf" target="_blank">http://t.co/dSKp7aSxpf</a> </li>
<li>DLA Piper International revenue and headcount fell in 2013/14, accounts show | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/o74CtxB6gq" target="_blank">http://t.co/o74CtxB6gq</a></li>
<li>HSF cuts debt by 21 per cent in first full year after merger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LC4uX4rsnR" target="_blank">http://t.co/LC4uX4rsnR</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/29th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">29th January</span></span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Rainmakers could stand to gain as CC begins lockstep review | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PKO11sFCJI" target="_blank">https://t.co/PKO11sFCJI</a> </li>
<li>Dentons Dachung merger described as high risk | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/K44VW4NdaM" target="_blank">https://t.co/K44VW4NdaM</a> </li>
<li>Al Tamimi forges Egyptian association to access investment opportunities | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OKd1Zpiytm" target="_blank">http://t.co/OKd1Zpiytm</a> </li>
<li>Browne Jacobson managing partner pledges further growth for third term | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aaEim35ltV" target="_blank">http://t.co/aaEim35ltV</a> </li>
<li>Collins and Mayhew to contest BLP managing partner election | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cs8wR0ourg" target="_blank">http://t.co/cs8wR0ourg</a></li>
<li>Dentons, Dacheng merge to create world’s biggest law firm <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lvsJqAzfdE" target="_blank">https://t.co/lvsJqAzfdE</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/28th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 28th January</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>DLA branches out of legal through cybersecurity offshoot | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qhCnNw9Xhb" target="_blank">https://t.co/qhCnNw9Xhb</a> </li>
<li>Dentons Dachung announce merger across 120 offices | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Gjiz66qgEs" target="_blank">https://t.co/Gjiz66qgEs</a> </li>
<li>Finland's Roschier tempts Latham capital markets partner home from London | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lLANFrNLFc" target="_blank">http://t.co/lLANFrNLFc</a> </li>
<li>Eaglewood Capital Management hires Paul Hastings associate as its first GC | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Xx9y0ewJ7e" target="_blank">http://t.co/Xx9y0ewJ7e</a></li>
<li>A&O and Ashurst win key roles on £680m Jurys Inn hotel chain sale | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/f6ZZiIqH2j" target="_blank">http://t.co/f6ZZiIqH2j</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Freshfields and Herbert Smith Freehills ring in on Hutchison Whampoa’s £10.25bn acquisition of O2 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eBAIyRCmzV" target="_blank">http://t.co/eBAIyRCmzV</a> </li>
<li>Solicitor returns to Cambridge law firm Woodfines Solicitors after time in Hong Kong <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/q6OrYSJRtG" target="_blank">https://t.co/q6OrYSJRtG</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields boosts profits but wary of dangers | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CM2lbPSDgT" target="_blank">http://t.co/CM2lbPSDgT</a> </li>
<li>Clyde & Co and 7KBW succeed in £8.8m typo claim against Companies House | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lCLwPjvbvu" target="_blank">http://t.co/lCLwPjvbvu</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Virgin Media bats off ninth patent infringement claim from tech company Rovi | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vK1ssxlhHF" target="_blank">http://t.co/vK1ssxlhHF</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Herbert Smith Freehills on board for HS2 rail project | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aZY51cpRUj" target="_blank">http://t.co/aZY51cpRUj</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields to pay £1bn to retired partners over next 50 years | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Mk901voJfv" target="_blank">http://t.co/Mk901voJfv</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/28th-october-law-news.html">Tuesday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/20th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">27th January</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Bird & Bird to face €130m negligence suit from German property funds | The Global Legal Post
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zbQVNVIP88" target="_blank">http://t.co/zbQVNVIP88</a> </li>
<li>Grimaldi makes trio of lateral hires from local rivals | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xYwqjfM6AM" target="_blank">http://t.co/xYwqjfM6AM</a> </li>
<li>White & Case and Osborne Clarke reveal spring retention | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RAfZHTXoBQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/RAfZHTXoBQ</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/26th-january-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/19th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">26th January</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Clifford Chance moots superpoints for star partners as part of lockstep overhaul | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lW5HcBwFoZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/lW5HcBwFoZ</a> </li>
<li>Bird & Bird hit by €130m professional negligence claim in Hamburg | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OnqJowLwwi" target="_blank">http://t.co/OnqJowLwwi</a> </li>
<li>DLA Piper bulks up in Singapore with hires from Gibson Dunn and Jones Day | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rFabdNabja" target="_blank">http://t.co/rFabdNabja</a> </li>
<li>Goodwin Procter and Mayer Brown pick up key roles on £327m sale of Tower Place | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kgEec5g7ZW" target="_blank">http://t.co/kgEec5g7ZW</a> </li>
<li>Vedder Price wins key role on launch of the UK’s first regulated bitcoin trading platform | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LpHppdm7Sj" target="_blank">http://t.co/LpHppdm7Sj</a> </li>
<li>Wilson Sonsini loses Beijing head Li to Sidley | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/klmR53Edvw" target="_blank">http://t.co/klmR53Edvw</a> </li>
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<li>Chilcot approach crowds out the rule of law | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TYWSrrG10z" target="_blank">http://t.co/TYWSrrG10z</a> </li>
<li>Litigation funder unveils £60m sum for smaller claims | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Dx5DnzKLOK" target="_blank">http://t.co/Dx5DnzKLOK</a></li>
<li>Liverpool Law Society's support for apprenticeships | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9xak51z1gH" target="_blank">http://t.co/9xak51z1gH</a> </li>
<li>Solicitor felt ‘comforted’ over tax rules by SRA visit | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PwgABHb8Y6" target="_blank">http://t.co/PwgABHb8Y6</a></li>
<li>Court of Appeal close to setting debt repayment precedent | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5jK7LwMECe" target="_blank">https://t.co/5jK7LwMECe</a></li>
<li>Child benefit returns deadline looms | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NVwzC8C3fD" target="_blank">https://t.co/NVwzC8C3fD</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Thousands of lawyers set to desert Conservatives if Grayling stays | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zn3ca9tFj9" target="_blank">https://t.co/zn3ca9tFj9</a> </li>
<li>19th century criminal trials are too expensive, says Leveson | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BDFMQwwxWB" target="_blank">https://t.co/BDFMQwwxWB</a> </li>
<li>Will the rise of US law firms in London benefit litigation funding? | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tOvyviI8lg" target="_blank">https://t.co/tOvyviI8lg</a> </li>
<li>One in three lawyers at risk on alcohol intake | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZE3xRmOEbN" target="_blank">https://t.co/ZE3xRmOEbN</a> </li>
<li>Excluding private minicabs from using bus lanes does not confer 'selective economic advantage' | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/K8bILa7wxn" target="_blank">http://t.co/K8bILa7wxn</a> </li>
<li>New and existing law firms can now apply to ILEX Professional Standards (IPS) for authorisation | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GntHAevjxj" target="_blank">http://t.co/GntHAevjxj</a> </li>
<li>Law students want the feel good factor, according to a survey by the University of Law | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VrfBAtLM3e" target="_blank">https://t.co/VrfBAtLM3e</a> </li>
<li>Stonewall rates lawyers and likes the findings | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pcfLYF6dVw" target="_blank">https://t.co/pcfLYF6dVw</a> </li>
<li>Scarman lecture by Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC, law reform expert & former PM of New Zealand | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/w40OpHFJKR" target="_blank">https://t.co/w40OpHFJKR</a> </li>
<li>New legislation restricting adjournments in employment tribunals? | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9HyN26wYQ8" target="_blank">https://t.co/9HyN26wYQ8</a> </li>
<li>Bar council warn against plans to hike court fees for debt recovery | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vDDheBP09N" target="_blank">https://t.co/vDDheBP09N</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Pensions mis-selling scandals warning | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hDFEwIxzhf" target="_blank">https://t.co/hDFEwIxzhf</a> </li>
<li>Significant drop in Cafcass cases | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PkZyyiyVKL" target="_blank">https://t.co/PkZyyiyVKL</a> </li>
<li>Pressure mounts over court fees proposals | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/m510FPUmDu" target="_blank">https://t.co/m510FPUmDu</a> </li>
<li>Compensation excludes dividends | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DHdMZGfkcx" target="_blank">https://t.co/DHdMZGfkcx</a></li>
<li>High Court rejects domestic violence challenge | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cKm4j8l6nN" target="_blank">https://t.co/cKm4j8l6nN</a></li>
<li>Magistrates’ courts have changed over the past few decades. Where have all the journalists gone? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ewkxOG8Sgl" target="_blank">http://t.co/ewkxOG8Sgl</a> </li>
<li>Defendant lawyers join court fees condemnation | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RWwCcZT8Wv" target="_blank">http://t.co/RWwCcZT8Wv</a> </li>
<li>Domestic violence challenge on legal aid fails | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jzoRnIyCfj" target="_blank">http://t.co/jzoRnIyCfj</a> </li>
<li>Barrister rating site not aiming to “undermine the Bar” | Legal Futures
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mMUjZz7glR" target="_blank">http://t.co/mMUjZz7glR</a> </li>
<li>Third law firm fined for involvement in SDLT avoidance scheme | Legal Futures
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LIuy6NDFss" target="_blank">http://t.co/LIuy6NDFss</a> </li>
<li>Solicitor felt ‘comforted’ over tax rules by SRA visit | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iotrjy1qOn" target="_blank">http://t.co/iotrjy1qOn</a> </li>
<li>Leveson cost-cutting review urges virtual courtrooms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aOQiog4Ru5" target="_blank">http://t.co/aOQiog4Ru5</a> </li>
<li>Non-lawyers make better Lord Chancellors, argues Grayling | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Hzg42k7Ydx" target="_blank">https://t.co/Hzg42k7Ydx</a> </li>
<li>High Court holds out on Grayling | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CgmV2hzImN" target="_blank">https://t.co/CgmV2hzImN</a> </li>
<li>Will-writing and negligence | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/647O6p40tk" target="_blank">http://t.co/647O6p40tk</a> </li>
<li>Consumer credit upheaval postponed again | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7Z9uGJ6v8Z" target="_blank">http://t.co/7Z9uGJ6v8Z</a> </li>
<li>Law firms missed a trick on billing innovation | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tyGqOFMjGl" target="_blank">https://t.co/tyGqOFMjGl</a> </li>
<li>Telefonica cuts £3m extermal legal spend | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tL72YjyQoX" target="_blank">https://t.co/tL72YjyQoX</a> </li>
<li>A weekly round-up of moves around the globe | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3AJgK3Hc3y" target="_blank">https://t.co/3AJgK3Hc3y</a></li>
<li>Court of Appeal: BSB official “blind to any sense of fairness” in disciplinary prosecution | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1LrdnqKH3Z" target="_blank">http://t.co/1LrdnqKH3Z</a> </li>
<li>Home buyers dissatisfied with conveyancers and moving process, survey finds | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tKI2jyQNzT" target="_blank">http://t.co/tKI2jyQNzT</a> </li>
<li>Court of Appeal: R v Gemma Louise Hollings | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ipg7mHHRJM" target="_blank">http://t.co/ipg7mHHRJM</a> </li>
<li>MPs urge probe of manorial rights law | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7hfrkw2ueh" target="_blank">http://t.co/7hfrkw2ueh</a> </li>
<li>Law Society voices ‘dual regulation’ fears | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sMcv9M55hJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/sMcv9M55hJ</a> </li>
<li>Female GCs "ahead of the game" in buying legal services | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lszfxQ9XgM" target="_blank">http://t.co/lszfxQ9XgM</a> </li>
<li>LASPO reforms cut motor insurance legal fees, IFoA finds <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iBNS3Q9Yx5" target="_blank">http://t.co/iBNS3Q9Yx5</a> </li>
<li>Magistrates in new legal aid warning to Grayling as survey shows growing fears over justice system <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/A9rtXQEtAx" target="_blank">https://t.co/A9rtXQEtAx</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers suspicious over wellbeing plans | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FEKyuH9aqD" target="_blank">https://t.co/FEKyuH9aqD</a> </li>
<li>Few law firms calculate the cost of a cyber attack | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JQosrIDbIv" target="_blank">https://t.co/JQosrIDbIv</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers join forces with journalists and social workers to protest against government snooping | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YjgsXQVvyC" target="_blank">http://t.co/YjgsXQVvyC</a> </li>
<li>Law firm employee barred over £19,000 toner deception | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/x5TK777Kt1" target="_blank">http://t.co/x5TK777Kt1</a> </li>
<li>Quarter of homebuyers ‘would pay more’ for conveyancing | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SrLpiZnaOf" target="_blank">http://t.co/SrLpiZnaOf</a> </li>
<li>City law firm in dash to add artificial intelligence to software robots | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QURZMQwGW7" target="_blank">http://t.co/QURZMQwGW7</a> </li>
<li>SRA resorts to outsourcing after 49% increase in tribunal referrals | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2SQe1s5uGG" target="_blank">http://t.co/2SQe1s5uGG</a> </li>
<li>Alan Rusbridger: Home Office must not remove right to protect sources <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Xh7sgfuj7H" target="_blank">http://t.co/Xh7sgfuj7H</a> </li>
<li>The CPS wants to stack the deck against the defence <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oV5LrQiBSz" target="_blank">http://t.co/oV5LrQiBSz</a> </li>
<li>In-house lawyers complain about firms failing to offer pricing options | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/I0wQoXpvfq" target="_blank">http://t.co/I0wQoXpvfq</a> </li>
<li>Big fall in firms heading for closure after failing to find indemnity insurance | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mq2yeIsLCv" target="_blank">http://t.co/mq2yeIsLCv</a> </li>
<li>Are you seeing your law firm as a brand? <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1ervTmSq4d" target="_blank">https://t.co/1ervTmSq4d</a> </li>
<li>International networks: why branding matters | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BtPsDVhsBE" target="_blank">http://t.co/BtPsDVhsBE</a> </li>
<li>MEPs denounce surveillance of lawyer-client communications | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LwsSf0v1QE" target="_blank">https://t.co/LwsSf0v1QE</a> </li>
<li>NI judge on the tail of Snoop Dogg | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uJ8cQRp3uB" target="_blank">https://t.co/uJ8cQRp3uB</a> </li>
<li>Judge rejects negligence ‘cover-up’ claim | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/x3DOj9g5na" target="_blank">http://t.co/x3DOj9g5na</a> </li>
<li>Professions in joint call for surveillance law reform | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/w0Q9OSgtlQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/w0Q9OSgtlQ</a> </li>
<li>Big fall in firms not renewing PII | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Jd4dZNJJxh" target="_blank">http://t.co/Jd4dZNJJxh</a> </li>
<li>Judges are quick to slash down bills, but we still don’t know what proportionality really means | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/t9Ygrl8z0y" target="_blank">http://t.co/t9Ygrl8z0y</a> </li>
<li>Judgment reserved on criminal legal aid reforms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sj4Bb76c9s" target="_blank">http://t.co/sj4Bb76c9s</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers team up with journalists over RIPA proposals | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RiBkvx91Mw" target="_blank">https://t.co/RiBkvx91Mw</a> </li>
<li>Forces claims not subject to fees regime | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3IRoHt2MQU" target="_blank">http://t.co/3IRoHt2MQU</a> </li>
<li>Interim chief legal ombudsman installed | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Qwtg33vmV8" target="_blank">http://t.co/Qwtg33vmV8</a></li>
<li>Legal profession waits to see if fair trials will be relegated to the dustbin of history | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CgmV2hzImN" target="_blank">https://t.co/CgmV2hzImN</a> </li>
<li>Criminal legal aid information 'not perfect but sufficient' - MoJ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DeteqhRR2j" target="_blank">http://t.co/DeteqhRR2j</a> </li>
<li>Cab rank rule still a 'cardinal principle' - minister | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/leY6A8Qb7D" target="_blank">http://t.co/leY6A8Qb7D</a> </li>
<li>Equality & difference: heterosexual couple may struggle in their attempt to register as civil partners | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/K2w4aNZuRv" target="_blank">http://t.co/K2w4aNZuRv</a> </li>
<li>New IBA president named | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GApfIbIRLc" target="_blank">http://t.co/GApfIbIRLc</a> </li>
<li>Lagging behind with tax returns | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/G3cEduQFFl" target="_blank">http://t.co/G3cEduQFFl</a> </li>
<li>Online JAC to ease solicitor applications | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bWgUY6CibO" target="_blank">http://t.co/bWgUY6CibO</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers and MPs round on ‘absurd’ JR reforms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HHvsHQy8CQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/HHvsHQy8CQ</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>TheLawMap Wig is out! <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3" target="_blank">http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer-matching service targets tech start-ups | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wYh7nUqUQO" target="_blank">http://t.co/wYh7nUqUQO</a> </li>
<li>High Court enforcement officers and niche property firm become latest ABSs | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/d85U5ukmy4" target="_blank">http://t.co/d85U5ukmy4</a> </li>
<li>MoJ confirms new levy charge for court claims | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xEiv043Cfq" target="_blank">http://t.co/xEiv043Cfq</a> </li>
<li>The top 20 cases of 2015: global disputes in the English courts | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1K97AYWbNd" target="_blank">http://t.co/1K97AYWbNd</a> </li>
<li>DPP proposes new guidelines to help victims and witnesses in court <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/exJjyOG2xH" target="_blank">http://t.co/exJjyOG2xH</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer-client confidentiality could come under renewed threat following Charlie Hebdo attacks | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kNetFof7nv" target="_blank">http://t.co/kNetFof7nv</a> </li>
<li>Top judges express ‘deep concerns’ at fees proposal | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cWeUjRbVt7" target="_blank">http://t.co/cWeUjRbVt7</a> </li>
<li>On-call solicitor plan adopted with ‘cavalier disregard for fairness’ <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7oOm7kxw2B" target="_blank">http://t.co/7oOm7kxw2B</a> </li>
<li>Magistrates in new legal aid warning to Grayling as survey shows growing fears over justice system <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hLwNl69OU5" target="_blank">https://t.co/hLwNl69OU5</a></li>
<li>‘Tax on justice’ could put small enterprises out of business | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YulhvGn5xC" target="_blank">https://t.co/YulhvGn5xC</a> </li>
<li>Global Law Summit in risk of hijack by lawyers | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OVbudi3dRZ" target="_blank">https://t.co/OVbudi3dRZ</a> </li>
<li>Top judges express ‘deep concerns’ over fees proposal | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3TMIOP2VtB" target="_blank">http://t.co/3TMIOP2VtB</a></li>
<li>SRA probes hundreds of firms over non-renewal | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Voe2xHS2N6" target="_blank">http://t.co/Voe2xHS2N6</a> </li>
<li>Serious Fraud Office drops investigation into HP-Autonomy deal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9oM0Yms5wa" target="_blank">http://t.co/9oM0Yms5wa</a> </li>
<li>Witnesses to be warned of questions under DPP plans
| Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/w2b9oJ0MS5" target="_blank">http://t.co/w2b9oJ0MS5</a> </li>
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<li>The in-house interview: Hovis GC Helen Selby - A Profile | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/t2IFPOT7Lr" target="_blank">http://t.co/t2IFPOT7Lr</a> </li>
<li>Profile: Cris McCurley - Known for Working with BME victims of domestic violence and modern slavery | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gX9iZPNCs9" target="_blank">http://t.co/gX9iZPNCs9</a> </li>
<li>No5 Chambers' barrister Nageena Khalique to become a QC <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mypvaRUhQd" target="_blank">http://t.co/mypvaRUhQd</a></li>
<li>Sikh solicitor wins religious discrimination claim over turban search | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XoaciDEYFL" target="_blank">http://t.co/XoaciDEYFL</a> </li>
<li>Barrister wins appeal after BSB evidence blunder | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OsxilWqmNu" target="_blank">http://t.co/OsxilWqmNu</a> </li>
<li>Lisburn Solicitor convicted of sexually assaulting a female colleague fined £1,000 £2.5k compensation <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/m53r8d1su0" target="_blank">https://t.co/m53r8d1su0</a> </li>
<li>Solicitor Richard Caplan jailed after trying to cheat blind people's charity out of £200,000 <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8Ay9RDzP9r" target="_blank">https://t.co/8Ay9RDzP9r</a> </li>
<li>Honours Barrister to get OBE for legal work and fund-raising <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jGEAdGz5Lr" target="_blank">http://t.co/jGEAdGz5Lr</a> </li>
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<li>Whewell Professorship of International Law at Cambridge University <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RmVzBWYdK7" target="_blank">https://t.co/RmVzBWYdK7</a> </li>
<li>City law firm finally realises that trainees don’t know what ‘commercial awareness’ is: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fxG9EocxU9" target="_blank">http://t.co/fxG9EocxU9</a> </li>
<li>Top law firm employee's video diatribe against 'apologetic' Muslims in wake of Charlie Hebdo attack <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/geKsp6wq2o" target="_blank">http://t.co/geKsp6wq2o</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance silent on future of ‘YouTube trainee’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oms8SU80YC" target="_blank">http://t.co/oms8SU80YC</a></li>
<li>Law students want 'feel good factor' - 61% of students pursue a career in law to help others | The University of Law <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hsXxyUPkPp" target="_blank">http://t.co/hsXxyUPkPp</a> </li>
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<li>FGM suspects appear in court in UK’s first genital mutilation trial <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RAs5iUWCxz" target="_blank">http://t.co/RAs5iUWCxz</a> </li>
<li>Should you lose your job for online hate? <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cutzGJq8HI" target="_blank">http://t.co/cutzGJq8HI</a> </li>
<li>Legal aid cuts hit divided families as contact centres close down <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GAsfOacRR4" target="_blank">http://t.co/GAsfOacRR4</a> </li>
<li>Child abuse inquiry struggles to get off ground despite Theresa may reassurances <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rMxRHJHTMQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/rMxRHJHTMQ</a> </li>
<li>Could the UK scrap MPs and let everyone vote on laws? Would Athenian-style democracy work in the UK today? <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/A0xxbOuFuH" target="_blank">http://t.co/A0xxbOuFuH</a> </li>
<li>TV drama Broadchurch critised by lawyers after an 'unrealistic' courtroom scene | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Oyo6wA38BV" target="_blank">https://t.co/Oyo6wA38BV</a> </li>
<li>How Page Three fell out of step with the times <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pj7IxDhyBl" target="_blank">http://t.co/pj7IxDhyBl</a></li>
<li>Sun's Page Three 'returns' as paper takes swipe at rivals <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PFcs1EF6q4" target="_blank">http://t.co/PFcs1EF6q4</a> </li>
<li>UK government 'most transparent' in the world <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mvQ9EfHauq" target="_blank">http://t.co/mvQ9EfHauq</a> </li>
<li>Living with terror: Security or privacy - do we have to choose? <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PoXg8FT28P" target="_blank">http://t.co/PoXg8FT28P</a> </li>
<li>The day I found out I'm a 'Domestic Extremist' - When the police must use intrusive powers <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Og145NyVoy" target="_blank">http://t.co/Og145NyVoy</a> </li>
<li>Recruitment industry needs to be regulated: temporary workers’ rights are routinely denied <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WRNE0XmipJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/WRNE0XmipJ</a> </li>
<li>Human Rights Act and Judicial Review - restricting access to Justice? <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/X9DA5Nkifn" target="_blank">https://t.co/X9DA5Nkifn</a></li>
<li>Crime in England and Wales falls to new record low <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0dEZh0sBPO" target="_blank">http://t.co/0dEZh0sBPO</a> </li>
<li>Manorial rights could be outlawed as ‘feudal relic’ say MPs <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HpDSpWIZOb" target="_blank">http://t.co/HpDSpWIZOb</a> </li>
<li>Prison suicide rate at highest level since 2007, figures show <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yagQlSu2U7" target="_blank">http://t.co/yagQlSu2U7</a></li>
<li>Number of rapes recorded by police in England and Wales leaps 31% in a year <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/45SCNbNf1M" target="_blank">http://t.co/45SCNbNf1M</a> </li>
<li>Why plain packaging won't stop anyone’s craving for a cigarette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uDxifOSi5k" target="_blank">http://t.co/uDxifOSi5k</a> </li>
<li>Rihanna victorious in Topshop image rights case | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EVnde1yEtU" target="_blank">https://t.co/EVnde1yEtU</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </b></span><br />
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<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday 23rd </span></a><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">January</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>CoA sides with Reed Smith client Rihanna in Topshop image rights battle | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/psHTdWPEnl" target="_blank">http://t.co/psHTdWPEnl</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Shakespeares’ new CEO sets out national ambitions as Wilson steps down | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FuBgepttSQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/FuBgepttSQ</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters loses Asia-based Carlyle relationship partner to White & Case | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Z7TJNqUsVU" target="_blank">http://t.co/Z7TJNqUsVU</a></li>
<li>Law Firms scramble to tighten disciplinary procedures in wake of CC trainee’s Islamist rant | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SwkMnRW5N7" target="_blank">http://t.co/SwkMnRW5N7</a></li>
<li>Slater & Gordon in talks to acquire Quindell operating division | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fiVfIsOfZH" target="_blank">http://t.co/fiVfIsOfZH</a> </li>
<li>Barclays' head of litigation and investigations Jonathan Peddie to leave bank | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WGe3Nms9cC" target="_blank">http://t.co/WGe3Nms9cC</a> </li>
<li>Quindell in sale talks with Slater & Gordon | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HZiHs4iE16" target="_blank">http://t.co/HZiHs4iE16</a> </li>
<li>Dentons’ China tie-up to create world’s biggest firm | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VbToRNJTF9" target="_blank">http://t.co/VbToRNJTF9</a></li>
<li>Bird & Bird consolidates loans in bid to reduce debt-servicing costs | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tJ7OmKOnab" target="_blank">http://t.co/tJ7OmKOnab</a> </li>
<li>Shakespeares’ new CEO sets out national ambitions as Wilson steps down | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FuBgepttSQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/FuBgepttSQ</a> </li>
<li>Quindell in talks to sell legal services arm to Slater & Gordon: | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/i2yww6gXSF" target="_blank">http://t.co/i2yww6gXSF</a> </li>
<li>France's Veil Jourde launches competition group with Winston & Strawn team | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JxHjB2ItFp" target="_blank">http://t.co/JxHjB2ItFp</a></li>
<li>Dentons chair on the Dacheng merger: "Like Halley's Comet and the Holy Grail" | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uQyZlLDY9n" target="_blank">http://t.co/uQyZlLDY9n</a> </li>
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<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/22nd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">22nd </span></span></span></span></a><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">January</span></a><br />
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<li>Gunnercooke-backed Ignition Law launches with start-ups and SMEs in its sights | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4ndd5rHELe" target="_blank">http://t.co/4ndd5rHELe</a> </li>
<li>Greenberg Traurig snatches Sidley Austin partner for London corporate practice | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BXBzm6xLmd" target="_blank">http://t.co/BXBzm6xLmd</a> </li>
<li>Heenan Paris launches Washington DC office to boost project work | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xfFHPLwtUM" target="_blank">http://t.co/xfFHPLwtUM</a></li>
<li>Gunnercooke invites two-man boutique to share office in bid to bring in tech clients | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/c8A6Z9tLxd" target="_blank">http://t.co/c8A6Z9tLxd</a> </li>
<li>China’s Dacheng merges with Dentons to create world's biggest firm | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yBtya2GeLu" target="_blank">http://t.co/yBtya2GeLu</a> </li>
<li>Dentons’ China merger to create world’s biggest firm | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/P1HmdeDrRG" target="_blank">http://t.co/P1HmdeDrRG</a></li>
<li>National Accident Helpline sees revenue and enquiries rise sharply | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ECqLQEFkmw" target="_blank">http://t.co/ECqLQEFkmw</a> </li>
<li>Osborne Clarke reactivates private client dept | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DGlfgNEUnJ" target="_blank">https://t.co/DGlfgNEUnJ</a> </li>
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<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/21st-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 21st </span></a><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">January</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Fenwick & West adds Kaye Scholer partner to nascent Shanghai base | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TcuvI7f6SL" target="_blank">http://t.co/TcuvI7f6SL</a> </li>
<li>Kobre & Kim launches fourth US office in San Francisco with IP hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qke3v7dLaM" target="_blank">http://t.co/qke3v7dLaM</a> </li>
<li>Addleshaws' TLT hire leads to Barclays instruction on case against former Dewey partners | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0Ptbe7NCIb" target="_blank">http://t.co/0Ptbe7NCIb</a></li>
<li>Freshfields, HSF and Fieldfisher to battle for UK spots on Pearson's global legal panel | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/O01Gr9vKWR" target="_blank">http://t.co/O01Gr9vKWR</a> </li>
<li>Irwin Mitchell appoints brokers ahead of possible 2015 IPO | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kBp1swRJiD" target="_blank">http://t.co/kBp1swRJiD</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/28th-october-law-news.html">Tuesday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/20th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">20th </span></a></span></span><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">January</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Linklaters targets Mandarin speakers for China/London training contract | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7fQflYRmoR" target="_blank">http://t.co/7fQflYRmoR</a></li>
<li>Irwin Mitchell's former London head of corporate leaves for Fox Williams | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yCiybOPA8W" target="_blank">http://t.co/yCiybOPA8W</a> </li>
<li>EY starts Swedish desk with team of six in Stockholm | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/h3m3paMoeX" target="_blank">https://t.co/h3m3paMoeX</a> </li>
<li>CC forced into terrorism debate by trainee's YouTube talk | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ddi8Fd9kMX" target="_blank">https://t.co/Ddi8Fd9kMX</a> </li>
<li>Greenberg Traurig expands Mexican operation | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/o0Ll7mK5hS" target="_blank">https://t.co/o0Ll7mK5hS</a> </li>
<li>CC appoints global innovation chief as Layton ushers in ‘a decade of massive change’ | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ArvwOi6KEx" target="_blank">http://t.co/ArvwOi6KEx</a></li>
<li>Quindell deputy chairman resigns post at Financial Reporting Council | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8ZA2rVgnf3" target="_blank">http://t.co/8ZA2rVgnf3</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/27th-october-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/19th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">19th </span></a></span></span><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">January</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Pannone Corporate to take up residence in iconic local chapel | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vDeKHOLrOU" target="_blank">http://t.co/vDeKHOLrOU</a> </li>
<li>De Brauw notary team splits away as Dutch boutique trend gains momentum | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DCG5lA2opj" target="_blank">http://t.co/DCG5lA2opj</a> </li>
<li>Norton Rose Fulbright continues to shuffle global energy team with Singapore relocation | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DPZqUxOPI0" target="_blank">http://t.co/DPZqUxOPI0</a> </li>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">As the very first </span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">review of</span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 2015 it would be customary to wish our readers a ver</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">y happy new year<span style="font-family: inherit;">. T</span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">he</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">trag<span style="font-family: inherit;">edy</span> in Paris <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and what is seen as <span style="font-family: inherit;">a <a href="http://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/freedom-of-expression-wont-be-stymied-by-terror-30899596.html?utm_source=indoshare&utm_medium=socialoremail&utm_campaign=indoshare"><span style="font-family: inherit;">defining <span style="font-family: inherit;">moment</span> for</span></a></span><a href="http://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/freedom-of-expression-wont-be-stymied-by-terror-30899596.html?utm_source=indoshare&utm_medium=socialoremail&utm_campaign=indoshare"> freespeech</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> has made it a particularly dim start to <span style="font-family: inherit;">2015</span>.</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I</span> would like to pay tribute to <span style="font-family: inherit;">the <span style="font-family: inherit;">victims of Charlie Hebdo attacks<span style="font-family: inherit;">. If only ou<span style="font-family: inherit;">r</span> <a href="http://www.globallegalpost.com/global-view/charlie-hedbo-lawyer-announces-more-muhammad-cartoons-61940995/#.VLRavf4ptNo.twitter">ideological batt</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.globallegalpost.com/global-view/charlie-hedbo-lawyer-announces-more-muhammad-cartoons-61940995/#.VLRavf4ptNo.twitter">le</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.globallegalpost.com/global-view/charlie-hedbo-lawyer-announces-more-muhammad-cartoons-61940995/#.VLRavf4ptNo.twitter">s <span style="font-family: inherit;">c</span>ould be f</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.globallegalpost.com/global-view/charlie-hedbo-lawyer-announces-more-muhammad-cartoons-61940995/#.VLRavf4ptNo.twitter">ought <span style="font-family: inherit;">through <span style="font-family: inherit;">arguments in </span></span>courts of justice</a> <span style="font-family: inherit;">following due legal pr<span style="font-family: inherit;">ocess rather than <span style="font-family: inherit;">resorting to bullet ridden violence</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As it w<span style="font-family: inherit;">as almost inevitable, <span style="font-family: inherit;">David Cameron announced plans for a <a href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/david-cameron-pledges-extend-uk-data-surveillance-law-following-paris-terror-attacks-1483052">"comprehensive piece of legislation"</a> to <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30778424">monitor internet communications</a> following <span style="font-family: inherit;">the event. On the o<span style="font-family: inherit;">ther side o<span style="font-family: inherit;">f the At<span style="font-family: inherit;">lantic, Barak O<span style="font-family: inherit;">bama stressed the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30779848">need for a consumer data priv</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30779848">acy legislation</a> for corporations, although <span style="font-family: inherit;">this would not include gover<span style="font-family: inherit;">nment agencies.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this week, <span style="font-family: inherit;">f</span>ollowing <span style="font-family: inherit;">a</span> decision by Judge Joanna Greenberg QC, who gave a <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/15/judge-16-year-old-groomed-teacher-judges-lawyers?CMP=twt_gu">non-custodial sentence to a teacher convicted on two counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, there has been much criticism of t<span style="font-family: inherit;">he <span style="font-family: inherit;">verdict</span></span> across the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> political divide as well as the <span style="font-family: inherit;">ma<span style="font-family: inherit;">i</span>nstream press.</span></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">At first, </span>t</span>he <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/stuart-kerner-teacher-spared-jail-after-having-sex-with-schoolgirl--cannot-have-sentence-reviewed-9980456.html">Attorney General's Office (AGO) said that it would consider whether to refer the sentence to the Court of Appeal</a> after receiving 20 complaints. However,<span style="font-family: inherit;"> it was deemed that t</span>he sentence of a religious studies teacher convicted of having sex with a student will not be reviewed because his crimes are not included in the “unduly lenient” sentence scheme. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<li>Judges' fury at 'Dickension litigation' over 'toxic' dispute | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PnnwsbDSaJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/PnnwsbDSaJ</a> </li>
<li>Law Society to SRA: do not abandon training contract | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RSpKTzQYAD" target="_blank">http://t.co/RSpKTzQYAD</a> </li>
<li>SRA issues warning over letting clients use law firms as banks | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/I6kj4wujCW" target="_blank">http://t.co/I6kj4wujCW</a> </li>
<li>First claim for caste discrimination | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cnrO1ULxLC" target="_blank">https://t.co/cnrO1ULxLC</a> </li>
<li>Champagne is being served at chambers across the country after 93 new silks were announced | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pDFJkL7dtb" target="_blank">https://t.co/pDFJkL7dtb</a></li>
<li>University of Bedford opens Law Clinic | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WCZ5LPUAEQ" target="_blank">https://t.co/WCZ5LPUAEQ</a> </li>
<li>Press reaction to the recent obesity discrimination case are “ill-founded”, argues QC | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TAP66JW6kC" target="_blank">https://t.co/TAP66JW6kC</a></li>
<li>Chris Grayling tables two concessions on proposals to reform judicial review | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8ct88TAj1d" target="_blank">https://t.co/8ct88TAj1d</a></li>
<li>Enterprise wins trade mark dispute against Europcar | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/B2mENJR3Ds" target="_blank">https://t.co/B2mENJR3Ds</a> </li>
<li>A litigator’s predictions for 2015 | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1PXS7HHdC7" target="_blank">https://t.co/1PXS7HHdC7</a> </li>
<li>New CILEx chief calls for collaboration | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4EIZ0g5HSp" target="_blank">https://t.co/4EIZ0g5HSp</a> </li>
<li>Part 36, gets a makeover by Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UpzG90YzmC" target="_blank">https://t.co/UpzG90YzmC</a> </li>
<li>MEPs denounce surveillance of lawyer-client communications | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ftoQCcfyJD" target="_blank">http://t.co/ftoQCcfyJD</a> </li>
<li>"Strong interest" from new and existing firms in seeking CILEx regulation | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eqngRcVBAQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/eqngRcVBAQ</a> </li>
<li>Law Society wins injunction to stop struck-off solicitor from holding himself out as in practice | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tC1Y9CxOdG" target="_blank">http://t.co/tC1Y9CxOdG</a> </li>
<li>Law firms are too easily discouraged from breaking free from the crowd when it comes to marketing | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OFR0WbVEXs" target="_blank">http://t.co/OFR0WbVEXs</a> </li>
<li>Grayling's legal aid reforms 'irrational', Law Society argues | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FLlILJ7aOM" target="_blank">http://t.co/FLlILJ7aOM</a> </li>
<li>More ‘respect and dignity’ for mental health patients | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/srpQlk6mcf" target="_blank">http://t.co/srpQlk6mcf</a> </li>
<li>Government raises threshold for bankruptcy petitions | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Odida3nyxb" target="_blank">http://t.co/Odida3nyxb</a> </li>
<li>First woman set to be senior presiding judge | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lvLrKSJhlU" target="_blank">http://t.co/lvLrKSJhlU</a> </li>
<li>Judges' fury at 'Dickensian litigation' over 'toxic' dispute | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NcDvCPjP9T" target="_blank">http://t.co/NcDvCPjP9T</a></li>
<li>TTIP talks expose 'dark arts' of corporate lawyers | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tdJsVOTY1N" target="_blank">http://t.co/tdJsVOTY1N</a> </li>
<li>CMA launches legal recruitment campaign to boost cartels and criminal team | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/T6asiNYFxM" target="_blank">http://t.co/T6asiNYFxM</a> </li>
<li>Clyde & Co's James Burns: "I’ve always thought of management as a team sport" | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cEJzQf472y" target="_blank">http://t.co/cEJzQf472y</a></li>
<li>Compliance and competitors - five things to look out for | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qRXHwgyfOZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/qRXHwgyfOZ</a> </li>
<li>Convergence of several financial issues in January underline the perils of being thinly capitalised | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nLStC8jhON" target="_blank">http://t.co/nLStC8jhON</a> </li>
<li>The Global Law Summit: the Davos of ‘law meets business’ | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/43fIuT4MEC" target="_blank">http://t.co/43fIuT4MEC</a> </li>
<li>Inhouse lawyers experience a Wild West of metrics | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/huPrC8Mdkl" target="_blank">https://t.co/huPrC8Mdkl</a> </li>
<li>Corporate departments to spend more on external legal | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KHccfWpSjX" target="_blank">https://t.co/KHccfWpSjX</a> </li>
<li>Why tweet when you can ‘moot’? QC launches legal social media site | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LzwZQkbOqO" target="_blank">http://t.co/LzwZQkbOqO</a> </li>
<li>Grayling's JR concession: exceptionally bad | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CSmaWQqyQt" target="_blank">http://t.co/CSmaWQqyQt</a> </li>
<li>Forecasts for 2015 | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JmcfT9OwDp" target="_blank">http://t.co/JmcfT9OwDp</a> </li>
<li>James Caan investment firm doubles profits | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yqlqCrXGwh" target="_blank">http://t.co/yqlqCrXGwh</a> </li>
<li>SRA warning after increase in misuse of client account | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8me1Ylo586" target="_blank">http://t.co/8me1Ylo586</a> </li>
<li>Former government lawyers fail to approve Grayling’s reforms to judicial review | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Tj8uF9xbNb" target="_blank">https://t.co/Tj8uF9xbNb</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>High Court victory for Enterprise Holdings in trade mark claim | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xCe4OLSTY3" target="_blank">https://t.co/xCe4OLSTY3</a></li>
<li>'Je suis Charlie’ phrase unlikely to ever be trade marked | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gGD9CzqMwp" target="_blank">https://t.co/gGD9CzqMwp</a> </li>
<li>Conveyancers’ optimism cools as housing market slows down | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DTD2KJPH8j" target="_blank">https://t.co/DTD2KJPH8j</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers warned about costs of delaying retirement planning | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/d3LBobfMWo" target="_blank">https://t.co/d3LBobfMWo</a> </li>
<li>Compliance and competitors - five things to look out for | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qRXHwgyfOZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/qRXHwgyfOZ</a> </li>
<li>AG considers unduly lenient sentence scope after teacher case | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BwIKTjGNqn" target="_blank">http://t.co/BwIKTjGNqn</a> </li>
<li>Legal execs' regulator sets sights on solicitor firms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kA5Bsbl8oY" target="_blank">http://t.co/kA5Bsbl8oY</a> </li>
<li>Fintech: how legal departments at banks are driving financial innovation <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VNQ2u1nZFq" target="_blank">http://t.co/VNQ2u1nZFq</a> </li>
<li>Criminal solicitors to fight plans to reduce on-call lawyers <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fvIijEoSrI" target="_blank">http://t.co/fvIijEoSrI</a> </li>
<li>CPS drops another case because of 'unreliable' Mazher Mahmood evidence <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TefFSR8wpD" target="_blank">http://t.co/TefFSR8wpD</a> </li>
<li>Litigation funder triples investments | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UfiqNvZIY0" target="_blank">http://t.co/UfiqNvZIY0</a> </li>
<li>Grayling secures MPs' backing for JR reforms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FB5iCOELDR" target="_blank">http://t.co/FB5iCOELDR</a> </li>
<li>The LSB: stuck in 2007 | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9xB3U3MN1s" target="_blank">http://t.co/9xB3U3MN1s</a> </li>
<li>Centralised assessment of aspiring solicitors ‘unthinkable’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vPh6NSuc54" target="_blank">http://t.co/vPh6NSuc54</a></li>
<li>Print body gets ABS licence to create spin-off | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/z4i3P5GiX0" target="_blank">http://t.co/z4i3P5GiX0</a> </li>
<li>Ex-justice minister Jonathan Djanogly earns £60k for legal consultancy | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6hgM6yagjU" target="_blank">http://t.co/6hgM6yagjU</a> </li>
<li>‘Named and shamed’ barrister can continue to practise | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CvlHUcXiK9" target="_blank">http://t.co/CvlHUcXiK9</a> </li>
<li>Partners in UK Top 10 breach £1m mark in annual earnings | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KlOJVEHNyU" target="_blank">https://t.co/KlOJVEHNyU</a> </li>
<li>Law firms failing to meet client demands for gender-diverse teams | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XQHhS1PCfG" target="_blank">https://t.co/XQHhS1PCfG</a> </li>
<li>UK corruption plans come under scrutiny | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2b4yc9SUPZ" target="_blank">https://t.co/2b4yc9SUPZ</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>GCs begin shift to legal metrics approach | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QhyhamPsGg" target="_blank">https://t.co/QhyhamPsGg</a> </li>
<li>New Quindell chairman attacked over share option “conflict of interest” | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cUZHDVogtP" target="_blank">http://t.co/cUZHDVogtP</a><span class="created_at"></span><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/TheLawMap/status/555300076399378432" target="_blank"> </a></li>
<li>SRA outlines response to Al-Sweady concerns | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kkq42XCxyG" target="_blank">http://t.co/kkq42XCxyG</a> </li>
<li>TheLawMap Wig is out! <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3" target="_blank">http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3</a> </li>
<li>Expert witnesses warned over giving broad brush evidence | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zYaoHdgcAw" target="_blank">https://t.co/zYaoHdgcAw</a> </li>
<li>LLP accounts reveal cost of controlling debt and staff for law firms | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/F9N3FSWq0R" target="_blank">http://t.co/F9N3FSWq0R</a> </li>
<li>Ten law firms take pride in this year's Stonewall LGBT top 100 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KPPKuDKxPj" target="_blank">http://t.co/KPPKuDKxPj</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>SRA pledges "urgent" resolution to inquiry into al-Sweady law firms | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NFVDeeTVXB" target="_blank">http://t.co/NFVDeeTVXB</a> </li>
<li>Legal survey confirms profit growth as biggest challenge to law firms <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UFfK372OS2" target="_blank">https://t.co/UFfK372OS2</a> </li>
<li>Top 10 FOSS legal developments of 2014 <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/riHhX4i8qI" target="_blank">https://t.co/riHhX4i8qI</a> </li>
<li>Five solicitors among 93 new QCs | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7Q8h6vSfNx" target="_blank">http://t.co/7Q8h6vSfNx</a> </li>
<li>Silk appointment numbers drop but female applicants at all-time high | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hP2yYeGJKj" target="_blank">http://t.co/hP2yYeGJKj</a> </li>
<li>Printers' ABS targets fixed-fee advice for SMEs | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KaVTnVmSVd" target="_blank">http://t.co/KaVTnVmSVd</a> </li>
<li>Why this is the year to push the rule of law, not the rule of power | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eIhTV1fs8A" target="_blank">http://t.co/eIhTV1fs8A</a> </li>
<li>Shailesh Vara MP: Make the Magna Carta celebrations a springboard to a stronger legal market | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eMoliEu6ln" target="_blank">http://t.co/eMoliEu6ln</a> </li>
<li>The Lawyer Southeast Asia Elite 2015: the executive summary | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Iqfm1nXEwd" target="_blank">http://t.co/Iqfm1nXEwd</a> </li>
<li>From In-House Counsel to Business Partner Conference: What the speakers said | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/V3qF1sBwGK" target="_blank">http://t.co/V3qF1sBwGK</a> </li>
<li>Legal aid application process ‘functions as a barrier to access,’ agrees Munby <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OE5pf8jPEt" target="_blank">https://t.co/OE5pf8jPEt</a> </li>
<li>Number of key developments looming in 2015 in employment law. It looks like a busy year ahead <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wXT1rewNnf" target="_blank">http://t.co/wXT1rewNnf</a> </li>
<li>Is Dominic Grieve the best justice secretary austerity Britain never had? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JcKLOdDaDo" target="_blank">http://t.co/JcKLOdDaDo</a> </li>
<li>Two new appointments to the SRA Board - Elaine Williams & David Willis <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FWjqydTZ8L" target="_blank">https://t.co/FWjqydTZ8L</a> </li>
<li>Seeing the law firm as a brand? <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vlBunA9eYa" target="_blank">https://t.co/vlBunA9eYa</a> </li>
<li>Law firms ditch training contracts in favour of ‘periods of recognised training’ <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YQbMh0vRrU" target="_blank">https://t.co/YQbMh0vRrU</a> </li>
<li>Why the cab rank rule is history <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zIrIdE2vI9" target="_blank">https://t.co/zIrIdE2vI9</a> </li>
<li>Duty contracts: what firms need to know | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Hu3cGFz8hr" target="_blank">http://t.co/Hu3cGFz8hr</a></li>
<li>‘Native’ Silicon Valley firm heads to London | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8KMGUCJkTi" target="_blank">http://t.co/8KMGUCJkTi</a></li>
<li>The Lawyer European Awards shortlist is revealed as entries reach record level | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/USWLc8lBpr" target="_blank">http://t.co/USWLc8lBpr</a> </li>
<li>Financial Fair Play helping to cure European football’s budgetary incontinence – more work for lawyers | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Aeifi5Vl1g" target="_blank">http://t.co/Aeifi5Vl1g</a> </li>
<li>City solicitor appointed commissioner | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LmZEfqsntm" target="_blank">http://t.co/LmZEfqsntm</a> </li>
<li>New Law Society chief Catherine Dixon starts job | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rXIc7f56KQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/rXIc7f56KQ</a> </li>
<li>British rights bill pushed back | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aXlpxbzJQ7" target="_blank">http://t.co/aXlpxbzJQ7</a> </li>
<li>Solicitor warning over legal aid disputes | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IKvXAkufvE" target="_blank">http://t.co/IKvXAkufvE</a> </li>
<li>M&A returns to pre-crisis levels | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Jfl8EQXQki" target="_blank">http://t.co/Jfl8EQXQki</a> </li>
<li>Adapt or die, law firms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zQibh0axfV" target="_blank">http://t.co/zQibh0axfV</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Tribute to ‘shop front’ solicitor pioneer Kasturi Kalra | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FhVPxWm20B" target="_blank">http://t.co/FhVPxWm20B</a> </li>
<li>New appointments maintain City bias among solicitors on SRA board | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/08sB58ctU3" target="_blank">http://t.co/08sB58ctU3</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interviews, features on lawyers and obituaries:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>Saturday Law Interview: Bevan Brittan Commercial Dispute Resolution
Partner Iain Miller talks about his involvement with the SRA LSB QASA and discusses the future of the law firm <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hwewyX7hIU" target="_blank">http://t.co/hwewyX7hIU</a></li>
<li>In-house Interview: Cancer Research Technology’s Andrew Waldron - A Profile | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VAuUOwdze2" target="_blank">http://t.co/VAuUOwdze2</a> </li>
<li>Jon Baughman dies - chair of Pepper Hamilton in turmoiled times | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FhZREaE8c3" target="_blank">https://t.co/FhZREaE8c3</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interesting articles involving the study of law and
legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia,
publications on law and law students:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>BPTC application deadline extended as website goes down on deadline day <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VcArlCTedS" target="_blank">https://t.co/VcArlCTedS</a> </li>
<li>BBC throws jobless LPC students a training contract lifeline <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2jjl9kGYDB" target="_blank">https://t.co/2jjl9kGYDB</a> </li>
<li>8 vac scheme application form hacks <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/S525NcSiSv" target="_blank">https://t.co/S525NcSiSv</a> </li>
<li>2 Temple Gardens muscles to top of pupillage pay table <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wCucIfHDKH" target="_blank">https://t.co/wCucIfHDKH</a> </li>
<li>Royal Mail relaunches training contract and offers posties’ families junior legal roles | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oQqLqAgZ03" target="_blank">http://t.co/oQqLqAgZ03</a> </li>
<li>Partnership creates ‘law degree with apprenticeship’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QgPIkbQhQc" target="_blank">http://t.co/QgPIkbQhQc</a> </li>
<li>Legal personality traits linked to poor mental health by students | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8utCkPCbJU" target="_blank">https://t.co/8utCkPCbJU</a> </li>
<li>Research: 77% of rookie tenants at top 30 chambers went to Oxbridge: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bibn7hOy12" target="_blank">http://t.co/bibn7hOy12</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Recommended Articles of this week:</b></span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Legal aid row as lawyers advised to lend to their clients to cover their own fees in Scotland <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qKPLqY7zTM" target="_blank">http://t.co/qKPLqY7zTM</a></li>
<li> Feltham Young Offenders: Watchdog's violence warning <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MPMgZwX7vF" target="_blank">http://t.co/MPMgZwX7vF</a></li>
<li>New regulations prevent police officers retiring or resigning to avoid dismissal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7fJZn6cYXG" target="_blank">https://t.co/7fJZn6cYXG</a></li>
<li>Terror plans 'threaten academic freedom' <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZYTR0Ha9C5" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZYTR0Ha9C5</a> </li>
<li>Covering eyes can help witnesses recall crimes, study finds <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CGS6qnNfYX" target="_blank">http://t.co/CGS6qnNfYX</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></b><br />
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/16th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday 16th </span></a><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">January</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Freshfields in the frame as court dismisses Caravaggio claim against Sotheby's | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WOdorn7FBN" target="_blank">http://t.co/WOdorn7FBN</a> </li>
<li>Bakers takes top place for London LGBT | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PuVNPSB5Gh" target="_blank">https://t.co/PuVNPSB5Gh</a></li>
<li>Vulgarity claims made against former Arnstein & Lehr managing partner | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/afT0ofaExf" target="_blank">https://t.co/afT0ofaExf</a> </li>
<li>Bates Wells Braithwaite goes open-plan and paper-light in KWM office space takeover | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/B5uwa1K3gV" target="_blank">http://t.co/B5uwa1K3gV</a> </li>
<li>DAC Beachcroft insurance head Pollitt on the firm's push into Latin America | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vZUd8g0JLt" target="_blank">http://t.co/vZUd8g0JLt</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/15th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">15th </span></span></span></span></a><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">January</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li><span class="created_at"></span>Microsoft queries IRS Quinn Emanuel hire | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tfZachSQQd" target="_blank">https://t.co/tfZachSQQd</a> </li>
<li>Boutique trend hits DLA and Covington | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RYsIVqsw55" target="_blank">https://t.co/RYsIVqsw55</a> </li>
<li>Former Sidley partner faces psychiatric treatment over faked cab fares | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2tUzJY0XiR" target="_blank">https://t.co/2tUzJY0XiR</a> </li>
<li>Burness Paull, Eversheds & Osborne Clarke among firms on local government pensions panel | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rCSzDHTf2J" target="_blank">http://t.co/rCSzDHTf2J</a> </li>
<li>Travelport bets on William Hill’s GC Murphy for head of legal role | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3ncJVOjLjH" target="_blank">http://t.co/3ncJVOjLjH</a> </li>
<li>Iceland adds Gordons to roster in wake of new GC hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/j4P0CAwUg0" target="_blank">http://t.co/j4P0CAwUg0</a> </li>
<li>Bindmans and Kingsley Napley lead as Law Soc challenges government over legal aid | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tibeIpq1Yb" target="_blank">http://t.co/tibeIpq1Yb</a></li>
<li>New private client firm to provide partner-only service | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pB18HPTpfU" target="_blank">http://t.co/pB18HPTpfU</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/14th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 14th </span></a><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">January</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Reed Smith launches four-year degree with Queen Mary | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/S52V0Pc4dL" target="_blank">http://t.co/S52V0Pc4dL</a> </li>
<li>Shepherd & Wedderburn makes double arbitration hire from Crowell & Moring | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SnzFzGpkBQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/SnzFzGpkBQ</a> </li>
<li>DLA Middle East head quits to launch boutique with Carlyle MENA GC | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AIpgt8I5bj" target="_blank">http://t.co/AIpgt8I5bj</a> </li>
<li>Lewis Silkin client Enterprise Holdings wins IP fight against Europcar | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IH3lMnpAPa" target="_blank">http://t.co/IH3lMnpAPa</a> </li>
<li>Long-awaited Cooley office opens in London | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/n2INCxgDco" target="_blank">https://t.co/n2INCxgDco</a> </li>
<li>A&O gives optimistic outlook for global M&A | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eetvVQWJwy" target="_blank">https://t.co/eetvVQWJwy</a> </li>
<li>QS launches online customer platform | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xNf34rxKrb" target="_blank">http://t.co/xNf34rxKrb</a> </li>
<li>DWF bulks up City corporate and banking teams with DLA, Ince hires | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wfau8TdzNE" target="_blank">http://t.co/wfau8TdzNE</a> </li>
<li>Penningtons’ debt rocketed by 129 per cent in year of Manches takeover | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/605t2O1t9c" target="_blank">http://t.co/605t2O1t9c</a> </li>
<li>Kennedys follows through on promise of Scottish insurance launch | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Hm2Mhlgk21" target="_blank">http://t.co/Hm2Mhlgk21</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Reed Smith launches Singapore corporate practice with Stephenson Harwood hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aFO3Qubajd" target="_blank">http://t.co/aFO3Qubajd</a> </li>
<li>Cooley CEO Joe Conroy on London: "We put our money where our mouth is" | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8Ak8HMLkTO" target="_blank">http://t.co/8Ak8HMLkTO</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/28th-october-law-news.html">Tuesday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/13th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">13th </span></a></span></span><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">January</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Derby solicitors Moody and Woolley sees 300pc increase in couples wanting a divorce <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jSzz6EscjP" target="_blank">http://t.co/jSzz6EscjP</a> </li>
<li>Nabarro ups the ante on European alliance with joint branding | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Z9bAKax57o" target="_blank">http://t.co/Z9bAKax57o</a> </li>
<li>RBS deputy GC Collins promoted to top job as Campbell steps down | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aoLNGylx2v" target="_blank">http://t.co/aoLNGylx2v</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Simmons partners told to get involved as Hoyland kicks off business plan review | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FrWlcjf0s3" target="_blank">http://t.co/FrWlcjf0s3</a></li>
<li>Quindell on the up with hedge fund investment and heavyweight appointments | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/L92X4GHE8C" target="_blank">http://t.co/L92X4GHE8C</a> </li>
<li>Delivering value through the light technology for law firms | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tWDeBWWiTx" target="_blank">https://t.co/tWDeBWWiTx</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Non-EU employers warned over EU litigation risk | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uoG8MEqX66" target="_blank">https://t.co/uoG8MEqX66</a> </li>
<li>Kennedys launches in Scotland | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4S8n0WqtY6" target="_blank">https://t.co/4S8n0WqtY6</a> </li>
<li>Reed Smith launches corporate practice in Singapore | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7JWcFlRftw" target="_blank">https://t.co/7JWcFlRftw</a> </li>
<li>Locke Lord goes live with 1,000 lawyers in 23 cities | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/woSUFziciW" target="_blank">https://t.co/woSUFziciW</a> </li>
<li>Cooley prepares for 50-lawyer London launch | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AOdPD663gh" target="_blank">https://t.co/AOdPD663gh</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/27th-october-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/12th-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">12th </span></a></span></span><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/23rd-january-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">January</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Latham & Watkins becomes latest firm to ‘northshore’ with Manchester support office <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AnDu2cGK3w" target="_blank">https://t.co/AnDu2cGK3w</a> </li>
<li>Allen & Overy, Bakers and Clifford Chance best placed for fantastic opportunity in ASEAN | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/N6nc6BoP3c" target="_blank">http://t.co/N6nc6BoP3c</a></li>
<li>Bircham Dyson Bell keeps emphasis on private wealth with Pinsents hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/E53156oGk1" target="_blank">http://t.co/E53156oGk1</a> </li>
<li>Facebook calls on Vodafone's privacy chief Deadman for new role | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/d0dwekIjjT" target="_blank">http://t.co/d0dwekIjjT</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>LLocke Lord and Edwards Wildman complete $675m merger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/09vHtsoRHk" target="_blank">http://t.co/09vHtsoRHk</a> </li>
<li>Law firm faces tirade of Twitter abuse for standing by Oldham as Ched Evans saga rumbles on <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/H7WmJAxcLU" target="_blank">https://t.co/H7WmJAxcLU</a> </li>
<li>Legal profession first — 2 Hare Court barrister reads telly weather <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mT47uUAOsd" target="_blank">https://t.co/mT47uUAOsd</a> </li>
<li>Quindell appoints new team as sale talks continue | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/63hpp0WLyS" target="_blank">http://t.co/63hpp0WLyS</a> </li>
<li>Fast-growing Midlands firm becomes ABS | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ydmxaORwRA" target="_blank">http://t.co/ydmxaORwRA</a> </li>
<li>A good week for Quindell at last as shares soar on back of hedge fund investment | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CVxsn3UHJ0" target="_blank">http://t.co/CVxsn3UHJ0</a></li>
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the business of law<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span></b></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> legislati<span style="font-family: inherit;">ve changes</span>, <span style="font-family: inherit;">activity in</span> law firms and lawyers in the news</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b>within UK as reported by</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">legal publications
throughout</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> the previous</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> week.</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">As this is the final review of th</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">e year,<b> </b><strike><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Christmas and New Year's greetings too all our readers. May the <span style="font-family: inherit;">new year</span> bring you peace, justice a</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>nd prosperity</b>.</span></span></strike></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">While Britain still awaits the publication of the <a href="http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/">Chilcot report</a> on Iraq, the biggest<span style="font-family: inherit;"> ri</span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">pples </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">were cause<span style="font-family: inherit;">d across the p<span style="font-family: inherit;">ond this we<span style="font-family: inherit;">ek. <span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span>he publication of the Senate’s intelligence committee's <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/09/cia-torture-report-us-brave-step-uk-chilcot-report?CMP=twt_gu"><span style="font-family: inherit;">report into CIA use of <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">torture</span> since 9/11</span></span>, confirm<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed</span> that 20 “enhanced” interrogation methods were authorised by the White House</a> <span style="font-family: inherit;">during the</span> Bush pres<span style="font-family: inherit;">iden<span style="font-family: inherit;">cy</span></span>. Less well known is that 54 other countries, including British territories, were induced to collaborate.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/11/cia-torture-report-british-spy-agencies-discussed-redactions?CMP=share_btn_tw">References to Britain’s intelligence agencies were deleted</a> at their request<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30412411"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Prime Minister David Cameron has</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">said<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>t<span style="font-family: inherit;">hat</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></b></a></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30412411">British agents had been given new guidance on how to behave</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Senate report on rendition contrasts with re<span style="font-family: inherit;">nit<span style="font-family: inherit;">e</span>nt <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/12/britain-torture-report-cia-cameron-uk-inquiry?CMP=twt_gu"><span style="font-family: inherit;">UK</span></a></span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/12/britain-torture-report-cia-cameron-uk-inquiry?CMP=twt_gu">, whose judge-led inquiry was shut down</a> by </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the very same Pr<span style="font-family: inherit;">ime Min<span style="font-family: inherit;">ister.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> </b></span>The Foreign Office has released <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/dec/12/uk-officials-meetings-senate-committee-torture-report?CMP=share_btn_tw">a list that reveals senior ministers and diplomats met members of the Senate intelligence committee at least 24 times</a> from 2009 </span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">while the report was being compiled</span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/were-an-oppositesex-couple-and-we-want-a-civil-partnership-why-arent-we-allowed-one-9915773.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">S</span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">ame-sex couples who have civil partnerships have finally be</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">en granted</span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> the ab</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ility</span></span></span></span></span></a><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/were-an-oppositesex-couple-and-we-want-a-civil-partnership-why-arent-we-allowed-one-9915773.html"> to convert them into marriages</a>, if they so desire. While same sex couples can now enter into either civil partnerships or marriages, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/10/civil-partnerships-same-sex-converted-into-marriages?CMP=twt_gu">heterosexual couples </a></span></span></span></span></b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/10/civil-partnerships-same-sex-converted-into-marriages?CMP=twt_gu"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">are as <span style="font-family: inherit;">yet not allowed</span></span><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">to</span></span></span></span></span></a><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/10/civil-partnerships-same-sex-converted-into-marriages?CMP=twt_gu"> register a partnership</a>. </span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Barrister Dean Dunham has been appointed </span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">an <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30368193">ombudsman<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> </b></span></a></span></span></span></span></b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30368193"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">as a</span></span></span></span></span></span></a></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30368193"> retail watchdog set up to resolve disputes between shops and customers</a>. This is a voluntary service for retailer</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">s and can </span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">be used by consumers after they have made a complaint to the company and the issue </span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">remain</span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> unresolved</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>. </b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">S</span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">hoppers who could not afford a lawyer could now use the watchdog instead. </span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">And finally, before we jump into the meaty sub</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">stance of what happened in the business of law this week, <span style="font-family: inherit;">a</span> wine review in the legal magazine Counsel<span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span> aimed at barristers<span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">had</span> offer<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed</span> drinks suggestions for "Christmas in tough times"</span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">. <a href="http://www.expressandstar.com/business/uk-money/2014/12/10/lawyers-lured-by-cheap-bubbles/">Lawyers living in "times of austerity" are being advised to buy their festive bubbly at at budget s</a></span></span></span></span></b><a href="http://www.expressandstar.com/business/uk-money/2014/12/10/lawyers-lured-by-cheap-bubbles/"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">upermarket<span style="font-family: inherit;">s like</span> </span></span></span></span></span></a><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.expressandstar.com/business/uk-money/2014/12/10/lawyers-lured-by-cheap-bubbles/">Aldi and Lidl</a>.</span></span></span></span></b></i> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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developments of interest to UK law firms and legal practitioners:</b><b><i> </i></b></span> <br />
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<li>UK lawyers demand confidentiality after state admits spying | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2Fjtl0nhac" target="_blank">http://t.co/2Fjtl0nhac</a> </li>
<li>SRA rejects Law Society bid to extend indemnity run-off period by three years | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hnIqoMxbpZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/hnIqoMxbpZ</a> </li>
<li>Solicitors PII broker collapsed after insurer failure | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BrYkKmAeHs" target="_blank">http://t.co/BrYkKmAeHs</a> </li>
<li>Lawsuits for medical innovation? | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iMar6EutZ5" target="_blank">https://t.co/iMar6EutZ5</a> </li>
<li>‘Named and shamed’ barrister hits back at “misleading” LeO | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bYDMIwz1DE" target="_blank">http://t.co/bYDMIwz1DE</a> </li>
<li>Assure Law buys HighStreetLawyer in bid to build 200-firm network | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2w7Xt1wvEV" target="_blank">http://t.co/2w7Xt1wvEV</a> </li>
<li>Law Commissions plan electoral reform | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yJfnq326op" target="_blank">https://t.co/yJfnq326op</a> </li>
<li>DMH Stallard announces latest merger | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NPDuOAyUkD" target="_blank">http://t.co/NPDuOAyUkD</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Law firms drop out of pro bono | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GRBO6Gokcp" target="_blank">http://t.co/GRBO6Gokcp</a> </li>
<li>Cooley readies London launch with Edwards Wildman partners | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PPOGJE6ybT" target="_blank">http://t.co/PPOGJE6ybT</a> </li>
<li>Legal head tipped by Ecclestone as F1 successor | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YeHLIR2Mcr" target="_blank">http://t.co/YeHLIR2Mcr</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer welcomes rejection of PII “bombshell” | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TU2pOxwN8H" target="_blank">https://t.co/TU2pOxwN8H</a> </li>
<li>A bluffer's guide to European Lawyers Day | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FcD4yRK2W1" target="_blank">http://t.co/FcD4yRK2W1</a> </li>
<li>LSB puts spotlight on unregulated sector | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/d5n92kYlHG" target="_blank">http://t.co/d5n92kYlHG</a> </li>
<li>Lord Chancellor has special responsibility to uphold the rule of law and to protect constitutional principles <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KxnuNdBoln" target="_blank">https://t.co/KxnuNdBoln</a> </li>
<li>Key skill sets now required to conduct an e-Disclosure exercise as courts clamp down on costs | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ItnIAItDCF" target="_blank">http://t.co/ItnIAItDCF</a> </li>
<li>Challenge to domestic violence legal aid changes | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/p97ukA61tE" target="_blank">http://t.co/p97ukA61tE</a> </li>
<li>Housing lawyers could 'cease to exist' | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AiOHFchlFq" target="_blank">http://t.co/AiOHFchlFq</a> </li>
<li>Barrister fights back against ombudsman's 'harm' warning | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WSKXRGZ0k3" target="_blank">http://t.co/WSKXRGZ0k3</a> </li>
<li>Early legal advice: our challenge to the legal aid minister Shailesh Vara MP | Law Centres Network <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6bCNGGxgdy" target="_blank">https://t.co/6bCNGGxgdy</a> </li>
<li>Top firms enjoy fee income increase in Q2 | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/e8slmdXf4q" target="_blank">http://t.co/e8slmdXf4q</a> </li>
<li>Independent Living Fund closure challenge fails | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9IShcOs9dM" target="_blank">https://t.co/9IShcOs9dM</a> </li>
<li>Wheelchair users on buses only have a right to “reasonable adjustments” | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pvFokaHWwt" target="_blank">https://t.co/pvFokaHWwt</a> </li>
<li>Third NLJ/LSLA Litigation Trends Survey tracks ongoing impact of reforms | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qgauU9rkn8" target="_blank">https://t.co/qgauU9rkn8</a> </li>
<li>SRA saves millions on intervention costs | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zYVutWZusc" target="_blank">http://t.co/zYVutWZusc</a> </li>
<li>Telephone gateway understanding 'disappointing' - MoJ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pEOIOdF4dc" target="_blank">http://t.co/pEOIOdF4dc</a> </li>
<li>Be choosy with clients: only let the right ones in | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/r0Y3LFquWA" target="_blank">http://t.co/r0Y3LFquWA</a> </li>
<li>Feeling the long arm of the regulators | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5meJrKpgla" target="_blank">http://t.co/5meJrKpgla</a> </li>
<li>Incoming Bar Council chair sets out his goals | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UNLeO1un90" target="_blank">https://t.co/UNLeO1un90</a> </li>
<li>Stories of the year: May reveals awards shortlist | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/57pXDkstNX" target="_blank">http://t.co/57pXDkstNX</a> </li>
<li>UK tax authorities urge lawyers to pay tax debts or face penalites | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ATgtChK8xO" target="_blank">http://t.co/ATgtChK8xO</a> </li>
<li>Peers highlight importance of senior legal figure at top of Ministry of Justice | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yZaZaNeORS" target="_blank">http://t.co/yZaZaNeORS</a> </li>
<li>LSB aims to present new government with “range of options” on future of regulation | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3fxN43InKT" target="_blank">http://t.co/3fxN43InKT</a></li>
<li>100 hours mandatory pro bono a year: How practical is the suggestion of free work? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3XWXyr6Kbp" target="_blank">http://t.co/3XWXyr6Kbp</a> </li>
<li>Smith outlines digital future for legal services | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/89crAUKG9Z" target="_blank">http://t.co/89crAUKG9Z</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>‘Extra burdens’ of consumer credit switch laid bare | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MRK1wL44rq" target="_blank">http://t.co/MRK1wL44rq</a> </li>
<li>Law firms concerned over commodity benchmarks | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MYtXuvSxAG" target="_blank">http://t.co/MYtXuvSxAG</a> </li>
<li>Northern Rock’s £261m defeat in High Court | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iZuBNOpdEs" target="_blank">http://t.co/iZuBNOpdEs</a> </li>
<li>Grayling facing two JR bids on legal aid cuts | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mz6eQCFSG0" target="_blank">http://t.co/mz6eQCFSG0</a> </li>
<li>Lords lean towards a lawyer lord chancellor | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NFCqKvZgqA" target="_blank">http://t.co/NFCqKvZgqA</a> </li>
<li>House of Lords: Lord Chancellor does not need to be a lawyer | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/m3yIaOnYpj" target="_blank">http://t.co/m3yIaOnYpj</a> </li>
<li>Stories of the year: April sees debt analysis and Davenport rescue | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TjPQvuKH9r" target="_blank">http://t.co/TjPQvuKH9r</a> </li>
<li>Pressure grows on government to invest in online dispute resolution | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JrIvUzhIrE" target="_blank">http://t.co/JrIvUzhIrE</a> </li>
<li>Reduction in the number of cases received by the Court of Appeal | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EDBdr6KU0x" target="_blank">https://t.co/EDBdr6KU0x</a> </li>
<li>Third of all FTSE 100 litigation involve banks | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Wu3G4bcJvE" target="_blank">https://t.co/Wu3G4bcJvE</a> <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hGEP2MVXC4" target="_blank">https://t.co/hGEP2MVXC4</a> </li>
<li>Administrative tasks are prohibiting lawyers’ productivity | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ojj3WmNuKF" target="_blank">https://t.co/ojj3WmNuKF</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Legal Ombudsman names barrister in first public interest case | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xnIs3O6Ixh" target="_blank">https://t.co/xnIs3O6Ixh</a></li>
<li>Consultation to be held on ‘fragmented’ electoral law | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Dd8zMwk8vx" target="_blank">https://t.co/Dd8zMwk8vx</a></li>
<li>Stories of the year: March | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pxWPQQOFNE" target="_blank">http://t.co/pxWPQQOFNE</a> </li>
<li>Marking International Human Rights Day | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lH1aOSBxq8" target="_blank">http://t.co/lH1aOSBxq8</a></li>
<li>Grayling admits misleading parliament as JR reforms defeated again | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nwS9wHupGQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/nwS9wHupGQ</a></li>
<li>Grayling’s JR mistake is unforgivable | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/x0D7XsyrY6" target="_blank">http://t.co/x0D7XsyrY6</a> </li>
<li>Judicial reviews: a decision that’s best left to judges | Joshua Rozenberg <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/h0YBp8J1bX" target="_blank">http://t.co/h0YBp8J1bX</a> </li>
<li>Minister tells judges to keep out of legal aid disputes | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mv07eDdEox" target="_blank">http://t.co/mv07eDdEox</a> </li>
<li>Law Society opens new front on legal aid cuts | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MuLCnaSQh3" target="_blank">http://t.co/MuLCnaSQh3</a> </li>
<li>Over 160 organisations call for respect for human rights laws | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AQIsPqh5AJ" target="_blank">https://t.co/AQIsPqh5AJ</a> </li>
<li>Civil partnerships can now be converted into marriages | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NZ9tNi8uiC" target="_blank">https://t.co/NZ9tNi8uiC</a> </li>
<li>LSB calls for help in modernising legal services | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/THG4iwDGxx" target="_blank">https://t.co/THG4iwDGxx</a> </li>
<li>Law officers send mixed messages over human rights | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4tvqaWSY1f" target="_blank">https://t.co/4tvqaWSY1f</a> </li>
<li>Half of employers expect staff to need extra guidance on pensions | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jFPV8rUIrm" target="_blank">https://t.co/jFPV8rUIrm</a> </li>
<li>The right technology is key to delivering value for clients | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/m97hXcNsEm" target="_blank">http://t.co/m97hXcNsEm</a> </li>
<li>Compliance 'chokes' asset management sector | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LIZCj3VlhQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/LIZCj3VlhQ</a> </li>
<li>Tax man gives solicitors three months to come clean on undeclared income | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OzZKLfnUJu" target="_blank">http://t.co/OzZKLfnUJu</a> </li>
<li>LSB foresees increased turbulence in legal market | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/F38Y8QoSJk" target="_blank">http://t.co/F38Y8QoSJk</a> </li>
<li>Legal Ombudsman names immigration barrister in first ‘public interest’ publication | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/91OdhV30ch" target="_blank">http://t.co/91OdhV30ch</a> </li>
<li>The problem with budgeting | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FZSuw4R4R8" target="_blank">http://t.co/FZSuw4R4R8</a> </li>
<li>Public access barrister named as ‘a risk’ to clients | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RkeEQBqFW1" target="_blank">http://t.co/RkeEQBqFW1</a> </li>
<li>Ombudsman hires lottery fund chief | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gxxlW1cLrT" target="_blank">http://t.co/gxxlW1cLrT</a> </li>
<li>New Mitchell Judgement Introduces 3 Stage Test <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jLKDuRVgZA" target="_blank">http://t.co/jLKDuRVgZA</a> </li>
<li>Judge quashes ‘generous interpretation’ of Mitchell | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ieDnM6Qhb6" target="_blank">http://t.co/ieDnM6Qhb6</a> </li>
<li>Legal leaders join hands against client snooping | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dfUdCd1kKO" target="_blank">http://t.co/dfUdCd1kKO</a> </li>
<li>TheLawMap Wig is out! <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3" target="_blank">http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3</a> </li>
<li>FCA admits being "under strain" as it names McDermott as new director | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ekCFEsLzT9" target="_blank">http://t.co/ekCFEsLzT9</a> </li>
<li>Sudden Stamp Duty changes could mean inaccurate conveyancing quotations for clients <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/g8SVAJpeqa" target="_blank">http://t.co/g8SVAJpeqa</a> </li>
<li>Stories of the year: February | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZtNHP3Okuu" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZtNHP3Okuu</a> </li>
<li>Judge issues ultimatum on ‘absurd’ £1.3m dispute | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/v12iQEbqGK" target="_blank">http://t.co/v12iQEbqGK</a> </li>
<li>European Commission launches find-a-lawyer search engine – without England and Wales | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yWaAroh9pz" target="_blank">http://t.co/yWaAroh9pz</a> </li>
<li>Law Society did not seek advice on Sharia law before issuing controversial wills guidance | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OWfftnjZdE" target="_blank">http://t.co/OWfftnjZdE</a> </li>
<li>Government kicks asbestos review into long grass | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/khzaeXlhFx" target="_blank">http://t.co/khzaeXlhFx</a> </li>
<li>IT failure throws courts into ‘chaos’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GNWeTgWFPX" target="_blank">http://t.co/GNWeTgWFPX</a></li>
<li>Self-service power of attorney taking over, government boasts | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cG73g8fzG2" target="_blank">http://t.co/cG73g8fzG2</a> </li>
<li>HMRC clamps down on solicitors with tax disclosure campaign | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fPqXlnsa0Q" target="_blank">http://t.co/fPqXlnsa0Q</a> </li>
<li>Stories of the year: what happened next? | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CQiXQ8wgNA" target="_blank">http://t.co/CQiXQ8wgNA</a> </li>
<li>Can there be a better substitute for a full-time in-house lawyer? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9wv6hNOwAE" target="_blank">http://t.co/9wv6hNOwAE</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers have a crucial role to play in upholding migrants’ rights and dignity | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6TmghDZ0R8" target="_blank">http://t.co/6TmghDZ0R8</a></li>
<li>New police courts ‘can speed up justice’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XfE6o8y0Gl" target="_blank">http://t.co/XfE6o8y0Gl</a> </li>
<li>Government kicks absestos review into long grass | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MHCF4myUG5" target="_blank">http://t.co/MHCF4myUG5</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interviews, features on lawyers and obituaries:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>In-house Interview: Green Investment Bank’s Euan McVicar - A Profile | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DODEX4YzMY" target="_blank">http://t.co/DODEX4YzMY</a> </li>
<li>The leadership interview 2014: the dealmakers | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SwkVSafNg3" target="_blank">http://t.co/SwkVSafNg3</a> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The <a href="http://www.saturdaylawinterview.com/">Saturday Law Interview</a> from TheLawMap</b> features the <a href="http://lawspecials.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/authority-jurisprudence-in-gods-country.html">Plaid Cymru, Party of Wales leader Leanne Wood</a>,
who is a former probation officer as well as Social Policy <span style="font-family: inherit;">l</span>ecturer.
The questions ranged from the viability of a devolved criminal justice
system f<span style="font-family: inherit;">or Wales </span>as well as her views on the current UK laws on domestic violence | <a href="http://lawspecials.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/authority-jurisprudence-in-gods-country.html">Saturday Law Interview</a></span></span></li>
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<li>New Bar leader: young barristers should take place of paid McKenzie Friends | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/N2loqbC0ys" target="_blank">http://t.co/N2loqbC0ys</a> </li>
<li>Cardiff Law students bag first win for university pro bono projects as murder conviction is overturned: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pIqyDgzLKu" target="_blank">http://t.co/pIqyDgzLKu</a> </li>
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<li>Where you can and can't fly a drone <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xeoIBAza1C" target="_blank">http://t.co/xeoIBAza1C</a> </li>
<li>Prison panettone offers sweet way to cut crime #ITALY <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3qXfesTwTN" target="_blank">https://t.co/3qXfesTwTN</a> </li>
<li>Russell Brand calls Nigel Farage a 'poundshop Enoch Powell' in BBC Question Time debate <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Din3CJNjmd" target="_blank">http://t.co/Din3CJNjmd</a></li>
<li>UK Supreme Court to hear landmark case on divorce claim 22 years after legal separation
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dpUUSFenWF" target="_blank">http://t.co/dpUUSFenWF</a> </li>
<li>Judge allows challenge to UK DRIPA laws <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3MBFawlvbk" target="_blank">http://t.co/3MBFawlvbk</a> </li>
<li>Law chiefs battle spooks over client privilege : <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/D8pnUyzv9q" target="_blank">http://t.co/D8pnUyzv9q</a> </li>
<li>Public Interest Conception of Public Law: Procedural Origins & Substantive Implications | Jason N E Varuhas <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/280LkmEeOw" target="_blank">https://t.co/280LkmEeOw</a> </li>
<li>Private Law at the Crossroads: Is There a Right Way Forward? | Nicholas McBride, University of Cambridge <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TnbghPShWc" target="_blank">https://t.co/TnbghPShWc</a></li>
<li>Curator’s Picks: Magna Carta’s Legal Legacy <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bN61r3OEgg" target="_blank">https://t.co/bN61r3OEgg</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </b></span><br />
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<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/12th-december-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday 12th December</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>London private client firms merge | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OmsMfxrytv" target="_blank">http://t.co/OmsMfxrytv</a> </li>
<li>DMH Stallard to merge with Guildford-based AWB Partnership | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XlcoPkzLg0" target="_blank">http://t.co/XlcoPkzLg0</a> </li>
<li>Private client firms Hunters and May May & Merrimans to merge in April | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1rcCZfIUVu" target="_blank">http://t.co/1rcCZfIUVu</a> </li>
<li>Kirkland banking star Gillespie quits for Gibson Dunn | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zxVOG5jly5" target="_blank">http://t.co/zxVOG5jly5</a> </li>
<li>Stephenson Harwood enters Guangzhou alliance | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UXyvF63pDG" target="_blank">http://t.co/UXyvF63pDG</a> </li>
<li>Hogan Lovells continues push on Asia corporate recruitment | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/scQM0lQ02l" target="_blank">http://t.co/scQM0lQ02l</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/4th-december-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">11th December</span></span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Convey Law named as best conveyancing company for 2014 <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/znCtmuPye9" target="_blank">http://t.co/znCtmuPye9</a> </li>
<li>European lawyer moves: 11 December 2014 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Rlpcm3srfT" target="_blank">http://t.co/Rlpcm3srfT</a></li>
<li>Kemp Little launches dedicated startup service | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ijrzWhgi8Q" target="_blank">http://t.co/ijrzWhgi8Q</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields partner Wills appointed financial institutions group co-head | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BSsHtVqHLS" target="_blank">http://t.co/BSsHtVqHLS</a> </li>
<li>Sidley makes up 32 in promotions round with two in London | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yGrI5lLUYl" target="_blank">http://t.co/yGrI5lLUYl</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance's Simon Davis slams FCA pension leak in report | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Fj0y67zXcx" target="_blank">http://t.co/Fj0y67zXcx</a> </li>
<li>Nabarro revenue up 3 per cent at half year to £54.1m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9eNSZewyq3" target="_blank">http://t.co/9eNSZewyq3</a></li>
<li>Addleshaw Goddard sets out its 'fresh perspective' | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/B08ZkH74wu" target="_blank">http://t.co/B08ZkH74wu</a> </li>
<li>Bakers to educate staff and clients on regulatory investigations | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MhE5VJENUZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/MhE5VJENUZ</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/10th-december-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 10th December</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Quindell shares plummet again as founder sells stake | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Jzk7XL5eB8" target="_blank">http://t.co/Jzk7XL5eB8</a> </li>
<li>Six firms win spots on Hitachi Rail Europe's inaugural panel | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RAdMbpehZX" target="_blank">http://t.co/RAdMbpehZX</a> </li>
<li>Venerable London law firms to merge | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fVlDrPtZHV" target="_blank">http://t.co/fVlDrPtZHV</a> </li>
<li>Stephenson Harwood seals alliance with ex-Guangzhou team | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/va2Rzkwrpi" target="_blank">http://t.co/va2Rzkwrpi</a> </li>
<li>Penningtons Manches opens San Francisco office to bolster cross-border M&A practice | News | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GCrblKU0yA" target="_blank">http://t.co/GCrblKU0yA</a> </li>
<li>CMS and Pinsent Masons win key slots on £224.1m acquisition of Scottish shopping centre | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BdkwFQlie6" target="_blank">http://t.co/BdkwFQlie6</a> </li>
<li>France dominates European moves for 2014 while US firms look to rivals for hires | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8NUE5SvQRp" target="_blank">http://t.co/8NUE5SvQRp</a> </li>
<li>CC anti-trust star leaves to set up boutique | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZnTZPBTsK0" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZnTZPBTsK0</a> </li>
<li>Top firms dominate the Supreme Court bar | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TQ8yzm786G" target="_blank">http://t.co/TQ8yzm786G</a> </li>
<li>PwC tax team accused of lying by MPs | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/h7UrFQg5uK" target="_blank">http://t.co/h7UrFQg5uK</a> </li>
<li>Bond Dickinson and Redeker Sellner form partnership | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UURCnLrbLH" target="_blank">http://t.co/UURCnLrbLH</a> </li>
<li>Corrs gains first mover advantage with Orbit | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JuzvNV2M0E" target="_blank">http://t.co/JuzvNV2M0E</a> </li>
<li>Skadden makes rare lateral hire in Paris | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0sQAE8JDli" target="_blank">http://t.co/0sQAE8JDli</a> </li>
<li>Riverview Law moves into tech zone | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4ego0QRB9H" target="_blank">http://t.co/4ego0QRB9H</a> </li>
<li>Olympic lottery boss takes over at Legal Ombudsman | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5Lj9vmPXTx" target="_blank">http://t.co/5Lj9vmPXTx</a></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/28th-october-law-news.html">Tuesday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/9th-december-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">9th December</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>White & Case wins first-time mandate from HM Treasury to advise on UK tax changes | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6saBaxCdFt" target="_blank">http://t.co/6saBaxCdFt</a> </li>
<li>Skadden scoops Darrois Villey co-managing partner for Paris corporate boost | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/85aSSmtXvm" target="_blank">http://t.co/85aSSmtXvm</a></li>
<li>The relationships behind Freshfields' IPO success in 2014 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CqVg3Z9C07" target="_blank">http://t.co/CqVg3Z9C07</a> </li>
<li>MoD panel set to be finalised within a fortnight | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qCUq5xGDcH" target="_blank">http://t.co/qCUq5xGDcH</a> </li>
<li>Baker & McKenzie launches client-focused ‘investigations academy’ | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/f2SWYCG9jy" target="_blank">http://t.co/f2SWYCG9jy</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance charges living wage contractors 30 quid entry to Xmas party -- lawyers get in free : <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GypzLRjdJs" target="_blank">http://t.co/GypzLRjdJs</a></li>
<li>Quindell calls in PwC to conduct review in bid to head off cash flow concerns | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wqiRNsOZfA" target="_blank">http://t.co/wqiRNsOZfA</a> </li>
<li>Riverview launches separate tech business as it targets in-house with software products | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bE0KuZddHX" target="_blank">http://t.co/bE0KuZddHX</a> </li>
<li>DLA Piper is world's largest litigator | The Global Legal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/y92uLHqrLp" target="_blank">http://t.co/y92uLHqrLp</a> </li>
<li>Quindell appoints PwC to review operations | The Global Legal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WG3z7zUyP6" target="_blank">http://t.co/WG3z7zUyP6</a> </li>
<li>Galadari opens Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) office | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2gpnhYnCEi" target="_blank">http://t.co/2gpnhYnCE</a></li>
<li>French investment boutique opens in city | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OAM0kM8zlT" target="_blank">http://t.co/OAM0kM8zlT</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/27th-october-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/8th-december-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">8th December</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Pinsents elects Cleland as new managing partner | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/trD7G5UUEZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/trD7G5UUEZ</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance competition partner leaves to set up Brussels boutique | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cBDZPzuGG6" target="_blank">http://t.co/cBDZPzuGG6</a></li>
<li>Former Linklaters corporate chief Jeremy Parr to become Jardine Matheson GC | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LJnCEtttu7" target="_blank">http://t.co/LJnCEtttu7</a> </li>
<li>DLA Piper is number one in Global Litigation Top 50 2014 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ffzQYlNd2g" target="_blank">http://t.co/ffzQYlNd2g</a> </li>
<li>Shearman & Sterling promotes 13 to partner including two in London | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lVNB2OUZoQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/lVNB2OUZoQ</a> </li>
<li>Verizon senior VP Craig Silliman to replace Milch as new company general counsel | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tKosu7dILt" target="_blank">http://t.co/tKosu7dILt</a> </li>
<li>Saudi firm Abdulaziz H. Al Fahad converts to partnership to aid succession | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uJ7GG8VA5l" target="_blank">http://t.co/uJ7GG8VA5l</a></li>
<li>France's Ayache Salama eyes London for first overseas office | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pqCf14zQA7" target="_blank">http://t.co/pqCf14zQA7</a></li>
<li>Quindell calls in accountants to review cash plans | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/osUX8UxkKk" target="_blank">http://t.co/osUX8UxkKk</a> </li>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last week there was a very interesting blog <span style="font-family: inherit;">by Professor Richard Moorhead, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Director of the Centre for Ethics at UCL <span style="font-family: inherit;">d<span style="font-family: inherit;">is<span style="font-family: inherit;">cussing the <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://lawyerwatch.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/litigants-in-person-never-mind-the-quality-its-length-that-counts/">effect of litigants-in-person on t</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://lawyerwatch.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/litigants-in-person-never-mind-the-quality-its-length-that-counts/">he length of</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://lawyerwatch.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/litigants-in-person-never-mind-the-quality-its-length-that-counts/"> hearing times</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. While the timing was not in question <span style="font-family: inherit;">in a hearing before Lord Justice Lewison this week, <span style="font-family: inherit;">the liti<span style="font-family: inherit;">gant<span style="font-family: inherit;">-in-person in question, <span style="font-family: inherit;">the</span> orthopaedic surgeon Amgad Nakhla was praised by the learned judg<span style="font-family: inherit;">e for <a href="http://www.legalcheek.com/2014/12/litigants-in-person-surgeon-wows-court-of-appeal-with-high-quality-advocacy/">“mastery of the papers” and “formidable cross-examination.”</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The<span style="font-family: inherit;"> diversification of the English language since the advent o<span style="font-family: inherit;">f mobile phones came into focus this week as the prosecuting <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11270532/Barrister-translates-text-speak-for-jury.html">Barrister Mark Paltenghi </a></span></span><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11270532/Barrister-translates-text-speak-for-jury.html">had to translate the text message exchanges of four youths are accused of driving around their neighbourhood in Dagenham</a>, firing at people's houses with an air rifle. So the question remains, do<span style="font-family: inherit;"> you</span> <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/11274292/Do-you-understand-text-speak.html">understand text<span style="font-family: inherit;">-</span>speak</a>? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The <span style="font-family: inherit;">end of the week sa<span style="font-family: inherit;">w <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/dec/05/prison-book-ban-unlawful-court-chris-grayling?CMP=twt_gu">Mr Justice Collins quash<span style="font-family: inherit;">ing</span> the ban on prison books</a> imposed by the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, who was ordered to amend his policy on what can be sent to prisoners.</span></span> Th<span style="font-family: inherit;">is</span> ban has been overturned <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/05/in-praise-of-frances-crook?CMP=twt_gu">thanks <span style="font-family: inherit;">largely to the</span> campaign by the chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, Frances Cook</a>. Many <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/05/writers-ruling-prison-books-ban-jk-rowling-ian-mcewan-philip-pullman?CMP=share_btn_tw"><span style="font-family: inherit;">a</span>uthors including the likes of JK Rowling, Ian McEwan and Philip Pullman cheered</a> the high court judgement. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<li>Osborne's tax changes take gloss off benefits of incorporating law firms | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BKoR9szTxZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/BKoR9szTxZ</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers invited to join in with the worldwide Human Rights Day celebrations on 10 December | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OmZJIRLQWj" target="_blank">http://t.co/OmZJIRLQWj</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>EY granted alternative business structure licence | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2lUBnRPIPc" target="_blank">http://t.co/2lUBnRPIPc</a> </li>
<li>Employers urged to prepare for new shared parental leave rights that came into force | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jJiuAFc2SB" target="_blank">http://t.co/jJiuAFc2SB</a> </li>
<li>Early career work experience survey results | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HrmHTpPa8x" target="_blank">http://t.co/HrmHTpPa8x</a> <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Kb3wCPK5hq" target="_blank">http://t.co/Kb3wCPK5hq</a> </li>
<li>BSB apologises for failing to review contractual terms and cab-rank rule | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GYheb70fgd" target="_blank">http://t.co/GYheb70fgd</a></li>
<li>Consumer panel: "remarkable innovation" in the market but is deregulation going too far? | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YSnUQBpbvT" target="_blank">http://t.co/YSnUQBpbvT</a> </li>
<li>Bar Council warns on potential “cost to quality” from CPD move | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eBOi9ddPmu" target="_blank">http://t.co/eBOi9ddPmu</a> </li>
<li>UK firms lose £2m client funds to scammers | The Global Legal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MspmdcLtJQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/MspmdcLtJQ</a> </li>
<li>Public accounts committee chair Margaret Hodge exposes shambles of legal aid cuts | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XDL90mDgEe" target="_blank">http://t.co/XDL90mDgEe</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Legal apprenticeship schemes - cheap labour for law firms?: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vGn07ZxkS4" target="_blank">http://t.co/vGn07ZxkS4</a> </li>
<li>Legal Aid Practitioners Group offers bespoke training for legal aid firms & not-for-profit | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uBGxBfKXAX" target="_blank">http://t.co/uBGxBfKXAX</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers cautiously welcome stamp duty land tax reforms announced in the Autumn Statement | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zwHSARhOyK" target="_blank">http://t.co/zwHSARhOyK</a> </li>
<li>Council liable for unlawful eviction | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oC2T0hlV4j" target="_blank">http://t.co/oC2T0hlV4j</a></li>
<li>NHS increases use of sleuths for suspect claims | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FkkOHDLzQH" target="_blank">http://t.co/FkkOHDLzQH</a> </li>
<li>Osborne hits tax break for incorporating firms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZIHvSGEwbe" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZIHvSGEwbe</a> </li>
<li>Parabis gets £13m private equity injection | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/n5DkHAmoAL" target="_blank">http://t.co/n5DkHAmoAL</a> </li>
<li>‘Earn your seat at the table,’ GCs told | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FF8PIaekaz" target="_blank">http://t.co/FF8PIaekaz</a> </li>
<li>PI firms prepare challenge to whiplash changes | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5U9GrArRyH" target="_blank">http://t.co/5U9GrArRyH</a> </li>
<li>Merger to create criminal defence giant | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QGHWlfbVmv" target="_blank">http://t.co/QGHWlfbVmv</a></li>
<li>MPs grill MoJ over lack of research into legal aid cuts | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rADAmSiKsD" target="_blank">http://t.co/rADAmSiKsD</a> </li>
<li>Consumers ‘lack confidence to complain’ about legal services | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ARQ4NGHtbR" target="_blank">http://t.co/ARQ4NGHtbR</a> </li>
<li>Only 8 per cent of employers offer defined benefit pension schemes | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sm7l5hwRhP" target="_blank">http://t.co/sm7l5hwRhP</a> </li>
<li>MPs reject Lords’ amendment of judicial review reforms | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fAuROruwH9" target="_blank">http://t.co/fAuROruwH9</a> </li>
<li>Litigants in person facing miscarriages of justice | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cdHyXn6igs" target="_blank">http://t.co/cdHyXn6igs</a> </li>
<li>UK firms spot opportunities on private equity mandates | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VnRuv8FptL" target="_blank">http://t.co/VnRuv8FptL</a> </li>
<li>Law Commission publishes report on rights to light | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/U9ronobbDi" target="_blank">http://t.co/U9ronobbDi</a> <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bB78TVJ6UZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/bB78TVJ6UZ</a> </li>
<li>Mitchell legacy under review | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/toohSOeLkr" target="_blank">http://t.co/toohSOeLkr</a> </li>
<li>Bar Standards Board approved to regulate entitites | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YIA96TAIR5" target="_blank">http://t.co/YIA96TAIR5</a> </li>
<li>Legal Ombudsman's draft strategy & budget consultation | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YvO079YA9Q" target="_blank">http://t.co/YvO079YA9Q</a> </li>
<li>Court rejects foetal alcohol case | New Law Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PqjhNymo8r" target="_blank">http://t.co/PqjhNymo8r</a></li>
<li>High Court rules prison ‘book ban’ is unlawful | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/t5sT6sxEiw" target="_blank">http://t.co/t5sT6sxEiw</a> </li>
<li>Parabis Group receives new investment from private equity firm | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bf0UT4IA0Y" target="_blank">http://t.co/bf0UT4IA0Y</a> </li>
<li>LAPG receives funding to train legal aid firms | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JqpHLu9Csm" target="_blank">http://t.co/JqpHLu9Csm</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Employees suffering from stress, depression or anxiety on the rise | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/M5IKjgbNku" target="_blank">http://t.co/M5IKjgbNku</a> </li>
<li>Legal brain may help protect against ageing | The Global legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KVsFIRXKHy" target="_blank">http://t.co/KVsFIRXKHy</a> </li>
<li>Phone scams hit solicitors, with four firms alone losing £2m | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OE8Fzxezt0" target="_blank">http://t.co/OE8Fzxezt0</a> </li>
<li>BSB anticipating hundreds of barrister businesses after receiving entity regulation green light | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8snWrx4fMj" target="_blank">http://t.co/8snWrx4fMj</a></li>
<li>SRA rejects bid to give law firms open access to BARCO | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jEpdrijz6J" target="_blank">http://t.co/jEpdrijz6J</a> </li>
<li>Big legal brands unveils new marketing campaigns | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ei41yzelAO" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ei41yzelAO</a> </li>
<li>Miscarriages of justice happened due to Legal Aid cuts | The Global legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8YoUSGuntG" target="_blank">http://t.co/8YoUSGuntG</a> </li>
<li>Government grant boosts legal aid management training | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/syU1TUgBAq" target="_blank">http://t.co/syU1TUgBAq</a> </li>
<li>More corporates set to cut in-house legal spend | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JSv5guJIJ5" target="_blank">http://t.co/JSv5guJIJ5</a> </li>
<li>Negligence actions against law firms soar | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nkOLgMd4UE" target="_blank">http://t.co/nkOLgMd4UE</a> </li>
<li>MoJ chief admits cuts rushed through without research | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9kagMaeuej" target="_blank">http://t.co/9kagMaeuej</a> </li>
<li>Nine female lawyers make the cut in 2014’s Part Time Power List | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/920OMlB7jM" target="_blank">http://t.co/920OMlB7jM</a> </li>
<li>Transparency urged on 'right to light' | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dLD91pwwI0" target="_blank">http://t.co/dLD91pwwI0</a> </li>
<li>‘Public access’ barrister disbarred for dishonest conduct | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eWfDiQS1GQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/eWfDiQS1GQ</a></li>
<li>Law firms targeted in pharma hacking scams | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0m2ctMHROu" target="_blank">http://t.co/0m2ctMHROu</a> </li>
<li>EY to recruit 30 to UK legal team | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vW8sMQazJj" target="_blank">http://t.co/vW8sMQazJj</a> </li>
<li>Minority of firms 'very optimistic' about the future | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VBVt3TGEAI" target="_blank">http://t.co/VBVt3TGEAI</a> </li>
<li>Spot checks planned on firms over private investigators | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UAvWyN9MWf" target="_blank">http://t.co/UAvWyN9MWf</a></li>
<li>Barrister convicted of CS gas offences disbarred after second disciplinary hearing | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/99FcKV2KsF" target="_blank">http://t.co/99FcKV2KsF</a> </li>
<li>Phone scams hit solicitors, with four firms alone losing £2m | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qxXOYKUEmS" target="_blank">http://t.co/qxXOYKUEmS</a> </li>
<li>Unbundling - a necessity for consumers or risk to professional standards? | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sE7DVsyPgO" target="_blank">http://t.co/sE7DVsyPgO</a> </li>
<li>Enforced subject access: a new criminal offence under the Data Protection Act 1998 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OWqkI0siEU" target="_blank">http://t.co/OWqkI0siEU</a> </li>
<li>Autumn Statement: Osborne reveals stamp duty reforms
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/heZ8uuZJUc" target="_blank">http://t.co/heZ8uuZJUc</a> </li>
<li>Maintaining Justice | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/V6R2ucTDrH" target="_blank">http://t.co/V6R2ucTDrH</a> </li>
<li>Bach handed shadow attorney general role | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7ZveY5BZWR" target="_blank">http://t.co/7ZveY5BZWR</a> </li>
<li>Paralegals and outsourcing key to Linklaters turnaround | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yDya8v75RR" target="_blank">http://t.co/yDya8v75RR</a> </li>
<li>Infographics: Children and divorce | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TtneaYjCpj" target="_blank">http://t.co/TtneaYjCpj</a> </li>
<li>GPs report knock-on effect of legal aid cuts | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HVwexNwxG9" target="_blank">http://t.co/HVwexNwxG9</a> </li>
<li>Osborne announces complete reform of stamp duty tax | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rFCu0uqhQp" target="_blank">http://t.co/rFCu0uqhQp</a> </li>
<li>Supreme Court rules that Housing Act 1988 applies to all landlords equally | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DF2uSh3BeI" target="_blank">http://t.co/DF2uSh3BeI</a> </li>
<li>GPs report increase in unresolved legal needs | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nNMDlCSGcJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/nNMDlCSGcJ</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers escape sanctions in ‘Google tax’ budget | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zJDlb2daIo" target="_blank">http://t.co/zJDlb2daIo</a> </li>
<li>Bank compliance teams turn to IT to spot rogue traders | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QEX5r39Auw" target="_blank">http://t.co/QEX5r39Auw</a> </li>
<li>Client or consumer? We need a new label, Professor Mayson says | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SKOHQ2rfOM" target="_blank">http://t.co/SKOHQ2rfOM</a> </li>
<li>Investors target recent fired The Apprentice solicitor | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PJwQcrzKPo" target="_blank">http://t.co/PJwQcrzKPo</a> </li>
<li>ABSs and other 'NewLaw' businesses form lobbying group | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OpgDFl4eYt" target="_blank">http://t.co/OpgDFl4eYt</a> </li>
<li>MedCo should end third-party capture, Grayling tells ABI | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kpzKUMRKMD" target="_blank">http://t.co/kpzKUMRKMD</a> </li>
<li>Ombudsman unsure of CMC complaint costs | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LzB7BVO5k2" target="_blank">http://t.co/LzB7BVO5k2</a> </li>
<li>London mayor ‘should run criminal justice’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nUxgaP3SwL" target="_blank">http://t.co/nUxgaP3SwL</a> </li>
<li>MPs back Grayling change to JR reform | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NFFZNO20c2" target="_blank">http://t.co/NFFZNO20c2</a> </li>
<li>Dyson: miscarriages of justice likely since LASPO | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/w2UPl4QVe7" target="_blank">http://t.co/w2UPl4QVe7</a> </li>
<li>BSB to regulate entities from January | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wQvMCBAVaI" target="_blank">http://t.co/wQvMCBAVaI</a> </li>
<li>Government rejects House of Lords amendments on judicial review | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uUdcMxlSUP" target="_blank">http://t.co/uUdcMxlSUP</a> </li>
<li>Four key domains form SRA’s competence statement | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SzrQmMEMPe" target="_blank">http://t.co/SzrQmMEMPe</a> </li>
<li>Q&A with the SRA | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dDq1GruyZO" target="_blank">http://t.co/dDq1GruyZO</a></li>
<li>Junior lawyers: we’re worth it | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OO9coPF67T" target="_blank">http://t.co/OO9coPF67T</a> </li>
<li>Month before retirement, SRA board member Chares Plant remain committed to independence | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IFx2ATsXIe" target="_blank">http://t.co/IFx2ATsXIe</a> </li>
<li>Courts service centralises divorce to combat fraud | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ne1DBYJKIK" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ne1DBYJKIK</a> </li>
<li>Agency considering larger civil contracts | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5fwCoU6rjR" target="_blank">http://t.co/5fwCoU6rjR</a> </li>
<li>One in four young lawyers doing unpaid work | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/psphfX44dO" target="_blank">http://t.co/psphfX44dO</a> </li>
<li>Bar to offer solicitors account for client funds | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/s6rl6AlK8x" target="_blank">http://t.co/s6rl6AlK8x</a> </li>
<li>Jackson LJ calls for better skeleton arguments | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/N0TbgvRFxa" target="_blank">http://t.co/N0TbgvRFxa</a> </li>
<li>CAT reform may create a ‘US-style lawyers’ charter’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4Q9eX7Giz5" target="_blank">http://t.co/4Q9eX7Giz5</a> </li>
<li>BSB suspends “bomb hoax” barrister | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SNpx9G7Siz" target="_blank">http://t.co/SNpx9G7Siz</a> </li>
<li>Handling concerns about solicitors – what exactly is the issue? | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fp2CI0WkSz" target="_blank">http://t.co/fp2CI0WkSz</a> </li>
<li>Artificial intelligence will cause "structural collapse" of law firms by 2030 | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1gxWXFiRsh" target="_blank">http://t.co/1gxWXFiRsh</a> </li>
<li>LSB may end SRA monitoring as turnaround time for ABS applications improves | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/h1rAAAT4bY" target="_blank">http://t.co/h1rAAAT4bY</a> </li>
<li>A lot of things unite in-house lawyers. Overwork is one; lack of resources is another | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eehGEOHKYQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/eehGEOHKYQ</a> </li>
<li>Standard Chartered Bank kicks off panel review | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZeTbWx8bxR" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZeTbWx8bxR</a> </li>
<li>Unpaid work experience is driving young lawyers into further debt | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aUNjUyyXlJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/aUNjUyyXlJ</a> </li>
<li>Family businesses harmed by lack of governance | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/blPcAKa4au" target="_blank">http://t.co/blPcAKa4au</a> </li>
<li>Minister calls for pensions freedoms to be extended to purchasers of annuities | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QKMR4Ev6yx" target="_blank">http://t.co/QKMR4Ev6yx</a> </li>
<li>MoJ report recommends legal advice for litigants in person | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/O2NUcT2ftN" target="_blank">http://t.co/O2NUcT2ftN</a> </li>
<li>How to: build a rural practice | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/A0xjmNwyy4" target="_blank">http://t.co/A0xjmNwyy4</a> </li>
<li>Imagining the future of legal services | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3foTJGEAgj" target="_blank">http://t.co/3foTJGEAgj</a> </li>
<li>Outgoing SRA chair backs legal apprenticeships | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qXxnP86pw9" target="_blank">http://t.co/qXxnP86pw9</a> </li>
<li>EY enters UK legal market | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NiGiXtSTIJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/NiGiXtSTIJ</a></li>
<li>Christmas 1914 set precedents for a sustained breach of international law | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5F417ejE3Q" target="_blank">http://t.co/5F417ejE3Q</a> </li>
<li>Premier League viewing auction triggers legal speculation | The Global legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZO1gxcWZpo" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZO1gxcWZpo</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interviews, features on lawyers and obituaries:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<ul>
<li>The in-house interview: Hyperion GC Will Bloomer - A Profile | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qk3Ea3wQwy" target="_blank">http://t.co/qk3Ea3wQwy</a> </li>
<li>My legal life: Roger Burlingame, Partner, Kobre & Kim (London) - a profile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PwoELoCijj" target="_blank">http://t.co/PwoELoCijj</a> </li>
<li>Interview: Simon Cliff - Manchester City Football Club’s first general counsel - a profile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/b0kpOwYotV" target="_blank">http://t.co/b0kpOwYotV</a> </li>
<li>TheLawMap interview featuring Barrister Martin Cole, coach and mentor to lawyers discussing stress for legal professionals | <a href="http://lawspecials.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/happiness-is-just-thing-called-law.html">SaturdayLawInterview.com</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interesting articles involving the study of law and
legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia,
publications on law and law students:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Clued-up – today’s lawyers-to-be? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UKx78Ri8Ms" target="_blank">http://t.co/UKx78Ri8Ms</a> </li>
<li>Law fairs 2014: what the millennial generation is thinking | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ScdgxWehA5" target="_blank">http://t.co/ScdgxWehA5</a> </li>
<li>Medical Law PhD Studentship - University of Cambridge <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dyU5pGWryf" target="_blank">http://t.co/dyU5pGWryf</a></li>
<li>London law student creates 'Writ of Summons' to ask coursemate to law society ball: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qFLPhFngsr" target="_blank">http://t.co/qFLPhFngsr</a> </li>
<li>Research: Majority of law grads now become paralegals before doing a training contract: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dJPThsn2qt" target="_blank">http://t.co/dJPThsn2qt</a></li>
<li>The cost of English law is terrifying <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PmSQmURQqk" target="_blank">http://t.co/PmSQmURQqk</a> </li>
<li>Law student boasts about making £300 selling stolen university library books: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QEFufiHJzs" target="_blank">http://t.co/QEFufiHJzs</a> </li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Recommended Articles of this week:</b></span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Charities warn against ‘chilling’ move to restrict access to judicial review <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xAigv8AVDS" target="_blank">http://t.co/xAigv8AVDS</a> </li>
<li>The Guardian view on George Osborne’s plans for a deficit law: it’s stupid economics | Editorial <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/W6VKYQBi7D" target="_blank">http://t.co/W6VKYQBi7D</a> </li>
<li>True scale of modern slavery in UK revealed as strategy to tackle it published <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Qi6hCcjWl1" target="_blank">http://t.co/Qi6hCcjWl1</a> </li>
<li>Robots predicted to take on associate lawyer work | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/86kHrVXqIN" target="_blank">http://t.co/86kHrVXqIN</a> <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2SQAHgKN81" target="_blank">http://t.co/2SQAHgKN81</a> </li>
<li>Legal aid lawyers 'a dying breed' <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5Mf4wdwQIJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/5Mf4wdwQIJ</a> </li>
<li>Private meetings are fine, but judges must not be seen to be playing politics <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gUthnRnu8T" target="_blank">http://t.co/gUthnRnu8T</a></li>
<li>Judge criticises National Crime Agency over collapse of fraud trial <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/u2uZlbh2JO" target="_blank">http://t.co/u2uZlbh2JO</a> </li>
<li>Tightening drink-drive laws has saved lives, but there’s a limit to limits <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/45cH2R8rDa" target="_blank">http://t.co/45cH2R8rDa</a></li>
<li>Hull East MP Karl Turner appointed shadow solicitor general <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9NV7QY0KtC" target="_blank">http://t.co/9NV7QY0KtC</a></li>
<li>Costs, Proportionality & Getting the bundles right: Take everything out of court now and come back tomorrow <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/S19nAzTS3b" target="_blank">https://t.co/S19nAzTS3b</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></b><br />
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/5th-december-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday 5th December</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>UAE firm Galadari adds DIFC office | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TQRErVTeMs" target="_blank">http://t.co/TQRErVTeMs</a> </li>
<li>Barrister disbarred for lying to client and acting without qualifications | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/giZi34x6Js" target="_blank">http://t.co/giZi34x6Js</a> </li>
<li>Parabis backer Duke Street injects £13m cash into firm | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5G9LdFEWEu" target="_blank">http://t.co/5G9LdFEWEu</a> </li>
<li>"It's all systems go": Ropes' Goetz on the firm's battle for market share in London | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yeW6M0ejbO" target="_blank">http://t.co/yeW6M0ejbO</a> </li>
<li>London Barrister Elena Butterfield cleared of dangerous dog charges <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tflbvZwT16" target="_blank">http://t.co/tflbvZwT16</a> </li>
<li>Pinsents highlights EU flaws in cybersecurity law plans | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZC47Dgbb5h" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZC47Dgbb5h</a> </li>
<li>'Public access' barrister disbarred for lying about immigration application | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/K78Yeot4es" target="_blank">http://t.co/K78Yeot4es</a> </li>
<li>Corrs launches contract lawyers team | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/psN5XHqXmu" target="_blank">http://t.co/psN5XHqXmu</a> </li>
<li>Bob Dell plans travel-free pause after quitting Lathams chair | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/crIh45tczI" target="_blank">http://t.co/crIh45tczI</a> </li>
<li>Death sentence deliberations start for Texas JP | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HUM85a64OX" target="_blank">http://t.co/HUM85a64OX</a> </li>
<li>Withers instructed on Clifford Chance negligence case | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3Rc2aTiCZI" target="_blank">http://t.co/3Rc2aTiCZI</a> </li>
<li>Eversheds extends alliance networks to Asia and Latin America | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YHVknQSCuo" target="_blank">http://t.co/YHVknQSCuo</a> </li>
<li>Maíria Cahill allegations: Sir Keir Starmer opens prosecution cases review <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kUztrhH5yC" target="_blank">http://t.co/kUztrhH5yC</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/4th-december-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">4th December</span></span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Taylor Wessing reports 5.5 per cent rise in global half-year revenue | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Z3ntg17l06" target="_blank">http://t.co/Z3ntg17l06</a> </li>
<li>Tech company SanDisk hires Broadcom deputy GC as new chief legal officer | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XTE0DoE5Ke" target="_blank">http://t.co/XTE0DoE5Ke</a> </li>
<li>Former ULaw chief Nigel Savage appointed NED at PI firm | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/z9xVPlwswl" target="_blank">http://t.co/z9xVPlwswl</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Up to nine partners face axe as Clifford Chance reviews German operations | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ui6b6FhRCf" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ui6b6FhRCf</a> </li>
<li>Australia’s HWL Ebsworth announces further expansion with Adelaide deal | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XLWslFFksB" target="_blank">http://t.co/XLWslFFksB</a> </li>
<li>HSF and Freshfields advise on Sky Bet £800m deal with CVC Capital Partners | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/c6J6SNIMcf" target="_blank">http://t.co/c6J6SNIMcf</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Clifford Chance braces itself for professional negligence claim from Excalibur funders | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1tI9WAwFCW" target="_blank">http://t.co/1tI9WAwFCW</a></li>
<li>Three Crowns picks up Covington partner for first female partner hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pA8beb3XgO" target="_blank">http://t.co/pA8beb3XgO</a> </li>
<li>Ex-Cleary lawyer heads Lending Club $650m float | The Global legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/j8XZDdTXrg" target="_blank">http://t.co/j8XZDdTXrg</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer in custody over stabbing of managing partner | The Global legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/I8hwzYzKWt" target="_blank">http://t.co/I8hwzYzKWt</a> </li>
<li>Nabarro starts Singapore discussions | The Global legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/P7FmcdNfva" target="_blank">http://t.co/P7FmcdNfva</a> </li>
<li>Davis Polk takes initiative on bonus rates for associates | The Global legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/636Rom2cyi" target="_blank">http://t.co/636Rom2cyi</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/3rd-december-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 3rd December</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>DAC Beachcroft and DWF bulk up with team hires in Bristol | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uClyQDHEtb" target="_blank">http://t.co/uClyQDHEtb</a> </li>
<li>Irwin Mitchell appoints head of pensions from DWF | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YUZRYVgq9y" target="_blank">http://t.co/YUZRYVgq9y</a> </li>
<li>Australia’s HWL Ebsworth expands national footprint with two Northern Territory offices | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jiCthuUpCR" target="_blank">http://t.co/jiCthuUpCR</a> </li>
<li>BLM breaks through £100m revenue barrier as Campbell Fitzpatrick merger goes live | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OyNipEUmjS" target="_blank">http://t.co/OyNipEUmjS</a> </li>
<li>Stephenson Harwood’s half-year revenue rises 12 per cent to hit £64m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yzd3GOCEDo" target="_blank">http://t.co/yzd3GOCEDo</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Deutsche Bank set to finalise revamped global legal panel in early 2015 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mmTSCT0lkA" target="_blank">http://t.co/mmTSCT0lkA</a> </li>
<li>Medical tech company Elekta appoints Judith Banks to head EMEA and LatAm legal operations | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kBD8oSD52S" target="_blank">http://t.co/kBD8oSD52S</a> </li>
<li>Jefferies Solicitors celebrates successful 21 years <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uf7j4qVXXF" target="_blank">http://t.co/uf7j4qVXXF</a> </li>
<li>No5 Chambers barrister represents Romani Gypsy in fight to live on her own land | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dcOO6tQKrG" target="_blank">http://t.co/dcOO6tQKrG</a></li>
<li>CC takes DC structured finance team from Bingham | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HHwQJ1krC9" target="_blank">http://t.co/HHwQJ1krC9</a> </li>
<li>Akin Gump starts to train outside the US | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KC9fYqCsds" target="_blank">http://t.co/KC9fYqCsds</a> </li>
<li>Locke Lord Edwards merger approved for January | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yIoNfVO6UB" target="_blank">http://t.co/yIoNfVO6UB</a> </li>
<li>White & Case appoints 30-year old Africa star as partner | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ajfp6idYVp" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ajfp6idYVp</a> </li>
<li>Slaughter and May is increasing its Christmas bonuses -- but not by as much as Skadden: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Hl7pZouidn" target="_blank">http://t.co/Hl7pZouidn</a> </li>
<li>Garden Court barrister walks into a lamppost -- Twitter goes wild: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cJXtQokbD6" target="_blank">http://t.co/cJXtQokbD6</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/28th-october-law-news.html">Tuesday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/2nd-december-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">2nd December</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Morgan Lewis sets up London LLP | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TpDba2HD1n" target="_blank">http://t.co/TpDba2HD1n</a> </li>
<li>Matrix turns to Doughty Street for hire of Plebgate star Gavin Millar QC | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qOXwIlc2Vz" target="_blank">http://t.co/qOXwIlc2Vz</a> </li>
<li>Addleshaws, Bakers, Linklaters launch new UK parenting schemes after law change | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QdODLE4Zmq" target="_blank">http://t.co/QdODLE4Zmq</a> </li>
<li>DWF reappoints Leaitherland for fourth term as managing partner and CEO | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nVW0MbH87r" target="_blank">http://t.co/nVW0MbH87r</a></li>
<li>Nabarro in alliance talks with Singapore firm | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PGWje9EPMI" target="_blank">http://t.co/PGWje9EPMI</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters ups FTSE 100 client total as it closes in on Slaughters' pole position | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Gw0AMDiAyg" target="_blank">http://t.co/Gw0AMDiAyg</a> </li>
<li>PwC makes progress on 20-partner Australia goal | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YGFS17xJsE" target="_blank">http://t.co/YGFS17xJsE</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/27th-october-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/1st-december-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">1st December</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Gide set to explore emerging markets as Puel and de Moucheron re-elected | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QwNcyRaWRE" target="_blank">http://t.co/QwNcyRaWRE</a> </li>
<li>King & Wood Mallesons names new Aussie M&A head as incumbent moves to City | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0HXc5owH7Y" target="_blank">http://t.co/0HXc5owH7Y</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Skadden takes Freshfields insurance partner Robert Stirling | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3gcuSdg47p" target="_blank">http://t.co/3gcuSdg47p</a> </li>
<li>Accountancy giant EY joins accountants' rush into legal market | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QzEK4Q8FUf" target="_blank">http://t.co/QzEK4Q8FUf</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields leaps ahead in magic circle salary stakes | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7ZZ5hEOq8S" target="_blank">http://t.co/7ZZ5hEOq8S</a> </li>
<li>Addleshaw Goddard - why the firm needs to reboot | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OmjyGl9Vbj" target="_blank">http://t.co/OmjyGl9Vbj</a> </li>
<li>Slaughters gifts associates increased bonuses following strong 2014 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YxPOD95IMN" target="_blank">http://t.co/YxPOD95IMN</a></li>
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<li>Most lawyers struggle to be ethical, says study | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wOuHToPH2E" target="_blank">http://t.co/wOuHToPH2E</a> </li>
<li>Better late than never: MoJ finally publishes report on litigants in person | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XQtc2DRPHb" target="_blank">http://t.co/XQtc2DRPHb</a> </li>
<li>Police urge lawyer help against terrorism | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Jbtfth0QYk" target="_blank">http://t.co/Jbtfth0QYk</a> </li>
<li>LSB rejects plan to cut indemnity cover limit | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Pv13cMpY1Y" target="_blank">http://t.co/Pv13cMpY1Y</a> </li>
<li>SRA uncovers “genuinely shocking” money laundering by law firms | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pgnqMhTGnq" target="_blank">http://t.co/pgnqMhTGnq</a> </li>
<li>Senior lawyers pessimistic and ready to exit profession | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rZxpCFPSsb" target="_blank">http://t.co/rZxpCFPSsb</a> </li>
<li>APIL chief demands equality for bereaved | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rVm571wx2k" target="_blank">http://t.co/rVm571wx2k</a> </li>
<li>SRA ready to contact uninsured firms again | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zpFVewppRo" target="_blank">http://t.co/zpFVewppRo</a> </li>
<li>Legal profession bids farewell to CILEx chief Diane Burleigh | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/esWR92d6WC" target="_blank">http://t.co/esWR92d6WC</a> </li>
<li>Ombudsman data reveals extent of complaints against NHS | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TINr3K4Asx" target="_blank">http://t.co/TINr3K4Asx</a> </li>
<li>Lord Chancellor ‘hell-bent’ on pressing ahead with criminal legal aid reforms | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Y19nX2y3Cn" target="_blank">http://t.co/Y19nX2y3Cn</a></li>
<li>Number of fraudulent trade mark registers on the rise | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wGw5hxdGVk" target="_blank">http://t.co/wGw5hxdGVk</a> </li>
<li>Over a quarter of lawyers plan to work past retirement age | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kQAVJBZggf" target="_blank">http://t.co/kQAVJBZggf</a> </li>
<li>Let’s not kill all the lawyers | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Agm5YvALlR" target="_blank">http://t.co/Agm5YvALlR</a> </li>
<li>Consumer credit switch will cost law firms dear - Society | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BGdDaZKLKS" target="_blank">http://t.co/BGdDaZKLKS</a> </li>
<li>Proposal to cut minimum PII cover rejected | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/i5evguUInY" target="_blank">http://t.co/i5evguUInY</a> </li>
<li>SRA accepts perception it acts in the interests of large firms | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4lYW7h3tnz" target="_blank">http://t.co/4lYW7h3tnz</a> </li>
<li>SRA looks at small firm issues | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eohP0iIuNG" target="_blank">http://t.co/eohP0iIuNG</a> </li>
<li>Chairman of Bar Council: single regulator is “last thing we need” | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ixagu2DACG" target="_blank">http://t.co/ixagu2DACG</a> </li>
<li>Legal bodies issue judicial review plea | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9i96H5KeiF" target="_blank">http://t.co/9i96H5KeiF</a> </li>
<li>Magna Carta Committee joins forces with Access to Justice Foundation | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KhOQptB7c6" target="_blank">http://t.co/KhOQptB7c6</a> </li>
<li>22% of discrimination claims at employment tribunals are successful, compared to a 62% average | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/he4CXokvrE" target="_blank">http://t.co/he4CXokvrE</a></li>
<li>Calls for more amicable behaviour during divorce | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EJJ83eOXea" target="_blank">http://t.co/EJJ83eOXea</a> </li>
<li>Arbitration developments in Middle East | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PrWXgXs10l" target="_blank">http://t.co/PrWXgXs10l</a> </li>
<li>Norton Rose Fulbright sets female partnership target | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6MIzan4xAH" target="_blank">http://t.co/6MIzan4xAH</a> </li>
<li>Innovation in Law report paints pessimistic picture | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FTcKVE1Pzu" target="_blank">http://t.co/FTcKVE1Pzu</a> </li>
<li>Access to Justice campaign seeks feedback | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CcMzNRNfrm" target="_blank">http://t.co/CcMzNRNfrm</a> </li>
<li>Cheshire West decision on deprivation of liberty could be "unpicked" | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JVvSMOV5fm" target="_blank">http://t.co/JVvSMOV5fm</a> </li>
<li>Andrew Mitchell MP did call a police officer a pleb, a judge has held | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/f0YChGWk1I" target="_blank">http://t.co/f0YChGWk1I</a> </li>
<li>Law Society to guarantee training contracts in 2015 | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CzjinAbxSX" target="_blank">http://t.co/CzjinAbxSX</a> </li>
<li>IPS to begin regulating legal businesses in New Year | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/btoPqDYPd1" target="_blank">http://t.co/btoPqDYPd1</a> </li>
<li>Academic questions effectiveness of cyber law | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bYjdGpmEny" target="_blank">http://t.co/bYjdGpmEny</a> </li>
<li>Four Law Firms lose £2m in social engineering trick | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SD75RSpugk" target="_blank">http://t.co/SD75RSpugk</a> </li>
<li>Judge urges reform of 'inadequate' Court of Protection rules | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Xc3bAQY4wd" target="_blank">http://t.co/Xc3bAQY4wd</a> </li>
<li>'Give Litigants in persons universal access to legal advice', MoJ told | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nzodutdzjc" target="_blank">http://t.co/nzodutdzjc</a></li>
<li>SRA needs to gain trust of small firms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XP0Xx6vuBO" target="_blank">http://t.co/XP0Xx6vuBO</a> </li>
<li>Cuts have had 'no significant impact' on hearing times | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YdxV0suWU4" target="_blank">http://t.co/YdxV0suWU4</a> </li>
<li>LSB declines to cut minimum PII cover | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/j9jOAbmen1" target="_blank">http://t.co/j9jOAbmen1</a> </li>
<li>MoJ to press ahead with criminal legal aid reforms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1XWi6xeROr" target="_blank">http://t.co/1XWi6xeROr</a> </li>
<li>Parliament clears way for legal executive law firms | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0VoYrTQlnP" target="_blank">http://t.co/0VoYrTQlnP</a> </li>
<li>Former executive chairman Rob Terry relinquishes right to nearly 9m Quindell shares | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7jdF84mF7m" target="_blank">http://t.co/7jdF84mF7m</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>SRA to consult profession and public on ethical values | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TjYN6versI" target="_blank">http://t.co/TjYN6versI</a> </li>
<li>How successful are Discrimination claims compared to other Employment Tribunal cases? | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3QuFN5X7aI" target="_blank">http://t.co/3QuFN5X7aI</a> </li>
<li>SARAH Bill is in conflict with the Armed Forces Covenant | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7e7pkhxaFQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/7e7pkhxaFQ</a> </li>
<li>Zombie parliament legislation is ‘poorly drafted waffle’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ww08EfxH3w" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ww08EfxH3w</a> </li>
<li>‘PR machine’ Lord Saatchi’s Bill will create more litigation | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gxbR9vw0uq" target="_blank">http://t.co/gxbR9vw0uq</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>It’s harder on the phone to please the mystery caller | Legal Futures
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YtQ8ix7eqZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/YtQ8ix7eqZ</a> </li>
<li>SRA reaches out to small firms | Legal Futures
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zporaNpPOS" target="_blank">http://t.co/zporaNpPOS</a> </li>
<li>In-house lawyers see base salary creep up | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/t9GCawlg3C" target="_blank">http://t.co/t9GCawlg3C</a> </li>
<li>Non-lawyers and clients setting pace in legal market | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/khVySaxgIs" target="_blank">http://t.co/khVySaxgIs</a> </li>
<li>“Unbalanced promotion of competition” puts lawyers’ ethical standards at risk | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mocmvetOBV" target="_blank">http://t.co/mocmvetOBV</a> </li>
<li>The Law Society backs Malaysia fight against sedition law | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yuu1Hs0eQh" target="_blank">http://t.co/yuu1Hs0eQh</a> </li>
<li>Funding secured for Tesco shareholder class action | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EMJgiG9JvJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/EMJgiG9JvJ</a> </li>
<li>Quindell director forced to terminate shares agreement | News | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xoPKCJWN0B" target="_blank">http://t.co/xoPKCJWN0B</a> </li>
<li>Commons braced for JR vote | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9z8nVggqio" target="_blank">http://t.co/9z8nVggqio</a> </li>
<li>China attacks slow, biased legal systems of west | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Mr4is9BmvG" target="_blank">http://t.co/Mr4is9BmvG</a> </li>
<li>Non-lawyers gain more power in law firms | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/repkSqcjpg" target="_blank">http://t.co/repkSqcjpg</a> </li>
<li>Legal Hackers group nears 1,800 membership total | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1x96aEr6bm" target="_blank">http://t.co/1x96aEr6bm</a> </li>
<li>Greer to review affordability of legal services | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tahm01G2aE" target="_blank">http://t.co/tahm01G2aE</a> </li>
<li>SRA pledges new focus on helping small firms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SDPbYFD6RE" target="_blank">http://t.co/SDPbYFD6RE</a> </li>
<li>TheLawMap Wig is out! <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3" target="_blank">http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3</a> </li>
<li>Law Society climbs down over Sharia will practice note and apologises | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KOnHJfE6WQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/KOnHJfE6WQ</a> </li>
<li>Third of lawyers do not think firm has a good website that portrays the firm correctly | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AMALJN6Z98" target="_blank">http://t.co/AMALJN6Z98</a> </li>
<li>Senior lawyers would not recommend a career in law | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cJ7tTzjAp8" target="_blank">http://t.co/cJ7tTzjAp8</a> </li>
<li>Legal aid cuts means free housing advice slashed despite rise in reposessions <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sMItBi6BR2" target="_blank">http://t.co/sMItBi6BR2</a> </li>
<li>Solicitors are placing pressure on experts to amend reports | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JFQs4iWrmo" target="_blank">http://t.co/JFQs4iWrmo</a> </li>
<li>Young people’s education and health affected by parental break-ups | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KRtoQXpJwL" target="_blank">http://t.co/KRtoQXpJwL</a> </li>
<li>HJA wins second apology and damages from The Times | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VQD6UsZgGL" target="_blank">http://t.co/VQD6UsZgGL</a> </li>
<li>Law Society withdraws practice note on Sharia succession rules | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8Xer8GPVtb" target="_blank">http://t.co/8Xer8GPVtb</a> </li>
<li>Shareholders to make legal claim against Tesco | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/p4g5x5g6rS" target="_blank">http://t.co/p4g5x5g6rS</a> </li>
<li>Two out of three legal professionals find it hard to ‘do the right thing’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9CQY7nL2hZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/9CQY7nL2hZ</a> </li>
<li>Government has short-changed the public on legal aid cuts | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5g3v7AsKgb" target="_blank">http://t.co/5g3v7AsKgb</a></li>
<li>Do barristers and mediation mix? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VcG6RG4tRs" target="_blank">http://t.co/VcG6RG4tRs</a> </li>
<li>Bar chief says no to ‘super-quango’ regulator | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2xnNczUP4w" target="_blank">http://t.co/2xnNczUP4w</a> </li>
<li>Justice Secretary Chris Grayling: make London heart of legal community | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OLWkRvBE5E" target="_blank">http://t.co/OLWkRvBE5E</a> </li>
<li>Tribunal powers a ‘lawyers’ charter’, say peers | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fRM01TdWrS" target="_blank">http://t.co/fRM01TdWrS</a> </li>
<li>Skeleton arguments ‘not rocket science’ – Jackson | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/A2g7M8OmrS" target="_blank">http://t.co/A2g7M8OmrS</a> </li>
<li>Dispute resolution in Guernsey | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UnNom5EBZM" target="_blank">http://t.co/UnNom5EBZM</a> </li>
<li>Great mystery of the profession seems to be why anyone would want to impersonate a solicitor | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/l1CcUvnNWX" target="_blank">http://t.co/l1CcUvnNWX</a> </li>
<li>Contempt of court laws are dated | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nShVpsGsB0" target="_blank">http://t.co/nShVpsGsB0</a> </li>
<li>Former DPP, Sir Keir Starmer QC, lambasts criminal justice IT | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kpRqixpZtz" target="_blank">http://t.co/kpRqixpZtz</a> </li>
<li>Local government chief ‘stands aside from LLG role’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/utHo7YYvpN" target="_blank">http://t.co/utHo7YYvpN</a> </li>
<li>Society withdraws sharia wills note | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sEJXtmuXca" target="_blank">http://t.co/sEJXtmuXca</a></li>
<li>Mediation: peace at any price? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0WKIpigd3T" target="_blank">http://t.co/0WKIpigd3T</a> </li>
<li>Tiger, Plant, Freshfields and the Short Sellers | lawyerwatch <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3ufd2ftmZv" target="_blank">http://t.co/3ufd2ftmZv</a> </li>
<li>Gender pay gap lags private sector average by 10pc | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tjYsZeORgJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/tjYsZeORgJ</a> </li>
<li>Should lawyers be alarmed by a new sentencing principle established in the Max Clifford case? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SrD6sQc1fE" target="_blank">http://t.co/SrD6sQc1fE</a> </li>
<li>Transatlantic trade deal: myths versus reality | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ewXyPXaA19" target="_blank">http://t.co/ewXyPXaA19</a> </li>
<li>Transatlantic trade deal: legal profession has opportunity to ensure deal supports access to justice | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OGd2Rvde8p" target="_blank">http://t.co/OGd2Rvde8p</a> </li>
<li>The erosion of professional secrecy ‘for the public good’ bodes ill for lawyers | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5CxCD7oADO" target="_blank">http://t.co/5CxCD7oADO</a> </li>
<li>City regulators take a tougher line | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/L31Z9cg8PB" target="_blank">http://t.co/L31Z9cg8PB</a> </li>
<li>Call for pro bono rules exemption | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OvWiqGdC3n" target="_blank">http://t.co/OvWiqGdC3n</a> </li>
<li>Local authorities forced to innovate by funding crisis | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gg1PZ6ATU6" target="_blank">http://t.co/gg1PZ6ATU6</a> </li>
<li>Expert witnesses ‘pressured by solicitors’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LAxz2f1bON" target="_blank">http://t.co/LAxz2f1bON</a> </li>
<li>Royal commission on prison policy proposed | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2PjcyxBYHr" target="_blank">http://t.co/2PjcyxBYHr</a> </li>
<li>Law Society helps form Welsh business voice | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gqi28nHAhV" target="_blank">http://t.co/gqi28nHAhV</a> </li>
<li>Magna Carta justice push | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9NViqn0BIa" target="_blank">http://t.co/9NViqn0BIa</a> </li>
<li>Government plans could “undermine our independence”, LSB warns | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xbz927Gxll" target="_blank">http://t.co/xbz927Gxll</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>SRA: law firms should be allowed to provide accountancy services | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/o8ChsjENQo" target="_blank">http://t.co/o8ChsjENQo</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers expect more MDPs and big brands to enter market | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zaPkaopKWj" target="_blank">http://t.co/zaPkaopKWj</a> </li>
<li>Labour calls for early LASPO review | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NmTJ9gMFUw" target="_blank">http://t.co/NmTJ9gMFUw</a> </li>
<li>The changing face of City law firms - a report | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7mxYLSj0T6" target="_blank">http://t.co/7mxYLSj0T6</a></li>
<li>Law Society Scotland pays tribute To Kenny MacAskill, welcomes Michael Matheson as new Cabinet Secretary for Justice for Scots
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/K3bbiItbTF" target="_blank">http://t.co/K3bbiItbTF</a> </li>
<li>Why in-housers must learnd to say 'no' | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xNV9MR9izB" target="_blank">http://t.co/xNV9MR9izB</a> </li>
<li>How to access the Arab market - An Analysis | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PCjkLC5Du8" target="_blank">http://t.co/PCjkLC5Du8</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interviews, features on lawyers and obituaries:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>My legal life: Munir Majid, Head of industrial disease, Asons - A Profile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gb0VOa9DM9" target="_blank">http://t.co/gb0VOa9DM9</a> </li>
<li>In-house interview: HMRC general counsel Gill Aitken - A Profile | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8HO8oL9k48" target="_blank">http://t.co/8HO8oL9k48</a> </li>
<li>Heading the legal team at HMRC, Gill Aitken on adding value in-house | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZrbC7iiQZg" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZrbC7iiQZg</a> </li>
<li>Gail Elliman obituary: Expert in the interpretation and application of immigration law <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Vr4VuuZVF8" target="_blank">http://t.co/Vr4VuuZVF8</a> </li>
<li>How I got where I am today: Colin Sandilands, 38, solicitor and partner with Stronachs LLP
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nFycZ29tkk" target="_blank">https://t.co/nFycZ29tkk</a> </li>
<li>Interview with sacked BBC Apprentice solicitor on her journey from self-funded LPC student to solicitor-entrepreneur <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/48xRySIqoU" target="_blank">http://t.co/48xRySIqoU</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interesting articles involving the study of law and
legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia,
publications on law and law students:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>Wannabe solicitor wins enough to pay his way through law degree and LPC with poker tournament triumph : <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/v6ZZhNm1nt" target="_blank">http://t.co/v6ZZhNm1nt</a> </li>
<li>Students can benefit from carefully planned career path, what advice is given about their studies? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RQO9X4vIIX" target="_blank">http://t.co/RQO9X4vIIX</a> </li>
<li>Irate Lord Justice Jackson uses Court of Appeal judgment to issue lawyers with student-style skeleton argument tips: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6b2K5QSQXs" target="_blank">http://t.co/6b2K5QSQXs</a> </li>
<li>Next in the gavel hall of shame - step forward Staffordshire University law school: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BqrdE57mck" target="_blank">http://t.co/BqrdE57mck</a> </li>
<li>The Apprentice review: ex-Slaughter and May lawyer Felipe wins big: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/76raTPk1NR" target="_blank">http://t.co/76raTPk1NR</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Recommended Articles of this week:</b></span><br />
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<ul>
<li>Ferguson riots and secret MI6 evidence highlight necessity of open justice | Joshua Rozenberg <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oE3rgSidjx" target="_blank">http://t.co/oE3rgSidjx</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer Alan Blacker has made a complaint against a judge who said he looked like something "out of Harry Potter"
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Wb0sy7gwbj" target="_blank">http://t.co/Wb0sy7gwbj</a> </li>
<li>Crime QC slams bar leadership as 'treacherous and unworthy of trust' over legal aid deal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dqiHDMGdq4" target="_blank">http://t.co/dqiHDMGdq4</a> </li>
<li>Revealed: people who are interested in law love anchovy paste, budgies and Destiny's Child: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/enZV5IcVZV" target="_blank">http://t.co/enZV5IcVZV</a></li>
<li>Lawyers falling short on ethics – study <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JL8fyYkS01" target="_blank">http://t.co/JL8fyYkS01</a> </li>
<li>Applications invited for appointment to the Sentence Review Commissioners <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9eYWeuoADT" target="_blank">http://t.co/9eYWeuoADT</a> </li>
<li>UN passes resolution in light of revelations by Snowden & new challenges to liberty presented by information age <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fapLp0kB1W" target="_blank">http://t.co/fapLp0kB1W</a></li>
<li>Cracking the Code: how Sweden is closing prisons and reducing the prison population | Longford Lectures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wApdpsl7vw" target="_blank">http://t.co/wApdpsl7vw</a> </li>
<li>UK to criminalise emotional abuse <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fyqYHIegaH" target="_blank">http://t.co/fyqYHIegaH</a> </li>
<li>American wife of a London financier has been awarded £337m by a High Court judge in a divorce case <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Y9MNb1ZX3h" target="_blank">http://t.co/Y9MNb1ZX3h</a> </li>
<li>Biometrics in smartphones need more control - ex-GCHQ boss <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IvcJOUKo29" target="_blank">http://t.co/IvcJOUKo29</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </b></span><br />
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<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/28th-november-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday 28th November</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Clyde head in Beijing leaves for Stephenson Harwood | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HFD7IgwQLU" target="_blank">http://t.co/HFD7IgwQLU</a> </li>
<li>Quindell denies contract loss with claims management firm | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iVuApvb1DZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/iVuApvb1DZ</a> Hodge Jones & Allen wins second apology from The Times | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/m0ZpVoTvkm" target="_blank">http://t.co/m0ZpVoTvkm</a> </li>
<li>Edwards Wildman loses another London partner to Glaxo | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/C2XvxGDhlr" target="_blank">http://t.co/C2XvxGDhlr</a> </li>
<li>RBS turns to Dentons for £30m Libor claim | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kXLC1WUdO0" target="_blank">http://t.co/kXLC1WUdO0</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters managing partner Simon Davies: “The magic circle isn’t what it used to be” | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DiEI3Pwn4H" target="_blank">http://t.co/DiEI3Pwn4H</a> </li>
<li>Howrey clawback bankruptcy case goes to Ninth Circuit appeal | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UUCAKdqA1x" target="_blank">http://t.co/UUCAKdqA1x</a> </li>
<li>Shanghai eases way for foreign law firms in free trade zone | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dJHa9rGN7u" target="_blank">http://t.co/dJHa9rGN7u</a> </li>
<li>Ex-Dinsmore partner let off controversial client sex ethics case | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3hBSPhUYf6" target="_blank">http://t.co/3hBSPhUYf6</a> </li>
<li>Microsoft seeks information on Quinn Emanuel from IRS | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://tinyurl.com/m2w4s77">http://tinyurl.com/m2w4s77</a> </li>
<li>China-based IP boutique Schmitt & Orlov expands ASEAN footprint | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WTcmFd3BR5" target="_blank">http://t.co/WTcmFd3BR5</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>HSF and Macfarlanes advise Stagecoach and Virgin on East Coast mainline franchise | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/h4AaqLdE8b" target="_blank">http://t.co/h4AaqLdE8b</a> </li>
<li>Mishcon and 1 Hare Court secure landmark £337m divorce settlement for hedge fund billionaire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nAd69mQK3V" target="_blank">http://t.co/nAd69mQK3V</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/27th-november-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">27th November</span></span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Stephenson Harwood taps Clyde & Co for China energy hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4X756zt3Xu" target="_blank">http://t.co/4X756zt3Xu</a> </li>
<li>Osborne Clarke posts 17 per cent increase in half-year turnover to £70.6m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JU6UEL8plA" target="_blank">http://t.co/JU6UEL8plA</a> </li>
<li>European lawyer moves: 27 November 2014 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Lvl7fvo37K" target="_blank">http://t.co/Lvl7fvo37K</a> </li>
<li>American Apparel names Loeb & Loeb partner Chelsea Grayson as general counsel | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eMnrGiWEKp" target="_blank">http://t.co/eMnrGiWEKp</a> </li>
<li>Cuatrecasas pledges to hit 25 per cent diversity target by 2020 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Im1aenmaK6" target="_blank">http://t.co/Im1aenmaK6</a> </li>
<li>Royal Mail seals first post-IPO panel review: Slaughters, DAC Beachcroft and CMS get the nod | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sMYB3TUkWc" target="_blank">http://t.co/sMYB3TUkWc</a> </li>
<li>Mills & Reeve succeed in changing centuries of law related to equitable compensation for breach of trust by solicitor <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ep4LI9vP4T" target="_blank">http://t.co/ep4LI9vP4T</a> </li>
<li>Trinity Mirror general counsel Paul Vickers exits | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/f35xaH7tvb" target="_blank">http://t.co/f35xaH7tvb</a> </li>
<li>Stewarts Law begins Tesco litigation | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HGWLSgrfPw" target="_blank">http://t.co/HGWLSgrfPw</a> </li>
<li>Singapore to aid SME law firms | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5RDfYcaAKR" target="_blank">http://t.co/5RDfYcaAKR</a> </li>
<li>UK law firm calls on Tesco shareholders to join lawsuit <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AM72N7c2nK" target="_blank">http://t.co/AM72N7c2nK</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/26th-november-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 26th November</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Weil prioritises London and finance in 12-strong promotions round | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3nQGPGrTZm" target="_blank">http://t.co/3nQGPGrTZm</a> </li>
<li>India’s TMT Law Practice takes over Chennai IP firm APR Associates | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fnye5OPh6j" target="_blank">http://t.co/fnye5OPh6j</a> </li>
<li>Watson Farley pushes revenue up 8 per cent to £56.8m at half-year | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ORLeXgAXx7" target="_blank">http://t.co/ORLeXgAXx7</a> </li>
<li>Teacher Stern triumphs against Mishcon's Saudi prince in Supreme Court | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VWsKhNBC3g" target="_blank">http://t.co/VWsKhNBC3g</a> </li>
<li>Bird & Bird and Dechert saddle up for Assos v ASOS trademark battle | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jPOmEvUhsp" target="_blank">http://t.co/jPOmEvUhsp</a> </li>
<li>The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) names Foot Anstey and Mills & Reeve on first roster | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sj4Id4sPdF" target="_blank">http://t.co/sj4Id4sPdF</a> </li>
<li>Keystone Law outlines post-investment growth plans | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/57vvDg66Go" target="_blank">http://t.co/57vvDg66Go</a> </li>
<li>Claims management company wound up over misused client funds | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EWqoQqmZze" target="_blank">http://t.co/EWqoQqmZze</a> </li>
<li>EIP prepares for expansion in the US and Germany | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dCzs2BMslH" target="_blank">http://t.co/dCzs2BMslH</a> </li>
<li>Texas firm Austin-based Barron & Newburger goes national | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2Vyqa0LOqK" target="_blank">http://t.co/2Vyqa0LOqK</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Simmons plans Luxembourg funds office | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/brR9wPZafP" target="_blank">http://t.co/brR9wPZafP</a> </li>
<li>Datalaw secures venture capital funding as it gears up for new CPD era | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sefI8UjPAj" target="_blank">http://t.co/sefI8UjPAj</a> </li>
<li>King & Spalding beefs up Europe capital markets team | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6z8Ek83z8L" target="_blank">http://t.co/6z8Ek83z8L</a> </li>
<li>Milbank Tweed follows high end bonus trend | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oilddD7IDq" target="_blank">http://t.co/oilddD7IDq</a> </li>
<li>Napoli Bern top partners hurl accusations | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KEsMkbOLjy" target="_blank">http://t.co/KEsMkbOLjy</a> </li>
<li>Slaughters gives rare media interview | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xqVNOKuixW" target="_blank">http://t.co/xqVNOKuixW</a> </li>
<li>Singapore law firms urged to drop commoditised work | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9v8DOVy5HW" target="_blank">http://t.co/9v8DOVy5HW</a></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/28th-october-law-news.html">Tuesday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/25th-november-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">25th November</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>20 Essex Street takes Holman Fenwick commercial director for new role | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7eMhkvrdOx" target="_blank">http://t.co/7eMhkvrdOx</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Carlyle and Cinven return to Clifford Chance for €337.5m Altice share sale | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QSowUlReWM" target="_blank">http://t.co/QSowUlReWM</a> </li>
<li>Nearly one in every five lawyers would round up bills even when it might amount to fraud, report finds | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PaoxahIiD1" target="_blank">http://t.co/PaoxahIiD1</a> </li>
<li>Collas Crill and Charles Adams Ritchie & Duckworth announce offshore merger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IswQFcJxQx" target="_blank">http://t.co/IswQFcJxQx</a> </li>
<li>Legal executives win right to establish law firms | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/flwlFXeOeM" target="_blank">http://t.co/flwlFXeOeM</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters warms up to lockstep flexing as part of US plan | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ht9ZLqFu2C" target="_blank">http://t.co/ht9ZLqFu2C</a> </li>
<li>Simmons' turnover up 8 per cent to £140m at half year | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FsRonth6Sp" target="_blank">http://t.co/FsRonth6Sp</a> </li>
<li>Stewarts Law lines up against Freshfields for Tesco shareholder fight | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sfid26mkMo" target="_blank">http://t.co/sfid26mkMo</a> </li>
<li>Walmart law shops plan major expansion | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FUlv8S9oag" target="_blank">http://t.co/FUlv8S9oag</a> </li>
<li>Morgan Lewis welcomes Bingham colleagues | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0Q1RbkXNsy" target="_blank">http://t.co/0Q1RbkXNsy</a> </li>
<li>Simpson Thacher leads the way on bonus rise | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/W834YuvE2L" target="_blank">http://t.co/W834YuvE2L</a> </li>
<li>Questions hover over CC's independent bank report | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kI4jTRZR9w" target="_blank">http://t.co/kI4jTRZR9w</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/27th-october-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/24th-november-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">24th November</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Allen & Overy and Linklaters win key roles on Aviva’s £5.6bn merger with Friends Life | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0eU6NNTxfM" target="_blank">http://t.co/0eU6NNTxfM</a> </li>
<li>Hengeler boosts female partnership with brace of promotions | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/J4yzeq96kC" target="_blank">http://t.co/J4yzeq96kC</a> </li>
<li>Aberdeen's Aberdein Considine takes on Stirling market with local merger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oX0pJwwjhN" target="_blank">http://t.co/oX0pJwwjhN</a> </li>
<li>Morgan Lewis finalises transfer of 226 Bingham partners, 556 staff and associates | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5yvdUuPhkO" target="_blank">http://t.co/5yvdUuPhkO</a> </li>
<li>Former Addleshaws partner faces SDT re-hearing as expenses case continues | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yeaRzBB8Di" target="_blank">http://t.co/yeaRzBB8Di</a></li>
<li>Linklaters to vote on streamlining board in governance review | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3LaazSF5jL" target="_blank">http://t.co/3LaazSF5jL</a> </li>
<li>Arcadia general counsel Geraghty quits after seven years | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FlSu8eTet4" target="_blank">http://t.co/FlSu8eTet4</a> </li>
<li>Orrick's Ivory Coast affiliate faces opposition from second professional association | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MYke60i2Ln" target="_blank">http://t.co/MYke60i2Ln</a> </li>
<li>Eversheds' investment in Tyco relationship pays off with contract extension | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Oh7ibfoLBB" target="_blank">http://t.co/Oh7ibfoLBB</a></li>
<li>Law firm Blake Morgan promotes 10 lawyers <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fE5kcTjVsI" target="_blank">http://t.co/fE5kcTjVsI</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer of the Year shared by nine campaigning North East solicitors <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AveImzvmkw" target="_blank">http://t.co/AveImzvmkw</a> </li>
<li>Former Attorney General and top legal commentator awarded honorary
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zRUZCMCjpm" target="_blank">http://t.co/zRUZCMCjpm</a> </li>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Welcome
to the</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> weekly <b>Law Business</b> column brought
to you by the Sunday Law Review team. </span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This is the week in which we learnt from the annual pay survey by the Office for National Statistics that <a href="http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/analysis/comment-and-opinion/number-crunchers-nail-fat-cat-lawyer-myth/5045194.fullarticle">solicitors, in some instances </a></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/analysis/comment-and-opinion/number-crunchers-nail-fat-cat-lawyer-myth/5045194.fullarticle">earned less than train dr</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/analysis/comment-and-opinion/number-crunchers-nail-fat-cat-lawyer-myth/5045194.fullarticle">ivers and certainly, </a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/analysis/comment-and-opinion/number-crunchers-nail-fat-cat-lawyer-myth/5045194.fullarticle">rather a lot less than <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">M</span>embers of <span style="font-family: inherit;">P</span>arliament</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Another</span></span></span></span></span> survey, carried out by IPSOS Mori found that <a href="http://www.thelawyer.com/analysis/the-lawyer-management/management-news/law-dominated-by-white-middle-class-men-mums-sidelined/3028668.article">74 per cent of the 500 lawyers surveyed felt that “senior positions throughout the legal profession are dominated by white, public school educated men</a>”.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> It is possible that <a href="http://www.solicitorsjournal.com/news/management/business-development/self-lawyering-future-legal-services">by 2020, the legal profession may well be so sidelined by the self-lawyering general public</a> that such problems may even <span style="font-family: inherit;">resolve themselves?</span></span> </span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In other news, the chief instigator of change<span style="font-family: inherit;"> within the legal profession, <a href="http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/grayling-defends-tribunal-reforms-as-vital-to-business-1-6955447">Justice Secretar</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/grayling-defends-tribunal-reforms-as-vital-to-business-1-6955447">y Chris Grayling has defended reform</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/grayling-defends-tribunal-reforms-as-vital-to-business-1-6955447">s to the tribunal </a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/grayling-defends-tribunal-reforms-as-vital-to-business-1-6955447"><span style="font-family: inherit;">system</span></a>, citing a 7<span style="font-family: inherit;">0% reduction in claims. It was also revealed this week that <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-failing-to-record-quarter-of-all-sexual-offences-says-watchdog-9866544.html">Police officers fail to record a quarter of sexual offences</a> – including rapes – and one-third of violent attacks. A critic of <span style="font-family: inherit;">police behaviour, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30097944">Andrew Mitchell</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30097944"> has been defended this week by his fri</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30097944">end Sir Bob Geldof,</a> a self confessed 'pleb'. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mitchell</span> is suing News Group Newspapers for libel. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The controversial <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30119100">US so called 'p</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30119100">ick-up' artist Julien Blanc has been barred from entering UK</a>. <span style="font-family: inherit;">He holds</span> seminars claiming to teach men how to attract women but his methods have been widely criticised as sexually abusive</span>. </span>This <span style="font-family: inherit;">is, no doub<span style="font-family: inherit;">t</span>, some consolation for the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30111525">Blackpool hotel which, earlier this week had cha<span style="font-family: inherit;">rged <span style="font-family: inherit;">guests £100 for lea</span></span></a></span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30111525">ving poor reviews on Trip-Advisor</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. After <span style="font-family: inherit;">the news broke<span style="font-family: inherit;">, good sense prevailed and the <span style="font-family: inherit;">establishment in concern rescinded the cha<span style="font-family: inherit;">rges.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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purpose of th</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">is column is to take a </span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">dedicated</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> look at what happened in
the business of law<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span></b></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> legislati<span style="font-family: inherit;">ve changes</span>, the lives of lawyers and law firms</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b>within UK as reported by freely available online legal publications
throughout</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> the previous</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> week.</span></span></span></span></b></i> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>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:</b><b><i> </i></b></span> <br />
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<li>Are quotas for judicial appointments lawful under EU law? <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YkB09mtz31" target="_blank">http://t.co/YkB09mtz31</a> </li>
<li>Knowledge gap between lawyers and consumers “narrowing all the time” | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8aDL7DDfXd" target="_blank">http://t.co/8aDL7DDfXd</a> </li>
<li>SRA to end Law Society’s 'Find a Solicitor' monopoly | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hF7K6hR5Kn" target="_blank">http://t.co/hF7K6hR5Kn</a> </li>
<li>Litigation finance on the rise | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/l4MzyGfgij" target="_blank">http://t.co/l4MzyGfgij</a> </li>
<li>Proposed sentencing guidelines for health & safety & corporate manslaughter could cost 10-15% more | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8fGSsc21bf" target="_blank">http://t.co/8fGSsc21bf</a> </li>
<li>Expert witnesses under pressure | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LgjdqlqNOp" target="_blank">http://t.co/LgjdqlqNOp</a> </li>
<li>Breast Cancer Care Tour de Law event has so far raised £68,720.68 | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PlUNMOtCoI" target="_blank">http://t.co/PlUNMOtCoI</a> </li>
<li>The Law Commission has recommended new statutory offences of kidnapping and unlawful detention | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ebuaAuc4mP" target="_blank">http://t.co/ebuaAuc4mP</a> </li>
<li>Costs lawyer supports charity with software giveaway | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ldJ5uYlum5" target="_blank">http://t.co/ldJ5uYlum5</a> </li>
<li>Business confidence in UK law firms at its highest since 2006 but doubts over sustainability | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6dwtUwxnYC" target="_blank">http://t.co/6dwtUwxnYC</a> </li>
<li>Clients who report a complaint about their solicitor have to wait an average of 550 days | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zONoqBq326" target="_blank">http://t.co/zONoqBq326</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>More optimism over profit for lawyers | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lJJrsIAHA6" target="_blank">http://t.co/lJJrsIAHA6</a> </li>
<li>Court allows injunction sent via Twitter | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LaPkTYshx8" target="_blank">http://t.co/LaPkTYshx8</a></li>
<li>Solicitors ‘prickly’ - economic crime chief | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jrNquJfMhP" target="_blank">http://t.co/jrNquJfMhP</a> </li>
<li>Wealth becoming key to justice, say 87% of lawyers | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3HyW8phSHR" target="_blank">http://t.co/3HyW8phSHR</a> </li>
<li>Judge takes £2,240 off costs bill for late submission | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OG9jVp7dWu" target="_blank">http://t.co/OG9jVp7dWu</a> </li>
<li>Law dominated by white, middle class men, mums sidelined | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YoztAWuuaH" target="_blank">http://t.co/YoztAWuuaH</a> </li>
<li>SRA to scrap PC fee renewal system | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/loPJ9V42fN" target="_blank">http://t.co/loPJ9V42fN</a> </li>
<li>Sarah bill: peer withdraws whiplash curb amendment | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Foaiaq8Sek" target="_blank">http://t.co/Foaiaq8Sek</a></li>
<li>Solicitor fabricated litigation in three-year deception | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dOS2bsfNlB" target="_blank">http://t.co/dOS2bsfNlB</a> </li>
<li>SRA seeks further ways to cut burden of 5,000 accountants’ reports | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/F1haVp7I91" target="_blank">http://t.co/F1haVp7I91</a> </li>
<li>The "extraordinary" tale of the lawyer who faked his client's litigation | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ElTqGMzvLc" target="_blank">http://t.co/ElTqGMzvLc</a> </li>
<li>Plant tells "flat earth" Society that SRA independence is inevitable | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jjyJ5c2WEQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/jjyJ5c2WEQ</a> </li>
<li>MoJ 'out of touch with reality' over cuts - spending watchdog | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/01R3nEoO81" target="_blank">http://t.co/01R3nEoO81</a></li>
<li>Number-crunchers nail ‘fat-cat lawyer’ myth: What does a ‘typical’ solicitor earn? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XUhDP8sAED" target="_blank">http://t.co/XUhDP8sAED</a></li>
<li>Half of law firms use predictive coding | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Awsy21Lgmx" target="_blank">http://t.co/Awsy21Lgmx</a> </li>
<li>Jackson Lewis to assess lawyers on efficiency | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vHnTMhFiDj" target="_blank">http://t.co/vHnTMhFiDj</a> </li>
<li>Quarter of UK top 250 consider external investors | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8lVnXSXas7" target="_blank">http://t.co/8lVnXSXas7</a> </li>
<li>Law reform body's axing could make Northern Ireland a legal backwater <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/V0ZF7ZSnIR" target="_blank">http://t.co/V0ZF7ZSnIR</a> </li>
<li>CJEU calls time on UK pollution foot-dragging | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zS98OXFwra" target="_blank">http://t.co/zS98OXFwra</a> </li>
<li>Government waits on simplifying ‘complex’ ADR landscape | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ageVeB6bvr" target="_blank">http://t.co/ageVeB6bvr</a> </li>
<li>ClientEarth wins EU court ruling on UK air quality case | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7WyJRSDaCc" target="_blank">http://t.co/7WyJRSDaCc</a> </li>
<li>Two distinguished legal commentators call for a royal commission on the penal system. That’s unlikely | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1hCIZdsFkJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/1hCIZdsFkJ</a></li>
<li>SRA keen to relax accounts submission rules | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Qum2m9MNbx" target="_blank">http://t.co/Qum2m9MNbx</a> </li>
<li>More part-time judicial appointments in pipeline | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hg2r3zQ1x5" target="_blank">http://t.co/hg2r3zQ1x5</a> </li>
<li>Consumer watchdog under fire over McKenzie friend stance | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GUGpxOJIA8" target="_blank">http://t.co/GUGpxOJIA8</a> </li>
<li>Chief legal ombudsman quits after accounts probe | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sWGhvWNKaK" target="_blank">http://t.co/sWGhvWNKaK</a> </li>
<li>Chief Legal Ombudsman resigns in accounts dispute | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/F9cgFWBgjs" target="_blank">http://t.co/F9cgFWBgjs</a> </li>
<li>Seventeen-year-olds in custody will no longer be classed as adults | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VrlP4xa19g" target="_blank">http://t.co/VrlP4xa19g</a> </li>
<li>‘Only a royal commission can fix broken penal system’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/A2taHQGmh4" target="_blank">http://t.co/A2taHQGmh4</a> </li>
<li>In-house teams are growing stronger, uppermost in lawyers’ minds are ways to control costs | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rA3xGenA9b" target="_blank">http://t.co/rA3xGenA9b</a> </li>
<li>Self-lawyering is the future of legal services | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JKxUyq3n4Q" target="_blank">http://t.co/JKxUyq3n4Q</a> </li>
<li>Taking lawyers with you on new innovations requires imagination, persuasive skills & communication | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dsK2XAL7ih" target="_blank">http://t.co/dsK2XAL7ih</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Quindell founder Rob Terry resigns from the board | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9ybixNB3nF" target="_blank">http://t.co/9ybixNB3nF</a> </li>
<li>US mass hire creates new legal giant | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pM58uVeHsJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/pM58uVeHsJ</a> </li>
<li>Business confidence near pre-recession level | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vGy96CUDSa" target="_blank">http://t.co/vGy96CUDSa</a> </li>
<li>Thousands still await Wonga ‘fake firm’ compensation | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1Hin3TM6V3" target="_blank">http://t.co/1Hin3TM6V3</a> </li>
<li>‘Self-lawyering’ is the future, consumer watchdog forecasts | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rgBKmYndXX" target="_blank">http://t.co/rgBKmYndXX</a> </li>
<li>“We only accept cash” – the regulation of consumer credit activities | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1hAYoWmUPH" target="_blank">http://t.co/1hAYoWmUPH</a> </li>
<li>A consumer revolution | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/O4QLLKZUFV" target="_blank">http://t.co/O4QLLKZUFV</a> </li>
<li>A case in point | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yqquBbn8na" target="_blank">http://t.co/yqquBbn8na</a></li>
<li>Cameras in Courts: Justice must be seen to be done | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5zuGULSRZC" target="_blank">http://t.co/5zuGULSRZC</a> </li>
<li>SRA takes 550 days from first report to refer solicitors to disciplinary tribunal | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ValusoLKAV" target="_blank">http://t.co/ValusoLKAV</a> </li>
<li>One in four mid-tier firms mulling external investment, suggests survey | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uhqdFFBpBG" target="_blank">http://t.co/uhqdFFBpBG</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers should be seen in future as “small part of diverse legal ecosystem” | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JAAE9KMncX" target="_blank">http://t.co/JAAE9KMncX</a> </li>
<li>Future of the profession depends on ability to adapt to financial restraints, Lord Chief Justice | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jZIkoRgugv" target="_blank">http://t.co/jZIkoRgugv</a> </li>
<li>25 per cent of people who have mental health problems report debt or arrears | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HWn8wuVrQe" target="_blank">http://t.co/HWn8wuVrQe</a> </li>
<li>Confidence soars among UK law firms | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gXl3MwEXEV" target="_blank">http://t.co/gXl3MwEXEV</a> </li>
<li>SRA figures show 18-month lag in serious probes | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/A2WYkHo01V" target="_blank">http://t.co/A2WYkHo01V</a> </li>
<li>Peter Kalis: Managing partners don’t get no respect | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RwVtgA6p7d" target="_blank">http://t.co/RwVtgA6p7d</a> </li>
<li>Who'd be a law firm leader? | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/e8jKHFLzLc" target="_blank">http://t.co/e8jKHFLzLc</a> </li>
<li>Offshore special: Singapore focus - an analysis | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/i9Qpuzdda9" target="_blank">http://t.co/i9Qpuzdda9</a> </li>
<li>I'm a managing partner… get me out of here | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JCxuflPFX0" target="_blank">http://t.co/JCxuflPFX0</a> </li>
<li>HMRC cranks up the heat on law firms with increase in disclosure notices | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dltl4Tu3xy" target="_blank">http://t.co/dltl4Tu3xy</a> </li>
<li>Business optimism soars among law firms despite growing competition | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qVk5q6geA7" target="_blank">http://t.co/qVk5q6geA7</a> </li>
<li>How to: be a senior partner | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ArmfOB9yaj" target="_blank">http://t.co/ArmfOB9yaj</a> </li>
<li>Shift in policy on rescue of persons in distress at sea raises urgent questions of international law | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/B3Julr1IqB" target="_blank">http://t.co/B3Julr1IqB</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers, secrets and spies | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bQ60epj4dt" target="_blank">http://t.co/bQ60epj4dt</a> </li>
<li>Brazil lawyers London exchange | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wvpSx1txSA" target="_blank">http://t.co/wvpSx1txSA</a> </li>
<li>Insurer in line of fire over client capture | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/uUuBhme93A" target="_blank">http://t.co/uUuBhme93A</a> </li>
<li>Bar Conference: barristers urged to seize litigation opportunity | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/imcQedzlx0" target="_blank">http://t.co/imcQedzlx0</a> </li>
<li>‘Virtual’ judge hears jury verdict via Skype | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LMGGIRacdB" target="_blank">http://t.co/LMGGIRacdB</a> </li>
<li>Discharge dilemma | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YYfbiGVwG4" target="_blank">http://t.co/YYfbiGVwG4</a> </li>
<li>Fiona Woolf: justice must be seen to be done | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MEFyL1wSrP" target="_blank">http://t.co/MEFyL1wSrP</a> </li>
<li>Competition and Markets Authority mulls review of legal sector | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/52lSkpHyct" target="_blank">http://t.co/52lSkpHyct</a> </li>
<li>“Overwhelming disagreement” made SRA change track on COFA responsibility | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/INvTlF5nw4" target="_blank">http://t.co/INvTlF5nw4</a> </li>
<li>Now MoJ sits on litigants in person report for over a year | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fwUlE9X2rY" target="_blank">http://t.co/fwUlE9X2rY</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interviews, features on lawyers and obituaries:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>My legal life: Richard Hosley, Partner, Hogan Lovells - A Profile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RKeMBZOpev" target="_blank">http://t.co/RKeMBZOpev</a> </li>
<li>In-house interview: Direct Line Group's Humphrey Tomlinson - A Profile | The Lawyer <a href="http://tinyurl.com/k2lmf7f">http://tinyurl.com/k2lmf7f</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interesting articles involving the study of law and legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia, publications on law and law students:</b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<li>An upcoming London event offers students essential contact with firms | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ow5eJi2gBJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ow5eJi2gBJ</a> </li>
<li>Trainee solicitors branded 'young fogeys' in The Tab's latest swipe at legal profession: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JJSoqyOzil" target="_blank">http://t.co/JJSoqyOzil</a> </li>
<li>Why are barristers such awful dressers?: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dxcEHnb29f" target="_blank">http://t.co/dxcEHnb29f</a> </li>
<li>Law has among the lowest proportion of privately educated students of any degree subject: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ISmIhGZGgU" target="_blank">http://t.co/ISmIhGZGgU</a> </li>
<li>Ex-poly offers City partner-level wage to fill junior lawyer slot <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/o9NULSFrO0" target="_blank">http://t.co/o9NULSFrO0</a></li>
<li>ULaw's articled apprenticeships: a watershed moment in legal education? | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RtCoyuoyHy" target="_blank">http://t.co/RtCoyuoyHy</a> </li>
<li>The Law Society of Scotland has won a UK award for its work in supporting new lawyers <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yUQ72GNSDe" target="_blank">http://t.co/yUQ72GNSDe</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Recommended Articles of this week:</b></span><br />
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<li>The Nazi war criminal, the Nuremberg prosecution expert… and a shared love of Bach <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fXLDQrqWMc" target="_blank">http://t.co/fXLDQrqWMc</a></li>
<li>Plebgate: a libel battle royal in the RCJ | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mCpVEinPAT" target="_blank">http://t.co/mCpVEinPAT</a> </li>
<li>A sensible prisons policy is possible, but politics should play no part <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/L0ZbP4MCqC" target="_blank">http://t.co/L0ZbP4MCqC</a> </li>
<li>What does it mean to be stateless? <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RiW28KkU54" target="_blank">http://t.co/RiW28KkU54</a> </li>
<li>UK government tries to hide the chaos caused by legal aid cuts <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GMngFJLpAN" target="_blank">http://t.co/GMngFJLpAN</a> </li>
<li>MP who earned £450,000 as a barrister accused of 'bunking off' <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LwD41Sg6Ks" target="_blank">http://t.co/LwD41Sg6Ks</a> </li>
<li>How to Bridge the Gap Between IT and Legal Departments <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LfbxlQADUq" target="_blank">http://t.co/LfbxlQADUq</a> </li>
<li>European Court of Justice ruled judges must force ministers to clean up the air as soon as possible: less diesels <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/w5ro8HAlUd" target="_blank">http://t.co/w5ro8HAlUd</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer who suggested convicted rapist Ched Evans could be innocent has defended his views <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/X3dBKMOjhD" target="_blank">http://t.co/X3dBKMOjhD</a> </li>
<li>Lack of legal aid in child cases soars <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HMEmk0V3im" target="_blank">http://t.co/HMEmk0V3im</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </b></span><br />
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<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/21st-november-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday 21st November</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Pérez-Llorca wins Spanish airport IPO deal with €1 fee | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/svYREyELx5" target="_blank">http://t.co/svYREyELx5</a> </li>
<li>Osborne Clarke advises KPMG on deal for McLaren Group analytics | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/c6IM2ViCgD" target="_blank">http://t.co/c6IM2ViCgD</a> </li>
<li>Mayer Brown makes up one City partner amid 21-strong promotions round | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8fuFYW5ldV" target="_blank">http://t.co/8fuFYW5ldV</a> </li>
<li>Uber hires Hogan Lovells to advise on internal privacy investigation | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/P8yeQbd5Kf" target="_blank">http://t.co/P8yeQbd5Kf</a> </li>
<li>Squire Patton Boggs and Bonelli collaborate on Rai Way €280m Italian IPO | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NSc17X3hpM" target="_blank">http://t.co/NSc17X3hpM</a> </li>
<li>Collyer Bristow settles Rangers fight for £24m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9B6UemnpGf" target="_blank">http://t.co/9B6UemnpGf</a> </li>
<li>Pinsents' outgoing MP David Ryan: "I thought I couldn’t get any busier" | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Jy5vhozV9Q" target="_blank">http://t.co/Jy5vhozV9Q</a></li>
<li>Clifford Chance advises bondholders pursuing unpaid Ukrainian bond coupon | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EkMQGHizAF" target="_blank">http://t.co/EkMQGHizAF</a> </li>
<li>Trowers profits up but partners answer £1.8m cash call | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/F9eXI5kxZR" target="_blank">http://t.co/F9eXI5kxZR</a> </li>
<li>Law firm Kitsons has appointed a new solicitor in its Litigation Department
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1RZoBzui9M" target="_blank">http://t.co/1RZoBzui9M</a> </li>
<li>Retired solicitor who successfully challenged Newcastle City Council over unfair payment of elderly care home fees
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/K0qRc6W1tk" target="_blank">http://t.co/K0qRc6W1tk</a> </li>
<li>Genus Law, ABS backed by a gambling entrepreneur makes first acquisition | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TH3c9s0zcw" target="_blank">http://t.co/TH3c9s0zcw</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>SRA already in touch with Quindell | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/a0FNMYMxIb" target="_blank">http://t.co/a0FNMYMxIb</a> </li>
<li>Top marks go to 89 firms on LGBT treatment | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AEYMohYvIA" target="_blank">http://t.co/AEYMohYvIA</a> </li>
<li>Chicago firm sued in relation to spoofing probe | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GRQS8sjxpv" target="_blank">http://t.co/GRQS8sjxpv</a> </li>
<li>Collyer Bristow repays £24m over Rangers FC advice | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BibY2BBlpX" target="_blank">http://t.co/BibY2BBlpX</a></li>
<li>Eversheds seeks US merger partner | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dUwFXd0qpb" target="_blank">http://t.co/dUwFXd0qpb</a> </li>
<li>Reports of layoffs at Bingham services centre | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Kvyo31BhHQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/Kvyo31BhHQ</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/20th-november-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">20th November</span></span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Chairman departs listed law firm | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yU8z7VIdXe" target="_blank">http://t.co/yU8z7VIdXe</a> </li>
<li>A&O lays off four associates in Moscow | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8L8ErR5vB3" target="_blank">http://t.co/8L8ErR5vB3</a> </li>
<li>Wachtel Lipton benefits from takeover boom | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/k4I4DyUYsD" target="_blank">http://t.co/k4I4DyUYsD</a></li>
<li>Holroyd & Co appoints solicitor Julie Devenport <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HwCIiDZfgU" target="_blank">http://t.co/HwCIiDZfgU</a> </li>
<li>Else solicitor claims honours in Midlands Family Business Awards <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wpgsDx47vf" target="_blank">http://t.co/wpgsDx47vf</a> </li>
<li>Connect2Law relaunches with 'platinum' law firm members | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PGSSgTpZPd" target="_blank">http://t.co/PGSSgTpZPd</a> </li>
<li>Marrache liquidators sue Baker Tilly for £28m in bid to recoup lost client funds | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/thQLbZAO6T" target="_blank">http://t.co/thQLbZAO6T</a> </li>
<li>Olswang reports 11 per cent increase in revenue to £63.9m at half-year | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aoV9R7TcfZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/aoV9R7TcfZ</a> </li>
<li>Eversheds partners vote to pursue US merger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yAnI3VfjJM" target="_blank">http://t.co/yAnI3VfjJM</a> </li>
<li>Abelman becomes British American Tobacco’s new legal chief as part of management re-jig | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bUM0wmCwFf" target="_blank">http://t.co/bUM0wmCwFf</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/19th-november-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 19th November</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Simmons re-elects managing partner | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Qlus7BQ45o" target="_blank">http://t.co/Qlus7BQ45o</a> </li>
<li>Europe fuels Baker M&A in Latin America | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6Is5SYvmjL" target="_blank">http://t.co/6Is5SYvmjL</a> </li>
<li>Morgan Lewis cherry picks 227 Bingham partners | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/x0RZSDpTwN" target="_blank">http://t.co/x0RZSDpTwN</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers caught in the crossfire over tax disclosure | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/H30s9OgkV7" target="_blank">http://t.co/H30s9OgkV7</a> </li>
<li>Law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys has announced the winners of its new trainee solicitors awards for 2014
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rPoVhup4PX" target="_blank">http://t.co/rPoVhup4PX</a> </li>
<li>Pontypool-based solicitor Lindsay Tasker has been appointed to the Law Society’s Children Panel
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DHHCD1HMhX" target="_blank">http://t.co/DHHCD1HMhX</a></li>
<li>Top job for Liverpool barrister who led phone hacking prosecution <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2wFqBAsH8E" target="_blank">http://t.co/2wFqBAsH8E</a> </li>
<li>North East-based Gordon Brown Law Firm expands team with appointment of experienced associate solicitor Damian Robson <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EidTHrAUpo" target="_blank">http://t.co/EidTHrAUpo</a> </li>
<li>Addleshaws advising Morgan Lewis as raided Bingham set to fold | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wo17hJAg4J" target="_blank">http://t.co/wo17hJAg4J</a> </li>
<li>JP Morgan asking for reduced rates in panel review | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/s0FX0ikgJz" target="_blank">http://t.co/s0FX0ikgJz</a> </li>
<li>Addleshaw Goddard revenue up 11 per cent at half year | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HGvHnu8lW0" target="_blank">http://t.co/HGvHnu8lW0</a> </li>
<li>Nabarro and Goodwin Procter advises on acquisition of Telegraph Media HQ | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CKJA4syfXK" target="_blank">http://t.co/CKJA4syfXK</a> </li>
<li>Doughty Street Chambers barrister Tunde Okewale adds gentlemen’s bible accolade to his 2014 hottie barrister position <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rK05O4kMj0" target="_blank">http://t.co/rK05O4kMj0</a> </li>
<li>parkrun UK runs with Newcastle law firm Muckle LLP <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nr9GCKffMK" target="_blank">http://t.co/nr9GCKffMK</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/28th-october-law-news.html">Tuesday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/18th-november-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">18th November</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Morgan Lewis & Bingham merger to go ahead | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/E0Q0aKeGcO" target="_blank">http://t.co/E0Q0aKeGcO</a> </li>
<li>Clayton Utz loses three partners | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oyT2f4VsQM" target="_blank">http://t.co/oyT2f4VsQM</a> </li>
<li>Napoli Bern accused of Ground Zero $36m overcharge | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/p8dWl2NW98" target="_blank">http://t.co/p8dWl2NW98</a> </li>
<li>Bad news keeps on coming for Quindell as financial adviser quits | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AF1MXg78iP" target="_blank">http://t.co/AF1MXg78iP</a> </li>
<li>Leeds Law Firm, Ison Harrison Solicitors has extended its Commercial Property operation by appointing Sean Gallagher <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/26OO3aCv3t" target="_blank">https://t.co/26OO3aCv3t</a> </li>
<li>Motherwell firm of solicitors has become the biggest earner of criminal legal aid in the west of Scotland <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/st0sa4p2I8" target="_blank">http://t.co/st0sa4p2I8</a> </li>
<li>Chester legal firm Knights recognised in Chambers UK guide <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/U9NKZxIJJT" target="_blank">http://t.co/U9NKZxIJJT</a> </li>
<li>Baker & McKenzie in Latin America: Why Europe is dominating M&A referrals | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WUZRN4LgsA" target="_blank">http://t.co/WUZRN4LgsA</a> </li>
<li>DLA Piper's Turkish office demerges from firm but retains relationship | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/N8967kH2Zg" target="_blank">http://t.co/N8967kH2Zg</a> </li>
<li>Baker Botts & Davis Polk among US giants to advise on Halliburton & Baker Hughes merger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/KwFiY1Vnh3" target="_blank">http://t.co/KwFiY1Vnh3</a> </li>
<li>Norton Rose Fulbright sets 30 per cent female partner target for 2020 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4tJJqkKVJ2" target="_blank">http://t.co/4tJJqkKVJ2</a> </li>
<li>China oil giant CNOOC breaks ties with Baker & McKenzie after investigation finds conflict of interest | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rcqmZBKiZu" target="_blank">http://t.co/rcqmZBKiZu</a> </li>
<li>EDF Energy overhauls in-house career progression to mirror private practice | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PJu9gmimEA" target="_blank">http://t.co/PJu9gmimEA</a></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/27th-october-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/17th-november-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">17th November</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Littleton snares 3VB's Cooklin as director of clerking | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Cv6F0qmu9T" target="_blank">http://t.co/Cv6F0qmu9T</a> </li>
<li>Rothschild and Lazard: which firms did best out of the independent advisers in 2014? | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ew21Z381fW" target="_blank">http://t.co/ew21Z381fW</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Milbank plays catch-up in London with two partners made up | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hDRQVRk24H" target="_blank">http://t.co/hDRQVRk24H</a> </li>
<li>Quindell shares at five-month low as adviser quits | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/EGLKhC2ex4" target="_blank">http://t.co/EGLKhC2ex4</a> </li>
<li>Mackesys closes as buyers found for open files | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/joXycsR1Au" target="_blank">http://t.co/joXycsR1Au</a> </li>
<li>Morgan Lewis votes to admit 227 Bingham partners in mass lateral hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Y8WCNqEPbF" target="_blank">http://t.co/Y8WCNqEPbF</a> </li>
<li>Travers Smith appoints Kirkland partner Biggs in first lateral hire since 2011 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/W165NhjtlR" target="_blank">http://t.co/W165NhjtlR</a> </li>
<li>Bird & Bird replaced by Fladgate on £4bn RBS shareholder case after fees row | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PUuvi0vlIQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/PUuvi0vlIQ</a> </li>
<li>Simmons & Simmons re-elects Jeremy Hoyland as managing partner | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gtqL3B0IQu" target="_blank">http://t.co/gtqL3B0IQu</a></li>
<li>US firms set to gain as exits mount from DLA Piper’s London litigation team | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2Ww7qRAQOT" target="_blank">http://t.co/2Ww7qRAQOT</a> </li>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Welcome
to the</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> weekly <b>Law Business</b> column brought
to you by the Sunday Law Review team. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/oct/29/european-arrest-warrant-q-and-a?CMP=twt_gu">role and necessity of the European arrest warrant</a></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> has been under the gaze this week with the Prim<span style="font-family: inherit;">e M<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">inister</span> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/oct/29/cameron-commons-vote-european-arrest-warrant?CMP=twt_gu"><span style="font-family: inherit;">David Cameron</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/oct/29/cameron-commons-vote-european-arrest-warrant?CMP=twt_gu"> signalling a desire for a possible <span style="font-family: inherit;">C</span>ommons vote</a> t<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">o</span> appease eurosceptic backbench MPs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The parliamentary dress code <span style="font-family: inherit;">was</span> under scru<span style="font-family: inherit;">tiny whe<span style="font-family: inherit;">n <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-29835986">MP Harriet H</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-29835986">arman wore a T-shirt bearing a feminist slogan</a> during Prime Minister's Questions.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Earlier in the week, </span>David Cameron had received a <span style="font-family: inherit;">rather</span> more innocent and accidental 'shove' when visiting Leeds from <span style="font-family: inherit;">jogger <span style="font-family: inherit;">D<span style="font-family: inherit;">ean Far<span style="font-family: inherit;">ley</span>, who was subsequently <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-29784497">arrested and de-arrested</a>. The<span style="font-family: inherit;"> innocent shove <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">has resulted in<span style="font-family: inherit;"> a<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/david-cameron-shoved-outside-leeds-civic-hall-was-the-prime-minister-really-confronted-by-an-hs3-protester-in-leeds-9821155.html">review of security pro<span style="font-family: inherit;">cedure<span style="font-family: inherit;">s</span></span></a> surrounding the Prim<span style="font-family: inherit;">e Minister</span>. Also u<span style="font-family: inherit;">nder review has be<span style="font-family: inherit;">en the <a href="https://www.conservatives.com/~/media/Files/Downloadable%20Files/HUMAN_RIGHTS.pdf">Conservative plan f</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.conservatives.com/~/media/Files/Downloadable%20Files/HUMAN_RIGHTS.pdf">or a British </a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.conservatives.com/~/media/Files/Downloadable%20Files/HUMAN_RIGHTS.pdf">Bill of Rights</a>, which<span style="font-family: inherit;"> c<span style="font-family: inherit;">a</span>me under criticism from the prominent human rights Barrister <a href="http://www.headoflegal.com/2014/10/29/dinah-rose-qc-the-conservative-human-rights-paper-is-just-so-rubbish/">Dinah Rose QC,</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.headoflegal.com/2014/10/29/dinah-rose-qc-the-conservative-human-rights-paper-is-just-so-rubbish/"> who termed it 'rubbish'</a>.</span> </span></span></span></span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week it was revealed that the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29805830">H</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29805830">ome Office had failed to deal with a backlog of assyl</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29805830">um cases</a> with 29,000 appl<span style="font-family: inherit;">i<span style="font-family: inherit;">cations</span> datin<span style="font-family: inherit;">g back to 2007 yet to be res<span style="font-family: inherit;">olved.</span></span></span></span></span> The government <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/29/the-uk-is-now-turning-its-back-on-migrants-dying-at-sea-have-we-learned-nothing-from-australia?CMP=twt_gu">decision to stop supporting search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean</a> <span style="font-family: inherit;">has also been criticised by human rights a<span style="font-family: inherit;">ctivist<span style="font-family: inherit;">s</span></span>. <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span>The week ended with City solicitor and former Law Society President <a href="http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/fiona-woolf-defends-abuse-inquiry-role/5044777.fullarticle">Fiona Woolf </a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/fiona-woolf-defends-abuse-inquiry-role/5044777.fullarticle"><span style="font-family: inherit;">stepping</span> dow</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/fiona-woolf-defends-abuse-inquiry-role/5044777.fullarticle">n </a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/fiona-woolf-defends-abuse-inquiry-role/5044777.fullarticle">as head of </a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/fiona-woolf-defends-abuse-inquiry-role/5044777.fullarticle">enquiry into</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/fiona-woolf-defends-abuse-inquiry-role/5044777.fullarticle"> historical child sex ab</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/fiona-woolf-defends-abuse-inquiry-role/5044777.fullarticle">use</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> after groups representing victims <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">unanimously</span> informed the Home Office that she should <span style="font-family: inherit;">go.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">he
purpose of this column is to take a </span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">dedicated</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> look at what happened in
the business of law<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span></b></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> legislati<span style="font-family: inherit;">ve changes</span>, the lives of lawyers and law firms</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b>within UK as reported by freely available online legal publications
throughout</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> the previous</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> week.</span></span></span></span></b></i> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The most interesting articles on developments,
compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal <span style="font-size: small;">practitioners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<li>GCs disclose areas of greatest concern | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CNVILFIhks" target="_blank">http://t.co/CNVILFIhks</a> </li>
<li>Legal heads should have more board influence, says GC | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nqj43ZY3Bj" target="_blank">http://t.co/nqj43ZY3Bj</a> </li>
<li>New initiatives are dismissed by lawyers if they do not work quickly | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bDflq1wllM" target="_blank">http://t.co/bDflq1wllM</a> </li>
<li>Barrister entrepreneur launches drafting service for lawyers | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/H6In4MjBmH" target="_blank">http://t.co/H6In4MjBmH</a> </li>
<li>“Do not dismiss ABSs,” Lord Judge tells criminal law barristers | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ov67TY29Lv" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ov67TY29Lv</a> </li>
<li>David Pollard of Freshfields voted the best all round pensions lawyer in Pensions World magazine | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FNr9SMJAGG" target="_blank">http://t.co/FNr9SMJAGG</a> </li>
<li>Supreme Court extends mesothelioma protection | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/545VfOmeoc" target="_blank">http://t.co/545VfOmeoc</a> </li>
<li>Cold callers feel the heat | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/i4u3GuDSs6" target="_blank">http://t.co/i4u3GuDSs6</a> </li>
<li>Crowds ignore Tower of London poppy garden Tube warning <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hgnsQkh54r" target="_blank">http://t.co/hgnsQkh54r</a> </li>
<li>Complaints again HHJ Peter Thornton QC about being an apologist for paedophiles now dismissed | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/12MjkaJttG" target="_blank">http://t.co/12MjkaJttG</a> </li>
<li>Pro bono hits teens | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3rNPHzGhO3" target="_blank">http://t.co/3rNPHzGhO3</a> </li>
<li>New head for Legal Services board | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/seNCZOJdKO" target="_blank">http://t.co/seNCZOJdKO</a> </li>
<li>Mobile application which features the first ever interest calculator for the costs industry | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OJjJnJCpRC" target="_blank">http://t.co/OJjJnJCpRC</a> </li>
<li>Immediate impact of Vnuk on third party motor insurance | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/2caC2H47q8" target="_blank">http://t.co/2caC2H47q8</a> </li>
<li>Government faces judicial review deadlock | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/y1Lofdkrj8" target="_blank">http://t.co/y1Lofdkrj8</a></li>
<li>Supreme Court turns down flight delay appeals | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aUejInj6Ks" target="_blank">http://t.co/aUejInj6Ks</a> </li>
<li>Diversity League Table reveals that just one in 200 partners is black | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/W90t0OVlrG" target="_blank">http://t.co/W90t0OVlrG</a> </li>
<li>Labour promises legal aid review – but no new money | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZGNNcwl3er" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZGNNcwl3er</a> </li>
<li>Hundreds of firms given PII false alarm | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1nkwOs30IF" target="_blank">http://t.co/1nkwOs30IF</a> </li>
<li>When supervising chambers, prevention is better than cure | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aDBKjb32nF" target="_blank">http://t.co/aDBKjb32nF</a> Grieve tells Grayling on being Lord Chancellor: “It helps to be a lawyer” | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/g8VsVkvvTC" target="_blank">http://t.co/g8VsVkvvTC</a> </li>
<li>Demand for paralegals outstrips lawyers in energy hub | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jGU1p7ynbC" target="_blank">http://t.co/jGU1p7ynbC</a> </li>
<li>Law firms and chambers told to up their game on diversity or face "nuclear" option of quotas | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dZnWIvlV81" target="_blank">http://t.co/dZnWIvlV81</a> </li>
<li>LSB must “knock heads together” to lower burden of proof in disciplinary proceedings | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/StvzwJ1wTU" target="_blank">http://t.co/StvzwJ1wTU</a> </li>
<li>High Court imposes costs budgeting on £18m claim | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VATXI0qDf9" target="_blank">http://t.co/VATXI0qDf9</a> </li>
<li>Infant claims costs clarification due by January | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Rl1zDRNu9l" target="_blank">http://t.co/Rl1zDRNu9l</a> </li>
<li>Legal diversity rankings revealed | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/myB2JQbIuA" target="_blank">http://t.co/myB2JQbIuA</a> </li>
<li>IT legal products proliferate | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HYrgnn05B3" target="_blank">http://t.co/HYrgnn05B3</a> </li>
<li>Diversity quotas back on agenda at league table launch | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CaE67BTP6q" target="_blank">http://t.co/CaE67BTP6q</a> </li>
<li>Supreme Court rules on 'unlawful' council consultation | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/MKFnP5UCT5" target="_blank">http://t.co/MKFnP5UCT5</a> </li>
<li>SRA changes rules on charitable donations | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0sPQhkb3I2" target="_blank">http://t.co/0sPQhkb3I2</a> </li>
<li>Junior lawyers to promote the importance of Magna Carta | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8zJ7hJywEA" target="_blank">http://t.co/8zJ7hJywEA</a> </li>
<li>"Why Legal Professionals Need .Lawyer & .Attorney Domains" <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vREP751DLy" target="_blank">http://t.co/vREP751DLy</a> </li>
<li>It’s time property lawyers played their part in the big debates that will shape our built environment | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SBRSGSeY9f" target="_blank">http://t.co/SBRSGSeY9f</a> </li>
<li>LSB backs rules to prevent large organisations claiming on compensation fund | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YsJPOjlAJQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/YsJPOjlAJQ</a> </li>
<li>MoJ's top mandarin under fire over report on future of crime firms | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mDrmFJpWS7" target="_blank">http://t.co/mDrmFJpWS7</a></li>
<li>Court of Appeal supports LME warehouse loading decision | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SyEAMW7480" target="_blank">http://t.co/SyEAMW7480</a> </li>
<li>House of Lords ‘slaps down’ Grayling’s restrictions on judicial review | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XbyugkqS27" target="_blank">http://t.co/XbyugkqS27</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers warn on crackdown of banking bonuses | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rcNAF69XiT" target="_blank">http://t.co/rcNAF69XiT</a> </li>
<li>Regulators advised to introduce extra checks as way to avoid costly judicial reviews | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/F34jzk0Y4X" target="_blank">http://t.co/F34jzk0Y4X</a> </li>
<li>Concurrent evidence is universally approved, so why aren’t more judges ordering it to take place? | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4Ss7YOErDM" target="_blank">http://t.co/4Ss7YOErDM</a> </li>
<li>Judicial reviews against government up 92% | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GNYP5TWGom" target="_blank">http://t.co/GNYP5TWGom</a> </li>
<li>Insurer succeeds with private prosecution against claimant | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0YFRcy8MSs" target="_blank">http://t.co/0YFRcy8MSs</a> </li>
<li>Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) must rethink online hotel pricing | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/SGRCfFGI1C" target="_blank">http://t.co/SGRCfFGI1C</a> </li>
<li>Top GCs and managing partners come together to judge The Lawyer European Awards | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pzZ42lsiVs" target="_blank">http://t.co/pzZ42lsiVs</a></li>
<li>Immigration backlog could spawn further litigation | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7WdrYMwSCB" target="_blank">http://t.co/7WdrYMwSCB</a> </li>
<li>Insurers still crave reform despite premiums fall | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0GuoFJv9PR" target="_blank">http://t.co/0GuoFJv9PR</a> </li>
<li>Law Society urges overhaul of criminal justice efficiency | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iq7zumWI8r" target="_blank">http://t.co/iq7zumWI8r</a> </li>
<li>Dinah Rose QC: "Give MPs a constitution crash course" | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LofT3i2eSd" target="_blank">http://t.co/LofT3i2eSd</a> </li>
<li>Firm failed in duties to mortgage company, High Court rules | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PhBb7jXrtF" target="_blank">http://t.co/PhBb7jXrtF</a> </li>
<li>Now BT Law provides employment advice to external clients | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eZVz8M8420" target="_blank">http://t.co/eZVz8M8420</a> </li>
<li>Government suffers emphatic defeats in lords on JR reform | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/P45Jr6J4DH" target="_blank">http://t.co/P45Jr6J4DH</a> </li>
<li>The distinction between lawyers and non-lawyers is becoming blurred | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gBb9uqskgx" target="_blank">http://t.co/gBb9uqskgx</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers, pay attention to tax ‘leakage’ and attract & retain more clients in a difficult practice area | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/H6mFOyzuV0" target="_blank">http://t.co/H6mFOyzuV0</a> </li>
<li>Compensation warning on parole delays | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wTxjE3wxp9" target="_blank">http://t.co/wTxjE3wxp9</a> </li>
<li>Parental leave boost for solicitors | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tCfqR6iC53" target="_blank">http://t.co/tCfqR6iC53</a> </li>
<li>SDT orders final strike-off in £13m Wolstenholmes fallout | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Pb2UniajdE" target="_blank">http://t.co/Pb2UniajdE</a> </li>
<li>Majority of 16-54 year olds do not have a will | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CXBKSBjbGT" target="_blank">http://t.co/CXBKSBjbGT</a> </li>
<li>APIL takes aim at ‘unnecessary’ Saatchi Bill | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/c8RzUZ03Fx" target="_blank">http://t.co/c8RzUZ03Fx</a> </li>
<li>Professional funders have no control over their investments | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kv1uxvBvhq" target="_blank">http://t.co/kv1uxvBvhq</a> </li>
<li>Company secretaries can act for over 1,000 companies | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/22LhxGPQzG" target="_blank">http://t.co/22LhxGPQzG</a> </li>
<li>JRs a ‘headache’ but a price worth paying in ‘right circumstances’ | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0gnPiZSWz5" target="_blank">http://t.co/0gnPiZSWz5</a> </li>
<li>Society of Solicitor Queens Counsel launches in London | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cyxQSwp91Y" target="_blank">http://t.co/cyxQSwp91Y</a> </li>
<li>Privacy granted for multi-million-pound fee dispute | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/d1fHNYZv2p" target="_blank">http://t.co/d1fHNYZv2p</a></li>
<li>The straw that broke the employer’s back: can employers rely on the last-straw doctrine? | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NmWgUWeBY1" target="_blank">http://t.co/NmWgUWeBY1</a> </li>
<li>IT will bring the biggest shakedown yet to law | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TgZQriG4yU" target="_blank">http://t.co/TgZQriG4yU</a> </li>
<li>Pulling the plug: are failing deals set to impact long-term M&A? | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sLQxcczVo9" target="_blank">http://t.co/sLQxcczVo9</a> </li>
<li>A new guide to detecting money laundering contains everything a lawyer needs to know | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/A5hUEhSgi2" target="_blank">http://t.co/A5hUEhSgi2</a> </li>
<li>Firms line up to help develop probate apprenticeship | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qdIVKlz2zK" target="_blank">http://t.co/qdIVKlz2zK</a></li>
<li>“Beyond comprehension” why struggling law firm failed to make HMRC arrangement | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/weO09ye0tP" target="_blank">http://t.co/weO09ye0tP</a></li>
<li>Chinese contract challenges: contracts not necessarily to be subject to foreign law | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/n5Z9xdFJBV" target="_blank">http://t.co/n5Z9xdFJBV</a> </li>
<li>How to: work from home - the benefits of routine remote working | Law Society Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kP717Sdz1X" target="_blank">http://t.co/kP717Sdz1X</a> </li>
<li>Conveyancing market levels out | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VcuOkOV8Fh" target="_blank">http://t.co/VcuOkOV8Fh</a> </li>
<li>‘Empty threat’ of bribery reform | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Grr0aREozB" target="_blank">http://t.co/Grr0aREozB</a> </li>
<li>Firm acts against ‘spy in the cab’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yk9JGc1gXj" target="_blank">http://t.co/yk9JGc1gXj</a> </li>
<li>US firms now dominate London mid-tier, UK200 shows | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iZAzwLmT5E" target="_blank">http://t.co/iZAzwLmT5E</a> <br /> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nterviews, features on lawyers and obituaries:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>My legal life: Nancy Dowling - Vice-president and general counsel, Danone, US - A Profile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vKZlTJjf7j" target="_blank">http://t.co/vKZlTJjf7j</a> </li>
<li>In-house: Weight Watchers GC Alastair Gammell - A Profile | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/j7JlbntL0G" target="_blank">http://t.co/j7JlbntL0G</a> </li>
<li>A Conversation with US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FT1UDVBeUe" target="_blank">http://t.co/FT1UDVBeUe</a> </li>
<li>Former US Solicitor General Paul Clement shares insights with law students <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HrPsCfyp2h" target="_blank">http://t.co/HrPsCfyp2h</a> </li>
<li>John Shember obituary: champion of the approach to offending that saw lawbreakers as human beings <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bYafVmdF9S" target="_blank">http://t.co/bYafVmdF9S</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nteresting articles involving <span style="font-size: small;">the </span>study of law and legal cases, <span style="font-size: small;">legal </span>training<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>pupillage<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> associate<span style="font-size: small;">s, </span>legal academia, publications on law and law students:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>8 things you need to know before applying for an Inns of Court scholarship: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rY9DBCFggp" target="_blank">http://t.co/rY9DBCFggp</a> </li>
<li>5 features of a changing legal market that wannabe lawyers will have to deal with in their careers: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Zx4FSCzIMc" target="_blank">http://t.co/Zx4FSCzIMc</a> </li>
<li>Junior lawyers aim to inspire pupils to study law <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZhIdC8I7wV" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZhIdC8I7wV</a> </li>
<li>US Law School Admissions Officers Express Optimism (Although Why Is Unclear) <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WSHFWh6U0R" target="_blank">http://t.co/WSHFWh6U0R</a> </li>
<li>City law firm drafting fail makes Dubai student dream break impossible to win: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0WVmGufwtK" target="_blank">http://t.co/0WVmGufwtK</a></li>
<li>Law school grads take risks on debt | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xEh4ikev7U" target="_blank">http://t.co/xEh4ikev7U</a> </li>
<li>BOOK REVIEW: Under My Wig - autobiography of a barrister who advised the King of Jordan | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fpDxreemlZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/fpDxreemlZ</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Recommended Articles of this week:</b></span><br />
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<li>UK Law Changes make it easier for Non-Lawyers to enter Legal Profession <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7Rkw9bCcjR" target="_blank">http://t.co/7Rkw9bCcjR</a> </li>
<li>Kenyan President uses Tory human rights plans to defend war crimes charges | UK Human Rights Blog <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AyJv5yQN0i" target="_blank">http://t.co/AyJv5yQN0i</a></li>
<li>Generations of Lawyers Gather for a Reunion Like No Other: 700 former United States attorneys in one room <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ogWmbrvf28" target="_blank">http://t.co/ogWmbrvf28</a> </li>
<li>Why new law banning the purchase of sex in Northern Ireland is patronising and problematic <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hk5xh3beUc" target="_blank">http://t.co/hk5xh3beUc</a> </li>
<li>Private firms expected expect to take on the probation service's role monitoring thousands of offenders named <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CsK7yg6rlE" target="_blank">http://t.co/CsK7yg6rlE</a> </li>
<li>Legal Aid Cuts - A Penny For Chris Grayling’s Thoughts <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rmHoKsPukY" target="_blank">http://t.co/rmHoKsPukY</a> </li>
<li>Legal aid cuts: landmark cases unlikely to be taken today <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tdNXv9N26j" target="_blank">http://t.co/tdNXv9N26j</a> </li>
<li>High security prisoners offered academic course to learn about 'causes of crime' <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8tXeIC5Qui" target="_blank">http://t.co/8tXeIC5Qui</a> </li>
<li>Record number of prison deaths ‘due to cuts and overcrowding’ <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4zWmD4XDqn" target="_blank">http://t.co/4zWmD4XDqn</a> </li>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
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<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/31st-october-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">31st </span></span>October</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC acts as Pinsents sues RP Martin over unpaid fees for Libor advice | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/bBEK4i43MB" target="_blank">http://t.co/bBEK4i43MB</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Eversheds' London head becomes GC at Fenwick | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CZsEOuMMLK" target="_blank">http://t.co/CZsEOuMMLK</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Parent of Malaysia’s Zicolaw to use Singapore IPO to fund ASEAN expansion | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Q2y584fZxB" target="_blank">http://t.co/Q2y584fZxB</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst scraps Australia managing partner role as incumbent Carrington retires | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Y1ipug0kM4" target="_blank">http://t.co/Y1ipug0kM4</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell Speechlys - the associate angle | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aJiKMkbcXS" target="_blank">http://t.co/aJiKMkbcXS</a> </li>
<li>Amarchand eyes Singapore for ninth office | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/32ToBNFOAp" target="_blank">http://t.co/32ToBNFOAp</a> </li>
<li>Paul Hastings recruits White & Case IP head in London | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0WkF7lVGhW" target="_blank">http://t.co/0WkF7lVGhW</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell Speechlys' Carter: "An incredible amount of work needs to be done" | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/m0YQ8vrBN4" target="_blank">http://t.co/m0YQ8vrBN4</a> </li>
<li>Edwards Wildman reshuffles in London as Cooley speculation mounts | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Jjk0mAj52Y" target="_blank">http://t.co/Jjk0mAj52Y</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/30th-october-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">30<span style="font-size: small;">th </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span></a><br />
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<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham makes up one London partner amongst 19-strong global promos round | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ikVh02VZsu" target="_blank">http://t.co/ikVh02VZsu</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields retains role as SFO opens investigation into profits | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/n0x5XbmjSp" target="_blank">http://t.co/n0x5XbmjSp</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters and Milbank secure judgment for Visa in £1bn battle against retailers | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JX2h3jIgw6" target="_blank">http://t.co/JX2h3jIgw6</a></li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Paul Hastings picks up White & Case technology and IP head | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qxSrUdLd4A" target="_blank">http://t.co/qxSrUdLd4A</a> </li>
<li>European lawyer moves: 30 October 2014 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9x3KFgWWpS" target="_blank">http://t.co/9x3KFgWWpS</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: BLM and Keoghs and Simpson Marwick win spots on new Hastings Direct panel | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Z9riPkakiZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/Z9riPkakiZ</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Garrigues returns to growth with marginal revenue rise to €332.5m | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RN6EmNU4J2" target="_blank">http://t.co/RN6EmNU4J2</a> </li>
<li>Brick Court and Monckton lead as court adjourns strike-out of £1bn cartel claim against BA | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sX3ySxyYLw" target="_blank">http://t.co/sX3ySxyYLw</a> </li>
<li>DLA boosts Mexico base by City firm merger | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/V0zQOLDcSt" target="_blank">http://t.co/V0zQOLDcSt</a> </li>
<li>Greek millionaire loses £13m on Clifford Chance opportunity | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RCEesWJ19z" target="_blank">http://t.co/RCEesWJ19z</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright elects CEO Martyr for fifth term as Scott takes up management role | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6jsdkoWmBI" target="_blank">http://t.co/6jsdkoWmBI</a> </li>
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<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/29th-october-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 29th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: High Court rules former Halliwells partners not liable for overpaid drawings | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jpXZDJCPoK" target="_blank">http://t.co/jpXZDJCPoK</a> </li>
<li>No5 barrister acts as junior counsel in Galiazia v Governor of HMP Hewell and another | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pBbMy8hdsY" target="_blank">http://t.co/pBbMy8hdsY</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing re-elects senior partner Marks for second term | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gOqoHgWfbb" target="_blank">http://t.co/gOqoHgWfbb</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy and HSF set to pick up £9.8m in legal fees on Tui's £5.2bn merger | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VcqGuwMnof" target="_blank">http://t.co/VcqGuwMnof</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Edwards Wildman left rudderless in London as management switches stateside | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zWpLkw7e8L" target="_blank">http://t.co/zWpLkw7e8L</a> </li>
<li>Pioneering accountancy firm extends its legal services | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qBPeDVRPEo" target="_blank">http://t.co/qBPeDVRPEo</a> </li>
<li>Walmart company to give discounts on legal products | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/biFctXGSh3" target="_blank">http://t.co/biFctXGSh3</a> </li>
<li>Clyde takes three Sparke Helmore partners to open in Brisbane | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cRatCfzsIN" target="_blank">http://t.co/cRatCfzsIN</a> </li>
<li>No5 barrister set to appear on behalf of Mr Mandalia in Supreme Court appeal | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oiRTxHtGxi" target="_blank">http://t.co/oiRTxHtGxi</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/28th-october-law-news.html">Tuesday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/28th-october-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">28th October</span></a> </span></span><br />
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<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper adds seven partners through Mexico merger, as three exit for Bakers | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wsBMfyjIMw" target="_blank">http://t.co/wsBMfyjIMw</a> </li>
<li>Digital law firm created to meet growing demand | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1wrpfk8rht" target="_blank">http://t.co/1wrpfk8rht</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Clyde & Co opens in Brisbane with three partners from Sparke Helmore | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/JxR9oC4sQa" target="_blank">http://t.co/JxR9oC4sQa</a></li>
<li>Solicitor & single mum Funke Abimbola from St Albans shortlisted for national award on parenting skills <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9MBZh2JToF" target="_blank">http://t.co/9MBZh2JToF</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP tells headhunters: find female talent to help us hit our diversity target | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/yE6eZqzh23" target="_blank">http://t.co/yE6eZqzh23</a></li>
<li>Deutsche Bank senior lawyer commits suicide in New York | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7vGyY2RgAn" target="_blank">http://t.co/7vGyY2RgAn</a> </li>
<li>Partners pencil in Locke Lord Edwards merger for January | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8SDlJ7NMDu" target="_blank">http://t.co/8SDlJ7NMDu</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Linklaters tops UK rankings | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AuyU7MScje" target="_blank">http://t.co/AuyU7MScje</a> </li>
<li>Groundbreaking accountancy ABS targets broader range of legal services | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YdpwWmlf4o" target="_blank">http://t.co/YdpwWmlf4o</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/27th-october-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/27th-october-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">27th October</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham and Bakers’ Saudi associates take key roles on $6bn National Commercial Bank IPO | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/s18HhhcrqK" target="_blank">http://t.co/s18HhhcrqK</a> </li>
<li>General Motors GC to stand down | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0EeqkgXhYi" target="_blank">http://t.co/0EeqkgXhYi</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: CVC turns to Freshfields for €700m Paroc acquisition | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1kgsQg6Xzb" target="_blank">http://t.co/1kgsQg6Xzb</a> </li>
<li>Leigh Day: the law firm seeking justice for society’s most vulnerable <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xjJAgJRxBd" target="_blank">http://t.co/xjJAgJRxBd</a> </li>
<li>Neil Hudgell Solicitors doubles in size with purchase of Rapid | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/m4TyvoHEd5" target="_blank">http://t.co/m4TyvoHEd5</a> </li>
<li>Bar Council elects No5 criminal barrister Richard Gibbs for three-year term | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0JJkJX7mrs" target="_blank">http://t.co/0JJkJX7mrs</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP sets target of 30 per cent female partners by 2018 | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WZvobsIe9t" target="_blank">http://t.co/WZvobsIe9t</a></li>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Welcome
to the</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> weekly <b>Law Business</b> column brought
to you by the 'Sunday Law Review' team. </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">he
purpose of this column is to take a </span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">dedicated</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> look at what happened in
the business of law a</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">nd legislation, and the lives of lawyers and law firms</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b>within UK as reported by freely available online legal publications
throughout</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> the previous</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"> week.</span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The most interesting articles on developments,
compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal practio<span style="font-size: small;">ners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<li>United front to call on Peers to amend Bill that will have a “chilling effect” on judicial review | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3znGLxNYI4" target="_blank">http://t.co/3znGLxNYI4</a> </li>
<li>Competence statement by SRA setting out the standards for practice as a solicitor | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/AYEqOgXjnS" target="_blank">http://t.co/AYEqOgXjnS</a> </li>
<li>The good times are returning for law firms with fee income at its highest since the 2008 | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FC1uuDzPgH" target="_blank">http://t.co/FC1uuDzPgH</a> </li>
<li>Caliendo v Mishcon de Reya: post-Mitchell costs | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WhqlsYJIMP" target="_blank">http://t.co/WhqlsYJIMP</a></li>
<li>High Court: Pirate websites can be blocked | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/a2EYvrX6oV" target="_blank">http://t.co/a2EYvrX6oV</a> </li>
<li>Trade mark dispute: Specsavers v Asda | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vIfr6wWAdE" target="_blank">http://t.co/vIfr6wWAd</a> </li>
<li> Old nineteenth century laws on street traders are to be amended but not repealed | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TBheVn29pf" target="_blank">http://t.co/TBheVn29pf</a> </li>
<li>SRA’s “flexible” approach to MDPs backed by LSB | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/rR6q0U9qjx" target="_blank">http://t.co/rR6q0U9qjx</a> </li>
<li>Parliament gives green light to open up probate and conveyancing rights | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/nUXEStjEAT" target="_blank">http://t.co/nUXEStjEAT</a> </li>
<li>BSB uncovers chambers with financial problems | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/aawGtRLrRe" target="_blank">http://t.co/aawGtRLrRe</a> </li>
<li>Government plugs hole in inducement ban | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Kvvo6GLIvy" target="_blank">http://t.co/Kvvo6GLIvy</a> </li>
<li>Judgment casts spotlight on ‘sale and rent back’ | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/plYhdkVDOu" target="_blank">http://t.co/plYhdkVDOu</a></li>
<li>IBA 2014: US clampdown on ‘hopscotch’ hits M&A activity | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kV4UDHARl6" target="_blank">http://t.co/kV4UDHARl6</a> </li>
<li>SRA slashes outstanding compensation fund claims | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qNRGzGdYu8" target="_blank">http://t.co/qNRGzGdYu8</a> </li>
<li>BSB reveals three chambers with immediate financial issues | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WIQCjowHK6" target="_blank">http://t.co/WIQCjowHK6</a> </li>
<li>Outstanding compensation fund claims value halved | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Gey51gFWKn" target="_blank">http://t.co/Gey51gFWKn</a> </li>
<li>Complaints against other solicitors - legitimate reporting or cutting out the competition? Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FnlCyjcgZX" target="_blank">http://t.co/FnlCyjcgZX</a> </li>
<li>SFO requests £26.5m emergency cash injection for Tchenguiz and fraud battles | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/I6DLxHIWzW" target="_blank">http://t.co/I6DLxHIWzW</a> </li>
<li>Falconer condemns Grayling’s “heart-breaking” comments on role of Lord Chancellor | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/K4fzJg8ZvB" target="_blank">http://t.co/K4fzJg8ZvB</a> </li>
<li>Robots running law firms? Surely not | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pbMGtfXHDW" target="_blank">http://t.co/pbMGtfXHDW</a> </li>
<li>Inducements ban extended to third parties | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/XbRqzNj5P6" target="_blank">http://t.co/XbRqzNj5P6</a> </li>
<li>Super-regulator appoints new chief executive | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/0SCe5ntTvt" target="_blank">http://t.co/0SCe5ntTvt</a> </li>
<li>Hughes pledges £1.4m a year to help LIPs | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/k7TxToxUrT" target="_blank">http://t.co/k7TxToxUrT</a> </li>
<li>Legal Services Board announces new chief executive | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3Dc2Lgbyan" target="_blank">http://t.co/3Dc2Lgbyan</a> </li>
<li>Chris Grayling ‘has no understanding of his role’ – former lord chancellor Falconer | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eBmrqp5tRv" target="_blank">http://t.co/eBmrqp5tRv</a> </li>
<li>Legal challenge to Fiona Woolf chairing abuse inquiry | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/3RZf8MbanJ" target="_blank">http://t.co/3RZf8MbanJ</a></li>
<li>IBA 2014: Right to be forgotten takes root in Japan | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sL7Yr2tXhl" target="_blank">http://t.co/sL7Yr2tXhl</a> </li>
<li>Landmark judgment on mesothelioma by UK Supreme Court | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hCYket8IJU" target="_blank">http://t.co/hCYket8IJU</a> </li>
<li>Women form over half the entrants into legal profession but nowhere near that proportion as partner | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gtanaPPhNF" target="_blank">http://t.co/gtanaPPhNF</a> </li>
<li>Companies can recover the costs of their in-house lawyers in legal proceedings <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ok4nYchmEc" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ok4nYchmEc</a> </li>
<li>Sentencing Council to focus on the effect on robbery victims in new guidance | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FPt5ojZQYI" target="_blank">http://t.co/FPt5ojZQYI</a> </li>
<li>Rise in defamation cases driven by new media | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qkNQXlw2MY" target="_blank">http://t.co/qkNQXlw2MY</a> </li>
<li>Medical Innovation Bill proposed by Tory peer Lord Saatchi receive government backing | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NQMbPRCjXR" target="_blank">http://t.co/NQMbPRCjXR</a> </li>
<li>PEP at top-tier US law firms £245,000 higher than at UK elite | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/R7RFBbqZmU" target="_blank">http://t.co/R7RFBbqZmU</a> </li>
<li>Legal expenses insurer DAS UK suspends chief executive Paul Asplin | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WROYpUzGDS" target="_blank">http://t.co/WROYpUzGDS</a> </li>
<li>Sanctions avoided despite three-month notice delay | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lm2lPBH1i4" target="_blank">http://t.co/lm2lPBH1i4</a> </li>
<li>IBA 2014: barriers to justice begin at birth, report shows | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pxWhLXUqZg" target="_blank">http://t.co/pxWhLXUqZg</a> </li>
<li>London suffers surprise legal jobs fall | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ULnrlba3ka" target="_blank">http://t.co/ULnrlba3ka</a> </li>
<li>Minister defends ‘silly’ heroism bill | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/NLEvhHu2Y0" target="_blank">http://t.co/NLEvhHu2Y0</a> </li>
<li>How to: complain about a solicitor | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sHbX7xhZHb" target="_blank">http://t.co/sHbX7xhZHb</a> </li>
<li>Motor claims down as insurer toasts costs win | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gkamgrJx8p" target="_blank">http://t.co/gkamgrJx8p</a> </li>
<li>Solicitor charged with fraud | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Nnr1m51yOM" target="_blank">http://t.co/Nnr1m51yOM</a> </li>
<li>Jackson warns against ‘vested interests’ on DBAs | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/QSxNEEJvk3" target="_blank">http://t.co/QSxNEEJvk3</a> </li>
<li>The potential lies in diversity – it’s not about dumbing down | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/czHgtUBaAk" target="_blank">http://t.co/czHgtUBaAk</a> </li>
<li>SRA’s competence statement wins high marks from solicitors | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VyiREHIUpZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/VyiREHIUpZ</a> </li>
<li>Law firms urged to reinvent themselves in LASPO era | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/LnD7Uq6KST" target="_blank">http://t.co/LnD7Uq6KST</a> </li>
<li>Law Society made 'one-off' payment to Hudson | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vBM2m070A0" target="_blank">http://t.co/vBM2m070A0</a> </li>
<li>US law firms ahead of UK rivals on London starting pay | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ckbnS7YORb" target="_blank">http://t.co/ckbnS7YORb</a> </li>
<li>Legal ombudsman calls for regulation in will writing | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Bfw5MtGlwU" target="_blank">http://t.co/Bfw5MtGlwU</a> </li>
<li>Safeguards needed for innocent third parties in website blocking cases | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iBk15x5X2F" target="_blank">http://t.co/iBk15x5X2F</a> </li>
<li>Investment threshold for Tier 1 UK visa doubled | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/at9zQzFzMr" target="_blank">http://t.co/at9zQzFzMr</a> </li>
<li>After the protracted handover of European commissions, there is much to keep lawyers occupied | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/g55BDT3yPg" target="_blank">http://t.co/g55BDT3yPg</a> </li>
<li>Government ‘minded’ to back Saatchi’s bill | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/gm8c9caY0W" target="_blank">http://t.co/gm8c9caY0W</a> </li>
<li>Motor claims down as insurer toasts win | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4NM6R0HWk1" target="_blank">http://t.co/4NM6R0HWk1</a> </li>
<li>Legal sector bounces back, survey reveals | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WIqjyD24bR" target="_blank">http://t.co/WIqjyD24bR</a> </li>
<li>The Lawyer Management conference puts legal market innovation centre stage | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/GMGmzM5oMT" target="_blank">http://t.co/GMGmzM5oMT</a> </li>
<li>Magic circle firms launch internal salary war as US firms steal top talent | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ng0jb0Exyi" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ng0jb0Exyi</a></li>
<li>The five associates taking law firm gender balance into their own hands | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lBxJtFHiiI" target="_blank">http://t.co/lBxJtFHiiI</a> </li>
<li>Top GC: IT can generate in-house jobs | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RVdB2Hez0W" target="_blank">http://t.co/RVdB2Hez0W</a> </li>
<li>White collar crime reform considered | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pif3jyxaX9" target="_blank">http://t.co/pif3jyxaX9</a> </li>
<li>Hong Kong law chief plays down crisis | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/pFbYshmLBu" target="_blank">http://t.co/pFbYshmLBu</a> </li>
<li>Rating and review website recruits 1,300 solicitors | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4X8Y6M4G0P" target="_blank">http://t.co/4X8Y6M4G0P</a> </li>
<li>Average big firm PEP tops £1m but fee income per hour falls | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/j0kkH1Ngn0" target="_blank">http://t.co/j0kkH1Ngn0</a> </li>
<li>Barristers risk losing Public Access advantage - Unless essential steps are taken | The Barrister Magazine <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mReinr3zg5" target="_blank">http://t.co/mReinr3zg5</a> </li>
<li>International cooperation in criminal cases | The Barrister Magazine <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/RnErj5akuQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/RnErj5akuQ</a></li>
<li>Violence against women: looking beyond the criminal justice system | The Barrister Magazine <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/tEpHR2Mexw" target="_blank">http://t.co/tEpHR2Mexw</a> </li>
<li>Where two wrong wills can be right: Marley v Rawlings | The Barrister Magazine <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/thyhdkmaog" target="_blank">http://t.co/thyhdkmaog</a> </li>
<li>The Rotherham grooming scandal bolsters the case for more witness support | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/C3yI70BWD3" target="_blank">http://t.co/C3yI70BWD3</a></li>
<li>Law firms race for City space as prime rents increase by 7 per cent | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oBIubY74p3" target="_blank">http://t.co/oBIubY74p3</a></li>
<li>Women, do it for yourselves | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/J15XbLn33c" target="_blank">http://t.co/J15XbLn33c</a> <br /> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nterviews, features on lawyers and obituaries:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>My legal life: Andrew Pena, Managing director, Cubism Law - A Profile | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/947PL30OLm" target="_blank">http://t.co/947PL30OLm</a> </li>
<li>In-house interview: Colin Armstrong, Merlin Entertainments - A Profile | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FpK0WuoRpt" target="_blank">http://t.co/FpK0WuoRpt</a> </li>
<li>The Woman Fighting ISIS in Court: Israeli Lawyer Nitsana Darshan-Leitner <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vY8L1pq7Hg" target="_blank">http://t.co/vY8L1pq7Hg</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nteresting articles involving <span style="font-size: small;">the </span>study of law and legal cases, <span style="font-size: small;">legal </span>training<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>pupillage<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> associate<span style="font-size: small;">s, </span>legal academia, publications on law and law students:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>Where two wrong wills can be right: Marley v Rawlings | The Barrister Magazine <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/thyhdkmaog" target="_blank">http://t.co/thyhdkmaog</a> </li>
<li>Comptroller v. Wynne, arising over state taxation of personal income earned & taxed in other states | Library of law <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/1B2fRgnC4B" target="_blank">http://t.co/1B2fRgnC4B</a> </li>
<li>Drew v A-G: The Limits of the #NEWZEALAND Bill of Rights | NZ Human Rights Blog <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Tz4SgTLuKV" target="_blank">http://t.co/Tz4SgTLuKV</a> </li>
<li>BOOK REVIEW: The Mother Court: Tales of Cases That Mattered in America’s Greatest Trial Court | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/mD9WOuyZCX" target="_blank">http://t.co/mD9WOuyZCX</a></li>
<li>Book launch: The First Miscarriage of Justice: The ‘Amazing and Unreported’ Case of Tony Stock | New Law Journal: <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ze63cH8gEX" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ze63cH8gEX</a> </li>
<li>Legal services clinic for the needy launched by law students at Tata Institute in #INDIA <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6RfApXSu8M" target="_blank">http://t.co/6RfApXSu8M</a> </li>
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<li>Abortion in Ireland: Some Considerations for Non-Extremists | Human Rights Ireland <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/6e95Vo4UFn" target="_blank">http://t.co/6e95Vo4UFn</a></li>
<li>Prisons shame Britain and are not fit for purpose | Denis MacShane <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HtgsU9UFRj" target="_blank">http://t.co/HtgsU9UFRj</a> Charity warns officer cuts leave prison system 'in crisis' <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OSJdzMfRBa" target="_blank">http://t.co/OSJdzMfRBa</a> </li>
<li>The Guardian view on prison policy: punishingly expensive | Editorial <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/9Wg1BcsJLU" target="_blank">http://t.co/9Wg1BcsJLU</a> </li>
<li>Prisons inspector lays out factors behind high suicide rate <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eXj6yQodH1" target="_blank">http://t.co/eXj6yQodH1</a></li>
<li>Ebola, Human Rights and Health Discrimination <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/HvDMI8oDTy" target="_blank">http://t.co/HvDMI8oDTy</a> </li>
<li>Reality of British Constitution: H.L.A. Hart & What 'Officials' Really Think | David R. Howarth, Cambridge University <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YCyiZ39ssb" target="_blank">http://t.co/YCyiZ39ssb</a> </li>
<li>Tales from the India Office - snapshots of British colonial days <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/vU5yBIw735" target="_blank">http://t.co/vU5yBIw735</a> </li>
<li>Why police transparency about terrorism arrests is to be welcomed | Joshua Rozenberg <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/u1Y0Hmre7U" target="_blank">http://t.co/u1Y0Hmre7U</a> </li>
<li>Firms behind Nuisance calls and texts targeted by fines plan <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CjxFbrYHYk" target="_blank">http://t.co/CjxFbrYHYk</a> </li>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
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<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/24th-october-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday <span style="font-size: small;">2<span style="font-size: small;">4th </span></span>October</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons wins ‘Most innovative technology team’ at The Lawyer Management Awards <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/xdxlUgvNWz" target="_blank">http://t.co/xdxlUgvNWz</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Court denies Dechert chance for public hearing to clear name over fee dispute with ENRC | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/B5lLPfOHZ4" target="_blank">http://t.co/B5lLPfOHZ4</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Neil Hudgell combines with Rapid to form £20m PI outfit | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BpGPzE1KM6" target="_blank">http://t.co/BpGPzE1KM6</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Orrick and Withers lose at High Court as Excalibur funders forced to pay £23m costs | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/5IcSGDUvmo" target="_blank">http://t.co/5IcSGDUvmo</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents set for managing partner election as Ryan steps down | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/z8rQUVUG1T" target="_blank">http://t.co/z8rQUVUG1T</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance re-elects senior partner Sweeting in uncontested vote | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FofQdFYYb7" target="_blank">http://t.co/FofQdFYYb7</a></li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker & McKenzie turns to Corrs for Aussie corporate hire | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/h8c6OIASZM" target="_blank">http://t.co/h8c6OIASZM</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Kromann Reumert and Reed Smith advise on exclusive licence for Ebola vaccine | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BNH66UI1iH" target="_blank">http://t.co/BNH66UI1iH</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Olney retires after 31 years at Slaughters as Wittmann is elected practice partner | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/O2P0JnKHwD" target="_blank">http://t.co/O2P0JnKHwD</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: "It could be win/win for us and for him": Weil's Francies on losing Lucas | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/fxC9LVOXOh" target="_blank">http://t.co/fxC9LVOXOh</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance re-elects senior partner | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/eoz2MQLP6C" target="_blank">http://t.co/eoz2MQLP6C</a> </li>
<li>Hull based PI firm Neil Hudgell Solicitors doubles headcount with Rapid takeover | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/oxiDV2Yv2a" target="_blank">http://t.co/oxiDV2Yv2a</a> </li>
<li>Lancashire firm Forbes is backing comments made by a leading family figure to radically shake up the divorce process
<a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZPuDJ3S9HA" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZPuDJ3S9HA</a> </li>
<li>Accountancy firm gets green light on probate | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/UcPFOQv4CM" target="_blank">http://t.co/UcPFOQv4CM</a> </li>
<li>TAGLaw meets in Hong Kong | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/BnA5e0grK5" target="_blank">http://t.co/BnA5e0grK5</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/23rd-october-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">2<span style="font-size: small;">3<span style="font-size: small;">rd </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>South West's Thatcher & Hallam celebrating 30th anniversary of free legal advice surgery | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/euLMODXZ0z" target="_blank">http://t.co/euLMODXZ0z</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Keystone Law sells £3.15m stake to private equity house | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ejDft9Vmt4" target="_blank">http://t.co/ejDft9Vmt4</a></li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF named top management team at The Lawyer Management Awards | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/p06VqLEGOG" target="_blank">http://t.co/p06VqLEGOG</a></li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Inheriting the crown jewels - Clifford Chance’s private equity chiefs focus on succession | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/iQ31qhDTzw" target="_blank">http://t.co/iQ31qhDTzw</a> </li>
<li>Keystone secures private equity | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Hs63ZG6wpG" target="_blank">http://t.co/Hs63ZG6wpG</a> </li>
<li>Estonian solicitor Margus Reiland joins Gloucestershire legal business BPE - for a month <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/4Biw2ArdGh" target="_blank">http://t.co/4Biw2ArdGh</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Huddersfield's Ridley & Hall appoint solicitor Helen Dandridge to its litigation department <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/trcNXNzEfd" target="_blank">http://t.co/trcNXNzEfd</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields highlights growth in Africa deals | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/OozLRutH6j" target="_blank">http://t.co/OozLRutH6j</a> </li>
<li>CEO of legal expenses insurer suspended | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/h9p73UGyOO" target="_blank">http://t.co/h9p73UGyOO</a> </li>
<li>Bingham chief admits to rough spot | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/IfEBiK4sRB" target="_blank">http://t.co/IfEBiK4sRB</a> </li>
<li>KPMG makes ABS innovation in UK | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/miH4zC1pp6" target="_blank">http://t.co/miH4zC1pp6</a></li>
<li>Parabis cuts 24 jobs in Croydon | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/J2p9o5Y7T9" target="_blank">http://t.co/J2p9o5Y7T9</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/22nd-october-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 22nd </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Claimants in Mishcon court case granted sanction relief for missed deadline | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/CUKqMpRiAh" target="_blank">http://t.co/CUKqMpRiAh</a></li>
<li>One of London's biggest criminal Legal aid firms Mackesys in shock closure | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/98ekRARhHN" target="_blank">http://t.co/98ekRARhHN</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Commercial and chancery barrister Shakil Najib joins No5 Chambers <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/7hJMkhAVID" target="_blank">http://t.co/7hJMkhAVID</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Two solicitors join Thrings’ commercial property team as market recovery spurs growth <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/p82LSA1b1D" target="_blank">http://t.co/p82LSA1b1D</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Coodes recruits top Truro solicitor Melanie Grose as mishandled inheritance claims triple <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/wrwCXawGUK" target="_blank">http://t.co/wrwCXawGUK</a> </li>
<li>Drax to replace UK legal head after two-year gap | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ZsqFZIol7i" target="_blank">http://t.co/ZsqFZIol7i</a> </li>
<li>Parabis cuts 24 claimant fee earner roles in Croydon | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/t5t4c9ciSN" target="_blank">http://t.co/t5t4c9ciSN</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters' disputes chief takes on global, ex comm and London roles | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/VhD8h8GX1A" target="_blank">http://t.co/VhD8h8GX1A</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Financial institutions’ appetite for contract lawyers sparks Simmons’ Adaptive | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/qQpDbzLRE1" target="_blank">http://t.co/qQpDbzLRE1</a> </li>
<li>Direct access service partners with litigation funder to offer barristers upfront fees | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dkaGmSTxxX" target="_blank">http://t.co/dkaGmSTxxX</a> </li>
<li>United Law becomes third Connect2Law hub to launch own brand | Legal Futures <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/Ykl9Y0XEr2" target="_blank">http://t.co/Ykl9Y0XEr2</a></li>
<li>Dickstein Shapiro lawyers head for Manatt Phelps | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/b0Oto2V1iE" target="_blank">http://t.co/b0Oto2V1iE</a> </li>
<li>Africa race continues with Orrick and Gide | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/DMqMy77CsC" target="_blank">http://t.co/DMqMy77CsC</a></li>
<li>Akin Gump wins Bingham junior lawyers in London | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/YI24fHOKGR" target="_blank">http://t.co/YI24fHOKGR</a> </li>
<li>PwC Legal hires partner to boost growth in North <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/PsB5RB1ktZ" target="_blank">http://t.co/PsB5RB1ktZ</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/21st-october-law-news.html">Tuesday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/21st-october-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">21st October</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Land Securities general counsel Adrian de Souza resigns | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kAuqd7V1eh" target="_blank">http://t.co/kAuqd7V1eh</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons biggest winner as Ofgem E-Serve panel extended for two years | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/kGKxCQlOit" target="_blank">http://t.co/kGKxCQlOit</a> </li>
<li>Kennedys to roll out senior associate promotions annually | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/ovAnAYSAhC" target="_blank">http://t.co/ovAnAYSAhC</a> </li>
<li>Bird & Bird enters Australia via Sydney merger | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/WkddEo16mU" target="_blank">http://t.co/WkddEo16mU</a> </li>
<li>Law Society of Kenya sues top UK human rights firm Leigh Day | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/TWilIBWT17" target="_blank">http://t.co/TWilIBWT17</a> </li>
<li>Squire Patton recruits Nabarro projects team | The Global Legal Post <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/h79AvvytZL" target="_blank">http://t.co/h79AvvytZL</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Fried Frank continues to grow with Orrick’s London tax head Thornton | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sQ0kN79WHF" target="_blank">http://t.co/sQ0kN79WHF</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Akin negotiates more space at Bingham's 41 Lothbury office | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/lmeVZV2vC4" target="_blank">http://t.co/lmeVZV2vC4</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Kennedys overhauls career development strategy and introduces new senior associate role | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/8YugYixdHx" target="_blank">http://t.co/8YugYixdHx</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Burges Salmon and Morton Fraser team win NDA panel spots with Eversheds and Pinsents | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/sBdRTQjMll" target="_blank">http://t.co/sBdRTQjMll</a> </li>
<li>Facebook sues DLA for "fraudulent lawsuit"; DLA slams tech giant's 'intimidation' tactics | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/cOAu3gbJ7d" target="_blank">http://t.co/cOAu3gbJ7d</a> </li>
<li>Parabis makes 24 redundancies to Croydon office | Solicitors Journal <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/o37VhaTfpW" target="_blank">https://t.co/o37VhaTfpW</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/20th-october-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/20th-october-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">20th October</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Specsavers triumphs in Asda trademark battle after switching from Eversheds to HGF Law | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zJEoBEwg4V" target="_blank">http://t.co/zJEoBEwg4V</a></li>
<li>British law firm Leigh Day 'inflated’ Mau Mau compensation costs to taxpayer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/jyI8GpMwvv" target="_blank">http://t.co/jyI8GpMwvv</a> </li>
<li>Slater & Gordon income boost | Law Gazette <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/FOf1twtkQC" target="_blank">http://t.co/FOf1twtkQC</a> </li>
<li>National Grid UK GC exits amid panel review | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/clXdZqNCmp" target="_blank">http://t.co/clXdZqNCmp</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird to merge with Aussie ally Truman Hoyle | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/hLk2xG0WsQ" target="_blank">http://t.co/hLk2xG0WsQ</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Orrick opens first affiliated office in Africa's Ivory Coast | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/dRRDtW2UWU" target="_blank">http://t.co/dRRDtW2UWU</a> </li>
<li>John Lewis hires BG Group deputy Keith Hubber as new general counsel | The Lawyer <a class="linkified" href="http://t.co/zPkiLDp8xU" target="_blank">http://t.co/zPkiLDp8xU</a> </li>
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compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal practio<span style="font-size: small;">ners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<li>Cloud computing - if only lawyers would put their smartphones away and listen | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/IbciAkaLQO">http://t.co/IbciAkaLQO</a> </li>
<li>MoJ’s ‘high-risk’ projects on the rise | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/yMdmlgDzhX">http://t.co/yMdmlgDzhX</a> </li>
<li>Is your firm’s publicity putting you in the risk zone? | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/63SN18ZsPb">http://t.co/63SN18ZsPb</a> </li>
<li>The legal jobs market is picking up. But beware of time-wasters | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/L2alGxSkpW">http://t.co/L2alGxSkpW</a> </li>
<li>Mediations up but fees down, survey shows | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/IwNO5OyQrB">http://t.co/IwNO5OyQrB</a></li>
<li>Time for action on data security | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/8SZuFnXFmF">http://t.co/8SZuFnXFmF</a> </li>
<li>GCs as the biggest influencers of the future of the law | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/RkIDzOTvk3">http://t.co/RkIDzOTvk3</a> </li>
<li>High Court rules that Richard III must be buried in Leicester Cathedral | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/VGp8P4bzD8">http://t.co/VGp8P4bzD8</a> </li>
<li>QBE splits advisers into two in new-look roster | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/DfunJR6BRz">http://t.co/DfunJR6BRz</a> </li>
<li>Helpline shareholders poised for £32.7m windfall | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/YjwCkCpmIx">http://t.co/YjwCkCpmIx</a> </li>
<li>Landmark whistleblowing case could ‘open floodgates’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/RUkIFmw1XQ">http://t.co/RUkIFmw1XQ</a> </li>
<li>Judge shuns Mitchell stance in ‘interests of justice’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/IoLbf4pS1z">http://t.co/IoLbf4pS1z</a> </li>
<li>Consumers need help with decisions on legal services, says LSB research | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/FHF4JewMuQ">http://t.co/FHF4JewMuQ</a> </li>
<li>Clients charged fixed fees in almost half of all transactions, survey finds | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/WlbB9TKI9w">http://t.co/WlbB9TKI9w</a> </li>
<li>Fewer than one in ten people with legal problems see a lawyer | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/M5UauECH5L">http://t.co/M5UauECH5L</a> </li>
<li>Leading trade unions make ABS play | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/cXCwZtfV5j">http://t.co/cXCwZtfV5j</a> </li>
<li>Small businesses doubt value of legal advice | The Global Legal Post
<a href="http://t.co/Pdyw4w0jwO">http://t.co/Pdyw4w0jwO</a> </li>
<li>Supreme Court judgment: R (Barkas) v North Yorkshire | head of legal <a href="http://t.co/Pv7efCrxTR">http://t.co/Pv7efCrxTR</a> </li>
<li>Unions create law firm ABS to rival high street | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/BvyfqDQXif">http://t.co/BvyfqDQXif</a> </li>
<li>London riots ruling opens way to new insurance claims | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/bizJQhL7rg">http://t.co/bizJQhL7rg</a> </li>
<li>Hope for litigators from court? CoA decision should sound “death knell” for post-Mitchell tactics | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/PpmBImEBHU">http://t.co/PpmBImEBHU</a> </li>
<li>The rights approach: Supreme Court rules on child abduction & de facto custody | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/EPyKG0Y5UQ">http://t.co/EPyKG0Y5UQ</a> </li>
<li>CPD changes will require cultural shift | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/2nWDOn0DYj">http://t.co/2nWDOn0DYj</a> </li>
<li>Marital agreements | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/VZMaI9VF3V">http://t.co/VZMaI9VF3V</a> </li>
<li>Judges warn of adverse impact of legal aid reforms | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/Bj8EbS5XCl">http://t.co/Bj8EbS5XCl</a> </li>
<li>Employment Lawyers Association warn of significant legal pitfalls in Bank of England’s proposals | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/pG3226OEWz">http://t.co/pG3226OEWz</a> </li>
<li>Increasing litigation cost could hinder appeal of English court system to foreign litigants | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/iPDTuw6Crm">http://t.co/iPDTuw6Crm</a> </li>
<li>Lord Chief Justice, President of SC, Attorney General 8,000 legal professions in London Legal Walk | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/JwFsYKY7Lf">http://t.co/JwFsYKY7Lf</a></li>
<li>Partners at LLPs safe to whistleblow | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/gzzz05FgsG">http://t.co/gzzz05FgsG</a> </li>
<li>Artesian Law, the barrister-led legal disciplinary practice, is looking to develop a northern hub | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/5jvUtIRByN">http://t.co/5jvUtIRByN</a> </li>
<li>Collapsed fraud trial decision overturned | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/kQ3uP3QQPb">http://t.co/kQ3uP3QQPb</a> </li>
<li>London riots: liability is strict | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/86ZAZiPk4V">http://t.co/86ZAZiPk4V</a></li>
<li>Alexander Horne and Oonagh Gay: Ending the Hamilton Affair? | UK Constitutional Law Association - <a href="http://t.co/rx7BsQvMqG">http://t.co/rx7BsQvMqG</a> </li>
<li>When technology strikes fear into the hearts of the legal department
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<li>Lawyers have a lot to learn from their accountancy counterparts when it comes to pleasing clients | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/65ZD9uzjU2">http://t.co/65ZD9uzjU2</a> </li>
<li>Call the PDS, regulator tells solicitors caught in protest | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/TuHEOExZN8">http://t.co/TuHEOExZN8</a> </li>
<li>Annual declaration replaces CPD hours | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/4QtebwoLT3">http://t.co/4QtebwoLT3</a> </li>
<li>Failure to fund child’s expert report unlawful | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/zhTRVIBLwr">http://t.co/zhTRVIBLwr</a></li>
<li>Firm loses negligence case in appeal court | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/58HnGiZ3tl">http://t.co/58HnGiZ3tl</a> </li>
<li>Call the PDS, regulator tells solicitors caught in protest | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/kHtMfF08Sg">http://t.co/kHtMfF08Sg</a> </li>
<li>'Do you want a single regulator run by the Kings and Queens of quangos, asked Deech..?' Evolve, revolve or be Extinct <a href="http://t.co/MF20VYwHxm">http://t.co/MF20VYwHxm</a> </li>
<li>Professor Richard Morehead's analysis of the Jeoffrey report on criminal advocacy <a href="http://t.co/fOcggaLvs5">http://t.co/fOcggaLvs5</a> </li>
<li>Independent criminal advocacy in England and Wales | A Review by Sir Bill Jeffrey <a href="http://t.co/nL2NKtITv6">http://t.co/nL2NKtITv6</a> </li>
<li>R v Crawley and Ors, a quick look and some implications | Lawyerwatch <a href="http://t.co/eRhMbQUisx">http://t.co/eRhMbQUisx</a></li>
<li>The new referral fees | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/fNeH1j6wOg">http://t.co/fNeH1j6wOg</a> </li>
<li>CA upholds negligence ruling in miner's compensation case | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/C2MM2qOjra">http://t.co/C2MM2qOjra</a> </li>
<li>Training declarations to replace hours-based CPD | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/R9CPrnd8C1">http://t.co/R9CPrnd8C1</a> </li>
<li>"Significant opportunity" for Saga Law expansion | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/QS7DZTDMaM">http://t.co/QS7DZTDMaM</a> </li>
<li>Apple GC gives golden rules to law graduates | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/NEY6ezOr00">http://t.co/NEY6ezOr00</a> </li>
<li>GM legal unit in spotlight over vehicle safety | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/L1xYsWrSmw">http://t.co/L1xYsWrSmw</a> </li>
<li>GCs need to become better business partners | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/tMKt3EmZ90">http://t.co/tMKt3EmZ90</a> </li>
<li>Switzerland pips UK on divorce payout | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/dbDGtHsgkR">http://t.co/dbDGtHsgkR</a> </li>
<li>76% of conveyancing firms face lender panel removal | Bridging & Commercial Distributor
<a href="http://t.co/tpO4LoImEj">http://t.co/tpO4LoImEj</a> </li>
<li>Licensed conveyancers ask: “Dont lenders trust lawyers anymore? “ | Mortgage Finance Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ixFcWcypfQ">http://t.co/ixFcWcypfQ</a> </li>
<li>RTA claims plummet, but insurers want more | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/LbvKsXoPjb">http://t.co/LbvKsXoPjb</a> </li>
<li>SRA jettisons mandatory CPD training | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/igDWWnA4Gd">http://t.co/igDWWnA4Gd</a> </li>
<li>FCA succeeds in reversing stay in Operation Cotton trial | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/cfnEySlsPA">http://t.co/cfnEySlsPA</a> </li>
<li>Whistleblowing judgment: partners are ‘workers’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/w21u2Mzqz1">http://t.co/w21u2Mzqz1</a> </li>
<li>Court of Appeal overturns stay in case hit by bar boycott | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/iPmZXgJSDu">http://t.co/iPmZXgJSDu</a> </li>
<li>SRA investigates dozens over PII disclosure | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/l1YaP2JLFY">http://t.co/l1YaP2JLFY</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Regulators face having to appoint 'small business appeals champions' | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/znQNyMSFB0">http://t.co/znQNyMSFB0</a> </li>
<li>The Financial Services Compensation Scheme racks up £30m in fees over Keydata collapse | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/TsQOXL4G52">http://t.co/TsQOXL4G52</a> </li>
<li>CMCs continue to deluge Financial Ombudsman with PPI complaints | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/g7WnpzsuJy">http://t.co/g7WnpzsuJy</a> </li>
<li>Law firm’s medical negligence advert was misleading, ASA rules | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/mUvB5L4By2">http://t.co/mUvB5L4By2</a> </li>
<li>Co-sourcing and the quest for greater profitability | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/PrqjcSSqlF">http://t.co/PrqjcSSqlF</a> </li>
<li>Lateral hire associates show more performance problems than others | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/8WZOEjBZSh">http://t.co/8WZOEjBZSh</a> </li>
<li>Hierarchy cut down in law firm of the future design | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/hACM0n55lI">http://t.co/hACM0n55lI</a> </li>
<li>Google must delete history, rules CJEU | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/j8G3dKdwCP">http://t.co/j8G3dKdwCP</a> </li>
<li>HSE to target company directors for prosecution | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/4X1WTq8xR7">http://t.co/4X1WTq8xR7</a> </li>
<li>Cross-selling legal services | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/06t65UQHeF">http://t.co/06t65UQHeF</a> </li>
<li>Companies equip compliance officers to see off risks | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/g9EDNX45ig">http://t.co/g9EDNX45ig</a> </li>
<li>CoA rules in landmark decision on riot damage losses | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/XJcNRRq3Lv">http://t.co/XJcNRRq3Lv</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Appeal court sets aside £186k professional negligence claim | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/CqKrxx4FxC">http://t.co/CqKrxx4FxC</a> </li>
<li>London Legal Walk: image gallery | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/NoWptslxOb">http://t.co/NoWptslxOb</a> </li>
<li>‘Considerable improvement’ in SRA’s complaint-handling | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/mrDHvtJGnk">http://t.co/mrDHvtJGnk</a> </li>
<li>UK ‘wilfully’ ignorant of EU realities, bar conference hears | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/1xzPKJQRUg">http://t.co/1xzPKJQRUg</a> </li>
<li>Thousands take part in 10th London Legal Walk | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/NiEVd21ItT">http://t.co/NiEVd21ItT</a> </li>
<li>Google and private information | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/S1rDs7DaGW">http://t.co/S1rDs7DaGW</a> </li>
<li>SRA set to push ahead with plan to scrap formal CPD scheme | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/TCEhJcxZpS">http://t.co/TCEhJcxZpS</a> </li>
<li>The importance of responsive email design for lawyers | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/7GXFhhUcQz">http://t.co/7GXFhhUcQz</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers perplexed about the future | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/kZYrxi3in3">http://t.co/kZYrxi3in3</a> </li>
<li>Globalaw predicts the next 20 years | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/xINLEWNFmq">http://t.co/xINLEWNFmq</a> </li>
<li>Spotlight shifts to possible Apple-Samsung compromise | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/LayBF9di8v">http://t.co/LayBF9di8v</a> </li>
<li>Top Indian lawyers predict arrival date of foreign firms | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/jIiDdcQQ67">http://t.co/jIiDdcQQ67</a> </li>
<li>Jackson rules High Court erred over extension | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/i634sz6x6A">http://t.co/i634sz6x6A</a> </li>
<li>SRA to ditch mandatory 16-hour CPD | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/OyXcFymLhY">http://t.co/OyXcFymLhY</a> </li>
<li>British public unprepared for life after partner’s death | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/yALRVqPYE1">http://t.co/yALRVqPYE1</a> </li>
<li>Costs ABS expands as business booms | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/NASJlFYSzs">http://t.co/NASJlFYSzs</a> </li>
<li>Society to open web system to all conveyancers | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/jev2rwKP2b">http://t.co/jev2rwKP2b</a> </li>
<li>The power of working in concert | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/yPGTD3ggMY">http://t.co/yPGTD3ggMY</a> </li>
<li>Partnership: an idea on the brink? | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/MzB4xepQ5G">http://t.co/MzB4xepQ5G</a> </li>
<li>Research reveals unprecedented consolidation in the consumer insurance market | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/V557tnhK56">http://t.co/V557tnhK56</a> </li>
<li>Special report: Russia – It’s a nervous time for international law firms in Moscow | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/cas17BC5nl">http://t.co/cas17BC5nl</a> </li>
<li>How to: hire a partner | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/d1P9BUtQm2">http://t.co/d1P9BUtQm2</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers are helping to spearhead a civic and economic renaissance in Birmingham | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/J77st4Rnbu">http://t.co/J77st4Rnbu</a> </li>
<li>Road traffic offences in the EU | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ZhIAZDPWfq">http://t.co/ZhIAZDPWfq</a> </li>
<li>Are law firms doing enough to avoid becoming victims of cybercrime? | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/PEL95RimsH">http://t.co/PEL95RimsH</a> </li>
<li>McKenzie friends like this… Have the regulators gone mad? | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/izZYPlgqUN">http://t.co/izZYPlgqUN</a> </li>
<li>Advocacy time bomb ticking: The status quo is not an option for criminal advocacy | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/jQFzEhlcCh">http://t.co/jQFzEhlcCh</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers to march at Pride| Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/63Co0p4e3Q">http://t.co/63Co0p4e3Q</a> </li>
<li>IP act gets royal assent | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/xiaCrPVzfq">http://t.co/xiaCrPVzfq</a> </li>
<li>Pakistan lawyers charged over ‘blasphemy’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/VztoHOiaS2">http://t.co/VztoHOiaS2</a> </li>
<li>MoJ claims civil courts not damaged by austerity | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/t8s17J7sKJ">http://t.co/t8s17J7sKJ</a> </li>
<li>Birmingham lawyer boom | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/uosI5fcHkv">http://t.co/uosI5fcHkv</a> </li>
<li>US online arbitration service eyes UK | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/grwLO79zbg">http://t.co/grwLO79zbg</a> </li>
<li>Grayling head-hunts QCs to save fraud trials | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/OTiyJ9zFEM">http://t.co/OTiyJ9zFEM</a> </li>
<li>Senior judge calls time on conferences | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/aKtKTgqG4D">http://t.co/aKtKTgqG4D</a> </li>
<li>Courts Wi-Fi roll-out timetable slips | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/DpvierDdhC">http://t.co/DpvierDdhC</a> </li>
<li>The demise of the accountant's report | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/hajzmX7teJ">http://t.co/hajzmX7teJ</a> </li>
<li>BSB fails to have barrister's costs reduced to LiP rate | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/IALF8PwxLy">http://t.co/IALF8PwxLy</a> </li>
<li>Hudson: SRA insurance reform will "destroy high street conveyancing” | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/qUPM2lql8x">http://t.co/qUPM2lql8x</a></li>
<li>Corporate counsel benefit from sustainability | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/lfLZFupQUr">http://t.co/lfLZFupQUr</a> </li>
<li>Guernsey expands range of structures available from the jurisdiction by introducing LLPs | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/hzFFCwJ6y3">http://t.co/hzFFCwJ6y3</a> </li>
<li>Top IT data security threats revealed by the Information Commissioner | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/mSR1ikmIZ2">http://t.co/mSR1ikmIZ2</a> </li>
<li>Communication experts say this week’s right to be forgotten ruling will usher in “unrealistic web” | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/nsXRPiEdSs">http://t.co/nsXRPiEdSs</a> <br /> </li>
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<li>Paula Hodges QC - HSF’s head of global arbitration - A Profile | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/OO7wuOpejI">http://t.co/OO7wuOpejI</a> </li>
<li>In-house interview: Deborah Foo, GC, China Yuchai International - A Profile | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/KUmR6sKySw">http://t.co/KUmR6sKySw</a></li>
<li>A eulogy has been given at Sheffield Crown Court for barrister Philip Bingham, who has died suddenly <a href="http://t.co/Y5QrhnOD0S">http://t.co/Y5QrhnOD0S</a> </li>
<li>Barrister and law lecturer Ziauddin Mahmood obituary <a href="http://t.co/D3vDvEJMa3">http://t.co/D3vDvEJMa3</a> </li>
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<li>In praise of … Alison Russell, a female high court judge who should be addressed as "the honourable Ms Justice <a href="http://t.co/Xy61OHap4V">http://t.co/Xy61OHap4V</a> </li>
<li>Law graduate who grew up in residential care homes vows to use her traumatic experience to help other vulnerable kids <a href="http://t.co/JF7ldOPSF1">http://t.co/JF7ldOPSF1</a> </li>
<li>Queen Mary Postgraduate Legal Research Conference 2014 <a href="http://t.co/OuGhlzD3wq">http://t.co/OuGhlzD3wq</a> </li>
<li>Call for papers: Judges, Politics and the Irish Constitution
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<li>A Call for Diversity in Legal Education, Part One <a href="http://t.co/1vuLdboy40">http://t.co/1vuLdboy40</a> </li>
<li>JURIS DIVERSITAS: PROGRAMMES: LLM in Legal Theory in at the Goethe University of Frankfurt, GERMANY <a href="http://t.co/K3JG23rtRj">http://t.co/K3JG23rtRj</a> </li>
<li>How to cram for a law exam <a href="http://t.co/jNkI81jbFg">http://t.co/jNkI81jbFg</a></li>
<li>Cambridge Forum for Legal & Political Philosophy Monthly Seminar: 'The Demarcation Problem in Jurisprudence'
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<li>Prisoners to challenge indeterminate sentences at UK supreme court <a href="http://t.co/xToPiQQ0Hk">http://t.co/xToPiQQ0Hk</a> </li>
<li>How DNA Changed the World of Forensics <a href="http://t.co/QvoR5poniy">http://t.co/QvoR5poniy</a> </li>
<li>Justice Secretary Chris Grayling gives his reaction to convicted murderer Arnold Pickering's escape from prison <a href="https://t.co/M9iFoezRXE">https://t.co/M9iFoezRXE</a> </li>
<li>Nothing will stop David Cameron's race to the 'weightless state' served by private contractors like Servo and G4S <a href="http://t.co/NAov4PV8DA">http://t.co/NAov4PV8DA</a> </li>
<li>General public flee as T-shirt clad lawyers descend on London for legal walk <a href="http://t.co/qkQFHZpj9n">http://t.co/qkQFHZpj9n</a> </li>
<li>Of 'Sham' and other Lessons for Australian Revenue Law | Melbourne University Law Review <a href="http://t.co/o4v7fFcWx8">http://t.co/o4v7fFcWx8</a> </li>
<li>Climate Change Law: THe Emergence of a New Legal Discipline | Melbourne University Law Review <a href="http://t.co/z8DrUYdgS3">http://t.co/z8DrUYdgS3</a> </li>
<li>The Intellectual Property Act – what does it mean for designers?
<a href="http://t.co/7kKk3bJpuY">http://t.co/7kKk3bJpuY</a> </li>
<li>Forced labor in the private economy generates $150 billion of profits worldwide every year
<a href="http://t.co/OViGhCxkQq">http://t.co/OViGhCxkQq</a> </li>
<li>"The International Criminal Court and the Politics of Prosecutions" <a href="http://t.co/P3lz6bzRsW">http://t.co/P3lz6bzRsW</a></li>
<li>Why do we harm asylum-seekers? A civilised country doesn’t bang up those who flee to us escaping brutality & torture <a href="http://t.co/qrRQUhGrWb">http://t.co/qrRQUhGrWb</a> </li>
<li>Modern Gods: From Amnesty International to the Geneva Conventions, our new idols are without artistic merit <a href="http://t.co/IB2UgHoPMJ">http://t.co/IB2UgHoPM</a> </li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></b><br />
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/23rd-may-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday <span style="font-size: small;">23<span style="font-size: small;">rd </span></span>May</span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Conyers provides Cayman law advice to Lombard Medical on $55m IPO | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/CK4F1vBLjF">http://t.co/CK4F1vBLjF</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: HowardKennedyFsi swaps West End for City in three-in-one office move | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/HccY9NQNL1">http://t.co/HccY9NQNL1</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies u-turns on Australia pay freeze ahead of remenuration overhaul | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/plMj3KMlfY">http://t.co/plMj3KMlfY</a> </li>
<li>Linder Myers starts talks on redundancies | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/QScBPHHzN5">http://t.co/QScBPHHzN5</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells CEO Steve Immelt: Five times a year, boss people around | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/VnvTuOZYr9">http://t.co/VnvTuOZYr9</a> </li>
<li>Departing White House counsel rejoins Latham & Watkins as partner | The Global Legal Post
<a href="http://t.co/PYBdkf2F7p">http://t.co/PYBdkf2F7p</a> </li>
<li>Herbert Smith moves to end pay freeze | The Global Legal Post
<a href="http://t.co/AJTD8LqHTX">http://t.co/AJTD8LqHTX</a> </li>
<li>A Ms Justice in the high court – at last the judiciary starts to catch up <a href="http://t.co/gEdUCxDEaG">http://t.co/gEdUCxDEaG</a> </li>
<li>Nicola Neilson, commercial property lawyer at Latimer Hinks Solicitors, Darlington set for charity challenge <a href="http://t.co/PBLoWePB2r">http://t.co/PBLoWePB2r</a> </li>
<li>No5 celebrates Campbell’s tribunal judge appointment and Butterfield’s elevation to QC | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/HvQY4GEFn9">http://t.co/HvQY4GEFn9</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/22nd-may-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">22<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">nd </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">May</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Former Islamic bank GC arrested in Dubai over Leeds United sale allegations | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/11vMY2Oqiq">http://t.co/11vMY2Oqiq</a> </li>
<li>Law firm Sintons oversee more than £60 million of dental practice acquisitions across the UK in the past three years <a href="http://t.co/Pp2lb8QAdw">http://t.co/Pp2lb8QAdw</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Linder Myers launches redundancy consultation following Assure Law rescue | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/UkNjmx9YNN">http://t.co/UkNjmx9YNN</a> </li>
<li>Weightmans promotes first non-lawyer partner after gaining ABS licence | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/X2kvVGQEXa">http://t.co/X2kvVGQEXa</a> </li>
<li>Hampshire firm Moore Blatch offers will-writing by Skype | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/HrwoHYkC1Z">http://t.co/HrwoHYkC1Z</a> </li>
<li>US law firm Patton Boggs voting on merger with Squire Sanders
<a href="http://t.co/yADXMEB5ja">http://t.co/yADXMEB5ja</a> </li>
<li>Chicago Law firm denies telling Malaysian Airlines to stop caregiving services <a href="http://t.co/i1RwbkG72T">http://t.co/i1RwbkG72T</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Speechly loses IP and corporate heads as merger vote nears | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/f5JmAjK8ZD">http://t.co/f5JmAjK8ZD</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Browne Jacobson smashes £50m barrier with 11.5 per cent turnover rise | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/AVuoCeyaNM">http://t.co/AVuoCeyaNM</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: BBC litigation head Banno quits for Baker & McKenzie | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/xuoYdR5Mqa">http://t.co/xuoYdR5Mqa</a> </li>
<li>BP gets court defeat as Gulf leak costs look set to soar | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/qPS2PwmEmB">http://t.co/qPS2PwmEmB</a></li>
<li>Credit Suisse GC fails to avoid corporate guilty plea | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/nry72f8zZR">http://t.co/nry72f8zZR</a> </li>
<li>June start date proposed for Squire Patton Boggs | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/bzfxtT4EkN">http://t.co/bzfxtT4EkN</a> </li>
<li>Clyde & Co loses whistleblowing case | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/mkxoroRsGO">http://t.co/mkxoroRsGO</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/21st-may-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 21st </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">May</span></span></span></a><br />
<ul>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws transaction services chief quits for DWF | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/L9d2J33JaK">http://t.co/L9d2J33JaK</a> </li>
<li>On the hook for another’s fraud — Santander (UK) plc v RA Legal Solicitors
<a href="http://t.co/q6KFFxRPMd">http://t.co/q6KFFxRPMd</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer jailed for bribery in the US struck off by SDT | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/iNhXur9QDR">http://t.co/iNhXur9QDR</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Turnover stalls at Hill Dicks, up 0.4 per cent to £111.9m | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/P8tJcYnFoP">http://t.co/P8tJcYnFoP</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes whistle-blowing case - the legal reaction | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/iBdZmdYPL5">http://t.co/iBdZmdYPL5</a> </li>
<li>Clyde & Co loses Bates van Winklehof whistleblowing case | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/K57GkSkTgj">http://t.co/K57GkSkTgj</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes to face whistle blowing claim after Supreme Court holds LLP members are protected | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/RuGIoXNkEj">http://t.co/RuGIoXNkEj</a> </li>
<li>Bakers appoints inclusion and diversity partner | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/14AzMApKxn">http://t.co/14AzMApKxn</a> </li>
<li>Barrister who prosecuted April Jones’s killer will be honoured by the Gorsedd of Bards at National Eisteddfod <a href="http://t.co/EyBdLI5gAu">http://t.co/EyBdLI5gAu</a> </li>
<li>Sarah Clubley, director of Williamsons Solicitors, has been appointed the Under Sheriff for Hull and the East Riding <a href="http://t.co/3IRNakzo8O">http://t.co/3IRNakzo8O</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgon Cole bags spot as Wales' largest university establishes first formal panel | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/7F5iAMgtiU">http://t.co/7F5iAMgtiU</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA partner in Scudamore scandal: "I let myself, my firm and its clients down" | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/IYizeJaZhO">http://t.co/IYizeJaZhO</a></li>
<li>Gide partner becomes president of LES Int | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/qzBH1HWN2v">http://t.co/qzBH1HWN2v</a> </li>
<li>Legal row deepens over Malaysia Airlines communications | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/ViK8Q93yqd">http://t.co/ViK8Q93yqd</a> </li>
<li>Foxwordy launches as private lawyer network | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/Xmydurb8Cy">http://t.co/Xmydurb8Cy</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields emerges as top London brand | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/EQyVf2zaEM">http://t.co/EQyVf2zaEM</a> </li>
<li>White House lawyers slow to hand over Blair letter | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/zoKV7sa8u6">http://t.co/zoKV7sa8u6</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/20th-may-law-news.html">Tuesday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/20th-may-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">20th May</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>BBC lawyer: Caroline Thomson would 'give game away' in Linwood hearing <a href="http://t.co/2yEsw7ihDR">http://t.co/2yEsw7ihDR</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: PEP bounces back at BLP up 35 per cent to £542k, revenues at £246m | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/sKcvzCpChL">http://t.co/sKcvzCpChL</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers launches strategic review of London diversity policy | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Krn6VepJak">http://t.co/Krn6VepJak</a> </li>
<li>BLP financials bounce back | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/hNiJSrQUhq">http://t.co/hNiJSrQUhq</a> </li>
<li>New Appointment for Christina Blacklaws, former Co-Op Legal director | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/NjHYu8FdrR">http://t.co/NjHYu8FdrR</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: PEP bounces back at BLP up 35 per cent to £542k, revenues at £546m | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/fvBqBLjcZH">http://t.co/fvBqBLjcZH</a> </li>
<li>Capita cashes in as Treasury Solicitor spends £2.3m on interim lawyers during overhaul | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/50fPgMqkUv">http://t.co/50fPgMqkUv</a> </li>
<li>Taylor Wessing links up with S Korea firm | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/LHlWHzqNis">http://t.co/LHlWHzqNis</a> </li>
<li>Patton Boggs poised for merger vote | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/ReoJXMesae">http://t.co/ReoJXMesae</a> </li>
<li>Kirkland partner lashes out at irritating firm-wide emails | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/dxfcexpwQt">http://t.co/dxfcexpwQt</a></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/19th-may-law-news.html">Monday </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lawnewsindex.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/19th-may-law-news.html"><span style="font-size: small;">19th May</span></a> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Addleshaw Goddard names new chief | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/S6sVCIKqea">http://t.co/S6sVCIKqea</a> </li>
<li>Solicitor Jeffrey Tesler struck off for facilitating $1m Nigeria bribes | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/0iZefQKDly">http://t.co/0iZefQKDly</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright overhauls maternity provisions | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/tepFzqNX6w">http://t.co/tepFzqNX6w</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Chinese firm Longan opens in Hong Kong | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/BXctcaYzIa">http://t.co/BXctcaYzIa</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper hires Asia employment head from JP Morgan | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/XWL4LIWzHZ">http://t.co/XWL4LIWzHZ</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF to take up residency in London's Walkie Talkie | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/rJrgMXYWpC">http://t.co/rJrgMXYWpC</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: US firm Katten Muchin creates London asset management group with double hire | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/6owEVQhbic">http://t.co/6owEVQhbic</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Research reveals unprecedented consolidation in the consumer insurance market | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/V557tnhK56">http://t.co/V557tnhK56</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing adds Korean firm to Asia network | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/AVtNbMt05q">http://t.co/AVtNbMt05q</a> </li>
<li>Capita cashes in as Treasury Solicitor spends £2.3m on interim lawyers during overhaul | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/50fPgMqkUv">http://t.co/50fPgMqkUv</a></li>
<li>Commercial division of mfg Solicitors make two specialist appointments in Ludlow <a href="http://t.co/brBgKVYuhb">http://t.co/brBgKVYuhb</a> </li>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Welcome
to the year's <b>45</b></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought
to you by the SundayLawReview team. </span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">he
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.</span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The most interesting articles on developments,
compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal practio<span style="font-size: small;">ners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<ul>
<li>GCs disappointed by law firm service | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/x5wYgvTAAi">http://t.co/x5wYgvTAAi</a> </li>
<li>Half of UK law firms win work by social media | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/FE61igtKvx">http://t.co/FE61igtKvx</a> </li>
<li>Small and mid-sized firms eye external investment in bid to take on ABS competition | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/e1lTeTn5BD">http://t.co/e1lTeTn5BD</a> </li>
<li>SRA tells LSB: no need for lay chair requirement | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/2WSO5EA9cu">http://t.co/2WSO5EA9cu</a> </li>
<li>Law Society charm offensive fails to stall no confidence vote | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/kPNNnbFdSn">http://t.co/kPNNnbFdSn</a> </li>
<li>Guideline hourly rates survey ‘important for all firms’ | Law Society Gazette <a href="http://t.co/FUZoFMaKLH">http://t.co/FUZoFMaKLH</a> </li>
<li>SRA warns over rise in dishonest misuse of client assets | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/TVYaDbYsVG">http://t.co/TVYaDbYsVG</a> </li>
<li>What’s new at the European courts? | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/wIeK0A3sIC">http://t.co/wIeK0A3sIC</a> </li>
<li>SRA warns uninsured firms | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/jeaTMyW73E">http://t.co/jeaTMyW73E</a> </li>
<li>Resolution: expert witness standards must not rule out "new" experts | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/0FqR976bvC">http://t.co/0FqR976bvC</a> </li>
<li>Paralegal high: Newcastle College launches new paralegal qualification | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/EWkBpHb1W9">http://t.co/EWkBpHb1W9</a> </li>
<li>Supreme Court asks pupils to debate Magna Carta | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/pnensi4rC1">http://t.co/pnensi4rC1</a> </li>
<li>New Bill targets cold callers & rogue management companies | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/lu6PH5mior">http://t.co/lu6PH5mior</a> </li>
<li>UK Diversity Legal Awards | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/Dui1uqE5jm">http://t.co/Dui1uqE5jm</a> </li>
<li>"Uneasy relationship" between pro bono activities & access to justice | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/E3Yl6oLXnI">http://t.co/E3Yl6oLXnI</a> </li>
<li>Niqab, technology & courts: Lord Chief Justice provides news of change for the judiciary | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/PJrNN0Kqxi">http://t.co/PJrNN0Kqxi</a> </li>
<li>Figures show many in-house lawyers suffered pay freezes | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/F1n8BZCv1D">http://t.co/F1n8BZCv1D</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>BSB introduce new supervisory scheme for barristers | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/xS7F3H8ydv">http://t.co/xS7F3H8ydv</a> </li>
<li>How to make employers pay up? | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/0YY8TG2qWg">http://t.co/0YY8TG2qWg</a> </li>
<li>Law students and lawyers hoping to switch jobs should ensure their Facebook past doesn’t catch up | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/10PbOrhVqw">http://t.co/10PbOrhVqw</a> </li>
<li>Racing pundit McCririck was "unpalatable" | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/ayTzqq98qx">http://t.co/ayTzqq98qx</a> </li>
<li>Request for opinions on guideline hourly rates | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/gdFYAXfeSO">http://t.co/gdFYAXfeSO</a> </li>
<li>Expert witnesses uncertain about Jackson | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/HBgHkNkGp6">http://t.co/HBgHkNkGp6</a></li>
<li>Small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) legal firms are recovering well from the effects of recession <a href="http://t.co/ZpPVkrL3tU">http://t.co/ZpPVkrL3tU</a> </li>
<li>It's wrong to want QualitySolicitors to fail | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/HatnZuM7Ga">http://t.co/HatnZuM7Ga</a> </li>
<li>Reprieve for ‘largest town without a criminal court’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/BFJQq7H4Qs">http://t.co/BFJQq7H4Qs</a> </li>
<li>£4.5m fraud trial threatened by legal aid cuts | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/bNdC1ejoqU">http://t.co/bNdC1ejoqU</a> </li>
<li>Government surveillance threatens law firms' cloud data security, regulator warns | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/DRMEifp3iQ">http://t.co/DRMEifp3iQ</a> </li>
<li>Legal costs top list of complaints | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/p5k4vSGq6f">http://t.co/p5k4vSGq6f</a> </li>
<li>Flexible working: not just ‘a woman thing’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/AS5RBvCKqm">http://t.co/AS5RBvCKqm</a> </li>
<li>One-third of small firms expect to merge | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/pjRFjJVVhH">http://t.co/pjRFjJVVhH</a> </li>
<li>Demand for in-house posts creates pay freeze | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Cj6biyPszJ">http://t.co/Cj6biyPszJ</a> </li>
<li>Dembovsky to move on from HowardKennedyFsi | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/o39WdCIjE7">http://t.co/o39WdCIjE7</a> </li>
<li>Irwin Mitchell snaps up PI specialist MPH Solicitors | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/b3zBYU7fha">http://t.co/b3zBYU7fha</a></li>
<li>Solicitor population rises to all-time high | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/VCneDwsC1g">http://t.co/VCneDwsC1g</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Arbitration costs ‘much more’ than litigation | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/070oqIaMwh">http://t.co/070oqIaMwh</a> </li>
<li>LeO calls for overhaul of complaints system | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/NQ8U8EzR3K">http://t.co/NQ8U8EzR3K</a></li>
<li>Munby: media access to court documents is essential | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/rAwgiwbNDJ">http://t.co/rAwgiwbNDJ</a> </li>
<li>Diversity League Table: minorities still under-represented at the top of the profession | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/gdMYchmxof">http://t.co/gdMYchmxof</a> </li>
<li>Law Firms make a third of emissions on air flights | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/EWY9jeRlCs">http://t.co/EWY9jeRlCs</a> </li>
<li>Joining the 'Great Club' | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/lv9oX8LC3j">http://t.co/lv9oX8LC3j</a> </li>
<li>Efficiency beats cost benefits for GCs | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/2U3JWOcvOO">http://t.co/2U3JWOcvOO</a> </li>
<li>Pro bono work spreads to one in three law firms | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/YOu03ieadx">http://t.co/YOu03ieadx</a> </li>
<li>London leads world on 'highly skilled professionals' | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/ATeIDsLijm">http://t.co/ATeIDsLijm</a> </li>
<li>Family transparency guidelines this year: Munby | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/7wY0CDqnLW">http://t.co/7wY0CDqnLW</a> </li>
<li>Legal job numbers in London continue to fall | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/6aUiFvFf43">http://t.co/6aUiFvFf43</a> </li>
<li>Ministry of Justice relationship with outsourcers under scrutiny | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/jMHVe2nSGO">http://t.co/jMHVe2nSGO</a> </li>
<li>Government to give claims regulator power to fine firms | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/bAqzyAMwPz">http://t.co/bAqzyAMwPz</a> </li>
<li>SRA eyes financial stability test for thousands of firms | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/mgw7D8icgE">http://t.co/mgw7D8icgE</a></li>
<li>The great judicial review challenge | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/qPR97Tncmv">http://t.co/qPR97Tncmv</a> </li>
<li>New-look patents court gets a chief judge | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/5UVTFe2tcw">http://t.co/5UVTFe2tcw</a> </li>
<li>Solicitors move firms as family practice goes under | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/n3YZ3wALIg">http://t.co/n3YZ3wALIg</a> </li>
<li>The chief executive of Hardwicke Chambers shares her experience of going open plan | Law Society Gazette <a href="http://t.co/PDzOD8o3cT">http://t.co/PDzOD8o3cT</a> </li>
<li>SRA warns of ‘group contagion’ threat to complex structures | Law Society Gazette <a href="http://t.co/fMFuVz12nM">http://t.co/fMFuVz12nM</a> </li>
<li>Essex firm Fisher Jones Greenwood quits QualitySolicitors network | Law Society Gazette <a href="http://t.co/U8fbYwEG2J">http://t.co/U8fbYwEG2J</a> </li>
<li>Trainee retention rates at UK top 10's HK bases remain high as firms continue to invest in Asia | Legalweek <a href="http://t.co/r1zx8dM73F">http://t.co/r1zx8dM73F</a> </li>
<li>Legal aid cuts will not affect quality, Vara insists | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/70hArb0O4G">http://t.co/70hArb0O4G</a> </li>
<li>Balva clients offered hope as SRA targets uninsured | Law
Gazette <a href="http://t.co/eugymPr0wv">http://t.co/eugymPr0wv</a> </li>
<li>Criminal legal aid specialists meet Grayling for ‘polite’ talks | Law
Gazette <a href="http://t.co/z28kA49Jcf">http://t.co/z28kA49Jcf</a> </li>
<li>Society aligns with CBI to promote UK legal services abroad | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/lh2KQbgxv4">http://t.co/lh2KQbgxv4</a> </li>
<li>Government unveils new quality assurance standards for family experts | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/2Q4EvWxc3X">http://t.co/2Q4EvWxc3X</a> </li>
<li>Supreme Court to slash IT costs by leaving MoJ contract | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/b48hMen2z7">http://t.co/b48hMen2z7</a> </li>
<li>Government not doing enough to support family mediation | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/c5rQvEOKQi">http://t.co/c5rQvEOKQi</a> </li>
<li>Legal fees cut by better law dept management | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/nahoJaoqRa">http://t.co/nahoJaoqRa</a> </li>
<li>Competition in focus | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/3vvp18l0vO">http://t.co/3vvp18l0vO</a> </li>
<li>Profiles in Justice: A 'one of a kind' trial lawyer | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/eXqr25wRvD">http://t.co/eXqr25wRvD</a> </li>
<li>Top judge pledges to end culture of secrety at family courts <a href="http://t.co/lr7fStelDj">http://t.co/lr7fStelDj</a> </li>
<li>'Knife in back' claim over RTA data sharing | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/HM0MrjqVrH">http://t.co/HM0MrjqVrH</a></li>
<li>Diversity League Table shows promotion gap | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/cPbzh9zGdz">http://t.co/cPbzh9zGdz</a> </li>
<li>SRA bids to get grip on exactly how many firms have yet to secure insurance | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/HfHn7dTkUg">http://t.co/HfHn7dTkUg</a> </li>
<li>ABSs frustrated by acquisition targets that are either not ready or "financial basket cases" | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/2si3DLjo2w">http://t.co/2si3DLjo2w</a></li>
<li>Children need contact centres | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/PelocJGnyB">http://t.co/PelocJGnyB</a> </li>
<li>Holding the forces to account | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/csLwtZVKoe">http://t.co/csLwtZVKoe</a> </li>
<li>How Jackson is affecting litigation so far: What trends have begun to emerge | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/nf0pJO4Lh0">http://t.co/nf0pJO4Lh0</a> </li>
<li>Partners believe that legal merger at regional practice Attwaters Jameson Hill brought strength in depth <a href="http://t.co/92aas8XfwP">http://t.co/92aas8XfwP</a> </li>
<li>Bar Conference 2013: LCJ warns of legal competition to London | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/jNyT9tq1br">http://t.co/jNyT9tq1br</a> </li>
<li>Bar Conference 2013: LCJ warns of legal competition to London | Law
Gazette <a href="http://t.co/jNyT9tq1br">http://t.co/jNyT9tq1br</a> </li>
<li>Bar Conference 2013: Barristers urged not to return instructions | Law
Gazette <a href="http://t.co/xcWv2eYhPV">http://t.co/xcWv2eYhPV</a> </li>
<li>Bar Conference 2013: McGowan slams ‘cumbersome and expensive’ legal regulation | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ywBfvbJ39y">http://t.co/ywBfvbJ39y</a> </li>
<li>Pro bono pleas soar | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/tO1gErcQbL">http://t.co/tO1gErcQbL</a> </li>
<li>Bar Conference 2013: Government 'does not understand' advocacy | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Az0klU5kNf">http://t.co/Az0klU5kNf</a> </li>
<li>Bar Conference 2013: Barristers in favour of diversity quotas | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/EeJ4x08jXQ">http://t.co/EeJ4x08jXQ</a> </li>
<li>Social Mobility Tsar Milburn urges law firms to scale up use of apprenticeships | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/FHHDFlftmG">http://t.co/FHHDFlftmG</a> </li>
<li>TCC litigators ordered to adopt common eDisclosure protocol | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/epa5u5QEct">http://t.co/epa5u5QEct</a> </li>
<li>Extend protection for whistleblowers, says Law Society | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/jY2qxDhMGM">http://t.co/jY2qxDhMGM</a> </li>
<li>'Let ex-offenders sit as magistrates' | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/C0x7hxawIp">http://t.co/C0x7hxawIp</a> </li>
<li>Wiggin eyes transformation into media business after ABS licence award | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/LSOSdjlIxQ">http://t.co/LSOSdjlIxQ</a> </li>
<li>It's the right time to remember what solicitors did in the Great War | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/IRQ0exyf32">http://t.co/IRQ0exyf32</a> </li>
<li>MPs recommend tough penalties for corporate fraudsters | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/dpWo44v4eu">http://t.co/dpWo44v4eu</a> </li>
<li>Let data protection law evolve | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/ePmAVsMw59">http://t.co/ePmAVsMw59</a> </li>
<li>No progress on freeing up the Scottish legal market means no chance for Scottish firms to innovate | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/tl3rdSmoLe">http://t.co/tl3rdSmoLe</a></li>
<li>Mergers: the ultimate test of loyalty | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Z1IS2C4mgX">http://t.co/Z1IS2C4mgX</a> </li>
<li>Mergers on the brink of viability | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/sve6wmM5dQ">http://t.co/sve6wmM5dQ</a> </li>
<li>Tottering Law Society sends tremors industry-wide | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/yZLEZeBS4b">http://t.co/yZLEZeBS4b</a> </li>
<li>E-disclosure: confidence is growing in e-disclosure | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/mtatzfXBhO">http://t.co/mtatzfXBhO</a> </li>
<li>Manches: Life after debt | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/cDpdAMBM4g">http://t.co/cDpdAMBM4g</a><br /> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nterviews, features on lawyers and obituaries:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>In-house: Interview with Nick Economakis, GC at G4S Risk Management | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/44iKjqnB5H">http://t.co/44iKjqnB5H</a> </li>
<li>Clive Stafford Smith, human rights lawyer and director of the legal charity Reprieve: My family values <a href="http://t.co/zSGTRjXk2k">http://t.co/zSGTRjXk2k</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nteresting articles on <span style="font-size: small;">the </span>study of law, <span style="font-size: small;">legal </span>training<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>pupillage<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> associate<span style="font-size: small;">s, </span>legal academia & law students:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>Law lecturer Eric Baskind from Liverpool John Moores University appointed as national adjudicator to national moot <a href="http://t.co/sYpb2fubEo">http://t.co/sYpb2fubEo</a> </li>
<li>Skegness Grammar School students shadow barristers at London law firm <a href="http://t.co/emmagV1cB5">http://t.co/emmagV1cB5</a> </li>
<li>US: Cutting Law Schools - Enrollment is down. The drop has no end in sight <a href="http://t.co/tONtKBAiUO">http://t.co/tONtKBAiUO</a> </li>
<li>Former Law Society President Fiona Woolf is University of Law's first chancellor | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/FSUXHPQYeX">http://t.co/FSUXHPQYeX</a></li>
<li>US: Study finds that law schools perpetuate elite legal education values in faculty hiring <a href="http://t.co/raJOLxmBev">http://t.co/raJOLxmBev</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Articles of the week:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>The UK and international articles of the week are pieces selected by <a href="http://twitter.com/TheLawMap" target="_blank">@TheLawMap</a> tweeting team based on recommendations from friends and followers of <a href="http://lawnewsindex.com/">LawNewsIndex.com</a> daily law news blog. </b></i></span></h2>
<ul>
<li>My Typical Day Shows Why Lawyers Are Miserable And Lonely <a href="http://t.co/kUYD3TfOV1">http://t.co/kUYD3TfOV1</a> </li>
<li>Barclays compliance chief quits following period out due to exhaustion
| The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/5hCn2MNFXf">http://t.co/5hCn2MNFXf</a> </li>
<li>Scotland has a phenomenal legal history and track record in law <a href="http://t.co/dM1IFumOF6">http://t.co/dM1IFumOF6</a></li>
<li>Postcards from Lawyers: Volume 1 | Bitter Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/QTidlxG08E">http://t.co/QTidlxG08E</a> </li>
<li>Legal Harmony launches choir competition for lawyers | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/e6QNXT9Ywb">http://t.co/e6QNXT9Ywb</a> </li>
<li>Justice isn't supposed to make a victim 'feel better', Damian Green <a href="http://t.co/GSsDqjbI5N">http://t.co/GSsDqjbI5N</a> </li>
<li>Complex fraud trial threatened as barristers decline work at reduced rate <a href="http://t.co/LK65aXuzKu">http://t.co/LK65aXuzKu</a> </li>
<li>Why Chris Grayling should bury his appeal against Richard III ruling | Joshua Rozenberg <a href="http://t.co/xkaTwBRsuf">http://t.co/xkaTwBRsuf</a> </li>
<li>Ralph Miliband’s diary could have been kept secret if Ed had used new
Guernsey rights legislation - Mark Engelman, barrister, Hardwicke
Chambers | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/adc2BIrRyR">http://t.co/adc2BIrRyR</a></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Friday 15<span style="font-size: small;">th<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>November</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Pepper Hamilton opens in Silicon Valley <a href="http://t.co/0em4vYxuv8">http://t.co/0em4vYxuv8</a> </li>
<li>Irwin Mitchell makes personal injury move with MPH acquisition <a href="http://t.co/x3wYBEVDVr">http://t.co/x3wYBEVDVr</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgan Cole offloads claims group to DAC Beachcroft and BLM <a href="http://t.co/DyJAO7hGD9">http://t.co/DyJAO7hGD9</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance steps in to fund free legal advice <a href="http://t.co/cnb3oq3wBy">http://t.co/cnb3oq3wBy</a> </li>
<li>New Chambers UK guide showcases Exeter's legal talent <a href="http://t.co/0y4MC55OVo">http://t.co/0y4MC55OVo</a></li>
<li>Dentons merger decision due by year end <a href="http://t.co/6powzKlV84">http://t.co/6powzKlV84</a> </li>
<li>Accolade for law firm Thrings from Chambers UK <a href="http://t.co/2EKHThEJGF">http://t.co/2EKHThEJGF</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> 14<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">th </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">November</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>A&O, Osborne Clarke and Proskauer Rose advise on $1.7bn Novartis deal <a href="http://t.co/cyaMXcNHTT">http://t.co/cyaMXcNHTT</a> </li>
<li>Singapore CoA slashes $250m award to $700,000 after Essex Court challenge <a href="http://t.co/CmpjhJXxqd">http://t.co/CmpjhJXxqd</a> </li>
<li>'Beer and song' raises £215,000 at Law Rocks' Six of the Best <a href="http://t.co/eQ70kCN54z">http://t.co/eQ70kCN54z</a> </li>
<li>US firm Sullivan & Worcester dual partner hire builds London team <a href="http://t.co/C1bzd3XZiD">http://t.co/C1bzd3XZiD</a> </li>
<li>Patton Boggs in talks with Locke Lord <a href="http://t.co/LaXXEBXU1k">http://t.co/LaXXEBXU1k</a> </li>
<li>Bird & Bird opens second office in UAE with Dubai launch <a href="http://t.co/M5O1xu8B8r">http://t.co/M5O1xu8B8r</a> </li>
<li>CBS names new general counsel <a href="http://t.co/z4XcgaT31G">http://t.co/z4XcgaT31G</a> </li>
<li>KWM SJB and Wragges advise on Singaporean developer Oxley’s first City acquisition <a href="http://t.co/k5lptbRf8F">http://t.co/k5lptbRf8F</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>JMW Solicitors half-year revenue up 26 per cent <a href="http://t.co/hSluEQONx6">http://t.co/hSluEQONx6</a> </li>
<li>Latham global chair retires from two-decade stint in top role <a href="http://t.co/CLy0A9rfik">http://t.co/CLy0A9rfik</a></li>
<li>Norton Rose Fulbright competition partner Grenfell resigns for CMA <a href="http://t.co/AXvxmFGyg7">http://t.co/AXvxmFGyg7</a> </li>
<li>Davis Polk joins NQ £100k club with London trainee programme <a href="http://t.co/6eZ7C18lXL">http://t.co/6eZ7C18lXL</a> </li>
<li>Irwin Mitchell acquires PI specialists MPH Solicitors <a href="http://t.co/Scz2vA3h4O">http://t.co/Scz2vA3h4O</a> </li>
<li>HowardKennedyFSI in management limbo as CEO Dembovsky quits <a href="http://t.co/lVKdukLlMW">http://t.co/lVKdukLlMW</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 13th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">November</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Weightmans, Freeth Cartwright among 17 to win Lambeth BC panel slots <a href="http://t.co/NjPWDoRz3D">http://t.co/NjPWDoRz3D</a> </li>
<li>BLP adds DLA partner to real estate team <a href="http://t.co/YNgCBp6c9y">http://t.co/YNgCBp6c9y</a> </li>
<li>FFW reports half-year revenue uptick of 7 per cent <a href="http://t.co/xf2DXLFVKK">http://t.co/xf2DXLFVKK</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Davenport Lyons draws curtain on film & TV group <a href="http://t.co/EkGVDjfwyw">http://t.co/EkGVDjfwyw</a> </li>
<li>HMRC appoints new general counsel | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/GrIq9b3ugB">http://t.co/GrIq9b3ugB</a> </li>
<li>Slaughters slammed for 'club mentality' fee approach in Hellas administration <a href="http://t.co/EGxzeSZsk7">http://t.co/EGxzeSZsk7</a> </li>
<li>Slater & Gordon expects deal with Pannone in weeks <a href="http://t.co/PWRMkQqQbe">http://t.co/PWRMkQqQbe</a> </li>
<li>Davis Polk joins NQ £100k club with London trainee programme <a href="http://t.co/6eZ7C18lXL">http://t.co/6eZ7C18lXL</a> </li>
<li>Travers Smith client hit with £50m indemnity costs for Deutsche Bank <a href="http://t.co/r6N9ky8iij">http://t.co/r6N9ky8iij</a> </li>
<li>A&O and HSF lose out as BG Group picks CC for new panel <a href="http://t.co/98CGdYgSoJ">http://t.co/98CGdYgSoJ</a> </li>
<li>Singapore’s Wong Partnership forms alliance in Malaysia <a href="http://t.co/Z1oayC3Dkb">http://t.co/Z1oayC3Dkb</a> </li>
<li>Barratts administrators find Shoosmiths the right fit <a href="http://t.co/whmczDv4ZI">http://t.co/whmczDv4ZI</a> </li>
<li>Olswang revenue up 15% at half-year stage to £57.6m <a href="http://t.co/O6nFmmirCk">http://t.co/O6nFmmirCk</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">12th November</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Clifford Chance elects new global head of tax, pensions and employment <a href="http://t.co/XyL3AmOEfU">http://t.co/XyL3AmOEfU</a> </li>
<li>Baker Botts and Maclay Murray & Spens drilled for GDF Suez fracking deal <a href="http://t.co/Jnv2zTpsOq">http://t.co/Jnv2zTpsOq</a> </li>
<li>Locke Lord takes top billing as Blockbuster files for administration <a href="http://t.co/NDfE0yPp8p">http://t.co/NDfE0yPp8p</a> </li>
<li>Ashurst sees second high-profile corporate exit in days <a href="http://t.co/zvsFotKnhB">http://t.co/zvsFotKnhB</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance elects new London head of capital markets <a href="http://t.co/0laxSXe7b8">http://t.co/0laxSXe7b8</a> </li>
<li>Slater & Gordon breaks silence over Pannone takeover <a href="http://t.co/XmWlauyR1P">http://t.co/XmWlauyR1P</a> </li>
<li>Nottingham law firm Browne Jacobson goes up rankings <a href="http://t.co/AnCnc98uzf">http://t.co/AnCnc98uzf</a></li>
<li>Cambridge law firm Taylor Vinters expands Singapore operation <a href="http://t.co/atPd7e8Kad">http://t.co/atPd7e8Kad</a> </li>
<li>Irwin Mitchell targets private client growth with experienced wills disputes partner <a href="http://t.co/qPDZuZqvDK">http://t.co/qPDZuZqvDK</a> </li>
<li>Ashurst finance partner quits for Davis Polk <a href="http://t.co/i8Sewleh2P">http://t.co/i8Sewleh2P</a> </li>
<li>Deutsche Bank wins $8bn court battle against Sebastian Holdings <a href="http://t.co/vt5UBLyWJL">http://t.co/vt5UBLyWJL</a> </li>
<li>Chinese companies put in-house lawyers at arm's length <a href="http://t.co/c3oyiC1Snr">http://t.co/c3oyiC1Snr</a> </li>
<li>Virgin Group launches panel audit <a href="http://t.co/w6HH6lTWPI">http://t.co/w6HH6lTWPI</a></li>
<li>Gilbert + Tobin departures prompt new DLA appointments <a href="http://t.co/ZmUnSC6cPL">http://t.co/ZmUnSC6cPL</a> </li>
<li>Slater & Gordon targets Pannone <a href="http://t.co/4MFIrfwJwk">http://t.co/4MFIrfwJwk</a> </li>
<li>Ilkley Law firm Last Cawthra Feather starts claims service for cyclists <a href="http://t.co/IrGHXp39Ro">http://t.co/IrGHXp39Ro</a> </li>
<li>Law firm BPE Solicitors in Cheltenham's chief leads trade delegation to Estonia <a href="http://t.co/QyfHPr9L5g">http://t.co/QyfHPr9L5g</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Monday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">11th November</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Sheffield barristers’ chambers has been recognised in two prestigious legal guides <a href="http://t.co/XC66Lpj0RM">http://t.co/XC66Lpj0RM</a> </li>
<li>London's legal eagles (Ashurst) have landed in Glasgow <a href="http://t.co/Fx66K5DWvk">http://t.co/Fx66K5DWvk</a> </li>
<li>Edinburgh University to appoint first head of legal services <a href="http://t.co/PdKZNCnrBX">http://t.co/PdKZNCnrBX</a> </li>
<li>Pinsents pick up cross-jurisdictional position on KCA Deutag panel <a href="http://t.co/DkD4Mz0WOY">http://t.co/DkD4Mz0WOY</a> </li>
<li>Pannone vote on Slater & Gordon takeover delayed again <a href="http://t.co/VqWATuEtjZ">http://t.co/VqWATuEtjZ</a> </li>
<li>Revealed: Lloyds puts litigation unit out to tender as in-house teams merge <a href="http://t.co/K9jEeIQCz3">http://t.co/K9jEeIQCz3</a> </li>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Welcome
to the year's <b>44</b></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought
to you by the SundayLawReview team. </span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">he
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.</span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The most interesting articles on developments,
compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal practio<span style="font-size: small;">ners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<ul>
<li>The spirit of the referral fee ban? It doesn’t exist | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/mMcsw8Kkfp">http://t.co/mMcsw8Kkfp</a> </li>
<li>Glass ceiling most apparent in magic circle | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/wvtvBMqEEX">http://t.co/wvtvBMqEEX</a> </li>
<li>Abolish councils?: Cabinet office review CJC & FJC | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/QZV1dmGBTR">http://t.co/QZV1dmGBTR</a> </li>
<li>McGowan QC slates LSB “obstacles”: LSB watches over barristers "like naughty children" | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/ipZc6fltZW">http://t.co/ipZc6fltZW</a> </li>
<li>Pro Bono proves its worth: Celebration of 12th annual pro bono week | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/M6TfhdMdAJ">http://t.co/M6TfhdMdAJ</a> </li>
<li>MoJ's proposals for judicial review reform face criticism | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/QxCptJwCHs">http://t.co/QxCptJwCHs</a> </li>
<li>Patent company sees litigation costs double | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/oEkx8iGgxq">http://t.co/oEkx8iGgxq</a> </li>
<li>Money-laundering reporting rockets | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/WNZak0sObS">http://t.co/WNZak0sObS</a> </li>
<li>Clients unwilling to pay extra for regulation costs | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/5AE0J1K6if">http://t.co/5AE0J1K6if</a> </li>
<li>Europe backs right to choose own lawyer | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/A32kzS7ggS">http://t.co/A32kzS7ggS</a> </li>
<li>Expert witness standards to cut delays | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/yFhNScWVhE">http://t.co/yFhNScWVhE</a> </li>
<li>Setback for banks in swaps case | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/bbZlIocdjC">http://t.co/bbZlIocdjC</a> </li>
<li>Government puts the brakes on lobbying bill | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/IklS3LWkjz">http://t.co/IklS3LWkjz</a> </li>
<li>Woman who exaggerated personal injury claim jailed | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/1OxMQLNtsi">http://t.co/1OxMQLNtsi</a> </li>
<li>Watchdog attacks 'scandalous' cost of maternity claims | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/jEYGVa6k3y">http://t.co/jEYGVa6k3y</a> </li>
<li>Social mobility needs to sound less worthy | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/jVBUoLEACR">http://t.co/jVBUoLEACR</a> </li>
<li>Lady Justice Hallett steps up | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Y7RnE1hbno">http://t.co/Y7RnE1hbno</a> </li>
<li>Recession and budget cuts setting new challenges for the advice community | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/6mmY5CvOjX">http://t.co/6mmY5CvOjX</a> </li>
<li>SRA steps in to wind up Follett Stock | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Yv6MEBHiyO">http://t.co/Yv6MEBHiyO</a> </li>
<li>The problem with QOCS in defamation and privacy claims | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/JL2oSR60bN">http://t.co/JL2oSR60bN</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>A register of beneficial ownership won’t be perfect but is an idea whose time has come | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Ur23JR2lVB">http://t.co/Ur23JR2lVB</a> </li>
<li>SRA reports 85% success rate for PC renewals | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/HTUFg9dpXs">http://t.co/HTUFg9dpXs</a> </li>
<li>Call for compulsory pro bono commitment | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/YJtCkG9qGK">http://t.co/YJtCkG9qGK</a> </li>
<li>Costs shifting plans ‘will fail access to justice test’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/JDbJzcuFYM">http://t.co/JDbJzcuFYM</a> </li>
<li>SRA director: we cannot enforce spirit of referral fee ban | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/FIAxCAtb7m">http://t.co/FIAxCAtb7m</a> </li>
<li>Terror suspects entitled to solicitor | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/bw94UpjblZ">http://t.co/bw94UpjblZ</a> </li>
<li>Supreme Court delivers landmark ruling in jurisdiction battle | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/4SA6L4VUUq">http://t.co/4SA6L4VUUq</a> </li>
<li>Personal injury CMCs fall from 2,300 to 1500 in nine months | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/VapVMXdZ0n">http://t.co/VapVMXdZ0n</a> </li>
<li>Public legal education could ease legal advice centres’ workload | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/jSGtBFTzXB">http://t.co/jSGtBFTzXB</a> </li>
<li>LSLA president Francesca Kaye on the landmark costs battle being fought by Andrew Mitchell MP | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/djJSwZYG6X">http://t.co/djJSwZYG6X</a> </li>
<li>Law Society chief: vote could force resignation | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/k6wW0LlOXf">http://t.co/k6wW0LlOXf</a> </li>
<li>Record number of junior lawyers working pro bono | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/EVciR0ZNAM">http://t.co/EVciR0ZNAM</a> </li>
<li>UK is ‘living laboratory’ for ABS innovation, says US expert | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/FpmhWpzsjQ">http://t.co/FpmhWpzsjQ</a> </li>
<li>LPO provider Exigent raises stakes in lower cost offering with mLegal acquisition | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/xOCNhyMdil">http://t.co/xOCNhyMdil</a> </li>
<li>London-based international network eyes employment law expansion | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/XoMB2OCu9h">http://t.co/XoMB2OCu9h</a> </li>
<li>Chambers face probe over quality of service and financial stability | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/YBO81lqD7w">http://t.co/YBO81lqD7w</a> </li>
<li>Judge urged to sentence Gerry Adams' brother to 15 years <a href="http://t.co/8hBLf6C0kb">http://t.co/8hBLf6C0kb</a> </li>
<li>Criminal solicitors press the button on Law Society SGM | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/l4Zo6G2oz3">http://t.co/l4Zo6G2oz3</a> </li>
<li>Night calls soar to lawyers | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/Gmt9tjd0SC">http://t.co/Gmt9tjd0SC</a> </li>
<li>Top tier UK partners are millionaires | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/avu20m2JcV">http://t.co/avu20m2JcV</a> </li>
<li>Sampson hits out at ‘bureaucratic nonsense’ over CMC complaints | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/Hn3sgnReqN">http://t.co/Hn3sgnReqN</a></li>
<li>Face-to-face meeting with Grayling on legal aid | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/WrYuNj1aJy">http://t.co/WrYuNj1aJy</a> </li>
<li>Ombudsman gloomy about powers extension | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/n3q3rT1gLH">http://t.co/n3q3rT1gLH</a> </li>
<li>New LCJ gives first press conference | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/7HDCaMOL0V">http://t.co/7HDCaMOL0V</a> </li>
<li>Saga promises ‘law for the people’ as it launches ABS | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/G4z57VGcd9">http://t.co/G4z57VGcd9</a></li>
<li>Education and training: learning curve | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/O0qpUsdxo7">http://t.co/O0qpUsdxo7</a> </li>
<li>Saga Law aims at ‘gap in the market’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/E60K0QGtVc">http://t.co/E60K0QGtVc</a> </li>
<li>AA makes move into legal market with ABS licence | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ntHTWBVDXr">http://t.co/ntHTWBVDXr</a> </li>
<li>Future of mid-tier law firms under threat, says PwC | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/PRcSM1dqiD">http://t.co/PRcSM1dqiD</a> </li>
<li>Would you like a will while I’m changing your tyre? AA Law receives ABS licence | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/WqsKdeGuVQ">http://t.co/WqsKdeGuVQ</a> </li>
<li>UK proposals could lead to libel surge | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/RR5EWW5ZDj">http://t.co/RR5EWW5ZDj</a> </li>
<li>Law, history and diversity | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/W06AiUk8L2">http://t.co/W06AiUk8L2</a> </li>
<li>Barristers are watched over like naughty children, says chief | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/idlsWcbItC">http://t.co/idlsWcbItC</a> </li>
<li>Cocaine addict solicitor jailed for helping dealers | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/srUPiWn4Wk">http://t.co/srUPiWn4Wk</a> </li>
<li>Barristers refuse to act in 40 high cost legal aid cases | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/BFeGVU5IkO">http://t.co/BFeGVU5IkO</a> </li>
<li>Costs reform ‘will encourage “have a go” libel culture’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ttWUkMeBFW">http://t.co/ttWUkMeBFW</a> </li>
<li>One in three firms at risk, annual snapshot reveals | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/qF7VzIzCU5">http://t.co/qF7VzIzCU5</a> </li>
<li>Attorney general warns bar against boycotts | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/pZQWfpAvMz">http://t.co/pZQWfpAvMz</a> </li>
<li>Legal system has 'turned 180 degrees' in last 50 years, Mr Justice Singh says | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/GK6nS820YO">http://t.co/GK6nS820YO</a> </li>
<li>The opportunity to place the rule of law at the heart of the development agenda must not be missed | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/MEHVNOW2r7">http://t.co/MEHVNOW2r7</a> </li>
<li>The master of the rolls believes all court proceedings will eventually be televised | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/28SZNE6lPS">http://t.co/28SZNE6lPS</a> </li>
<li>Shareholder rights to be debated | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/qqNC1lPxAF">http://t.co/qqNC1lPxAF</a> </li>
<li>E-disclosure protocol | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/E0ugFod8wh">http://t.co/E0ugFod8wh</a> </li>
<li>Asian women lawyers’ mentoring scheme | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/d2lGWDWe66">http://t.co/d2lGWDWe66</a> </li>
<li>Guatemala lawyer issues plea for help in ending human rights abuses | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/bJt05G5MVi">http://t.co/bJt05G5MVi</a> </li>
<li>Partner: technology can end ‘macho culture’ in law firms | Law Gazette Gazette <a href="http://t.co/oplsjqG5Ix">http://t.co/oplsjqG5Ix</a> </li>
<li>Judicial review sought for unfair dismissal cap | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/MOe8K9Cf31">http://t.co/MOe8K9Cf31</a> </li>
<li>Beneficial register criticised by Law Society | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Rt4aWb72MH">http://t.co/Rt4aWb72MH</a> </li>
<li>Stellar cast of lawyers in phone-hacking case | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/IExwjvX6ZY">http://t.co/IExwjvX6ZY</a> </li>
<li>Access to justice: ‘all is not lost' | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/MgM60Ufy85">http://t.co/MgM60Ufy85</a> </li>
<li>Pioneering family court on the edge | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/NWrtV2g8Nn">http://t.co/NWrtV2g8Nn</a></li>
<li>Attorney General urges barristers to think again over QASA boycott and returning legal aid briefs | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/7TAMLY3fgy">http://t.co/7TAMLY3fgy</a> </li>
<li>McGowan: LSB treats us like naughty children | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/JFgZZroQLH">http://t.co/JFgZZroQLH</a> </li>
<li>European firms in London: A chance to shine | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/0AsTKb20VZ">http://t.co/0AsTKb20VZ</a> </li>
<li>European firms in London: City of dreams | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/XOvbepSQtr">http://t.co/XOvbepSQtr</a> </li>
<li>Shell: switching litigation control away from external counsel | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/rrhV6rDkWV">http://t.co/rrhV6rDkWV</a> </li>
<li>European courts are divided over the rights of parents of surrogate babies to take paid leave | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/mmvTeOHozO">http://t.co/mmvTeOHozO</a> </li>
<li>Proposed newspaper charter is open to political manipulation | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/8oy4CFmQue">http://t.co/8oy4CFmQue</a> </li>
<li>Road to Rio: Self-reporting is the key to navigating the anti-bribery legislation | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/lvkuB4J3sE">http://t.co/lvkuB4J3sE</a> </li>
<li>Financial incentives should be introduced for whistleblowers | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/QCRjR0XsAi">http://t.co/QCRjR0XsAi</a> </li>
<li>Recession still casts its shadow | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/WZDqA8a9Sx">http://t.co/WZDqA8a9Sx</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://t.co/7mRkvlW1i3">/7mRkvlW1i3</a> </li>
<li>New standards for lawyer-judge relations | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/vFlm5YtqEN">http://t.co/vFlm5YtqEN</a><br /> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nterviews, features on lawyers and obituaries:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>The in-house interview: United Biscuits’ Simon Rose | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/W5HoKNagWB">http://t.co/W5HoKNagWB</a> </li>
<li>The King & Wood Mallesons lawyer who has built his career breaking down barriers <a href="http://t.co/7iti0kzh0p">http://t.co/7iti0kzh0p</a></li>
<li>Brecher managing partner Nicky Richmond finds her tastebuds tickled at Little Social | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/qSkjDs2jHM">http://t.co/qSkjDs2jHM</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nteresting articles on <span style="font-size: small;">the </span>study of law, <span style="font-size: small;">legal </span>training<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>pupillage<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> associate<span style="font-size: small;">s, </span>legal academia & law students:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>City-supported law centre training scheme launches | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/ybtrabrPtF">http://t.co/ybtrabrPtF</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer Offers Money To Discourage People From Going To Law School <a href="http://t.co/Boyw6mvg1o">http://t.co/Boyw6mvg1o</a> </li>
<li>Bar moves to fill direct access training gap | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/RqRoyeLHHJ">http://t.co/RqRoyeLHHJ</a></li>
<li>Beefed up investment hits post-sale University of Law figures | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/hGskK3TwRP">http://t.co/hGskK3TwRP</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Articles of the week:</b></span><br />
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<li>No justice for legal aid as Grayling ignores thousands of consultation responses <a href="http://t.co/LfOQZraxHs">http://t.co/LfOQZraxHs</a> </li>
<li>In David Miranda’s Case, UK Security Services Argue Traveling with Secret Documents Is ‘Terrorism’ <a href="http://t.co/Ucbnh6EkH0">http://t.co/Ucbnh6EkH0</a> </li>
<li>Former Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke: Face veils 'undermine justice' <a href="http://t.co/cLcYmRMD80">http://t.co/cLcYmRMD80</a> </li>
<li>Law Society response to Ministry of Justice consultation: ‘Transforming Legal Aid: Next Steps’ <a href="http://t.co/OS3hbUuzDR">http://t.co/OS3hbUuzDR</a> </li>
<li>Cameras in court: A veneer of transparency covers up a damaging corporate agenda based on voyeurism and money <a href="http://t.co/0uaWa9X6LA">http://t.co/0uaWa9X6LA</a> </li>
<li>Probation and profit are incompatible <a href="http://t.co/dSL5CxYfgf">http://t.co/dSL5CxYfgf</a></li>
<li>BOOK REVIEW: Legal Project Management, Pricing, and Alternative Fee Arrangements | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/WbVx5eP5AI">http://t.co/WbVx5eP5AI</a> </li>
<li>Met Police find body, thought to be missing BPTC grad Gianni Sonvico | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/GH5yWV9JO2">http://t.co/GH5yWV9JO2</a> </li>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Friday 8<span style="font-size: small;">th<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>November</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Cooke Young & Keidan and SH take Libor case to trial after defeating CC, A&O and Freshfields in CoA <a href="http://t.co/Bd1IuVyfvi">http://t.co/Bd1IuVyfvi</a> </li>
<li>Burness Paull continues expansion with Brodies double hire <a href="http://t.co/ZvLkMN2dKg">http://t.co/ZvLkMN2dKg</a> </li>
<li>London Boroughs Legal Alliance hands panel spots to lucky seven as roster cut <a href="http://t.co/xOmjYFl4fO">http://t.co/xOmjYFl4fO</a> </li>
<li>DLA Piper names new practice heads amidst ongoing Australia restructure <a href="http://t.co/gI94UhzQhF">http://t.co/gI94UhzQhF</a> </li>
<li>Weightmans continues growth with 7 per cent increase at half-year mark <a href="http://t.co/He9ZT5ebPw">http://t.co/He9ZT5ebPw</a> </li>
<li>X Factor producer hit by double exit as NBC, Lee & Thompson take legal heads <a href="http://t.co/i6T2BMIF1j">http://t.co/i6T2BMIF1j</a> </li>
<li>Former Stewarts Law partner to challenge SDT strike-off decision <a href="http://t.co/FyMKfqkPER">http://t.co/FyMKfqkPER</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">7th </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">November</span></span></span><br />
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<li>Former Cobbetts partner launches German boutique <a href="http://t.co/eoeNYgsYzQ">http://t.co/eoeNYgsYzQ</a> </li>
<li>Remaining 30 Follett Stock staff made redundant after liquidation <a href="http://t.co/vpKr0ta7YC">http://t.co/vpKr0ta7YC</a> </li>
<li>Former Norton Rose China chief joins PRC start-up firm <a href="http://t.co/2er7B3FbZg">http://t.co/2er7B3FbZg</a> </li>
<li>A&O hit with allegations of witness interference <a href="http://t.co/M2x0TlSrSj">http://t.co/M2x0TlSrSj</a> </li>
<li>Matrix hits Doughty Street for three media juniors <a href="http://t.co/1FvMjOcazy">http://t.co/1FvMjOcazy</a></li>
<li>CMS launches in Istanbul <a href="http://t.co/rQwppJqt7v">http://t.co/rQwppJqt7v</a> </li>
<li>Fladgate turnover up 15% at half year as firm hires FFW construction head <a href="http://t.co/wNhlGxwRTR">http://t.co/wNhlGxwRTR</a> </li>
<li>Ashurst corporate chief Stephen Lloyd resigns <a href="http://t.co/7NShgloF2c">http://t.co/7NShgloF2c</a> </li>
<li>Exigent becomes 400-strong LPO specialist through mLegal takeover <a href="http://t.co/jhTl3q6bIX">http://t.co/jhTl3q6bIX</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters adopts new IT service management platform <a href="http://t.co/0fIZAa0LT6">http://t.co/0fIZAa0LT6</a> </li>
<li>Start-ups group unveiled by Cuatrecasas <a href="http://t.co/maGhBSBVlM">http://t.co/maGhBSBVlM</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 6th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">November</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>DLA Piper loses 23-lawyer team to HWL Ebsworth in Sydney <a href="http://t.co/iQOFT4BcaO">http://t.co/iQOFT4BcaO</a> </li>
<li>Pinsent Masons holds firm at top of the Aim tables <a href="http://t.co/bn6WFY3WiY">http://t.co/bn6WFY3WiY</a> </li>
<li>Bracewell & Giuliani raids Clifford Chance for London energy partner <a href="http://t.co/d9wzsaW3Nb">http://t.co/d9wzsaW3Nb</a> </li>
<li>Legacy Manches lawyer hired as Gresham computing general counsel <a href="http://t.co/GDGeCeFjpR">http://t.co/GDGeCeFjpR</a> </li>
<li>Reed Smith defeats Allen & Overy $3bn Kazakhstan arbitrations <a href="http://t.co/f8wSx0HPrS">http://t.co/f8wSx0HPrS</a> </li>
<li>Co-op Bank to hire new GC as the Co-op Group splits legal function <a href="http://t.co/ReqS7k6RRq">http://t.co/ReqS7k6RRq</a> </li>
<li>Addleshaw Goddard partners fined £5,000 over ‘misdescribed’ disbursements <a href="http://t.co/8NFGxPiVbk">http://t.co/8NFGxPiVbk</a> </li>
<li>Chinese diaspora grows as AllBright opens in Hong Kong <a href="http://t.co/e1ls540SIr">http://t.co/e1ls540SIr</a> </li>
<li>King & Wood SJ Berwin merger gets setback as star defects <a href="http://t.co/YLz5RLPWpy">http://t.co/YLz5RLPWpy</a> </li>
<li>J&J becomes latest firm to settle with regulators <a href="http://t.co/c90Pae35zN">http://t.co/c90Pae35zN</a> </li>
<li>Lehman fall spurs delayed litigation rise <a href="http://t.co/J7wbodsHlj">http://t.co/J7wbodsHlj</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields uses research to market crisis management team <a href="http://t.co/nU8UhjPt8e">http://t.co/nU8UhjPt8e</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">5th November</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>3 Verulam Buildings attracts India's former solicitor general as Asia focus grows <a href="http://t.co/PHJaFLtJqU">http://t.co/PHJaFLtJqU</a> </li>
<li>DLA Piper Austria hires Nabucco chief legal counsel <a href="http://t.co/zXipym3Ok0">http://t.co/zXipym3Ok0</a> </li>
<li>China’s AllBright opens in Hong Kong and forms local association <a href="http://t.co/a3FLvfHVg3">http://t.co/a3FLvfHVg3</a></li>
<li>A&O loses Co-op Bank advisory role in bank sell-off <a href="http://t.co/SknDqicXQJ">http://t.co/SknDqicXQJ</a> </li>
<li>HSF environmental partner quits to rejoin Hogan Lovells <a href="http://t.co/GX7htIqZXZ">http://t.co/GX7htIqZXZ</a> </li>
<li>Ashurst unveils post-merger board appointments <a href="http://t.co/VWf1XZNsiu">http://t.co/VWf1XZNsiu</a> </li>
<li>Channel Islands firm Collas Crill moves into London <a href="http://t.co/GcW6HtXBHP">http://t.co/GcW6HtXBHP</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">4th November</span> </span></span><br />
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<li>HMRC’s general counsel Anthony Inglese to retire in January <a href="http://t.co/JssswlzWcS">http://t.co/JssswlzWcS</a> </li>
<li>CC kicks off London managing partner hunt <a href="http://t.co/v6omamdyL9">http://t.co/v6omamdyL9</a> </li>
<li>Unpaid tax bills forced Manches' administration <a href="http://t.co/mGKVFGR0Wg">http://t.co/mGKVFGR0Wg</a></li>
<li>Former Virgin Money legal director named as Premium Credit GC | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/dg60exR5sK">http://t.co/dg60exR5sK</a> </li>
<li>Royal Shakespeare Company unveils new GC <a href="http://t.co/d3LID8rtd9">http://t.co/d3LID8rtd9</a> </li>
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to the year's <b>43</b></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought
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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.</span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The most interesting articles on developments,
compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal practio<span style="font-size: small;">ners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<li>No date yet for company ownership register | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/rLclvGCRal">http://t.co/rLclvGCRal</a> </li>
<li>Court of Appeal TV to began today | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/fSygBod5SO">http://t.co/fSygBod5SO</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Death threats over a bag of crisps: the perils of working in-house | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/mF7VkrpHii">http://t.co/mF7VkrpHii</a> </li>
<li>Fraud firms agree not to break barrister boycott | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/7E3PQ7OlgC">http://t.co/7E3PQ7OlgC</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Professional insolvencies on the rise in the UK | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/kWvwkP6jAS">http://t.co/kWvwkP6jAS</a> </li>
<li>A 90 year ban on cameras in court in the UK has been lifted | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/IR2zPDrLPn">http://t.co/IR2zPDrLPn</a> </li>
<li>The true cost of the UK's new Immigration Bill | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/azlo6UD3na">http://t.co/azlo6UD3na</a> </li>
<li>End in sight for 153 firms entering cessation period | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/4ggDk48Bz5">http://t.co/4ggDk48Bz5</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Caution over drop in employment tribunal claims | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/2Phfy4WzJz">http://t.co/2Phfy4WzJz</a></li>
<li>Innovative divorce mediation service aiming to help couples whose family have financial interest | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/4HWqxk0ivT">http://t.co/4HWqxk0ivT</a></li>
<li>Five in a row for pensions lawyer Tim Cox from Linklaters | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/UEy39x8Dgm">http://t.co/UEy39x8Dgm</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Hacking Ashton closes: Staffordshire ABS enters liquidation | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/agUH6OPP5Q">http://t.co/agUH6OPP5Q</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>JR reforms: restrictions on judicial review could spark a “new generation of satellite litigation” | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/HKayiAUCqS">http://t.co/HKayiAUCqS</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Prisoners’ votes? Solicitors to appear before Parliamentary Joint Committee | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/NYmWzzLXcl">http://t.co/NYmWzzLXcl</a></li>
<li>Hourly rates: Costs Committee calls for evidence on GHR | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/AyJubckQR8">http://t.co/AyJubckQR8</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Regions, not London, best, says LCJ | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/Rzqt5yN97b">http://t.co/Rzqt5yN97b</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Small claim limit likely to stay put | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/hwK50s4dIU">http://t.co/hwK50s4dIU</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Immigration lawyer warns of consequences of new Immigration Bill | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/gr9oVp3UUb">http://t.co/gr9oVp3UUb</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>NLJ / LSLA survey of litigators reveals widespread concerns over Jackson reform impact | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/MRZalfEkPs">http://t.co/MRZalfEkPs</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Justices rule: Considering best interests of a patient who lacks capacity is not objective test | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/N5ZDbs41WA">http://t.co/N5ZDbs41WA</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>153 firms left without cover:SRA confirms large number of firms have failed to secure PII | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/aegYfNcM2c">http://t.co/aegYfNcM2c</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Ambitious students: Law students’ confidence is riding high despite the economic gloom | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/7HM2e5sc2p">http://t.co/7HM2e5sc2p</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Legal aid campaigners call on Nick Clegg | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/NRT9W3Gcte">http://t.co/NRT9W3Gcte</a> </li>
<li> SRA confirms 153 uninsured firms face closure | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/O0IxUddyrM">http://t.co/O0IxUddyrM</a> </li>
<li>High Court refuses to lower £150k costs cap on QASA battle | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/0ln8IBR8lX">http://t.co/0ln8IBR8lX</a> </li>
<li>Senior judge warns of leap in Oxbridge lawyers | The Telegraph <a href="http://t.co/qDLQ62bIWl">http://t.co/qDLQ62bIWl</a> </li>
<li>Form filling: What sort of question is that? | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/hjuP6YHurb">http://t.co/hjuP6YHurb</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Co-operative Legal Services announces bar panel | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/RS4NNC6XSC">http://t.co/RS4NNC6XSC</a> </li>
<li>PI specialists are the law's "climate change deniers" | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/s3BXHt1Cpo">http://t.co/s3BXHt1Cpo</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers to earn higher legal aid fees for early guilty pleas | Guardian Law <a href="http://t.co/SjyFO07c09">http://t.co/SjyFO07c09</a> </li>
<li>QASA claimants lose bid to cut costs exposure | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/IRyxIUTgn0">http://t.co/IRyxIUTgn0</a> </li>
<li>Hopper hits out at SRA referral fee guidance | Legal Futues <a href="http://t.co/LCEHMdswnB">http://t.co/LCEHMdswnB</a></li>
<li>Firms fail diversity challenge | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/7qhyFRv6pP">http://t.co/7qhyFRv6pP</a></li>
<li>Why do lawyers get so emotional over litigation funding | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/D2q6HQjdPv">http://t.co/D2q6HQjdPv</a> </li>
<li>Fraud firms agree not to break barrister boycott | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/DlK5oYt0bv">http://t.co/DlK5oYt0bv</a> </li>
<li>PII: exit plans | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/10r4F2tCE4">http://t.co/10r4F2tCE4</a> </li>
<li>Legal aid is still available - but don’t tell anyone | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ohE8b6E0JJ">http://t.co/ohE8b6E0JJ</a> </li>
<li>Don't turn a blind eye to human rights, City firms urged | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/7pQf4fHuJx">http://t.co/7pQf4fHuJx</a> </li>
<li>Cameras arrive in Court of Appeal | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/AEH7DzgoXJ">http://t.co/AEH7DzgoXJ</a> </li>
<li>Baroness Hale on legal aid cuts: “There will be human rights issues” | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/T5bBInJGym">http://t.co/T5bBInJGym</a> </li>
<li>Number of law firms dips to new low | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/pZnPQdUJE4">http://t.co/pZnPQdUJE4</a></li>
<li>Ministry of Justice tries to stave off VHCC boycott | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/6E8NzwdWz1">http://t.co/6E8NzwdWz1</a></li>
<li>Lack of PII puts 153 firms on cessation list | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/5VW8A7UkwE">http://t.co/5VW8A7UkwE</a> </li>
<li>Peers advise government to rejoin EU crime fighting measures | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/rKATIWIRG1">http://t.co/rKATIWIRG1</a> </li>
<li>Chancery Lane seeks further changes to legal aid reforms | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/xzZMST1R14">http://t.co/xzZMST1R14</a> </li>
<li>The government’s approach to electronic proofs of identity will have implications for solicitors | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/XicnKNbRoc">http://t.co/XicnKNbRoc</a> </li>
<li>Crime victims to get right to address courts directly | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/J6hsVTmeTh">http://t.co/J6hsVTmeTh</a> </li>
<li>Staffordshire firm Hacking Ashton is first ABS to fail | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/LbcmKs7JHA">http://t.co/LbcmKs7JHA</a> </li>
<li>Predicted collapses an opportunity for well-managed firms | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/2R3NLgXeZM">http://t.co/2R3NLgXeZM</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer's blog covered by ethics rules | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/qubL1pXH4N">http://t.co/qubL1pXH4N</a> </li>
<li>ABS just the latest innovation for one of the most unusual legal practices in the UK | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/hXfe8Rvq3Z">http://t.co/hXfe8Rvq3Z</a></li>
<li>What lawyers put in their website bios v What people want to see <a href="http://t.co/Bjn3rQ6EAe">http://t.co/Bjn3rQ6EAe</a></li>
<li>Podcast of latest Law in Action: are we training too many lawyers when there's a shortage of jobs? <a href="http://t.co/qkTIMfr">http://t.co/qkTIMfr</a></li>
<li>The cart, the horse, the nut and the sledgehammer: a review of the QASA Handbook - ICLR <a href="http://t.co/iZyxGIlVtk">http://t.co/iZyxGIlVtk</a> </li>
<li>Isn't it time you knew where your clients came from? | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/tdBW8EEvHo">http://t.co/tdBW8EEvHo</a> </li>
<li>Six new faces join consumer watchdog 'Legal Services Consumer panel' | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/2SOJdwJS77">http://t.co/2SOJdwJS77</a> </li>
<li>The courts are secular, says top family judge | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/lAZm7C4LZr">http://t.co/lAZm7C4LZr</a> </li>
<li>Judicial review clampdown could trigger ‘new generation of satellite litigation’ | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/uXlZfj6ey7">http://t.co/uXlZfj6ey7</a></li>
<li>Looming PII deadline could sink 176 firms | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/5ZqYFi5Rag">http://t.co/5ZqYFi5Rag</a> </li>
<li>Guideline rates: why solicitors must engage | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Z9EDMjcwWD">http://t.co/Z9EDMjcwWD</a> </li>
<li>Row brews over Legal Services Board's lay chairs proposal | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/b9ljJfp8Ps">http://t.co/b9ljJfp8Ps</a> </li>
<li>How leading chambers reacted to "shock" of Riverview Law by embracing barrister innovation | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/yUofdqCQUx">http://t.co/yUofdqCQUx</a> </li>
<li>SRA reaches 200 ABSs but one enters liquidation as another has license revoked | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/n01HxaleXy">http://t.co/n01HxaleXy</a> </li>
<li>Press Association turns to The Economist Group for new GC | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/brxKPgXvgm">http://t.co/brxKPgXvgm</a> </li>
<li>Exiting PI: the value of a strategic and measured approach to selling WIP | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/5IG0poPktL">http://t.co/5IG0poPktL</a> </li>
<li>Are lawyers currently excluding clients with learning disabilites? | Guardian Law <a href="http://t.co/YbN8MP2n7h">http://t.co/YbN8MP2n7h</a> </li>
<li>LinkedIn lawyers could be flouting ethics rules | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/JlOgQvsJK6">http://t.co/JlOgQvsJK6</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Firms need to step carefully after CC Singapore gaffe | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/wDPf0uhVl1">http://t.co/wDPf0uhVl1</a> </li>
<li>A quarter of lawyers doubt abilities of top managers | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/24kU41jNY2">http://t.co/24kU41jNY2</a> </li>
<li>PI firms join forces to buy out sector refugees | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/bDOuwnQKC6">http://t.co/bDOuwnQKC6</a></li>
<li>Redundancy claims from Challinors’ collapse may reach 150 | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/D7p1B2o7mD">http://t.co/D7p1B2o7mD</a> </li>
<li>Scots warm to flexible working | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/1Zcc45tOVe">http://t.co/1Zcc45tOVe</a> </li>
<li>Troubled Midlands firm Hacking Ashton LLP goes under | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/0zYvjgQITG">http://t.co/0zYvjgQITG</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers have criticised plans to merge the bodies running Scotland's tribunals and court services <a href="http://t.co/iMeZDhHdPw">http://t.co/iMeZDhHdPw</a> </li>
<li>Law Society accused of ‘abject surrender’ on criminal legal aid | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/Zn0O6O0Ftw">http://t.co/Zn0O6O0Ftw</a></li>
<li>Top City firm fights off cyber attack | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/BKikRfE5eg">http://t.co/BKikRfE5eg</a> </li>
<li>ABI "perplexed" by solicitors being forced to pay towards their trade body | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/AH7Tt6ok7R">http://t.co/AH7Tt6ok7R</a> </li>
<li>Top personal injury names join forces to buy out market leavers | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/BLCWhN7OBc">http://t.co/BLCWhN7OBc</a> </li>
<li>Cyber security: IBM ramps up its analytics armoury | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/p8HfNcH4RF">http://t.co/p8HfNcH4RF</a> </li>
<li>Technology assisted review in the age of big data | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/jmAPU1IHpP">http://t.co/jmAPU1IHpP</a> </li>
<li>Knickerbocker Glori-a tees up the right to be forgotten | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/CcP787x0Dv">http://t.co/CcP787x0Dv</a> </li>
<li>The chaos surrounding this year’s solicitors’ PI renewals has been partly blamed on unrated carriers | Compliancy Services <a href="http://t.co/mHyC4v1DlN">http://t.co/mHyC4v1DlN</a> </li>
<li>Cyber security: In search of cyber confidence | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/m3VrhkUAeD">http://t.co/m3VrhkUAeD</a> </li>
<li>Cyber security: How to fix bad files at an early stage | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/yPB2KZT8OR">http://t.co/yPB2KZT8OR</a> </li>
<li>Cyber security: An immune system for information | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/fBZ1QQ0YAd">http://t.co/fBZ1QQ0YAd</a> </li>
<li>Cyber security Q&A: Investment by digital guardians | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/tMZeQGTmrM">http://t.co/tMZeQGTmrM</a> </li>
<li>Cyber security Q&A: Mechanics of cyber warfare | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/HNaR4HjLcG">http://t.co/HNaR4HjLcG</a> </li>
<li>Cyber security: it’s big and it’s scary | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/ckGcKseXVH">http://t.co/ckGcKseXVH</a> </li>
<li>Switzerland: Numbers game | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/OV83Hjma6a">http://t.co/OV83Hjma6a</a> </li>
<li>Cyber security in-house interview: Catherine Bamford, senior ICO solicitor - A warning from the watchdog | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/K4Q3to4NZF">http://t.co/K4Q3to4NZF</a> </li>
<li>Job Watch: Commercial litigation | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/JFzHC1hpXF">http://t.co/JFzHC1hpXF</a> </li>
<li>Cyber security: Lawyers are the weakest link | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/0eSHE8eaH7">http://t.co/0eSHE8eaH7</a> </li>
<li>11KBW ponders future of CEO role as incumbent exits | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/PJzHxtJ8eS">http://t.co/PJzHxtJ8eS</a> </li>
<li>Citigroup to shake up panel with reduced roster | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/yA0NG34G46">http://t.co/yA0NG34G46</a> </li>
<li>Offshore: reasons to be cheerful | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/6rxpqsHmRz">http://t.co/6rxpqsHmRz</a> </li>
<li>MoJ writes off £76m in uncollected court fines | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/P6Lt5jXJdX">http://t.co/P6Lt5jXJdX</a> </li>
<li>Trainee retention rate steady | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/2ntwuVheCm">http://t.co/2ntwuVheCm</a> </li>
<li>MP to fight Welsh court closure plan | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/elN9qpdrZ8">http://t.co/elN9qpdrZ8</a> </li>
<li>Third-party capture in Grayling's sights | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/iRZFoy3Bdb">http://t.co/iRZFoy3Bdb</a> </li>
<li>High Court set to rule on tribunal fees | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/v9myQzYmDi">http://t.co/v9myQzYmDi</a> </li>
<li>Barrister boycott could cause cases to collapse | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/hG5Ady0hBC">http://t.co/hG5Ady0hBC</a> </li>
<li>Boycott could cause cases to collapse | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/H6HaBu6hPW">http://t.co/H6HaBu6hPW</a> <br /> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nterviews, features on lawyers and obituaries:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>Interview with Ghazala Bashey, Director and Head of Litigation at Winn Holding Limited <a href="http://t.co/0s500bDCaK">http://t.co/0s500bDCaK</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer Management Profiles - George Wilkinson the director of marketing at Ashfords | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/KMilb5lblK">http://t.co/KMilb5lblK</a> </li>
<li>US: The lawyer who worked for free loved politics, justice and life (Life Stories: Jack Hamilton) <a href="http://t.co/fQzujn8T76">http://t.co/fQzujn8T76</a> </li>
<li>Profiles in Justice: Josh Dubin, America's hottest litigation consultant | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/qr1SCG2jYF">http://t.co/qr1SCG2jYF</a> </li>
<li>From Bombay HC to London’s Royal Courts of Justice: Karishma Parekh’s long journey to become an English barrister <a href="http://t.co/2A23zjbSX3">http://t.co/2A23zjbSX3</a> </li>
<li>A landmark day in court for Landmark's Lieven | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/9OfgOL4ICp">http://t.co/9OfgOL4ICp</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nteresting articles on <span style="font-size: small;">the </span>study of law, <span style="font-size: small;">legal </span>training<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>pupillage<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> associate<span style="font-size: small;">s, </span>legal academia & law students:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>Universities 'should reduce intake of law students' | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/seyhv4z1ef">http://t.co/seyhv4z1ef</a> </li>
<li>Hales outlines worries over too many law students, too few jobs | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/lVjmYE7fr3">http://t.co/lVjmYE7fr3</a> <a href="http://t.co/2A23zjbSX3"></a></li>
<li>Bar Standards Board chief: 'There are too many people at the Bar' and BPTC entry threshold 'has to be higher' : <a href="http://t.co/xwFeC0lyqi">http://t.co/xwFeC0lyqi</a> </li>
<li>Unpaid work experience a bar to diversity, say young lawyers | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/7Bd2bxkhaW">http://t.co/7Bd2bxkhaW</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Articles of the week:</b></span><br />
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<li>Citizens of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your data <a href="http://t.co/giay5Ml0Cv">http://t.co/giay5Ml0Cv</a> </li>
<li>Reforms for female offenders will improve family ties and employment links <a href="https://t.co/d0Biz6ywTN">https://t.co/d0Biz6ywTN</a></li>
<li>The Deadly Burden of Honour : War, Riots and Ethnic strife and Violence against Women <a href="http://t.co/CGcDEbyPcF">http://t.co/CGcDEbyPcF</a> </li>
<li>R (PressBoF) v Culture Secretary: the press's grounds for judicial review - <a href="http://t.co/TGTFuQkaXP">http://t.co/TGTFuQkaXP</a> </li>
<li>R (PressBoF) v Culture Secretary: today's hearing - <a href="http://t.co/DXx3tGEC6x">http://t.co/DXx3tGEC6x</a> </li>
<li>R (PressBoF) v Culture Secretary: today's application to the Court of Appeal - <a href="http://t.co/DjqCrqVjyd">http://t.co/DjqCrqVjyd</a> </li>
<li> Europe toughens privacy law - up to €100 m fines <a href="http://t.co/JzzH7c95ZR">http://t.co/JzzH7c95ZR</a></li>
<li>Christian values must not sway courts, says top judge <a href="http://t.co/RJlVr0gA1m">http://t.co/RJlVr0gA1m</a> </li>
<li>Press regulation: The 10 major questions <a href="http://t.co/1PoGdctoD0">http://t.co/1PoGdctoD0</a> </li>
<li>High Court refuses injunction on press regulation charter | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/ao7dMiFf2O">http://t.co/ao7dMiFf2O</a> </li>
<li>Government bid to reverse 'back to work' legality ruling rejected by Supreme Court | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/AYBzwMHzky">http://t.co/AYBzwMHzky</a> </li>
<li>TwistedLaw article and Divorce inforgraphic <a href="http://t.co/qJkMPIBTtx">http://t.co/qJkMPIBTtx</a></li>
<li>Family courts judiciary are ‘secular judges serving a multi-cultural community’ <a href="http://t.co/siGkoXzerz">http://t.co/siGkoXzerz</a> </li>
<li>Legal system in the eyes of modern analytical jurisprudence <a href="http://t.co/mN2Zh3hbqY">http://t.co/mN2Zh3hbqY</a> </li>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Friday 1st<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>November</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Dacheng launches into Mongolia <a href="http://t.co/MUlzHMqvk0">http://t.co/MUlzHMqvk0</a> </li>
<li>Energy chief Shasha exits Gowlings’ City office <a href="http://t.co/OHfLCDWnjK">http://t.co/OHfLCDWnjK</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Enlarged King & Wood Mallesons forms new global organisational structure <a href="http://t.co/qeW3Djg4Fp">http://t.co/qeW3Djg4Fp</a> </li>
<li>Clyde & Co is the first international law firm to get approval to open up in south west China <a href="http://t.co/aHwgvIJF2J">http://t.co/aHwgvIJF2J</a> </li>
<li>Dentons Europe turns to legacy Salans for CEO as Oleszczuk steps down <a href="http://t.co/CcyunfPrnx">http://t.co/CcyunfPrnx</a> </li>
<li>Garrigues turnover continues downward trend as 14 made up <a href="http://t.co/ju4JTzUVQ1">http://t.co/ju4JTzUVQ1</a> </li>
<li>King & Wood Mallesons and SJ Berwin merger goes live tomorrow <a href="http://t.co/juRe8ejdtu">http://t.co/juRe8ejdtu</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Proskauer, Dewey gain approval for $8.8m in MF Global fees <a href="http://t.co/gc27xH6jNr">http://t.co/gc27xH6jNr</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Two Addleshaw Goddard partners to face disciplinary tribunal <a href="http://t.co/vj5HPetntX">http://t.co/vj5HPetntX</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Squire Sanders re-elects Crossley and Mahon as managing partners <a href="http://t.co/r3ZVeRfLrz">http://t.co/r3ZVeRfLrz</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>SJ Berwin chief on merger with King & Wood Mallesons: "The world has changed" <a href="http://t.co/cyil30M89c">http://t.co/cyil30M89c</a> </li>
<li>Co-op Legal Services adds 13 chambers to bar panel <a href="http://t.co/rCBNZ8FhKZ">http://t.co/rCBNZ8FhKZ</a> </li>
<li>A&O joins magic circle rivals in hiking associate pay <a href="http://t.co/RKUABjx1vx">http://t.co/RKUABjx1vx</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Legal changes at TIME as News Corp veteran steps in prior to spinoff from Time Warner <a href="http://t.co/fdJShOFX4q">http://t.co/fdJShOFX4q</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">31st </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
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<li>Grimsby based legal firm Wilkin Chapman Grange moves up the national listings as expertise is proven <a href="http://t.co/R6J7co8hPJ">http://t.co/R6J7co8hPJ</a></li>
<li>Chelsea FC seeks first in-house lawyer <a href="http://t.co/ePAtBeEEpl">http://t.co/ePAtBeEEpl</a> </li>
<li>Keystone Law set for Sydney launch <a href="http://t.co/CSP1wGpM4l">http://t.co/CSP1wGpM4l</a> </li>
<li>Chinese law firms fined by regulator <a href="http://t.co/Oeb1AreOzp">http://t.co/Oeb1AreOzp</a> </li>
<li>Deutsche Bank posts one billion euro legal provision <a href="http://t.co/iQLDancURk">http://t.co/iQLDancURk</a> </li>
<li>Hill Dickinson expands in London with two-partner hire <a href="http://t.co/8DbhNZZbFj">http://t.co/8DbhNZZbFj</a> </li>
<li>Clydes breaks new ground in China with Chongqing joint venture <a href="http://t.co/HRjIEZHtBT">http://t.co/HRjIEZHtBT</a> </li>
<li>Baker & McKenzie strengthens German team with Gleiss hire <a href="http://t.co/nxhHyseSQe">http://t.co/nxhHyseSQe</a> </li>
<li>Dentons vote on McKenna Long tie-up expected within two weeks <a href="http://t.co/xkgSpduBSu">http://t.co/xkgSpduBSu</a> </li>
<li>BLP management to review banking department as finance head quits <a href="http://t.co/33mIcekfBt">http://t.co/33mIcekfBt</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 30th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Clifford Chance and Hogan Lovells advise Breaking Bad network AMC on €750m acquisition <a href="http://t.co/iOcuMu92vO">http://t.co/iOcuMu92vO</a> </li>
<li>China cracks down on securities violations as several firms fined <a href="http://t.co/NxfdZliLKX">http://t.co/NxfdZliLKX</a> </li>
<li>Osborne Clarke hit by bank account scam letters <a href="http://t.co/zmQaaPGMb7">http://t.co/zmQaaPGMb7</a> </li>
<li>Now that is dispersed - ABS Keystone sets sights on Australian expansion <a href="http://t.co/UJm3yJHGOJ">http://t.co/UJm3yJHGOJ</a> </li>
<li>Ex-Slaughters lawyer faces Hong Kong trial <a href="http://t.co/x2get3PIeQ">http://t.co/x2get3PIeQ</a></li>
<li>Deutsche Bank allocates €1.2bn for legal costs as profits tumble <a href="http://t.co/2Nz1MQ3owL">http://t.co/2Nz1MQ3owL</a> </li>
<li>Follett Stock case proceeds to higher judge as firm closes Bristol office <a href="http://t.co/4GLrBQQ0fV">http://t.co/4GLrBQQ0fV</a> </li>
<li>Debevoise and Linklaters win roles on Russian metal group's $1bn Eurobond offering <a href="http://t.co/5ZUbnowbIA">http://t.co/5ZUbnowbIA</a> </li>
<li>Rebekah Brooks' legal team revealed as gagging order lifted <a href="http://t.co/BcCcEgVgd4">http://t.co/BcCcEgVgd4</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">29th October</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Former Slaughters and Linklaters lawyers to face insider trading trial in Hong Kong <a href="http://t.co/lECY86Daxt">http://t.co/lECY86Daxt</a> </li>
<li>Garrigues begins Latin American expansion with Colombia launch <a href="http://t.co/88RuDGfjFv">http://t.co/88RuDGfjFv</a> </li>
<li>Squire Sanders teams up with Ukrainian firm in association move <a href="http://t.co/TTIyQywIvC">http://t.co/TTIyQywIvC</a> </li>
<li>Gordon Brown Law Firm, with offices in Newcastle & Chester-le-Street, has been named Legal Group Member of the Year <a href="http://t.co/wrhA6WGbEQ">http://t.co/wrhA6WGbEQ</a> </li>
<li>Law firm Lodders celebrates deal with Gloucestershire quarrying business Huntsman Quarries <a href="http://t.co/CpvMgbooLD">http://t.co/CpvMgbooLD</a> </li>
<li>US: Washington law firm Patton Boggs is in merger talks <a href="http://t.co/WhwiZmILxV">http://t.co/WhwiZmILxV</a></li>
<li>Al Tamimi moves into Oman for latest office launch <a href="http://t.co/D7hZpvx4JJ">http://t.co/D7hZpvx4JJ</a> </li>
<li>US firm Herzfeld granted Myanmar licence <a href="http://t.co/yCkwPbxE9O">http://t.co/yCkwPbxE9O</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">28th October</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Orrick in merger talks with Pillsbury <a href="http://t.co/Lcnk7Nmiqk">http://t.co/Lcnk7Nmiqk</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Former Bakers London managing partner wins executive committee role <a href="http://t.co/DVqDBEohL6">http://t.co/DVqDBEohL6</a> </li>
<li>Ukraine's Sayenko Kharenko launches London office with Bakers hire <a href="http://t.co/JfjpgHdCYw">http://t.co/JfjpgHdCYw</a> </li>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Welcome
to the year's <b>42</b></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought
to you by the SundayLawReview team. </span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">he
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.</span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The most interesting articles on developments,
compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal practio<span style="font-size: small;">ners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<ul>
<li>GCs have become 'much closer' to corporate function | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/KDrT2qYqpj">http://t.co/KDrT2qYqpj</a> </li>
<li>Cost-cutting axe falls on pioneering court | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/98unOmND3k">http://t.co/98unOmND3k</a> </li>
<li>Fraudulent barrister amounting to £900,000 fraud, to be struck off | Law Society Gazette <a href="http://t.co/90zhJ4JRHM">http://t.co/90zhJ4JRHM</a> </li>
<li>Challinors creditors left with nothing | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/oaKYh5AdAM">http://t.co/oaKYh5AdAM</a> </li>
<li>LSB gives green light to work on radical shake-up of financial protection arrangements | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/DfNowaYoRw">http://t.co/DfNowaYoRw</a> </li>
<li>Young lawyers told to build client relationships | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/335FbnIlRR">http://t.co/335FbnIlRR</a> </li>
<li>Predicting private equity and the law – an update | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/ClA4jI7jM5">http://t.co/ClA4jI7jM5</a> </li>
<li>Uncertainty the biggest barrier to growth, ABSs say | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/vAhwB5tdhr">http://t.co/vAhwB5tdhr</a> </li>
<li>Grayling bows to pressure over small claims limit for whiplash | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/g7uPpbh6z5">http://t.co/g7uPpbh6z5</a></li>
<li>RTA group retains opposition to inducements for claims | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ABWSrfHwNu">http://t.co/ABWSrfHwNu</a> </li>
<li>Anglo Scottish merger runs in to trouble | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/3xZNRFSetD">http://t.co/3xZNRFSetD</a> </li>
<li>Hudson: claimants must copy insurers' lobby machine | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Fm8VrVCwqC">http://t.co/Fm8VrVCwqC</a> </li>
<li>275 criminal legal aid firms sign ‘can’t work’ pledge | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/i7wqZIz2Lw">http://t.co/i7wqZIz2Lw</a> </li>
<li>PII - who decides who will practise? | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/mdtGQRBRqU">http://t.co/mdtGQRBRqU</a></li>
<li>Firms increase borrowing to fund PC renewals | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/SlACLFv0WM">http://t.co/SlACLFv0WM</a> </li>
<li>Alternative business structures more productive than law firms, U.K. regulator finds <a href="http://t.co/XG7pYauAkL">http://t.co/XG7pYauAkL</a> </li>
<li>On the subject of freedom of expression | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Bgcc89XBou">http://t.co/Bgcc89XBou</a> </li>
<li>SRA snaps up LSB strategy chief | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/xsBq6Bkx3Y">http://t.co/xsBq6Bkx3Y</a> </li>
<li>Society backs challenge to advocacy quality scheme | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/K57rrnx9aJ">http://t.co/K57rrnx9aJ</a> </li>
<li>Survey says half of in-house law depts have outsourced legal work, most were happy with results <a href="http://t.co/1lxpa8MTc6">http://t.co/1lxpa8MTc6</a> </li>
<li>Supreme Court rules in landmark outsourcing liability case | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ljAcW7lrMN">http://t.co/ljAcW7lrMN</a> </li>
<li>Will-writing scheme: the cost of differentiation | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/gb3LPXApES">http://t.co/gb3LPXApES</a> </li>
<li>CoA punishes defendant that refused ADR invitation | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/jDdY7BCHTd">http://t.co/jDdY7BCHTd</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers use more office space than other professionals | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/vFnWo0Yi25">http://t.co/vFnWo0Yi25</a> </li>
<li>Consult non-London lawyers via Skype to cut legal costs, says lord chief justice <a href="http://t.co/04WF7nekYf">http://t.co/04WF7nekYf</a> </li>
<li>Relief for claimant PI lawyers as government decides against raising small claims limit | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/gMM7ETvTT3">http://t.co/gMM7ETvTT3</a> </li>
<li>Macur new JAC vice chair: Macur LJ replaces Black LJ | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/FQD7QdRqmU">http://t.co/FQD7QdRqmU</a> </li>
<li>EU rights in the UK: Review of the balance of competences | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/r9swNJYSzN">http://t.co/r9swNJYSzN</a> </li>
<li>GCs held back on data policies by team dynamics | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/idsXZwiOvb">http://t.co/idsXZwiOvb</a> </li>
<li>Fraudsters go after lawyers: Kroll Global Fraud Report is published | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/PW60PvyX2m">http://t.co/PW60PvyX2m</a> </li>
<li>HLE debate: Discussion of ethics in international arbitration | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/qx9XpiKg3C">http://t.co/qx9XpiKg3C</a> </li>
<li>Prisoner vote: Supreme Court dismisses appeals of prisoners who wish to vote | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/PS54yb4rnO">http://t.co/PS54yb4rnO</a></li>
<li>Court strikes tough attitude: RTA claim struck out over missed deadlines | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/amL0nsKAy1">http://t.co/amL0nsKAy1</a> </li>
<li>Grayling gives go-ahead for whiplash action | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/DQjVXhlNP3">http://t.co/DQjVXhlNP3</a> </li>
<li>Referral fee caution: SRA issues warning note on risky behaviour by PI lawyers | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/6WogC8ES12">http://t.co/6WogC8ES12</a> </li>
<li>DBAs fail to take off with profession | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/Z802lFYXCR">http://t.co/Z802lFYXCR</a> </li>
<li>Costs sanctions for silence on mediation: Long-awaited Court of Appeal ruling on costs | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/2X4HpiI7lo">http://t.co/2X4HpiI7lo</a></li>
<li> Government has fallen out of love with insurance lobby | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/V1uxjP8j7r">http://t.co/V1uxjP8j7r</a> </li>
<li>MoJ decides against increase in small claims track limit | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/1J6x6ri4yZ">http://t.co/1J6x6ri4yZ</a> </li>
<li>ABS or back to basics? Lessons from the first ABS demise | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/iZlAjr3ZdL">http://t.co/iZlAjr3ZdL</a> </li>
<li>Solicitors' market "wide open to competition" from national brands, says LSB | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/FMe2fl6vm6">http://t.co/FMe2fl6vm6</a> </li>
<li>SRA snaps up LSB director for management role | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/HmL8TaqI2H">http://t.co/HmL8TaqI2H</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Grayling: I can't rule out small claims limit rise in future | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/6N7GIIzg2K">http://t.co/6N7GIIzg2K</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Hillsborough lawyer recognised at Law Society awards | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/gQcPuhUNkY">http://t.co/gQcPuhUNkY</a> </li>
<li>Legal risks to impact four out of five businesses | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/rOqnDtq4cR">http://t.co/rOqnDtq4cR</a> </li>
<li>An end to trademark grabbing? | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/q6fTbqIkxf">http://t.co/q6fTbqIkxf</a> </li>
<li>US & UK continue debates over ABS at the ABA International meeting in London | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/zYqnq8BRjg">http://t.co/zYqnq8BRjg</a> </li>
<li>US firms top the pay scales for newly qualifieds | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/o4knuoBSm4">http://t.co/o4knuoBSm4</a> </li>
<li>SRA to finish COLP and COFA enforcement work this month | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/kkiwBdR8dr">http://t.co/kkiwBdR8dr</a> </li>
<li>Ministry stands by Grayling evidence after bar chief challenge | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/jsmJ1vvaUu">http://t.co/jsmJ1vvaUu</a> </li>
<li>Union battles employment tribunal fees in High Court | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/AV4M7g9zaP">http://t.co/AV4M7g9zaP</a> </li>
<li>UK violated disabled woman's right to liberty | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/PZNOlm0xlN">http://t.co/PZNOlm0xlN</a> </li>
<li>MoJ fined £140,000 for data breach | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/tPlvRoRclQ">http://t.co/tPlvRoRclQ</a> </li>
<li>ABSs 'more productive' than traditional law firms, says LSB | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/CRqPpAc4u6">http://t.co/CRqPpAc4u6</a> </li>
<li>Conveyancing portal pilots to start next year | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/mnwzPooGDW">http://t.co/mnwzPooGDW</a> </li>
<li>Criminal legal aid critics not living in 'real world', Hudson says | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/LxyUjjMD2l">http://t.co/LxyUjjMD2l</a> </li>
<li>Austerity Britain has presented lawyers willing to provide pro bono legal advice with severe challenges | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/xf6PQYilZ9">http://t.co/xf6PQYilZ9</a> </li>
<li>We hope to see changes in the solicitors PII market that will help smaller firms in particular | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/66HD7P3MOP">http://t.co/66HD7P3MOP</a> </li>
<li>Companies need live discussions to handle data risks | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/oAgJ7WLXdV">http://t.co/oAgJ7WLXdV</a> </li>
<li>Eversheds believes tribunal fees challenge could be costly for the UK government | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/ZXPxFU6RN7">http://t.co/ZXPxFU6RN7</a> </li>
<li>Press regulation: we’re stuck, please help | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/sg8gFMFQJk">http://t.co/sg8gFMFQJk</a> </li>
<li>Evidence-free policymaking | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/B0sR9it2q4">http://t.co/B0sR9it2q4</a></li>
<li>Solicitors need to be equipped to practise in a more competitive and customer-focused environment | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/e8RfilEtTF">http://t.co/e8RfilEtTF</a> </li>
<li>Black History Month: against all odds | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/HccnhzbBin">http://t.co/HccnhzbBin</a></li>
<li>Bar Council has criticised the Lord Chancellor for misleading Parliament over barristers’ criminal fees <a href="http://t.co/lIe8cyAOQ5">http://t.co/lIe8cyAOQ5</a></li>
<li>Full court listings could be online by April | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/tMBnWg1QwI">http://t.co/tMBnWg1QwI</a> </li>
<li>Flexible working targets more women judges | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/FotZwER16B">http://t.co/FotZwER16B</a> </li>
<li>Legal Aid Agency confirms launch of online working | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/kE6ZMqNnBG">http://t.co/kE6ZMqNnBG</a></li>
<li>MoJ cuts outside legal spend by 16% | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/xOT3odcm79">http://t.co/xOT3odcm79</a> </li>
<li>LPA electronic signature proposals criticised | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/l7PKffKTps">http://t.co/l7PKffKTps</a> </li>
<li>‘Leap of faith’ needed for solicitor qualification route plans | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/FpsQPfqmtK">http://t.co/FpsQPfqmtK</a> </li>
<li>Legal sector absent from China trip | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ZEsaN02gOX">http://t.co/ZEsaN02gOX</a> </li>
<li>Survival warning for mid-sized law firms | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/hPxzYJgrzi">http://t.co/hPxzYJgrzi</a> </li>
<li>Uncertainty surrounds £2m court complex | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/3at95hspk5">http://t.co/3at95hspk5</a> </li>
<li>Property portal set to go live next year | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/39jd7LKCnr">http://t.co/39jd7LKCnr</a> </li>
<li>LeO expansion could create "muddle" for consumers, willwriters warn | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/dqb1CxzMEF">http://t.co/dqb1CxzMEF</a> </li>
<li>The Lawyer UK 200: hundreds of metrics now online | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Bi5aRlzA2x">http://t.co/Bi5aRlzA2x</a> </li>
<li>New competition authority will have to work hard to restore the reputation of the UK regime | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/v5NhiOFJEu">http://t.co/v5NhiOFJEu</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Time for a trade mark rethink | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/VNGSfoui3t">http://t.co/VNGSfoui3t</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Good old British household names dominated the deals listings in September | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/eu45Z6r40r">http://t.co/eu45Z6r40r</a> </li>
<li>Ex-City lawyer chairman of the SRA, Plant hits out at City law firm recruitment methods | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/XrX9kr0fwB">http://t.co/XrX9kr0fwB</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers asked for opinions on EU rights | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/SxEUiyNn7Q">http://t.co/SxEUiyNn7Q</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Regulators reject plans for a legal education training council | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/NR0zsS3eed">http://t.co/NR0zsS3eed</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Lords criticise speed and scope of lobbying bill | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ZSzJYmLwtD">http://t.co/ZSzJYmLwtD</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Litigant in person punches wife during hearing highlighting security issues in Family proceedings | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/IgrJfcMXWu">http://t.co/IgrJfcMXWu</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Claims handler pulls out as Balva PII customers face more uncertainty | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ToEA4StqMV">http://t.co/ToEA4StqMV</a> </li>
<li>Complex web of interests after ailing football pundit’s enduring power of attorney decision | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/y1pxu1qXc8">http://t.co/y1pxu1qXc8</a> <br /> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nterviews, features on lawyers and obituaries:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>The in-house interview: Darren Riley, assistant GC at National Air Traffic Services | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/zGqj60sNnQ">http://t.co/zGqj60sNnQ</a> </li>
<li>My Legal Life: Debo Nwauzu, Chair and founder, BLD (Black Lawyers Directory) - Profile | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/MvTcIwQ0T9">http://t.co/MvTcIwQ0T9</a> </li>
<li>Diana Wallis, The new president of the European Law Institute - Profile | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/SYHFFgnyiN">http://t.co/SYHFFgnyiN</a> </li>
<li>Video interview with Desmond Hudson, Law Society Chief Executive | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/LfPkXKETnu">http://t.co/LfPkXKETnu</a> </li>
<li>Cherie Booth tells of the difficulties she faced trying to combine raising children with having a high-powered job <a href="http://t.co/zHL7lIHcMm">http://t.co/zHL7lIHcMm</a> </li>
<li>Walter Greenwood obituary: Co-author of Essential Law for Journalist <a href="http://t.co/INctr1JXeG">http://t.co/INctr1JXeG</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nteresting articles on <span style="font-size: small;">the </span>study of law, <span style="font-size: small;">legal </span>training<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>pupillage<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> associate<span style="font-size: small;">s, </span>legal academia & law students:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>Could competing in a beauty contest help you bag a training contract?: <a href="http://t.co/z48qys4hHf">http://t.co/z48qys4hHf</a></li>
<li>ABSs enter classroom with university's 'virtual law firm' project | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/w3AoyiYML0">http://t.co/w3AoyiYML0</a> </li>
<li>US: Law School Investigates Whether SBA Embezzled Money <a href="http://t.co/MJli2UwV3A">http://t.co/MJli2UwV3A</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Articles of the week:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>The UK and international articles of the week are pieces selected by <a href="http://twitter.com/TheLawMap" target="_blank">@TheLawMap</a> tweeting team based on recommendations from friends and followers of <a href="http://lawnewsindex.com/">LawNewsIndex.com</a> daily law news blog. </b></i></span></h2>
<ul>
<li>Robert Jay leaves us with a frustrating verdict on the Leveson inquiry <a href="http://t.co/r20UMko5gl">http://t.co/r20UMko5gl</a> </li>
<li>'Andrew Mitchell deserves justice and the police need reform' <a href="http://t.co/OmBVzVn7Nk">http://t.co/OmBVzVn7Nk</a> </li>
<li>A Proposal for Lawlessness in British Military Detention <a href="http://t.co/8KcycoZubB">http://t.co/8KcycoZubB</a> </li>
<li>Secretary General of the Council of Europe urges political leaders to reject hate speech as Europe needs migrants <a href="http://t.co/TPI4l22Hkv">http://t.co/TPI4l22Hkv</a> </li>
<li>UK cyber defence unit 'may include convicted hackers' <a href="http://t.co/FojFhpjiDF">http://t.co/FojFhpjiDF</a> </li>
<li>US Law Firms with 201-500 Attorneys Increasingly Winning Market share <a href="http://t.co/qxbLJGYl7R">http://t.co/qxbLJGYl7R</a> </li>
<li>Asian firms lack behind social media trend, research finds | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/T9yrNvOoQH">http://t.co/T9yrNvOoQH</a> </li>
<li>China’s Ministry of Commerce establishes first formal panel | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/onUgJrqPzt">http://t.co/onUgJrqPzt</a> </li>
<li>Weekly round-up on in-house moves from around the globe | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/TSXmTB9ack">http://t.co/TSXmTB9ack</a> </li>
<li>Judge to become Australian court blogger | The Global Legal Post: <a href="http://t.co/UycXZjcvou">http://t.co/UycXZjcvou</a> </li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Friday 25th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Weil reaffirms commitment to Texas despite lawyer losses <a href="http://t.co/mclPcOJJoF">http://t.co/mclPcOJJoF</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters creates 3-partner arbitration team in Paris <a href="http://t.co/hwZlwbPNbQ">http://t.co/hwZlwbPNbQ</a> </li>
<li>Travers, Freshfields and Dickson Minto tuck into Byron sale <a href="http://t.co/4Dct4q0dXM">http://t.co/4Dct4q0dXM</a> </li>
<li>Budget airline Monarch delays unveiling new panel <a href="http://t.co/DWp4C25eny">http://t.co/DWp4C25eny</a> </li>
<li>Michael Bloch QC quits Wilberforce for Blackstone Chambers <a href="http://t.co/K658CA5hrK">http://t.co/K658CA5hrK</a> </li>
<li>Cisco GC fights patent trolls <a href="http://t.co/1kMYZvFtul">http://t.co/1kMYZvFtul</a> </li>
<li>Pioneering 'barrister law firm' reveals ambitious expansion plans <a href="http://t.co/7oOuVUw0Gu">http://t.co/7oOuVUw0Gu</a> </li>
<li>OC shakes up private client practice after partner exits <a href="http://t.co/qWs6UJTcrO">http://t.co/qWs6UJTcrO</a> </li>
<li>Simpson Thacher-Blackstone ties loosen as PE house shops around <a href="http://t.co/1VzpKPCbJ7">http://t.co/1VzpKPCbJ7</a> </li>
<li>Firms prepare to pitch as BG Group kicks off panel review <a href="http://t.co/zSoQ83zL7d">http://t.co/zSoQ83zL7d</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Top firms land places on China Resources' first global panel <a href="http://t.co/H3KahKtvqQ">http://t.co/H3KahKtvqQ</a> </li>
<li>CC and Anjarwalla take top prizes at celebration of Africa legal excellence <a href="http://t.co/vSEWIX78kP">http://t.co/vSEWIX78kP</a> </li>
<li>Grangemouth owners Ineos draft in Slaughter and May for Unite libel battle <a href="http://t.co/8PO8HazSk5">http://t.co/8PO8HazSk5</a> </li>
<li>Slater & Gordon announces latest UK acquisition - but it's not who you think <a href="http://t.co/VFLArbtm66">http://t.co/VFLArbtm66</a> </li>
<li>Dewey and Proskauer Rose fees examined over MF Global <a href="http://t.co/6u5qogHtQx">http://t.co/6u5qogHtQx</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">24th </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>New Ashfords chair Lomas eyes London expansion <a href="http://t.co/cIxrD8mgZl">http://t.co/cIxrD8mgZl</a> </li>
<li>Law Society poaches A&O's Denyer for new City management role <a href="http://t.co/ObgAC4vQXt">http://t.co/ObgAC4vQXt</a> </li>
<li>Slater & Gordon confirms another UK acquisition of asbestos specialist <a href="http://t.co/b4SrsLNNA6">http://t.co/b4SrsLNNA6</a> </li>
<li>BLP exits continue as finance partner heads to Mayer Brown <a href="http://t.co/IwE9a2eFih">http://t.co/IwE9a2eFih</a> </li>
<li>Debt recovery ABS plans to double £10m turnover in three years <a href="http://t.co/8ICBexxCMj">http://t.co/8ICBexxCMj</a></li>
<li>White & Case strengthens Johannesburg team <a href="http://t.co/AhbMHq1iCp">http://t.co/AhbMHq1iCp</a> </li>
<li>Jones Day objects to "excessive" fees submitted by Proskauer and Dewey on MF Global administration <a href="http://t.co/tfjlDbUk1N">http://t.co/tfjlDbUk1N</a> </li>
<li>Vannin Capital to fund £450m case against Credit Suisse <a href="http://t.co/KPA8UkiSz2">http://t.co/KPA8UkiSz2</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 23rd </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Boodle Hatfield quits Mayfair for Bankside <a href="http://t.co/Zou3RRYIfw">http://t.co/Zou3RRYIfw</a> </li>
<li>Jones Day London competition head leaves for Binghams <a href="http://t.co/pkMUdbpEOz">http://t.co/pkMUdbpEOz</a> </li>
<li>Oil giant Total hires general counsel as incumbent prepares for retirement <a href="http://t.co/gDd7Pj2XTH">http://t.co/gDd7Pj2XTH</a> </li>
<li>Pinsents boosts real estate team with Shoosmiths hire <a href="http://t.co/grRUdjomw7">http://t.co/grRUdjomw7</a> </li>
<li>LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst, CC and Simpson Thacher land roles on Merlin IPO <a href="http://t.co/q7UfpmAHis">http://t.co/q7UfpmAHis</a> </li>
<li>LA-based Global Eagle makes GC of ex-News International legal director <a href="http://t.co/PsL3e3VbuE">http://t.co/PsL3e3VbuE</a> </li>
<li>Bevan Brittan and Burges Salmon among 13 firms to win spots on RCT Homes' inaugural panel <a href="http://t.co/HbdzB3mBty">http://t.co/HbdzB3mBty</a> </li>
<li>SJ Berwin PE partner Harris switches to Hogan Lovells <a href="http://t.co/XbgFqbzvNm">http://t.co/XbgFqbzvNm</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters boosts Paris arbitration with four lateral hires <a href="http://t.co/dr816fRE1X">http://t.co/dr816fRE1X</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">22nd October</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Eversheds spreads Iraq reach with Erbil office <a href="http://t.co/5IACGcEz7F">http://t.co/5IACGcEz7F</a> </li>
<li>Bingham raids Jones Day for London antitrust head <a href="http://t.co/okyi9MyVAg">http://t.co/okyi9MyVAg</a></li>
<li>TLT scoops former Irwin Mitchell Manchester head <a href="http://t.co/rjnVQQtdUg">http://t.co/rjnVQQtdUg</a> </li>
<li>Nationwide GC Liz Kelly quits weeks after panel review kicks off <a href="http://t.co/1puCo5MUPS">http://t.co/1puCo5MUPS</a> </li>
<li>DWF emerges as big winner on lockup reduction in the UK 200 <a href="http://t.co/zvvizM2oRp">http://t.co/zvvizM2oRp</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance comes under fire in Singapore <a href="http://t.co/KXsWx0bT3K">http://t.co/KXsWx0bT3K</a></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Monday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">21st October</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>White & Case boosts Johannesburg office <a href="http://t.co/faAFoI7ybC">http://t.co/faAFoI7ybC</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters relocates Stockholm PE head following Bagshaw and Youle exits <a href="http://t.co/LBKhDZRnoN">http://t.co/LBKhDZRnoN</a> </li>
<li>Pannone takeover by Slater & Gordon hits delays as partners rebel <a href="http://t.co/7mFoz9XWLG">http://t.co/7mFoz9XWLG</a> </li>
<li>Ashurst loses two real estate partners to Macfarlanes and Simmons <a href="http://t.co/vISFt6whog">http://t.co/vISFt6whog</a></li>
<li>Eversheds sets up shop in Kurdistan | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/lQ3Fo0UcBT">http://t.co/lQ3Fo0UcBT</a> </li>
<li>A&O, Links and Olswang out after L&G cut panel from 19 to five <a href="http://t.co/mNGfB3xgly">http://t.co/mNGfB3xgly</a></li>
<li>Well-known Burnley solicitor Duncan Baldwin joins Nelson firm <a href="http://t.co/yXZ0tKwqFj">http://t.co/yXZ0tKwqFj</a> </li>
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to the year's <b>41</b></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">he
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.</span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The most interesting articles on developments,
compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal practio<span style="font-size: small;">ners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<ul>
<li>In-house lawyers predicted to set up law firms | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/Jkld3TSvvy">http://t.co/Jkld3TSvvy</a> </li>
<li>Lack of diversity should raise flag about firms, LSB tells regulators | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/BjbmMUmAoj">http://t.co/BjbmMUmAoj</a> </li>
<li>Barrister-led firm becomes first dedicated tax ABS | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/S4gBomWNvA">http://t.co/S4gBomWNvA</a> </li>
<li>Eight in 10 executives doubt their company's ability to handle legal risk | Legalweek <a href="http://t.co/en8cgourHY">http://t.co/en8cgourHY</a> </li>
<li>BofA legal costs rise to one billion dollars | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/0hvwzfxzEn">http://t.co/0hvwzfxzEn</a> </li>
<li>GCHQ 'probably' intercepting lawyers emails | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/98uLXYt4jK">http://t.co/98uLXYt4jK</a> </li>
<li>Balva policyholders left to call Riga number | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/KTZEBBwIYy">http://t.co/KTZEBBwIYy</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Lawyers are invited to engage with the European Commission’s justice priority plans | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/SR7nxMC3X2">http://t.co/SR7nxMC3X2</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Firm rewards staff with shorter working week | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ZKnzs2VQwY">http://t.co/ZKnzs2VQwY</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Bar disciplinary rules ‘opaque’ says High Court | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/BrgHJPbOVT">http://t.co/BrgHJPbOVT</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Anti-corruption warning to in-house | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/URs2QK0yAO">http://t.co/URs2QK0yAO</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>CoA upholds ‘commonsense’ appeal over school PI claim | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/sebrihXxsV">http://t.co/sebrihXxsV</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>PI firms ignoring rules to comply with referral fee ban, says SRA | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Ga5isI2P1o">http://t.co/Ga5isI2P1o</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Legal profession praised over social mobility | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/rilbHfQb0K">http://t.co/rilbHfQb0K</a> </li>
<li>New competence framework essential to avoid a legal Mid-Staffs scandal, says SRA | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/yCmBKTHnMB">http://t.co/yCmBKTHnMB</a> </li>
<li>Government reforms ‘a blot on the rule of law’, Lord Neuberger warns of inefficiencies | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/iKd18aPO2W">http://t.co/iKd18aPO2W</a> </li>
<li>Grayling rejects ‘Europeanisation’ of justice | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/sRpPtVqNmd">http://t.co/sRpPtVqNmd</a> </li>
<li>Townsend: unprecedented change not over | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/CFzksY8ZnC">http://t.co/CFzksY8ZnC</a> </li>
<li>Five Golden Rules for a Successful IBA Experience | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/NLJHJEXV6z">http://t.co/NLJHJEXV6z</a> </li>
<li>Compliance chief at scandal-hit Barclays takes time out due to "stress and exhaustion" | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Ta0n01OUe8">http://t.co/Ta0n01OUe8</a> </li>
<li>English solicitors on the edge as profession faces meltdown your business advantage <a href="http://t.co/oT6HsD9ttR">http://t.co/oT6HsD9ttR</a> </li>
<li>UK law firm collapses under new PI rules | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/iPmsSzafWk">http://t.co/iPmsSzafWk</a> </li>
<li>Big data issues for investors raised by SEC chief | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/L4DUffO778">http://t.co/L4DUffO778</a></li>
<li>GCs likely to be reached by law firm bloggers | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/N3NSLw674d">http://t.co/N3NSLw674d</a> </li>
<li>Global commercial law market worth US$300 billion | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/mIVegyYSue">http://t.co/mIVegyYSue</a> </li>
<li>Barclays compliance chief takes stress leave | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/WC1Mr9ILxI">http://t.co/WC1Mr9ILxI</a> </li>
<li>Lord Neuberger: Legal aid cuts threaten to deny justice <a href="http://t.co/XpspyMcUfX">http://t.co/XpspyMcUfX</a> </li>
<li>‘Get big, get niche or get out,’ Marshall tells personal injury firms | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/OlsyqpJe7Y">http://t.co/OlsyqpJe7Y</a> </li>
<li>High Court rejects challenge to BSB disciplinary tribunals | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/dE5brA3iEh">http://t.co/dE5brA3iEh</a> </li>
<li>SRA launches review of COFA role | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/DObyCfeGyA">http://t.co/DObyCfeGyA</a> </li>
<li>The SRA is right to devolve compliance responsibility to firms, but they still need guidance | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/gLKxpyfjZk">http://t.co/gLKxpyfjZk</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>No firm is too big to fail, says SRA director | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Tg4jkWRH9Z">http://t.co/Tg4jkWRH9Z</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Barrass: don't be afraid to speak to the SRA | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/9yYiYlpLWQ">http://t.co/9yYiYlpLWQ</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Rates consultation coming next month, reveals judge | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/UvGHb0QTyd">http://t.co/UvGHb0QTyd</a> </li>
<li>Guideline hourly rates review could begin next month | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/9vcTTNJzFb">http://t.co/9vcTTNJzFb</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>£160 duty solicitor fee ‘unlikely to be viable’ | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/kqFY0wvjaj">http://t.co/kqFY0wvjaj</a> </li>
<li>Footballers and employment law | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/iWCVfBFPmh">http://t.co/iWCVfBFPmh</a> </li>
<li>Now is a great moment to push for data about crime and justice to be published online | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/hgD8Ogp19w">http://t.co/hgD8Ogp19w</a> </li>
<li>What’s holding back family mediation? | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/cUd57pMDJf">http://t.co/cUd57pMDJf</a> </li>
<li>Mayson attacks market in "spurious claims" and urges focus on value | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/cY6vsktKNI">http://t.co/cY6vsktKNI</a> </li>
<li>Court clarifies statelessness in Al-Jedda: Home secretary acted unlawfully | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/kSDlcsPZ0D">http://t.co/kSDlcsPZ0D</a></li>
<li>Asylum in disarray: Call for detained fast track system to be closed | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/TueWSPIglg">http://t.co/TueWSPIglg</a> </li>
<li>Pennington's Manches purchase results in 115-partner firm | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/0gpqLcjVCi">http://t.co/0gpqLcjVCi</a></li>
<li>Magna Carta: 800th anniversary should remind us to keep check on authority of the state | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/HGW6odUVWq">http://t.co/HGW6odUVWq</a> </li>
<li>EU Charter of Fundamental Rights trumps domestic law | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/K6QJ4upIxQ">http://t.co/K6QJ4upIxQ</a> </li>
<li>“Flexible” working on the Queen’s Bench: First flexible vacancies are advertised | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/smP9UYaf5x">http://t.co/smP9UYaf5x</a> </li>
<li>SRA targets document storage in aim to save millions | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/KYRTwRF4KV">http://t.co/KYRTwRF4KV</a> </li>
<li>Banks await fate of LIBOR | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/9bIgnmdexn">http://t.co/9bIgnmdexn</a></li>
<li>Banker can’t lord it over villagers | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/1UvRjldmeB">http://t.co/1UvRjldmeB</a> </li>
<li>Townsend: regulation "needs to be like radiotherapy" | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/jY7YHk0vwW">http://t.co/jY7YHk0vwW</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Khawar Qureshi QC to chair international arbitration debate - Halsbury’s Law Exchange debate | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/I8yVHH1Yi6">http://t.co/I8yVHH1Yi6</a> </li>
<li>Demise of single joint expert? Results of UK Register of Expert Witnesses Survey 2013 revealed | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/xJXWyBlmyK">http://t.co/xJXWyBlmyK</a> </li>
<li>Criminal firms will collapse, not consolidate, if legal aid cuts are too fast, government warned | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/8iaLDJeUkr">http://t.co/8iaLDJeUkr</a> </li>
<li>SRA to strip away restrictions on qualifying as a solicitor | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/Si69ZCRkib">http://t.co/Si69ZCRkib</a> </li>
<li>Solicitor faces being struck off for turning blind eye to money laundering <a href="http://t.co/QT4CsvMUZ6">http://t.co/QT4CsvMUZ6</a> </li>
<li>Jackson: we’ll hear from appeal court soon | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/jHvXMPAtJU">http://t.co/jHvXMPAtJU</a> </li>
<li>LCJ urges Wales to start afresh | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/h6SvNZmgX4">http://t.co/h6SvNZmgX4</a></li>
<li>Disclosing dirty laundry? | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/QCrcmbdNcv">http://t.co/QCrcmbdNcv</a> </li>
<li>ABA International to arrive in London this week | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/5F5V1u8g9u">http://t.co/5F5V1u8g9u</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers' security meeting in Pakistan ends in scuffle | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/cMFPvnacYI">http://t.co/cMFPvnacYI</a> </li>
<li>Clients get sceptical about premium law firms | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/dPe8U1ofja">http://t.co/dPe8U1ofja</a> </li>
<li>Peer makes fresh attempt at cohabitation rights bill | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/7lSqE0uaXw">http://t.co/7lSqE0uaXw</a> </li>
<li>The SRA has six million files in storage | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/0BaU4BaeLW">http://t.co/0BaU4BaeLW</a> </li>
<li>For firms to offer the same service in the same old way is selling Scotland short | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/wgFmxzHr9q">http://t.co/wgFmxzHr9q</a></li>
<li>Scottish model of the independent law firm has a lot going for it | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/vCihhlKS4x">http://t.co/vCihhlKS4x</a> </li>
<li>There are concerns that Scottish planning policy could put the brake on development | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/ofs6mAXmY4">http://t.co/ofs6mAXmY4</a> </li>
<li>Real estate deals in Scotland are up but there are complex motives behind the sales | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/tKWeAmP0g8">http://t.co/tKWeAmP0g8</a> </li>
<li>International firms are finding the French market has passed its best | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/tVHekFpTD8">http://t.co/tVHekFpTD8</a> </li>
<li>Document management: The digital edge | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/93A9Psx1AU">http://t.co/93A9Psx1AU</a> </li>
<li>Good old British household names dominated the deals listings in September | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/eu45Z6r40r">http://t.co/eu45Z6r40r</a> </li>
<li>High Court delivers blow to libel tourism in Magnitsky libel ruling | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/BQ3GvKNFLw">http://t.co/BQ3GvKNFLw</a> </li>
<li>SRA seeks to save millions with intervention rules change | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/VVT7CI77E7">http://t.co/VVT7CI77E7</a> </li>
<li>Training overhaul at least four years away, says SRA | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ETjLfhqh93">http://t.co/ETjLfhqh93</a></li>
<li>Regulators defend separate responses to LETR | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/vcy7FWTnPP">http://t.co/vcy7FWTnPP</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Pioneer Law Gazette editor Sheila Pratt dies | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/MCxTRzfyQH">http://t.co/MCxTRzfyQH</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Regional firms buy files from Harris Cartier in PII fallout | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/68QINFAOM4">http://t.co/68QINFAOM4</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Room for ‘only 300 criminal firms’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/I6BzKqGJav">http://t.co/I6BzKqGJav</a> </li>
<li>Justice Secretary Grayling: legal market needs to be more diverse and innovative | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/mQXSlt1e9u">http://t.co/mQXSlt1e9u</a></li>
<li>The UK is a non-protectionist island in a sea of closed jurisdictions | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/T100TG21bX">http://t.co/T100TG21bX</a> </li>
<li>Judicial recusal: judge must step down in circumstances where there appears to be bias or apparent bias | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ackynEa0Jc">http://t.co/ackynEa0Jc</a> </li>
<li>National Crime Agency: the big picture | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/s2yHrGir8D">http://t.co/s2yHrGir8D</a> </li>
<li>Regulating ABSs: levelling the playing field | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ylWQT1IPLw">http://t.co/ylWQT1IPLw</a> </li>
<li>Clash between the Mail and Ed Miliband can teach us a lot about human rights & crisis management | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/fJn4CjPwDR">http://t.co/fJn4CjPwDR</a> </li>
<li>EU access directive | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/bIawEKbHrJ">http://t.co/bIawEKbHrJ</a> </li>
<li>Scholarship payments on offer: 11 law degree scholarships worth £6,000 & placements with leading firms | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/bIegw5jxiA">http://t.co/bIegw5jxiA</a> </li>
<li>Standardised property deals procedure launched | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/dc6Gux9p7R">http://t.co/dc6Gux9p7R</a> </li>
<li>Poor due diligence plagues lateral hire | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/pV5qNvSPaV">http://t.co/pV5qNvSPaV</a> </li>
<li>Britons take to video to learn US law | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/gFePOsBzmx">http://t.co/gFePOsBzmx</a> </li>
<li>Legal training shake-up must not ‘dumb down’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/6tw5ctb6Up">http://t.co/6tw5ctb6Up</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Comparison site aims exclusively at SME market | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/mGmuhhxsuu">http://t.co/mGmuhhxsuu</a> </li>
<li>Scottish chiefs split over future of the market | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/tBAW5eP23G">http://t.co/tBAW5eP23G</a> <br /> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nterviews, features and obituaries of Lawyers:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>'No more the meek & mild subservience', arise Madam Counsel |
TheLawMap Interview with Jane Needham SC, Senior Vice President, NSW
Australia Bar Association <a href="http://t.co/Yqs07o8C3x">http://t.co/Yqs07o8C3x</a> </li>
<li>'To be left alone is the most precious thing one can ask of the modern world' | TheLawMap Interview with Dr. Paul Bernal, Lectuer at the University of East Anglia Law School <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ohvc2vf">http://tinyurl.com/ohvc2vf</a></li>
<li>In-house interview: GC Simon Dowler of legal team at software house Misys | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/c1itmQk9CQ">http://t.co/c1itmQk9CQ</a> </li>
<li>Weekender Interview: Florian Schmidt-Gabain, lawyer, 31 <a href="http://t.co/NCW7lEPJN9">http://t.co/NCW7lEPJN9</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nteresting articles on <span style="font-size: small;">the </span>study of law, <span style="font-size: small;">legal </span>training<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>pupillage<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> associate<span style="font-size: small;">s, </span>legal academia & law students:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>No law degree required for would-be solicitors | Times Higher Education <a href="http://t.co/UvnlmfMBac">http://t.co/UvnlmfMBac</a> </li>
<li>Teaching Legal History: A CFP for the Book <a href="http://t.co/TAYC0xEz8X">http://t.co/TAYC0xEz8X</a> </li>
<li>A career as a solicitor/barrister ... next steps presentation <a href="http://t.co/Q1JZYnHmkV">http://t.co/Q1JZYnHmkV</a> </li>
<li>US: Law school grad gets boot camp in Vegas bird death <a href="http://t.co/G8ndv18ZIr">http://t.co/G8ndv18ZIr</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Articles of the week:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>The UK and international articles of the week are pieces selected by <a href="http://twitter.com/TheLawMap" target="_blank">@TheLawMap</a> tweeting team based on recommendations from friends and followers of <a href="http://lawnewsindex.com/">LawNewsIndex.com</a> daily law news blog. </b></i></span></h2>
<ul>
<li>Crown Prosecution Service admits misleading public over complaints <a href="http://t.co/tSedtauybp">http://t.co/tSedtauybp</a> </li>
<li>Testing Europe’s Conscience - the drowning of more than 300 Africans near the Italian island of Lampedusa <a href="http://t.co/jf2oRgi2M4">http://t.co/jf2oRgi2M4</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers link tax evasion and human rights <a href="http://t.co/Lg0RwLcRmY">http://t.co/Lg0RwLcRmY</a> </li>
<li>What is the reasonable way for UK asylum seekers to 'prove they are gay'? <a href="http://t.co/brxrM3OdrX">http://t.co/brxrM3OdrX</a></li>
<li>Is this the end for Britain as a centre for libel tourism? <a href="http://t.co/uLNZxVjS81">http://t.co/uLNZxVjS81</a> </li>
<li>Britain's most senior judge attacks judicial review curbs <a href="http://t.co/nolmZSAwdJ">http://t.co/nolmZSAwdJ</a> </li>
<li>Leveson inquiry's Robert Jay: witnesses deterred by fear of press 'monstering' <a href="http://t.co/xSSAmJP9KB">http://t.co/xSSAmJP9KB</a> </li>
<li>This is how broke criminal barristers are: <a href="http://t.co/NBEcyXaio7">http://t.co/NBEcyXaio7</a> </li>
<li>Essex courtroom fight heightens security concerns <a href="http://t.co/FjFg7xiSQJ">http://t.co/FjFg7xiSQJ</a> </li>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Friday 18th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Linklaters PE duo Bagshaw and Youle quit to join White & Case <a href="http://t.co/VeEzaKjXdm">http://t.co/VeEzaKjXdm</a> </li>
<li>Simpson and Kirkland land top roles on $1bn Melrose-KKR deal <a href="http://t.co/5B8GG15W4R">http://t.co/5B8GG15W4R</a> </li>
<li>Former Pinsents disputes head leads trio of hires for Irwin Mitchell <a href="http://t.co/yN6AxE08nn">http://t.co/yN6AxE08nn</a> </li>
<li>Incoming Ashurst chair Tidswell targets global elite status <a href="http://t.co/VO8UqqL9wQ">http://t.co/VO8UqqL9wQ</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>DBS Law cuts staff working hours following record turnover <a href="http://t.co/50xjwBVPde">http://t.co/50xjwBVPde</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Jones Day and Cleary score goal for Indonesian acquisition of Inter Milan <a href="http://t.co/jZYr5Evwzw">http://t.co/jZYr5Evwzw</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>BHP Billiton loses anti-corruption and compliance boss to Steptoe & Johnson <a href="http://t.co/JKiDHsvyOo">http://t.co/JKiDHsvyOo</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>39 Essex Street first in line to set up Kuala Lumpur base <a href="http://t.co/hqtCKs0Z1q">http://t.co/hqtCKs0Z1q</a> </li>
<li>Fiji Airways flies in local senior associate as new GC <a href="http://t.co/aCu94XPqgK">http://t.co/aCu94XPqgK</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Former Blake Dawson chair Padbury elected as Ashurst vice chairman <a href="http://t.co/zdqcJXDKT4">http://t.co/zdqcJXDKT4</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Morrisons to double in-house team as it adds DAC Beachcroft, Eversheds, DWF to new panel <a href="http://t.co/VT96UizEmE">http://t.co/VT96UizEmE</a> </li>
<li>Former Freshfields London head Tim Jones to join England Rugby 2015 <a href="http://t.co/fqT5JbHqjW">http://t.co/fqT5JbHqjW</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">1<span style="font-size: small;">7th </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Davis Polk, Freshfields and MoFo take lead on £185m Chinese supermarket deal <a href="http://t.co/My1c5NHPKc">http://t.co/My1c5NHPKc</a> </li>
<li>Morgan Lewis & Bockius mass defection to Gide <a href="http://t.co/5hnugQT54f">http://t.co/5hnugQT54f</a> </li>
<li>Cooley expands to become rising name in Washington DC <a href="http://t.co/gW9qoPFvh0">http://t.co/gW9qoPFvh0</a> </li>
<li>Fountain Court eyes Singapore launch <a href="http://t.co/LN8RNSSawS">http://t.co/LN8RNSSawS</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Libel boutique PSB Law shuts down after two partners head to Hill Dicks <a href="http://t.co/v40abwwpZk">http://t.co/v40abwwpZk</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Exchange Chambers expands ahead of cost-cutting office move <a href="http://t.co/MZjTZEkk9x">http://t.co/MZjTZEkk9x</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Irwin Mitchell hires Pinsents lit chief Kissack as disputes head <a href="http://t.co/QkfjAiGYh6">http://t.co/QkfjAiGYh6</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Linklaters star private equity duo quit for White & Case after management showdown <a href="http://t.co/u20bPceOfT">http://t.co/u20bPceOfT</a> </li>
<li>Plymouth law firm Curtis Whiteford Crocker re-brands and continues to grow <a href="http://t.co/hhFREzfp7S">http://t.co/hhFREzfp7S</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 16th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Penningtons gets its Man(ches): a move facilitated by a pre-pack administration deal <a href="http://t.co/7WN6eFrfOa">http://t.co/7WN6eFrfOa</a> </li>
<li>Co-op scraps plan to offer 100 training contracts per year <a href="http://t.co/9UbaITVmqA">http://t.co/9UbaITVmqA</a></li>
<li>Penningtons takes over Manches to create 115-partner UK practice <a href="http://t.co/PzSzqhSx9h">http://t.co/PzSzqhSx9h</a> </li>
<li>TMT boutique Kemp Little to launch technology consultancy arm <a href="http://t.co/ffibuysQb3">http://t.co/ffibuysQb3</a> </li>
<li>Devereux Chambers elects new head | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Nhl6OS8hDk">http://t.co/Nhl6OS8hDk</a> </li>
<li>High Court refuses to delay high street court battle with MasterCard <a href="http://t.co/RGszLxEGID">http://t.co/RGszLxEGID</a> </li>
<li>Tidswell beats Geffen to new chairman role at Ashurst <a href="http://t.co/D8CvkfuhQv">http://t.co/D8CvkfuhQv</a> </li>
<li>Gide in shock swoop on Morgan Lewis Paris for nine-partner team <a href="http://t.co/8FSvjiSRoC">http://t.co/8FSvjiSRoC</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">15th October</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Penningtons buys Manches in pre-pack deal <a href="http://t.co/AQWYCpqpI3">http://t.co/AQWYCpqpI3</a> </li>
<li>Two Chinese firms are being sued in a blazing forestry deal row <a href="http://t.co/vD6kkpm7Yk">http://t.co/vD6kkpm7Yk</a> </li>
<li>Allen & Overy leads as Lloyds Banking Group offloads Australian assets <a href="http://t.co/bnfSZwLihP">http://t.co/bnfSZwLihP</a></li>
<li>Penningtons acquires Manches as merger talks close <a href="http://t.co/f1rXj3VxNP">http://t.co/f1rXj3VxNP</a></li>
<li>Quadrant aims for Asia and energy with joint senior clerk hire <a href="http://t.co/ZcD80MGPPw">http://t.co/ZcD80MGPPw</a> </li>
<li>Gianni Origoni to open Hong Kong office <a href="http://t.co/0BstaDlVjZ">http://t.co/0BstaDlVjZ</a> </li>
<li>Kevin Gold reappointed as Mishcon holds first-ever management elections <a href="http://t.co/YLyatHTuD9">http://t.co/YLyatHTuD9</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">14th October</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Wolters Kluwer divests to focus on legal <a href="http://t.co/p9uwlSHAcm">http://t.co/p9uwlSHAcm</a> </li>
<li>Top US sports lawyer Jim Tanner starts own practice <a href="http://t.co/hqksoJBCqE">http://t.co/hqksoJBCqE</a> </li>
<li>Amazon forest lawyer goes on trial for fraud <a href="http://t.co/8rXkvTmiPd">http://t.co/8rXkvTmiPd</a> </li>
<li>Squire Sanders creates healthcare fellowship first <a href="http://t.co/ul92qzClFC">http://t.co/ul92qzClFC</a> </li>
<li>Wragge & Co outsourcing deal results in 26 support staff redundancies <a href="http://t.co/fLUfsu2wV3">http://t.co/fLUfsu2wV3</a> </li>
<li>Taylor Wessing brings in Nabarro infrastructure head <a href="http://t.co/FkbveXesw1">http://t.co/FkbveXesw1</a> </li>
<li>London litigation boutique goes under as professional indemnity cover fails <a href="http://t.co/mBsNneTCdP">http://t.co/mBsNneTCdP</a></li>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Welcome
to the year's <b>40</b></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought
to you by the SundayLawReview team. </span></span></span></b></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">he
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.</span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The most interesting articles on developments,
compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal practio<span style="font-size: small;">ners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<li>Lawyers to shrink 25 per cent by 2020 | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/IvyIaqmjFI">http://t.co/IvyIaqmjFI</a> </li>
<li>Law Society makes plea for understanding on legal aid strategy in bid to ward off EGM | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/m66h47QWtk">http://t.co/m66h47QWtk</a> </li>
<li>Bar Standards Board statement regarding costs and the QASA Judicial Review BSB <a href="https://t.co/pkwYgeeg4l">https://t.co/pkwYgeeg4l</a> </li>
<li>Addleshaws lays out future vision: fewer lawyers, fewer firms, new business models | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/XsIJikmkI2">http://t.co/XsIJikmkI2</a> </li>
<li>Reshuffle leads to shake-up in ministerial briefs at MoJ | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/sfjK0fSO7g">http://t.co/sfjK0fSO7g</a> </li>
<li>New controversy over law firms in hacking inquiry | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/OuZu36AcSw">http://t.co/OuZu36AcSw</a> </li>
<li>BSB lays out plan to take forward LETR | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/bJI334eIw3">http://t.co/bJI334eIw3</a> </li>
<li>Government funding boosts ABS's major growth plan | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/0yde9ZWXHX">http://t.co/0yde9ZWXHX</a> </li>
<li>Pioneering landlord eviction service becomes ABS | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/6TPQFky7Yf">http://t.co/6TPQFky7Yf</a> </li>
<li>Diversity improves for all but women lawyers | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/vCXKUHdjnf">http://t.co/vCXKUHdjnf</a> </li>
<li>Vara gets legal aid brief following MoJ reshuffle | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/wVqn2CkPWx">http://t.co/wVqn2CkPWx</a> </li>
<li>BSB hits back in row over costs of challenge to QASA | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/V0XxbhlmnG">http://t.co/V0XxbhlmnG</a> </li>
<li>BSB issues statement after Twitter confusion over judicial review costs | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/LfNYpQVj1F">http://t.co/LfNYpQVj1F</a> </li>
<li>SRA chief pledges ‘bonfire of education and training regulations’ | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/3DKXfOVUaq">http://t.co/3DKXfOVUaq</a> </li>
<li>LSB demands non-lawyer chairs of SRA and BSB | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/o0RAtam2ea">http://t.co/o0RAtam2ea</a> </li>
<li>Women GCs don't plan their rise to the top | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/5DCfTp5rck">http://t.co/5DCfTp5rck</a> </li>
<li>A global epicentre | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/571KkUm7Yt">http://t.co/571KkUm7Yt</a> </li>
<li>Banks pay out for BigData lapses | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/CqDagbjYHo">http://t.co/CqDagbjYHo</a> </li>
<li>IBA has much to be grandiose about, but members should not be made to feel small | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/G9etxUKf2B">http://t.co/G9etxUKf2B</a> </li>
<li>QASA claimants granted costs cap - but at 10 times the level they wanted | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/VLlVZipHNL">http://t.co/VLlVZipHNL</a> </li>
<li>Financial reality is perhaps starting to take hold of Law Firms | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/ONaGZbNhJA">http://t.co/ONaGZbNhJA</a> </li>
<li>Regulators accused of failing to collaborate over LETR responses | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/cS3m0XhtxH">http://t.co/cS3m0XhtxH</a></li>
<li>Law Society calls on members to engage with Government over legal aid | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/pOwzqd6fAy">http://t.co/pOwzqd6fAy</a> </li>
<li>Top firms set to do battle at 2013 British Legal Awards | Legalweek <a href="http://t.co/RLs6XKQh2g">http://t.co/RLs6XKQh2g</a> </li>
<li>Hudson hits back at criminal legal aid critics | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/lRnuFm9Paq">http://t.co/lRnuFm9Paq</a> </li>
<li>Edmonds to step down as chair of LSB | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/FvKUyDhuP9">http://t.co/FvKUyDhuP9</a> </li>
<li>Kill off outdated family law, says retiring Coleridge | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/E0v8SJ4qcU">http://t.co/E0v8SJ4qcU</a> </li>
<li>Society tackles 'false impressions' over MoJ engagement | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/sKfXMwRoQY">http://t.co/sKfXMwRoQY</a> </li>
<li>Women lawyers paid less than men, survey shows | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/bLPCs6zt8s">http://t.co/bLPCs6zt8s</a> </li>
<li>Justice Secretary announces UK Global Law Summit | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/oK8vOl94ZY">http://t.co/oK8vOl94ZY</a> </li>
<li>Lacking indemnity: 185 firms apply for EIP | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/5IKpvmA44E">http://t.co/5IKpvmA44E</a> </li>
<li>Gain clients & save costs: Is legal project management the future? | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/IuQPDvm4MO">http://t.co/IuQPDvm4MO</a> </li>
<li>New crime-fighting body is established | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/IXtgybK8Qq">http://t.co/IXtgybK8Qq</a> </li>
<li>Law Commission makes request for reform proposals | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/XkbJHMPHBk">http://t.co/XkbJHMPHBk</a> </li>
<li>Lack of regulation in vitamin industry | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/qZ9JDeD5hL">http://t.co/qZ9JDeD5hL</a> </li>
<li>Post-Leveson costs change, Lawyer warns means-testing must be set at appropriate level | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/P4nv173C2r">http://t.co/P4nv173C2r</a> </li>
<li>High Court makes important decision on proportionality, in professional negligence claim | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/AF9pmIy9R5">http://t.co/AF9pmIy9R5</a> </li>
<li>A diverse legal profession...for some, An inclusive profession—but not for women | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/bZLcr2Sy20">http://t.co/bZLcr2Sy20</a> </li>
<li>Female lawyers earn a third less than males | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/O67VoPfn2D">http://t.co/O67VoPfn2D</a> </li>
<li>175 firms face closure after failing to secure insurance | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/gjWD75aOgl">http://t.co/gjWD75aOgl</a> </li>
<li>Criminal bar gets green light to challenge QASA | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/AYcYoWkxLo">http://t.co/AYcYoWkxLo</a></li>
<li>CLC set to resume narrowed litigation rights battle | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/WQcPptjfww">http://t.co/WQcPptjfww</a> </li>
<li>LSB sparks fresh independence row with call for regulators to have lay chairs | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/oeEQ3Ml92d">http://t.co/oeEQ3Ml92d</a> </li>
<li>Up to 175 firms at risk of closure after failing to secure indemnity cover | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/8xx0qvHbq5">http://t.co/8xx0qvHbq5</a> </li>
<li>A great idea in February 2003, a new government body, the Assets Recovery Agency? | Law Society Gazette <a href="http://t.co/jQHRcaQQZ3">http://t.co/jQHRcaQQZ3</a> </li>
<li>LSB calls for all regulators to have lay chairs | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/CnEdxijYJ3">http://t.co/CnEdxijYJ3</a> </li>
<li>IBA 2013: magic circle leader predicts £9bn revenues | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/TSiCKqZKVQ">http://t.co/TSiCKqZKVQ</a></li>
<li>IBA 2013: opposition to open jurisdictions 'uncompetitive' | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/P0FDKbB77m">http://t.co/P0FDKbB77m</a> </li>
<li>IBA 2013: lawyers urged to act on poverty | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/BNdgLGaJNH">http://t.co/BNdgLGaJNH</a> </li>
<li>SRA responds to education review with ‘bonfire of regulations’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/tGvM7cLeQu">http://t.co/tGvM7cLeQu</a></li>
<li>Solicitor Shailesh Vara is new justice minister | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/6RK75Rvu73">http://t.co/6RK75Rvu73</a> </li>
<li>Grant shuffled out as PM names ex-City solicitor as new justice minister | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/3aixd77W1T">http://t.co/3aixd77W1T</a> </li>
<li>High Court gives green light to QASA judicial review | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/VAZKZVTLr7">http://t.co/VAZKZVTLr7</a></li>
<li>Many law firms are handling complaints better, thus reducing the need to for referral to the ombudsman | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/0u8pm8ptql">http://t.co/0u8pm8ptql</a> </li>
<li>Opening ceremony to the new legal year | Law Society Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Cfbd1P9002">http://t.co/Cfbd1P9002</a> </li>
<li>Jackson’s civil justice reforms: the verdict is in | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/4hDTX6XpfB">http://t.co/4hDTX6XpfB</a> </li>
<li>Judicial review and public sector equality duty | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/liMhKjTccY">http://t.co/liMhKjTccY</a> </li>
<li>Clients need to know their rights | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/PvS2rvuBRd">http://t.co/PvS2rvuBRd</a> </li>
<li>What what law firms can do – and are doing – to promote diversity and inclusion | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/YJnplRLTFJ">http://t.co/YJnplRLTFJ</a> </li>
<li>The Law Commission is relying on you to help modernise the law | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/XJsNunqxh9">http://t.co/XJsNunqxh9</a> </li>
<li>Taking power away from Strasbourg will not stop Supreme Court from enforcing human rights | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/tKN6HS0hjj">http://t.co/tKN6HS0hjj</a> </li>
<li>As accountants apply for a licence to grant probate, law firms must catch up if they want to compete | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/UbBR0LkcHa">http://t.co/UbBR0LkcHa</a> </li>
<li>Developments in legal services often follow a similar pattern | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/CEin5AqY8u">http://t.co/CEin5AqY8u</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>UK LLP hit as foreign firms look to compete | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/CfPPRvnyJX">http://t.co/CfPPRvnyJX</a> </li>
<li>QualitySolicitors urges TV viewers to love lawyers | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/imwMdV2AQS">http://t.co/imwMdV2AQS</a> </li>
<li>Legal sector: different eras | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/pqLUsX73dr">http://t.co/pqLUsX73dr</a> </li>
<li>Will-search charge | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/vQbuQKb4G7">http://t.co/vQbuQKb4G7</a> </li>
<li>Driven to extinction by PII fiasco | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/SauhcadtVH">http://t.co/SauhcadtVH</a> </li>
<li>Don’t eradicate religion from public life | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/4qKD9x6sfJ">http://t.co/4qKD9x6sfJ</a> </li>
<li>Private trust companies could be the way of the future for HNWs | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/xHUXkxiZtA">http://t.co/xHUXkxiZtA</a> </li>
<li>‘Don't treat older lawyers like they're dead,’ says former IBA chief | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Yknq4du5Zz">http://t.co/Yknq4du5Zz</a> </li>
<li>US unwilling to discuss ABSs, says bar association insider | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/fumVlS8u4e">http://t.co/fumVlS8u4e</a> </li>
<li>Don’t speak ill of the dead - The press is not fit to regulate itself | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/9wO6JWugFd">http://t.co/9wO6JWugFd</a> </li>
<li>Junior barristers warned they are 'fair game' to political spin | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/FqT0ywJktx">http://t.co/FqT0ywJktx</a> </li>
<li>John Hyde reports from the 2013 International Bar Association Conference | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/OdwBe5cfm5">http://t.co/OdwBe5cfm5</a> </li>
<li>Global law summit to celebrate Magna Carta’s 800 years | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/0IjNoDQ3Se">http://t.co/0IjNoDQ3Se</a> </li>
<li>Axiom chief urges more and faster change in legal market | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/m0MdFaOW0s">http://t.co/m0MdFaOW0s</a> </li>
<li>Grayling unveils plan for first UK Global Law Summit | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/fPcAOdRjjW">http://t.co/fPcAOdRjjW</a> </li>
<li>Society’s mission to explain at IBA | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/YHwunX6V8d">http://t.co/YHwunX6V8d</a> </li>
<li>Former Law Society President Woolf elected Lord Mayor | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/m5qOOG8Thy">http://t.co/m5qOOG8Thy</a> </li>
<li>Society warns PCT could still be resurrected | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/7IulDZyKeb">http://t.co/7IulDZyKeb</a> </li>
<li>In-house ‘has to be independent’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/7d16qLgPrb">http://t.co/7d16qLgPrb</a> </li>
<li>Malaysia set to clear way for foreign law firms | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ABOzTOeKFj">http://t.co/ABOzTOeKFj</a> </li>
<li>Lender seeks to plug costs funding gap for firms | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/N02Iq1G0Ar">http://t.co/N02Iq1G0Ar</a> </li>
<li>Patents County Court renamed | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/MwTQ7HvMWY">http://t.co/MwTQ7HvMWY</a> </li>
<li>Recognise this lot? | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/k4rkJFscvm">http://t.co/k4rkJFscvm</a> </li>
<li>A wigging from Hale | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/e5WdukSxYQ">http://t.co/e5WdukSxYQ</a> </li>
<li>UK LLP hit as foreign firms look to compete | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/CfPPRvnyJX">http://t.co/CfPPRvnyJX</a></li>
<li>No gain in personal injury pain | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Sj16VEPTdG">http://t.co/Sj16VEPTdG</a> </li>
<li>Casualties of law in the PI fallout | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Sb5elvR1eG">http://t.co/Sb5elvR1eG</a> </li>
<li>Learning to live with procurement | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/wkNWT4yUWN">http://t.co/wkNWT4yUWN</a> </li>
<li>Learning to love procurement | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/1biGdmCbXF">http://t.co/1biGdmCbXF</a> <br /> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nterviews, features and obituaries of Lawyers:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>In-house interview: BT group GC Dan Fitz is ready to push boundaries | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/tu2fguXyu5">http://t.co/tu2fguXyu5</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nteresting articles on <span style="font-size: small;">the </span>study of law, <span style="font-size: small;">legal </span>training<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>pupillage<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> associate<span style="font-size: small;">s, </span>legal academia & law students:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>The Third Year Of US Law School Has Ignited A Fierce And Historic Debate <a href="http://t.co/DcODMu9cEU">http://t.co/DcODMu9cEU</a></li>
<li>US: Ohio’s law schools draw fewer students in lawyer glut <a href="http://t.co/nwSPwpoTDb">http://t.co/nwSPwpoTDb</a> </li>
<li>US Law School Rightsizing: This Is How You Do It <a href="http://t.co/PAVdTaRCyG">http://t.co/PAVdTaRCyG</a> </li>
<li>INDIA: Delay in admissions due to private Law colleges' wrangle with government over fee structure <a href="http://t.co/OTYgH7F1b0">http://t.co/OTYgH7F1b0</a> </li>
<li>For law students, getting an LLB opens many doors <a href="http://t.co/qsUS6B4De7">http://t.co/qsUS6B4De7</a> </li>
<li>The Most Impressive Students At Harvard Law School <a href="http://t.co/LbHqK1gL7r">http://t.co/LbHqK1gL7r</a> </li>
<li>The Best US Law Schools For Career Prospects 2013 <a href="http://t.co/d80s2xxAn8">http://t.co/d80s2xxAn8</a></li>
<li>Law School Rightsizing: This Is How You Do It <a href="http://t.co/PAVdTaRCyG">http://t.co/PAVdTaRCyG</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Articles of the week:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>The UK and international articles of the week are pieces selected by <a href="http://twitter.com/TheLawMap" target="_blank">@TheLawMap</a> tweeting team based on recommendations from friends and followers of <a href="http://lawnewsindex.com/">LawNewsIndex.com</a> daily law news blog. </b></i></span></h2>
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<li>New National Crime Agency chief urges Theresa May to stick with Europol <a href="http://t.co/t53abSOA0e">http://t.co/t53abSOA0e</a></li>
<li>Domestic abuse victims should have right to keep address secret, say campaigners <a href="http://t.co/geCxQI0eDF">http://t.co/geCxQI0eDF</a> </li>
<li>Saudi Arabia grants first woman full lawyer practice rights | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/CaWfaceLde">http://t.co/CaWfaceLde</a></li>
<li>What would you put in a UK constitution? <a href="http://t.co/mQBR4rAk1u">http://t.co/mQBR4rAk1u</a> </li>
<li>Never mind human rights law, EU law is much more powerful | Joshua Rozenberg <a href="http://t.co/8AesuWx1T7">http://t.co/8AesuWx1T7</a> </li>
<li>Lord Justice Leveson faces Lords committee - live coverage <a href="http://t.co/Aasn5doUmc">http://t.co/Aasn5doUmc</a> </li>
<li>The Biggest Law Firm Collapse in History Began With "Fuckwad" Emails <a href="http://t.co/BJrwqGScFQ">http://t.co/BJrwqGScFQ</a> </li>
<li>A Jew Not Quite English Enough: The father of Labour leader attacked as a disloyal, scheming Bolshevik immigrant <a href="http://t.co/YJb8LocuKO">http://t.co/YJb8LocuKO</a> </li>
<li>Immigration bill will require identity checks for all, home secretary is warned <a href="http://t.co/nm7lH3LUW3">http://t.co/nm7lH3LUW3</a> </li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Friday 11th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>DWF and HCR announce investments <a href="http://t.co/Y3l8liydU2">http://t.co/Y3l8liydU2</a> </li>
<li>CC's pro bono hours up 10% as firm looks to increase lawyer involvement <a href="http://t.co/DDoGUF9xYi">http://t.co/DDoGUF9xYi</a> </li>
<li>Aviva drives Greenwoods' 50-strong PI team to DWF following Parabis tie-up <a href="http://t.co/CtqvJkKO4L">http://t.co/CtqvJkKO4L</a> </li>
<li>Latham & Watkins attracts another CC private equity star <a href="http://t.co/4qZdbUl1CP">http://t.co/4qZdbUl1CP</a> </li>
<li>Ex-London Underground legal chief quits Bombardier for engineering group <a href="http://t.co/PDVJ8xO2sV">http://t.co/PDVJ8xO2sV</a> </li>
<li>Pinsent Masons extends Northern Line mandate after Bircham hires <a href="http://t.co/yjBumAegXQ">http://t.co/yjBumAegXQ</a> </li>
<li>Quadrant Chambers chief: we hired O'Riordan on his reputation, not his CV <a href="http://t.co/VFLbqpo4wp">http://t.co/VFLbqpo4wp</a> </li>
<li>Pharoah leads for Slaughters on Thomas Cook's Egyptian sell-off <a href="http://t.co/Bgd53rC4tq">http://t.co/Bgd53rC4tq</a> </li>
<li>FFW partner leaving for Hogan Lovells to be held to 18-month notice period <a href="http://t.co/1vQeJEWNzq">http://t.co/1vQeJEWNzq</a> </li>
<li>NewLaw creates 86 jobs in Cardiff <a href="http://t.co/1kDCvRlM1d">http://t.co/1kDCvRlM1d</a> </li>
<li>Morgan Lewis elects first female chair <a href="http://t.co/s87AvObHeR">http://t.co/s87AvObHeR</a></li>
<li>A&O first magic circle firm to lay out LLP accounts <a href="http://t.co/juhLFyeWo0">http://t.co/juhLFyeWo0</a> </li>
<li>Penningtons “optimistic” that Manches tie-up will go ahead as partner vote looms <a href="http://t.co/YJKWs5693I">http://t.co/YJKWs5693I</a> </li>
<li>LSB drops HSF over cost estimates on QASA judicial review <a href="http://t.co/lbXxASlifs">http://t.co/lbXxASlifs</a> </li>
<li>Latham hires second Clifford Chance private equity partner in six months <a href="http://t.co/VxWhiKxqgx">http://t.co/VxWhiKxqgx</a> </li>
<li>Nationwide panel review finally kicks off <a href="http://t.co/KcTvimzgst">http://t.co/KcTvimzgst</a></li>
<li>Law firm Birketts triggers technology battle royal in Cambridge <a href="http://t.co/QdlPh9rKYu">http://t.co/QdlPh9rKYu</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">10<span style="font-size: small;">th </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>One Essex Court and Outer Temple take up Barclays Guardian Care Home appeal <a href="http://t.co/CNDqqmQMIj">http://t.co/CNDqqmQMIj</a> </li>
<li>Ex-Ladbrokes lawyer steps down from DLA partnership for management role at Playtech <a href="http://t.co/TYwknPQZRW">http://t.co/TYwknPQZRW</a> </li>
<li>Mishcons picks up former Government adviser for comms push <a href="http://t.co/UpdLLYEynW">http://t.co/UpdLLYEynW</a> </li>
<li>Hogan Lovells continues to build tax team with second hire in a month <a href="http://t.co/995RG0JIi1">http://t.co/995RG0JIi1</a> </li>
<li>NewLaw Solicitors expands Cardiff base with support from Welsh Government <a href="http://t.co/2DQTseZkUP">http://t.co/2DQTseZkUP</a> </li>
<li>US insurance giant buys ABS <a href="http://t.co/jfEcZzcN4S">http://t.co/jfEcZzcN4S</a> </li>
<li>Stortford law firm Nockolds celebrates new London office <a href="http://t.co/DCWOBEAgsh">http://t.co/DCWOBEAgsh</a> </li>
<li>Top insurer Markel enters legal market as Quindell unveils £150m Direct Line deal
<a href="http://t.co/Phz6skvixk">http://t.co/Phz6skvixk</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 9th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>McKinsey advised Dewey & LeBoeuf on partner pay <a href="http://t.co/4aajfJ8Iy1">http://t.co/4aajfJ8Iy1</a> </li>
<li>Ashurst in layoff talks with 120 support staff <a href="http://t.co/B89GX9A3b8">http://t.co/B89GX9A3b8</a> </li>
<li>Taylor Wessing to enter association with Jakarta firm <a href="http://t.co/B2KorUTAxC">http://t.co/B2KorUTAxC</a> </li>
<li>Spain's Broseta introduces managing partner role as expansion beckons <a href="http://t.co/XEjt5rH7Sp">http://t.co/XEjt5rH7Sp</a> </li>
<li>Al Tamimi opens Erbil office following Iraqi growth <a href="http://t.co/93BgckrVxW">http://t.co/93BgckrVxW</a> </li>
<li>Herbert Smith Freehills kicked off QASA judicial review after high costs proposal <a href="http://t.co/y2jpdIBHxW">http://t.co/y2jpdIBHxW</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">8th October</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Mayer Brown boosts London office with four lateral hires<a href="http://t.co/JH63AloAd5"> http://t.co/JH63AloAd5</a> </li>
<li>Wragge & Co names projects head Fennell as new managing partner <a href="http://t.co/r31chZCGmx">http://t.co/r31chZCGmx</a> </li>
<li>Jones Day swipes second BLP private equity partner months after McKeeve hire <a href="http://t.co/h6UWBMCBon">http://t.co/h6UWBMCBon</a> </li>
<li>Taylor Wessing confirms Jakarta joint venture with local counsel HPRP <a href="http://t.co/cpqc9waJUs">http://t.co/cpqc9waJUs</a> </li>
<li>‘Don't treat older lawyers like they're dead,’ says former IBA chief <a href="http://t.co/Yknq4du5Zz">http://t.co/Yknq4du5Zz</a> </li>
<li>US unwilling to discuss ABSs, says bar association inside <a href="http://t.co/fumVlS8u4e">http://t.co/fumVlS8u4e</a> </li>
<li>Don’t speak ill of the dead - The press is not fit to regulate itself <a href="http://t.co/9wO6JWugFd">http://t.co/9wO6JWugFd</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Monday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">7th October</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Brodies tempts back Norton Rose Fulbright partner for competition team <a href="http://t.co/l7dwzrlLgE">http://t.co/l7dwzrlLgE</a> </li>
<li>Mayer Brown's City growth spurt continues with banking boost from BLP, A&O <a href="http://t.co/sm11hdjCz3">http://t.co/sm11hdjCz3</a> </li>
<li>Boies Schiller hires Bingham star Harrison to launch in London <a href="http://t.co/URHBLyw6yd">http://t.co/URHBLyw6yd</a> </li>
<li>Clydes, Dentons and Wragges win ‘core’ spots on PPF panel <a href="http://t.co/fIJ43HvcjR">http://t.co/fIJ43HvcjR</a> </li>
<li>RPC raids Ince & Co for Asia insurance head in Singapore <a href="http://t.co/b3FghORRwD">http://t.co/b3FghORRwD</a> </li>
<li>Wilberforce senior clerk Redmond quits for Keating <a href="http://t.co/4tIXGx4Gpt">http://t.co/4tIXGx4Gpt</a> </li>
<li>Hogan Lovells names new real estate chief and forms US role in department rejig <a href="http://t.co/x0Lo6sYRvj">http://t.co/x0Lo6sYRvj</a> </li>
<li>UK Power Reserve shops in Bicester Village for new GC <a href="http://t.co/ZZx3sctDaL">http://t.co/ZZx3sctDaL</a> </li>
<li>HSF snags Cooley financial litigation head to launch US corporate crime practice <a href="http://t.co/Y5FQ7fj3h6">http://t.co/Y5FQ7fj3h6</a></li>
<li>Devereux head of chambers Ingrid Simler QC appointed to the High Court bench <a href="http://t.co/xOKNG1U7P6">http://t.co/xOKNG1U7P6</a> </li>
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to the year's <b>39</b></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">he
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.</span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The most interesting articles on developments,
compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal practio<span style="font-size: small;">ners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<ul>
<li>M&A confidence grows as mega deals fuel rise in global activity | Legalweek <a href="http://t.co/K4oVlrnJoe">http://t.co/K4oVlrnJoe</a> </li>
<li>Lack of language skills leaves UK in-house lawyers off the pace in emerging markets | Legalweek <a href="http://t.co/FBQIkfq8aQ">http://t.co/FBQIkfq8aQ</a> </li>
<li>The strange case of the disappearing justice minister | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/cjyj0DHFbi">http://t.co/cjyj0DHFbi</a> </li>
<li>Claims management firm First4lawyers unveils £10m advertising campaign | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/zbUQ5ngHbu">http://t.co/zbUQ5ngHbu</a></li>
<li>Baby barristers get keys to public access | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/qkQZaZ7zBf">http://t.co/qkQZaZ7zBf</a> </li>
<li>Charging by time only is unpopular with clients, a new system is needed? | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/r5XdkcMTYG">http://t.co/r5XdkcMTYG</a> </li>
<li>Master of the Rolls to preside over Plebgate appeal | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/LlIRW7VSY5">http://t.co/LlIRW7VSY5</a></li>
<li>"You want a quote? Byron or Shakespeare?" - how law firms fail to convert telephone enquiries | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/LmlTmEsMOR">http://t.co/LmlTmEsMOR</a> </li>
<li>Criminal legal aid lawyers mull action as they vent fury over cuts | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/cP2283WpqK">http://t.co/cP2283WpqK</a> </li>
<li>APIL attacks workplace liability law as ‘charter for rogue bosses’ | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/WajThMpn10">http://t.co/WajThMpn10</a> </li>
<li>Legal aid cuts trigger 47 per cent drop in family mediation | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/pW1ucIQjKF">http://t.co/pW1ucIQjKF</a> </li>
<li>Lord chancellor faces legal aid court action | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/BgwAOOxIAA">http://t.co/BgwAOOxIAA</a> </li>
<li>69 firms seek extra month to find insurance solution | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/76kZAfTnnb">http://t.co/76kZAfTnnb</a></li>
<li>Bar Standards Board statement regarding costs and the QASA Judicial Review <a href="https://t.co/pkwYgeeg4l">https://t.co/pkwYgeeg4l</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Licensed conveyancers limit expansion bid to ‘property-related’ litigation | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/GQWULtvSJ4">http://t.co/GQWULtvSJ4</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>US whistleblower law firm Grant & Eisenhofer PA has released an app for Apple and Android | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/zPmQGNL6wZ">http://t.co/zPmQGNL6wZ</a> </li>
<li>Surrogacy mothers can have maternity leave | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/fqimmxC8Da">http://t.co/fqimmxC8Da</a> </li>
<li>New chief executive announced for SRA: Paul Phillip will replace Antony Townsend | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/Vuced0dJjN">http://t.co/Vuced0dJjN</a></li>
<li>Lord Hodge: New Scottish Justice of the Supreme Court | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/MBRDD9rXz6">http://t.co/MBRDD9rXz6</a> </li>
<li>Minimum wage changes: Basic rate raised on 1 October | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/XGb5EQHonf">http://t.co/XGb5EQHonf</a></li>
<li>Level reform: Safety at level crossings to be improved | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/qnsV3ptgfu">http://t.co/qnsV3ptgfu</a> </li>
<li>The law on LinkedIn: Social media has made significant contribution to legal business development | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/KbEyLlBpdG">http://t.co/KbEyLlBpdG</a> </li>
<li>"Red tape" harassment repeal: Section 40 of the Equality Act 2010 is abolished | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/rcldFL91Bv">http://t.co/rcldFL91Bv</a> </li>
<li>Drain the “toxic lake”: What can be done to ease the burden of the individual taxpaying debtor? | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/y5fAkpVnW7">http://t.co/y5fAkpVnW7</a> </li>
<li>Legal regulation confusion: Regulators criticised by Council of Mortgage Lenders | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/JueFyGZ4kF">http://t.co/JueFyGZ4kF</a></li>
<li>Family law tweet-up: Event attracts nationwide tweeters | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/97gBz9aJcE">http://t.co/97gBz9aJcE</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers’ telephone technique loses them clients | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/IiOKR1Oxkc">http://t.co/IiOKR1Oxkc</a> </li>
<li>Women at the top - Lady Hale calls for more female judges in Supreme Court | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/dCJpkElcUr">http://t.co/dCJpkElcUr</a> </li>
<li> Important changes to Public Access training for Barristers <a href="https://t.co/WsYf2eusYN">https://t.co/WsYf2eusYN</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>New uniform procedure for complaints against judicial office holders <a href="http://t.co/D0B3ktAX7K">http://t.co/D0B3ktAX7K</a> </li>
<li>In-house lawyers aiming for top company roles must gain business experience outside of legal, says CEO | Legalweek <a href="http://t.co/B4LUUatfAu">http://t.co/B4LUUatfAu</a> </li>
<li>Criminal law solicitors call for QASA boycott | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/rFTQ9tbv1k">http://t.co/rFTQ9tbv1k</a> </li>
<li>CILEx defends legal apprenticeships | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/rIZoQE6TpW">http://t.co/rIZoQE6TpW</a> </li>
<li>London confirms position as litigation centre for oligarchs | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/8swBAA6GtG">http://t.co/8swBAA6GtG</a> </li>
<li>Can BLP compete with the bar? | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/4rC5OWj0dr">http://t.co/4rC5OWj0dr</a> </li>
<li>Barrister from GMC to become chief executive of SRA | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/jfmK11S8iP">http://t.co/jfmK11S8iP</a> </li>
<li>Why solicitors will not mourn if QASA collapses | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/uFk7m8Z75z">http://t.co/uFk7m8Z75z</a></li>
<li>Society ‘concerned’ about ombudsman’s expansion plan | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/6AmUNzCY5A">http://t.co/6AmUNzCY5A</a></li>
<li>Criminal legal aid survey extended by one week | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/DtJjwBeP1v">http://t.co/DtJjwBeP1v</a> </li>
<li>Is your law firm on a collision course with the SRA? | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/ylbiaPVKUl">http://t.co/ylbiaPVKUl</a> </li>
<li>Why the law should require wills in England and Wales to be registered | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/wPScL7GCIu">http://t.co/wPScL7GCIu</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Technology can drive law firms’ competitiveness | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/UJzUCbxXnt">http://t.co/UJzUCbxXnt</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Opening of the Legal Year - gallery | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/SKyU7oc1nB">http://t.co/SKyU7oc1nB</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Chris Grayling pledges overhaul of cautions | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/IBIDfLcVGs">http://t.co/IBIDfLcVGs</a> </li>
<li>UK's most senior judge ducks question on whether Muslim barristers can wear veils <a href="http://t.co/gkDpN6uDMK">http://t.co/gkDpN6uDMK</a></li>
<li>Number of smaller law firms on financial precipice soars | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/UzJ5EZs1jh">http://t.co/UzJ5EZs1jh</a> </li>
<li>Time to export Scots law’s expert services - Firms should expand into overseas market <a href="http://t.co/2nQpIuVJG6">http://t.co/2nQpIuVJG6</a> </li>
<li>“Legal Aid cuts will mean less human rights and may cost more”, say Bar Council | Lawyer Monthly <a href="http://t.co/HP0TeIsGXm">http://t.co/HP0TeIsGXm</a> </li>
<li>US has 'no appetite' for ABSs, says new ABA president | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/pS93VKPVJ1">http://t.co/pS93VKPVJ1</a> </li>
<li>Specialist PPI service becomes ABS | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/yhaUCUvTBL">http://t.co/yhaUCUvTBL</a> </li>
<li>Barrister resigns from CPS sex case panel after court comments <a href="http://t.co/Bs7J2R83CI">http://t.co/Bs7J2R83CI</a> </li>
<li>'Unconnected' lawyers not considered for FTSE boards | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/nc7e7YOo59">http://t.co/nc7e7YOo59</a> </li>
<li>Business benefits of going mobile are undisputable | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/lTY5gdSLGb">http://t.co/lTY5gdSLGb</a> </li>
<li>The information game | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/SoKJYZ7mxC">http://t.co/SoKJYZ7mxC</a> </li>
<li>Claimant groups will need a lot of convincing about a new proposal for progressing mesothelioma cases | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/4Xw6LJZMzj">http://t.co/4Xw6LJZMzj</a></li>
<li>ECB will soon be regulating all big eurozone banks, but many questions of accountability remain | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/hvdjxDrSGm">http://t.co/hvdjxDrSGm</a></li>
<li>A halfway house on squatting | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/9J6s7Ho2Bu">http://t.co/9J6s7Ho2Bu</a> </li>
<li>Lord Judge signs off with attack on ‘ambush’ advocate | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/h8trVqpMIi">http://t.co/h8trVqpMIi</a> </li>
<li>Attoerney General Dominic Grieve: legal aid cuts hurt, but bar is just too big | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/lJLuFsoaGt">http://t.co/lJLuFsoaGt</a> </li>
<li>Environmental law: Drills, spills and bellyaches | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Hps9A1hoPs">http://t.co/Hps9A1hoPs</a> </li>
<li>Inquiring into inquiries | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/G2oiG6alxK">http://t.co/G2oiG6alxK</a> </li>
<li>Giving consumers a private right of redress against rogue traders could cause problems for lawyers | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/x3mehZYbk6">http://t.co/x3mehZYbk6</a> </li>
<li>Criminal barristers set to target courts | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/mR8IzZL5Dh">http://t.co/mR8IzZL5Dh</a> </li>
<li>Law firm merger market set to change direction | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/NQtiqaVMKs">http://t.co/NQtiqaVMKs</a> </li>
<li>New role for Lord Leveson | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/BrWOmzFDyO">http://t.co/BrWOmzFDyO</a> </li>
<li>Referrals to family mediation plummet | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/SlPXWZCZdb">http://t.co/SlPXWZCZdb</a> </li>
<li>Barristers quit panel in QASA protest | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/veszXkBd6E">http://t.co/veszXkBd6E</a> </li>
<li>Government doubles TSoL spending | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ErNBCL7NM9">http://t.co/ErNBCL7NM9</a> </li>
<li>Rule of Law accolade | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/50OzNeTn9K">http://t.co/50OzNeTn9K</a> </li>
<li>Don’t panic over PII deadline, law firms told | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/WFGFbPiQ3H">http://t.co/WFGFbPiQ3H</a> </li>
<li>LSB ditches investigation into regulating 'general legal advice' | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/3G90r0HGRc">http://t.co/3G90r0HGRc</a> </li>
<li>PayPal founder invests in internet start-up aimed at helping lawyers and clients collaborate | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/HR6xWrgd6Y">http://t.co/HR6xWrgd6Y</a></li>
<li>Criminal lawyer demands vote of no confidence in Law Society leadership | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/784W9VqrJr">http://t.co/784W9VqrJr</a> </li>
<li>Should the criminal law be used to tackle the stirring up of hatred against minority groups? | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/aidGRhwt14">http://t.co/aidGRhwt14</a> </li>
<li>CPD: future of continuing professional development | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/QU7gMyNvb7">http://t.co/QU7gMyNvb7</a> </li>
<li>Barnet council’s radical outsourcing plans raised novel legal questions | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/fZ1DRXeHFq">http://t.co/fZ1DRXeHFq</a> </li>
<li>Big claims are made for the merits of commercial mediation | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/iBnn6KVNkX">http://t.co/iBnn6KVNkX</a> </li>
<li>Legislation and case law | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/XHQ8JgfgBp">http://t.co/XHQ8JgfgBp</a> </li>
<li>SRA picks doctors' regulator as new chief | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Hoh0AQd9kC">http://t.co/Hoh0AQd9kC</a> <br /> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nterviews, features and obituaries of Lawyers:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>In-house interview: Manulife’s Asia GC Steven Yeo uses the Chinese philosophy of ‘yin and yang’ | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Lzeseqiw3S">http://t.co/Lzeseqiw3S</a></li>
<li>David Frei - legal services director for the United Synagogue - Profile | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/dxClxWnu0H">http://t.co/dxClxWnu0H</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nteresting articles on <span style="font-size: small;">the </span>study of law, <span style="font-size: small;">legal </span>training<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>pupillage<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> associate<span style="font-size: small;">s, </span>legal academia & law students:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>Sunderland Student Law Clinic has opened its doors at the University of Sunderland <a href="http://t.co/bPyyK0Gyxb">http://t.co/bPyyK0Gyxb</a> </li>
<li>Fashion Law School hosting workshop on intellectual property for lawyers with interest in fashion | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/b7nGFVzWCx">http://t.co/b7nGFVzWCx</a> </li>
<li>YouTube Copyright Bots Finally Tick Off Someone Who Understands Copyright Law, a Harvard law professor <a href="http://t.co/Ow1bYTHlp0">http://t.co/Ow1bYTHlp0</a> </li>
<li>Conference Announcement: Constitutional Law Discussion Group at Edinburgh Law School <a href="http://t.co/gpwC2MBvnC">http://t.co/gpwC2MBvnC</a> </li>
<li>University launches centre for cyber law | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/gozQm3blpD">http://t.co/gozQm3blpD</a></li>
<li>South London Legal Partnership confirms trainee scheme days after official merger | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/b9YZOFa1WF">http://t.co/b9YZOFa1WF</a> </li>
<li>Councils pool resources to take on legal trainees | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Uyo0D9DYm8">http://t.co/Uyo0D9DYm8</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Articles of the week:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>The UK and international articles of the week are pieces selected by <a href="http://twitter.com/TheLawMap" target="_blank">@TheLawMap</a> tweeting team based on recommendations from friends and followers of <a href="http://lawnewsindex.com/">LawNewsIndex.com</a> daily law news blog. </b></i></span></h2>
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<li>Britain may need to withdraw from European Convention on Human Rights, says David Cameron <a href="http://t.co/18u1l2oVFZ">http://t.co/18u1l2oVFZ</a> </li>
<li>Come dine with us: The restaurant with lots of bars (and plenty of prisoners too) <a href="http://t.co/6q9OL9Xsdk">http://t.co/6q9OL9Xsdk</a> </li>
<li>What part should morality play in the decision whether to make an act criminal? <a href="http://t.co/hDw4TDMG4A">http://t.co/hDw4TDMG4A</a> </li>
<li>"Why Do Nations Obey International Law?" <a href="http://t.co/3N5SDYFqI0">http://t.co/3N5SDYFqI0</a> </li>
<li>UK's most senior judge ducks question on whether Muslim barristers can wear veils <a href="http://t.co/gkDpN6uDMK">http://t.co/gkDpN6uDMK</a></li>
<li>Lady Hale, supreme court's sole female justice, calls for diversity <a href="http://t.co/yzLJpCF8GS">http://t.co/yzLJpCF8GS</a> </li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Friday 4th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Bhatia Best Solicitors take court action against the Lord Chancellor over Legal Aid <a href="http://t.co/KCsUBuFFmU">http://t.co/KCsUBuFFmU</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Gillespie Macandrew reports steady financial year <a href="http://t.co/lMIcyk0ApA">http://t.co/lMIcyk0ApA</a> </li>
<li>Top litigator quits Paul Hastings after falsifying degrees from Harvard and Oxford <a href="http://t.co/DwIL5k4FbO">http://t.co/DwIL5k4FbO</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Brick Court appoints first female joint head <a href="http://t.co/Rn0KEMje6n">http://t.co/Rn0KEMje6n</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>shurst London support staff base to shrink by 120 roles <a href="http://t.co/FEIGgReb3f">http://t.co/FEIGgReb3f</a> </li>
<li>Hogan Lovells, Reed Smith lead Islamic ship financing <a href="http://t.co/9Te1wgdntd">http://t.co/9Te1wgdntd</a> </li>
<li>Weil, CC and Linklaters advise as Japan's Lixil acquires German rival Grohe for €3bn <a href="http://t.co/gci7BA8pTN">http://t.co/gci7BA8pTN</a> </li>
<li>Slaughters, Linklaters and Paul Weiss toast top roles on Stock Spirits IPO <a href="http://t.co/PcfIx1DeeB">http://t.co/PcfIx1DeeB</a> </li>
<li>Cleary moves out of Hong Kong's Central district as faltering deal flow forces firms to downsize | Legalweek <a href="http://t.co/5lbr25KPxs">http://t.co/5lbr25KPxs</a> </li>
<li>HSF offers Belfast lawyers to ease client workload <a href="http://t.co/Rkn1X8SiCU">http://t.co/Rkn1X8SiCU</a> </li>
<li>British Gas snares Vodafone director for reinstated general counsel role <a href="http://t.co/WIxFbMFaOi">http://t.co/WIxFbMFaOi</a> </li>
<li>Gloucestershire law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys advises on £12m AIM company takeover <a href="http://t.co/sKPLtka3Tt">http://t.co/sKPLtka3Tt</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Law firm Bond Dickinson retains place on AIG panel <a href="http://t.co/4KSHVqDm3z">http://t.co/4KSHVqDm3z</a> </li>
<li>Boutique media and sports firm closes <a href="http://t.co/XFebtGpH8R">http://t.co/XFebtGpH8R</a> </li>
<li>Jenkins wraps up win for Nestlé after Cadbury fails to trademark use of purple |<a href="http://t.co/me62FP7IAn">http://t.co/me62FP7IAn</a></li>
<li>FFW takes key role in settling Dizaei claims <a href="http://t.co/h9zCZlgNtY">http://t.co/h9zCZlgNtY</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">3<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">rd </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>DLA and A&O lap up $500m Coca-Cola Icecek bond offering <a href="http://t.co/MhNuD8wtCQ">http://t.co/MhNuD8wtCQ</a> </li>
<li>Sandelson retains Clifford Chance global litigation chief role <a href="http://t.co/rWP0xQxQZX">http://t.co/rWP0xQxQZX</a> </li>
<li>Hill Dickinson names Hong Kong partner and seals local association <a href="http://t.co/egQeTZjPUh">http://t.co/egQeTZjPUh</a> </li>
<li>Energy giant picks Pinsents as main adviser <a href="http://t.co/Nq7qKtt5FB">http://t.co/Nq7qKtt5FB</a></li>
<li>Peninsula Hotels group names new general counsel <a href="http://t.co/HzGBpK7zJL">http://t.co/HzGBpK7zJL</a> </li>
<li>DLA chases Bakers for top brand title <a href="http://t.co/DtLGKnUGyU">http://t.co/DtLGKnUGyU</a> </li>
<li>Eversheds plans five offices in Africa <a href="http://t.co/7O0MrNjWzu">http://t.co/7O0MrNjWzu</a> </li>
<li>Hogan Lovell 'bust-up' in Berlint <a href="http://t.co/D5Gqy9Ump9">http://t.co/D5Gqy9Ump9</a> </li>
<li>Dentons in talks to create 3,000 lawyer firm <a href="http://t.co/myvLtWUOwG">http://t.co/myvLtWUOwG</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 2nd </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">October</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Benelux boutique market continues to expand <a href="http://t.co/ySUsOp6KVH">http://t.co/ySUsOp6KVH</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Irwin Mitchell and Shoosmiths advise on sale of Coronation Street studios <a href="http://t.co/cArzjzqgJX">http://t.co/cArzjzqgJX</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Severfield-Rowen appoints first-ever legal boss <a href="http://t.co/IOGqzOdUhP">http://t.co/IOGqzOdUhP</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Devereux chief executive to leave chambers <a href="http://t.co/lqZtL9e2gi">http://t.co/lqZtL9e2gi</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">1st October</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Finnish firms merge to form €28m outfit <a href="http://t.co/UvRn4NRNCy">http://t.co/UvRn4NRNCy</a> </li>
<li>Funds advisory company hires CC lawyer to strengthen in-house team <a href="http://t.co/eqp6CSYOxr">http://t.co/eqp6CSYOxr</a> </li>
<li>White & Case opens office in Kazakhstan capital <a href="http://t.co/7yIhLtXqO6">http://t.co/7yIhLtXqO6</a></li>
<li>Dentons confirms "discussions" with US firm McKenna Long <a href="http://t.co/urGPhyBxMH">http://t.co/urGPhyBxMH</a> </li>
<li>Hogan Lovells asked Berlin partner to leave firm <a href="http://t.co/qXIZue91OF">http://t.co/qXIZue91OF</a></li>
<li>Law firm spin-off becomes ABS <a href="http://t.co/tMeqx26oOl">http://t.co/tMeqx26oOl</a> </li>
<li>Kent firm Cripps Harries Hall merges with Vertex Law <a href="http://t.co/YLlcwxmcy0">http://t.co/YLlcwxmcy0</a> </li>
<li>Express Solicitors turnover rockets by 35 per cent <a href="http://t.co/hbRHNAMmyg">http://t.co/hbRHNAMmyg</a></li>
<li>Vinson & Elkins China reshuffle continues as two partners move to Europer <a href="http://t.co/EDb2nC6dAf">http://t.co/EDb2nC6dAf</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Slaughters and Macfarlanes score top deal value for year to date <a href="http://t.co/cfk5BuBjzb">http://t.co/cfk5BuBjzb</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields' Burke quits firm to take up in-house role at private equity firm <a href="http://t.co/LHOM3G7968">http://t.co/LHOM3G7968</a></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Monday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">30th September</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>DPP Starmer to return to Doughty Street Chambers <a href="http://t.co/LhfvKPvQz5">http://t.co/LhfvKPvQz5</a> </li>
<li>Linklaters replaces Freshfields as PPI adviser to Lloyds Banking Group <a href="http://t.co/wsDO8LK0dF">http://t.co/wsDO8LK0dF</a> </li>
<li>UK200 real estate top 15: Herbies pushes revenues up by a third, Ashurst down 23.8 % <a href="http://t.co/Aw6qQfWIhu">http://t.co/Aw6qQfWIhu</a> </li>
<li>BT launches LPO review in wake of law firm network revamp<a href="http://t.co/SW9nExSFrU"> http://t.co/SW9nExSFrU</a> </li>
<li>BLP confirms 40 per cent cut in profit for 2012/13 <a href="http://t.co/MlwBqvoNp6">http://t.co/MlwBqvoNp6</a> </li>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Welcome
to the year's <b>38</b></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought
to you by the SundayLawReview team. </span></span></span></b></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">he
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.</span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The most interesting articles on developments,
compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal practio<span style="font-size: small;">ners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<li>Ravenscraig action: Former steelworks employees may join mass action | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/z3oPfne3gB">http://t.co/z3oPfne3gB</a> </li>
<li>No tailgating: APIL gets animated | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/QMA9sxtBbH">http://t.co/QMA9sxtBbH</a> </li>
<li>Conveyancing status quo: Scottish lawyers reject conveyancing proposal | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/JfOCnpvp05">http://t.co/JfOCnpvp05</a> </li>
<li>PI damages: Call to combat "postcode lottery" for the bereaved | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/a7Ft8mIBtM">http://t.co/a7Ft8mIBtM</a> </li>
<li>Women mean business: Women, Business and the Law report is published | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/9Rs6B6MTN4">http://t.co/9Rs6B6MTN4</a> </li>
<li>“Horror stories” of lawyers: Call for complaints against lawyers from non-clients to be accepted | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/2gWADhUkAh">http://t.co/2gWADhUkAh</a> </li>
<li>PI department sellers will face a “buyer’s market” after Xmas | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/bPSai7fIuL">http://t.co/bPSai7fIuL</a> </li>
<li>CILEx fellow becomes deputy DJ: Simon Lindsey is second fellow to receive judicial appointment | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/0DKnPVeGLC">http://t.co/0DKnPVeGLC</a> </li>
<li>Legal regulation confuses mortgage lenders | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/iC9mH3CXHV">http://t.co/iC9mH3CXHV</a> </li>
<li>Mortgage lenders slam SRA redress system | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/LvE3HQiquk">http://t.co/LvE3HQiquk</a> </li>
<li>Lord Justice Leveson named as QBD president | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/07Fq6Zjhr3">http://t.co/07Fq6Zjhr3</a> </li>
<li>GCs call for KPIs | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/nip1sZ4b6H">http://t.co/nip1sZ4b6H</a></li>
<li>Over 60pc of London Commercial Court litigants come from abroad | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/OJU4T2oAia">http://t.co/OJU4T2oAia</a> </li>
<li>Ethics decision allows firm to look at ex-partner's emails | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/lcCXvojOQq">http://t.co/lcCXvojOQq</a> </li>
<li>Fees data service launches for mid-tier firms | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/CfmWLrF6z6">http://t.co/CfmWLrF6z6</a> </li>
<li>Mayson publishes blueprint for reformed legal regulation framework | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/JKavJH3oHB">http://t.co/JKavJH3oHB</a> </li>
<li>Manchester firm ties up joint venture with insurer as law centres win ABS exemption extension | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/3wJN6l0aRJ">http://t.co/3wJN6l0aRJ</a></li>
<li>Mr Justice Ramsey: I'll change Jackson if it's needed | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/9XqSdC28v3">http://t.co/9XqSdC28v3</a> </li>
<li>Parliamentary inquiries are becoming an increasingly important part of the UK’s uncodified constitution | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/G2oiG6alxK">http://t.co/G2oiG6alxK</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Unified patent court will attract 'trolls', tech giants warn | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/HAJYvmShgT">http://t.co/HAJYvmShgT</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Bar complaints system cleared of racial bias | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Sw8mYwnBL4">http://t.co/Sw8mYwnBL4</a> </li>
<li>African lawyers' fellowship scheme secures top-level support | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/8MMyXaF1Qo">http://t.co/8MMyXaF1Qo</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>HS2 legal bill to hit £5m as Supreme Court battle looms | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/zDVh7bv07Y">http://t.co/zDVh7bv07Y</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>One thousand firms could close by Christmas | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/09FkSxrdLd">http://t.co/09FkSxrdLd</a> </li>
<li>Dos and don’ts of a lawyer’s personal blog | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/gOqq2IDo6y">http://t.co/gOqq2IDo6y</a> </li>
<li>Compensation Fund is too tough on lenders, CML claims | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/Tmj98X01Bo">http://t.co/Tmj98X01Bo</a> </li>
<li>LSB legal director warned over QASA threat to judges | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/UMjeAraJKV">http://t.co/UMjeAraJKV</a></li>
<li>Lenders hit out at SRA over compensation | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/n8qIbjgrFn">http://t.co/n8qIbjgrFn</a> </li>
<li>Revealed: LSB legal director opposed approval of QASA | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/CdYFNXnuW0">http://t.co/CdYFNXnuW0</a> </li>
<li>Half of private client lawyers are working on family businesses | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/y24E7FvmBM">http://t.co/y24E7FvmBM</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers must stop treating victims as criminals, says Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/gacrnsWG8w">http://t.co/gacrnsWG8w</a></li>
<li>Penningtons and Manches close in on merger | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/feG1q6sbJY">http://t.co/feG1q6sbJY</a> </li>
<li>The cost of having principles | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/8TUPL5kkP7">http://t.co/8TUPL5kkP7</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Judges' religious service 'undermines public confidence' | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/RVlwnALDSj">http://t.co/RVlwnALDSj</a> </li>
<li>Consumers given option to turn to Your Legal Friend | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/xULpUcMeOQ">http://t.co/xULpUcMeOQ</a> </li>
<li>Solicitors join forces to purchase more legal practices, WIP books and cases | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/F2vbgeKOBk">http://t.co/F2vbgeKOBk</a> </li>
<li>Restructuring advice sought from private client lawyers | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/AS3llwJ4Ou">http://t.co/AS3llwJ4Ou</a> </li>
<li>NQ numbers fall 6pc at top 20 UK firms | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/86ABMPXRUl">http://t.co/86ABMPXRUl</a> </li>
<li>Risky law firms 'often' dominated by one individual | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/OlacgXYmkC">http://t.co/OlacgXYmkC</a> </li>
<li>Fund managers face explosion of regulation costs | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/rHUJ8Y33sJ">http://t.co/rHUJ8Y33sJ</a> </li>
<li>Inquest resumes into LCP death <a href="http://t.co/X8fjC3zmqp">http://t.co/X8fjC3zmqp</a> </li>
<li>Consumer panel reveals ‘horror stories’ about other people’s solicitors | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/bWPAjfuBys">http://t.co/bWPAjfuBys</a> </li>
<li>Scottish solicitors vote against separate representation | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/ih0y07JYJU">http://t.co/ih0y07JYJU</a> </li>
<li>PI lawyers call for £100,000 bereavement damages | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/2AydasYKha">http://t.co/2AydasYKha</a> </li>
<li>Barristers quit BSB prosecutors panel in QASA protest | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/pHiCgia9Q4">http://t.co/pHiCgia9Q4</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers who went to state schools can share their experiences with current pupils | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/T7ZgThLtXu">http://t.co/T7ZgThLtXu</a> </li>
<li>Cobbetts: Insolvency practitioners collect millions in fees while creditors are often left with pennies | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/O3i049SvGU">http://t.co/O3i049SvGU</a> </li>
<li>Parliamentary inquiry probes youth court system | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Csg3zuKh6H">http://t.co/Csg3zuKh6H</a> </li>
<li>SRA to scrutinise at least 55 high-risk firms | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/xWrpMSmdz9">http://t.co/xWrpMSmdz9</a> </li>
<li>'Horror stories' case for third-party complaints | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Z6DDfxZeRk">http://t.co/Z6DDfxZeRk</a> </li>
<li>Scotland rejects separate representation in decisive vote | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Qs0WIKAFCY">http://t.co/Qs0WIKAFCY</a> </li>
<li>Scots lawyers decide they don't want separate representation after all | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/X5eMYoEJ7M">http://t.co/X5eMYoEJ7M</a> </li>
<li>Legal Ombudsman to work on allowing complaints from non-clients | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/QKz8bDcUGa">http://t.co/QKz8bDcUGa</a> </li>
<li>Money flows change course in response to ever-growing regulation | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/MK69iwryxB">http://t.co/MK69iwryxB</a> </li>
<li>Do you heart QualitySolicitors? | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/4tCODPw1iL">http://t.co/4tCODPw1iL</a> </li>
<li>In-house group to battle Law Society for training market | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/UTWluuEYGx">http://t.co/UTWluuEYGx</a> </li>
<li>1Solicitor 'superfirm' is launched | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/QIphBSVOLP">http://t.co/QIphBSVOLP</a></li>
<li>Return of the Phantom Menace review - LSB: what the world needs now is lawyers, more lawyers | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/EVsrFyNlhY">http://t.co/EVsrFyNlhY</a> </li>
<li>Corporate GC: a role on a roll - Law Society in-house grouping breaks away and spreads its wings | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/FtYFlPYxkQ">http://t.co/FtYFlPYxkQ</a> </li>
<li>Aviva panel review: The inside story | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/bMw1MIAZUk">http://t.co/bMw1MIAZUk</a> </li>
<li>Two deals this year have propelled the Irish pharmaceuticals sector back into the spotlight | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/QUqRFqcZEw">http://t.co/QUqRFqcZEw</a> </li>
<li>The legal industry's new reality | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/MMUbJZR8MJ">http://t.co/MMUbJZR8MJ</a> </li>
<li>Costs control is here to stay but never fear, help is at hand for counsel beginning to get the jitters | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/ZSs942xad1">http://t.co/ZSs942xad1</a> </li>
<li>Ignorance of anti-bribery requirements is no excuse – and it certainly won’t be bliss for slackers | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/RTDpnkglmA">http://t.co/RTDpnkglmA</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers in Japan could be in for a big boost after the country won the race to host the 2020 Olympics | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/arBIwdnDzc">http://t.co/arBIwdnDzc</a> </li>
<li>Legislative changes are an attempt to stop Russian disputes being heard in foreign courts | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/2vj1OacvHC">http://t.co/2vj1OacvHC</a> </li>
<li>Thoroughly modern in-housers | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Ej7akCit1P">http://t.co/Ej7akCit1P</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers and clients, innovative devices are blurring the boundaries between work and play | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/EN8NkMg2Ji">http://t.co/EN8NkMg2Ji</a> </li>
<li>Recent changes to rules on business immigration | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/afbahqCtbE">http://t.co/afbahqCtbE</a> </li>
<li>The value of a media strategy and hiring public relations expertise for lawyers & law firms | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ZqujWqVWHU">http://t.co/ZqujWqVWHU</a> </li>
<li>Launch of Scottish Legal Awards 2014 | The Scotsman <a href="http://t.co/rYleydlbgm">http://t.co/rYleydlbgm</a> <a href="http://t.co/1nH8nxur2E"></a></li>
<li>The future of claimant personal injury | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/YWem2egMHk">http://t.co/YWem2egMHk</a> </li>
<li>Leader: early settlement in defamation cases | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/tyQGkpVM6k">http://t.co/tyQGkpVM6k</a> </li>
<li>Criminal legal aid: what now? | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/RYbQmofRIK">http://t.co/RYbQmofRIK</a> </li>
<li>All the advertisements in the world can’t create a law firm brand | Law Society Gazette <a href="http://t.co/hJ4RsTj9RF">http://t.co/hJ4RsTj9RF</a> </li>
<li>Time to halt adoption ‘inadequacies’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/d2b3LbtXlO">http://t.co/d2b3LbtXlO</a> </li>
<li>Medical plan a ‘magnet for litigation’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/kTNWxoilKz">http://t.co/kTNWxoilKz</a> </li>
<li>Slash 10% on legal spend with e-billing, GCs told | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/6o7FvfNOp3">http://t.co/6o7FvfNOp3</a> </li>
<li>Doubts over beneficial owners registry | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/rPhAK9oGmb">http://t.co/rPhAK9oGmb</a> </li>
<li>Hong Kong looks at ABS | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/CluZcvBMEd">http://t.co/CluZcvBMEd</a> </li>
<li>Rethink on compensation discounts | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/9oSoqI1kHH">http://t.co/9oSoqI1kHH</a> </li>
<li>'Halt and bin' QASA, says Waddington, CLSA Chair | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/eFb18IGGqP">http://t.co/eFb18IGGqP</a> </li>
<li>Gender-exclusive address | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/AA4kRkH9ua">http://t.co/AA4kRkH9ua</a> </li>
<li>Complicated conveyancing | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/f8DI5Qchxx">http://t.co/f8DI5Qchxx</a> </li>
<li>Regulations give guidance on third-party libels | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/drmWZ1ZxRN">http://t.co/drmWZ1ZxRN</a> </li>
<li>ABS bids to leverage clients' trust of solicitors to expand into non-legal services | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/uS6YDxEviL">http://t.co/uS6YDxEviL</a> </li>
<li>From the naive to the desperate: SRA reveals anatomy of failing law firms | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/abWkW6ceUr">http://t.co/abWkW6ceUr</a> </li>
<li>Revealed: the law firms that still don't have a COLP or COFA in place | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/NJJySHm6vb">http://t.co/NJJySHm6vb</a></li>
<li>'Engage early with the SRA', firms warned | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/knW1pTzvGQ">http://t.co/knW1pTzvGQ</a></li>
<li>LSB bid to lower entry bar under fire | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/x9iyVmLfF1">http://t.co/x9iyVmLfF1</a></li>
<li>Discount rate research ‘could delay decision’ | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/2VekdnuVGp">http://t.co/2VekdnuVGp</a><br /> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nterviews, features and obituaries of Lawyers:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>My legal life: Simon Bradbury, Patent attorney and head of life sciences, Appleyard Lees, Manchester | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/1nH8nxur2E">http://t.co/1nH8nxur2E</a></li>
<li>In-house interview: Standard Life general counsel Malcolm Wood | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/E1wqLhOmUJ">http://t.co/E1wqLhOmUJ</a> </li>
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<li>Introduce "common language" for global legal education: SINGAPORE university law dean <a href="http://t.co/09BoGPYgWc">http://t.co/09BoGPYgWc</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer education too academic - lessons from the US | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/24gVQQhLif">http://t.co/24gVQQhLif</a> </li>
<li>Kennedys recruits seven apprentices | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Z8DdWbVzPP">http://t.co/Z8DdWbVzPP</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Articles of the week:</b></span><br />
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<li>Legal aid residence test 'will just shift cost to council taxpayers' <a href="http://t.co/c1YdZyDak3">http://t.co/c1YdZyDak3</a> </li>
<li>Should prostitution be legal? Let's try listening to the real experts <a href="http://t.co/OLLXNf4SLl">http://t.co/OLLXNf4SLl</a></li>
<li>Why Corporate Law is a Total Scam? <a href="http://t.co/lUyF3JhpOx">http://t.co/lUyF3JhpOx</a> </li>
<li>Law lecturer told he cannot board easyJet flight after criticising airline on Twitter <a href="http://t.co/mImx4vZlc0">http://t.co/mImx4vZlc0</a> </li>
<li>Migrant worker deaths in QATAR sparks human rights activists' outrage <a href="http://t.co/01xA51HP3D">http://t.co/01xA51HP3D</a> </li>
<li>Plans to limit judicial review to those directly affected by a situation undermine the rule of law <a href="http://t.co/mEQLtxcNuV">http://t.co/mEQLtxcNuV</a></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Friday 27th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">September</span></span></span><br />
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<li>Jones Day and SullCrom turn to magic circle for Paris hires <a href="http://t.co/SlGPkKyzrv">http://t.co/SlGPkKyzrv</a> </li>
<li>Facebook tags Gibson Dunn co-head of IT and data privacy in deputy GC role <a href="http://t.co/hqn4ceCkCJ">http://t.co/hqn4ceCkCJ</a> </li>
<li>Stone Chambers opens in Singapore <a href="http://t.co/hWBwz2sQkL">http://t.co/hWBwz2sQkL</a> </li>
<li>CMS takes top advisory role on BT Nine Elms development <a href="http://t.co/zfilSI9BeP">http://t.co/zfilSI9BeP</a></li>
<li>Simpson takes lead role on Alibaba's US IPO, Freshfields' role unclear <a href="http://t.co/ahUQvu93bZ">http://t.co/ahUQvu93bZ</a> </li>
<li>Merged Ashurst to adopt UK’s managed lockstep system <a href="http://t.co/y4r4FU7qBH">http://t.co/y4r4FU7qBH</a> </li>
<li>Ashurst and Blake Dawson: countdown to merger <a href="http://t.co/JNEZPfU3YP">http://t.co/JNEZPfU3YP</a> </li>
<li>Ashurst partners vote for £550m financial integration with Ashurst Australia <a href="http://t.co/JmfhgLEjUS">http://t.co/JmfhgLEjUS</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers take top role in JP Morgan discussions <a href="http://t.co/R8rbdVHbRl">http://t.co/R8rbdVHbRl</a> </li>
<li>Ashurst votes for full financial merger <a href="http://t.co/tbJDzjGDzb">http://t.co/tbJDzjGDzb</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">26th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">September</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>MoFo opens in Berlin as Hogan Lovells team defects <a href="http://t.co/Z07LDomT7q">http://t.co/Z07LDomT7q</a> </li>
<li>Dentons to open in Houston <a href="http://t.co/hBHg7fC1VR">http://t.co/hBHg7fC1VR</a> </li>
<li>Dorsey & Whitney to close Sydney office at end of the year <a href="http://t.co/VpMqsBGzRm">http://t.co/VpMqsBGzRm</a> </li>
<li>Weil and Jones Day lead on $29bn Applied Materials mega-merger <a href="http://t.co/hWYc6Nj4rQ">http://t.co/hWYc6Nj4rQ</a> </li>
<li>Dentons heads to Houston as it beefs up oil and gas network <a href="http://t.co/cPhCuO0CkP">http://t.co/cPhCuO0CkP</a> </li>
<li>Shearman and Skadden lead on $4.7bn bid to acquire BlackBerry <a href="http://t.co/5bmCoYIrEX">http://t.co/5bmCoYIrEX</a></li>
<li>HMRC takes Follett Stock to court over unpaid debts <a href="http://t.co/kULmS28jtV">http://t.co/kULmS28jtV</a> </li>
<li>Pannone partners vote in favour of Slater & Gordon sell-off <a href="http://t.co/oyzLCHA5Iy">http://t.co/oyzLCHA5Iy</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 25th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">September</span></span></span><br />
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<li>US firm Dorsey & Whitney closes Sydney office to focus on Asia <a href="http://t.co/HMYRxT3Tev">http://t.co/HMYRxT3Tev</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Clifford Chance takes top gong at The Lawyer Management Awards <a href="http://t.co/CIsJMlfNsR">http://t.co/CIsJMlfNsR</a> </li>
<li>The Lawyer Management Awards revealed: Mishcon scoop BD team of the year <a href="http://t.co/kIxlpAKJf9">http://t.co/kIxlpAKJf9</a> </li>
<li>Chairman candidates emerge as Ashurst merger imminent <a href="http://t.co/R7NhSjFAzx">http://t.co/R7NhSjFAzx</a> </li>
<li>Hill Dickinson names new Sheffield managing partner <a href="http://t.co/GZF8oiVd8p">http://t.co/GZF8oiVd8p</a> </li>
<li>Dentons launches in Houston to target energy work <a href="http://t.co/wrW28vTAIN">http://t.co/wrW28vTAIN</a> </li>
<li>Manches and Penningtons in advanced merger talks to create £60m firm <a href="http://t.co/yaOq6TXrAD">http://t.co/yaOq6TXrAD</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">24th September</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Herbies kickstarts management elections as joint CEOs announce retirement <a href="http://t.co/NBKii0VGSu">http://t.co/NBKii0VGSu</a> </li>
<li>MoFo snaps up Hogan Lovells' Berlin office for Germany launch <a href="http://t.co/raZ1kJ2SOq">http://t.co/raZ1kJ2SOq</a></li>
<li>Former general counsel founds new 'virtual' firm <a href="http://t.co/V2UggzYzLu">http://t.co/V2UggzYzLu</a> </li>
<li>Tooks Chambers to resurrect as low-cost Mansfield Chambers <a href="http://t.co/NOWy3ge02r">http://t.co/NOWy3ge02r</a></li>
<li>A&O and Brick Court successful as court rejects Leyton Orient Olympic stadium bid <a href="http://t.co/1IsWED1DVw">http://t.co/1IsWED1DVw</a> </li>
<li>Brilliant Law closes multi-million pound funding round <a href="http://t.co/2IomaNI41g">http://t.co/2IomaNI41g</a> </li>
<li>DWF to maintain record recruitment of trainees despite low retention <a href="http://t.co/2RjvPZzluT">http://t.co/2RjvPZzluT</a> </li>
<li>Tooks Chambers blames legal aid cuts as it begins dissolution <a href="http://t.co/t7PBbsJS5A">http://t.co/t7PBbsJS5A</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Monday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">23rd September</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Boodle Hatfield revenue up 2 per cent in first public reporting of financials <a href="http://t.co/i61w4HdJTW">http://t.co/i61w4HdJTW</a> </li>
<li>JMW secures £2.5m in banking facility transfer <a href="http://t.co/YQ52LTSFt7">http://t.co/YQ52LTSFt7</a> </li>
<li>Heinz in-house lawyers among 250 jobs at risk in UK and Ireland <a href="http://t.co/q6AjXWc5YX">http://t.co/q6AjXWc5YX</a> </li>
<li>Clydes knocks BLP out of UK200 top 15 corporate table as revenues leap by a third <a href="http://t.co/RZXBlvDHtG">http://t.co/RZXBlvDHtG</a> </li>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Welcome
to the year's <b>37</b></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought
to you by the SundayLawReview team. </span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is
week, many column inches had been written about the <a href="http://t.co/jZOiHLa6qs">face veil</a>. While the actual number of <a href="http://t.co/arBgMYZ4Jg">Muslim women wearing the niqab</a> or face veil working in the NHS may be rather low, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24158041">ministers have asked the General Medical Council</a> to ensure that there is appropriate face-to-face contact with patients. In the recent Crown Court case where a <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/sep/17/veil-court-ruling-wrong-balance?CMP=twt_gu">witness had originally refused to reveal her face</a>, Judge Paul Murphy deliberated that the Muslim woman must remove her full-face veil when she gives evidence at her trial but may wear her niqab for the rest of the hearing. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">With this and more, as ever, t</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">he
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.</span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The most interesting articles on developments,
compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal practio<span style="font-size: small;">ners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<ul>
<li>Does the way that lawyers are encouraged to think and work make them vulnerable to depression? | Legal Cheek <a href="http://t.co/ZFYWbrnHog">http://t.co/ZFYWbrnHog</a> </li>
<li>Top conveyancing firm warns of separate representation "calamity" | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/8aKp6yxtee">http://t.co/8aKp6yxtee</a> </li>
<li>LSB chair calls on Law Society and SRA to stop "spats" | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/rUJEKOnTHV">http://t.co/rUJEKOnTHV</a> </li>
<li>ACC moves to protect legal privilege for in-house lawyers | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/frXik64yoU">http://t.co/frXik64yoU</a> </li>
<li>E-billing could save you 10% of legal spending, GCs told | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/mMm2q68nLb">http://t.co/mMm2q68nLb</a> </li>
<li>Pan-European sales law clears parliamentary hurdle | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/il7Og0kgw3">http://t.co/il7Og0kgw3</a> </li>
<li>Pannone responds to Slater & Gordon link | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/15OsmknqBp">http://t.co/15OsmknqBp</a> </li>
<li>Barclays plans lending increase for firms | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/bNMErgzec1">http://t.co/bNMErgzec1</a> </li>
<li>Law Firm Counts On Analytics For Profitability | InformationWeek <a href="http://t.co/mfW0Eumugl">http://t.co/mfW0Eumugl</a> </li>
<li>M&A partners undermine their associates | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/eB6iVOKgtO">http://t.co/eB6iVOKgtO</a> </li>
<li>SRA puts 1,200 firms on financial stability watchlist - how many more will join them? | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/jZIjsOEgq5">http://t.co/jZIjsOEgq5</a> </li>
<li>LSB bids to stamp authority on post-LETR reform agenda | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/L5PdxtDhiI">http://t.co/L5PdxtDhiI</a> </li>
<li>Lib Dems call for halt to legal aid reforms | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/skna1soBtW">http://t.co/skna1soBtW</a> </li>
<li>Country gents set up first membership ABS | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/oQum9645sI">http://t.co/oQum9645sI</a> </li>
<li>Market needs more lawyers says super-regulator | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/T5d8a4HNE5">http://t.co/T5d8a4HNE5</a> </li>
<li>Now tax man turns his gaze to partnership service companies | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/I66fQxvzun">http://t.co/I66fQxvzun</a> </li>
<li>Scotland's first stable of solicitor advocates specialising in criminal law has been launched <a href="http://t.co/Bx274XJPN5">http://t.co/Bx274XJPN5</a> </li>
<li>UK outstrips the rest of Europe in legal vacancies growth | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/SUQc70Wy0h">http://t.co/SUQc70Wy0h</a> </li>
<li>Defence lawyers condemn war crimes trial in Bangladesh after client is sentenced to death | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ckjH7NylXQ">http://t.co/ckjH7NylXQ</a> </li>
<li>Gap between the commercial bar and the publicly-funded side of the profession has never been so wide | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/5xn9X2hDlE">http://t.co/5xn9X2hDlE</a> </li>
<li>RBS to rack up £42m legal bill over shareholder action, High Court told | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/yq6wITfEUO">http://t.co/yq6wITfEUO</a> </li>
<li>£37m legal bill for NHS computer scheme | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/3yOe2ozm79">http://t.co/3yOe2ozm79</a> </li>
<li>CPS spends £1.1m on two 'golden goodbyes' | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/KFQQV3akdB">http://t.co/KFQQV3akdB</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>SRA survey exposes 1,200 firms in financial difficulty | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Hb7yalHcOG">http://t.co/Hb7yalHcOG</a> </li>
<li> Lawyers fight on fees as client seeks jail release | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/0UhcnIHpmk">http://t.co/0UhcnIHpmk</a> </li>
<li>Strong results for the UK's first ABS, Premier Property Lawyers | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/U8sSaOq44M">http://t.co/U8sSaOq44M</a> </li>
<li>BSB joins SRA in bid for structural independence | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/K0q835wDQ8">http://t.co/K0q835wDQ8</a></li>
<li>Adoption process 'too grave' to be speedy, says judge | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/LudU8qXBBA">http://t.co/LudU8qXBBA</a> </li>
<li>Litigation funders can lawfully withdraw funding from cases thanks to a recent ruling | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/6R0ND6Uhzv">http://t.co/6R0ND6Uhzv</a> </li>
<li>SLAS fires straight back on SEPREP | The Firm <a href="http://t.co/iE2vU7msxx">http://t.co/iE2vU7msxx</a> </li>
<li>SepRep debate continues: Allan Radlow of McVey and Murricane fires back | The Firm <a href="http://t.co/hWxGb9YamU">http://t.co/hWxGb9YamU</a> </li>
<li>New Drug Driving Law to cover Prescription Pills | The Firm <a href="http://t.co/ozMCgGPqwu">http://t.co/ozMCgGPqwu</a> </li>
<li>Controversial proposal before the membership of Scottish Law Society separate representation | The Firm <a href="http://t.co/7zYLyMPg3X">http://t.co/7zYLyMPg3X</a> </li>
<li> Muslim woman must remove her veil to give evidence, judge rules | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/yEbDrjm4HF">http://t.co/yEbDrjm4HF</a> </li>
<li>MPs back legal protection for cohabitees | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/SRrqfg10dN">http://t.co/SRrqfg10dN</a> </li>
<li>Rumbles of discontent over high rents and poor facilities at Inner Temple | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Qabue7ZVKL">http://t.co/Qabue7ZVKL</a></li>
<li>Autumn heralds a worldwide corporate fight-back, led by telecoms sector | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/1KmTyfRbgS">http://t.co/1KmTyfRbgS</a> </li>
<li>Female GCs awarded smaller bonuses | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/Vv64ldrVT3">http://t.co/Vv64ldrVT3</a> </li>
<li>Justices use ancient law to protect children | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/RjWCsKhfcw">http://t.co/RjWCsKhfcw</a> </li>
<li>Cameras in court: MPs approve government proposals, made under the Crime and Courts Act 2013 | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/mwCXKmEiFP">http://t.co/mwCXKmEiFP</a> </li>
<li>Costs changes ahead as "Scotland’s Jackson" reports | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/n7SqtAhRWf">http://t.co/n7SqtAhRWf</a> </li>
<li>Santander unfair over PIN liability? | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/2oIm3KVMt1">http://t.co/2oIm3KVMt1</a> </li>
<li>Time to renew: Practising certificate deadline from SRA | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/U1AP05aieR">http://t.co/U1AP05aieR</a> </li>
<li> Judge rules defendant cannot give evidence wearing niqaab | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/PtNvII8QFz">http://t.co/PtNvII8QFz</a> </li>
<li>Capita gears up for further expansion after Optima acquisition | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/oKckoywKis">http://t.co/oKckoywKis</a> </li>
<li>BSB presses ahead with QASA preparations despite judicial review | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/nRfY8I5c2M">http://t.co/nRfY8I5c2M</a> </li>
<li>Call to restrict scope of PII cover as 1,000 firms face risk of closure | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/HewYRYOA5j">http://t.co/HewYRYOA5j</a> </li>
<li>Bar calls for a ‘college of regulators’ - and no Legal Services Board | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/rpcYv3L67J">http://t.co/rpcYv3L67J</a> </li>
<li>BSB presses on with preparation for QASA | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/bzZNFPHH4A">http://t.co/bzZNFPHH4A</a> </li>
<li>Outsourcing giant Capita to acquire Optima – finally | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/7cGN3SFNjT">http://t.co/7cGN3SFNjT</a> </li>
<li>Finalists announced after record entry in excellence awards | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/DXX7F4rIY7">http://t.co/DXX7F4rIY7</a> </li>
<li>Keeping finances on track for Lawyers | PCA <a href="http://t.co/qu7Jvh4l4S">http://t.co/qu7Jvh4l4S</a> </li>
<li>Two-tier bar will emerge from spending cuts, warn leading silks | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/HVvzuMgvZM">http://t.co/HVvzuMgvZM</a> </li>
<li>Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal: increase in dishonesty findings and strike-offs | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/q2QzjnEiSV">http://t.co/q2QzjnEiSV</a></li>
<li>"Productive and innovative" ABSs beginning to make their mark, says LSB | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/h6VJw1zWUZ">http://t.co/h6VJw1zWUZ</a></li>
<li>Lithman: fee cuts will be 'kiss of death' | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/NdxvixSYhJ">http://t.co/NdxvixSYhJ</a> </li>
<li>Big Four firm nets £5m on IT contract | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/yg63ausdCt">http://t.co/yg63ausdCt</a> </li>
<li>Hundreds on the edge as PII renewal date looms | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/o8GrPKkS8y">http://t.co/o8GrPKkS8y</a> </li>
<li>City lawyers support 'equal merit' diversity push | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ELjhZP991D">http://t.co/ELjhZP991D</a></li>
<li>Leader: transparency on tax | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/TnpwydfEQz">http://t.co/TnpwydfEQz</a> </li>
<li>Risks & corruption: Concerns over bribery risk | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/XRWelVw1DW">http://t.co/XRWelVw1DW</a> </li>
<li>Cost of fraud almost 5.5% of GDP | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/dMCNyVhKty">http://t.co/dMCNyVhKty</a> </li>
<li>Data sharing review: Law Commission launches privacy & security review | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/oGUArRE4nt">http://t.co/oGUArRE4nt</a> </li>
<li>QOCS for defamation & privacy: New proposals for qualified one-way costs shifting | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/wotPRxPk58">http://t.co/wotPRxPk58</a> </li>
<li>Senior costs lawyer predicts Court of Appeal to take hard line on budget sanctions | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/8FHiAivD0S">http://t.co/8FHiAivD0S</a></li>
<li>CMC e-bundle success: Paper-free technology “saves money & reduces court days” | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/c62l8cHhDA">http://t.co/c62l8cHhDA</a></li>
<li>Munby slates "sloppy practice" in adoption | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/cYxyVC2JVg">http://t.co/cYxyVC2JVg</a> </li>
<li> Firms must increase their 'gene pool' | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/QRxevwjozw">http://t.co/QRxevwjozw</a> </li>
<li>MPs attack lobbying bill | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/BTxWrHBY5N">http://t.co/BTxWrHBY5N</a></li>
<li>Edmonds plans for LSB demise | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/mCu3Pg8zbR">http://t.co/mCu3Pg8zbR</a> </li>
<li>Footie and telecoms dominate regular round-up of recent M&A activity | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/xVVhbdbTqR">http://t.co/xVVhbdbTqR</a> </li>
<li>The Bar: new rules and requirements forcing sets to move into the 21st century | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/2QTIExFgNl">http://t.co/2QTIExFgNl</a> </li>
<li>Do the sums before making a lateral hire | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/irDmYfITfY">http://t.co/irDmYfITfY</a> </li>
<li>Judges quick off the mark to overhaul their divisions | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/SSKpcdlC9y">http://t.co/SSKpcdlC9y</a> </li>
<li>Is there an EU ‘rule of law’ crisis? | Law Society Gazette <a href="http://t.co/kLA5Mg1thC">http://t.co/kLA5Mg1thC</a> </li>
<li>Keeping gateway to debt advice open | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/NMeAi7WNzX">http://t.co/NMeAi7WNzX</a> </li>
<li>Defamation costs: lessons from the PI world | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/hg0ydovFQF">http://t.co/hg0ydovFQF</a> </li>
<li>Acted for Gareth Bale in £85m transfer - Profile | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/PimxeWowAA">http://t.co/PimxeWowAA</a> </li>
<li>The fight to control our privacy | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/VHHWg1fGwU">http://t.co/VHHWg1fGwU</a> </li>
<li>Hysteria over zero-hours contracts is unhelpful and misplaced as safeguards already exist | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/LXRiqvJ9AO">http://t.co/LXRiqvJ9AO</a> </li>
<li>Don’t mess with the TUPE rules | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/f9waUTpsaO">http://t.co/f9waUTpsaO</a> </li>
<li>The bar must fight for its survival | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/w1aifmfxMB">http://t.co/w1aifmfxMB</a> </li>
<li>Could the small matter of pay be behind the delay in filling the GC role at TSB? | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/uouH2n0M53">http://t.co/uouH2n0M53</a> </li>
<li>Law firms scrambling for pi cover amid rate hikes | Insurance Age <a href="http://t.co/GYJen0QjR3">http://t.co/GYJen0QjR3</a> </li>
<li>Capita enters legal services market with Optima acquisition | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/5MGPDndDhu">http://t.co/5MGPDndDhu</a> <br /> </li>
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<li>My legal life: Sushma Awtani - Profile | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Up9hAKODXy">http://t.co/Up9hAKODXy</a> </li>
<li>In-house Interview: Chinese internet giant Tencent, GC Brent Irvin | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/vhMTYiaigI">http://t.co/vhMTYiaigI</a> </li>
<li>Interview: Rowena Collins Rice - director general of the Attorney General’s Office <a href="http://t.co/Si4XlKgOR2">http://t.co/Si4XlKgOR2</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nteresting articles on <span style="font-size: small;">the </span>study of law, <span style="font-size: small;">legal </span>training<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>pupillage<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> associate<span style="font-size: small;">s, </span>legal academia & law students:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>The legal landscape: changes in law that colleges should look out for <a href="http://t.co/PeFIkDdEmH">http://t.co/PeFIkDdEmH</a></li>
<li>Youngsters began their legal careers last week after taking up apprenticeshipst at Beachcroft | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/8oHKsIhVLQ">http://t.co/8oHKsIhVLQ</a> </li>
<li>The 10 best law student meltdowns on Vine: <a href="http://t.co/bzmBqHfTF4">http://t.co/bzmBqHfTF4</a> </li>
<li>Students considering alternative to University could take advantage of a new legal apprenticeship scheme <a href="http://t.co/PknF6s1WgY">http://t.co/PknF6s1WgY</a> </li>
<li>US law schools take in fewer students in 2013 | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/Ifu6ofe0a5">http://t.co/Ifu6ofe0a5</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Articles of the week:</b></span><br />
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<li>‘Common Law Marriage’ myth needs addressing, say MPs <a href="http://t.co/crfslIaUpM">http://t.co/crfslIaUpM</a> </li>
<li>Benefit fraud could lead to 10-year jail terms, says DPP <a href="http://t.co/sofWx1ihYV">http://t.co/sofWx1ihYV</a> </li>
<li>Philip Pullman: illegal downloading is 'moral squalor' <a href="http://t.co/q7P2iFiCxo">http://t.co/q7P2iFiCxo</a> </li>
<li>Lawyer calls for sex abuse probe into immigration centres <a href="http://t.co/EcuJIZrWTC">http://t.co/EcuJIZrWTC</a></li>
<li>Proposed changes to libel law would stifle the press <a href="http://t.co/dKRUjmDubR">http://t.co/dKRUjmDubR</a> </li>
<li>Justice Secretary Chris Grayling: judges must quit £3k-a-night luxury lodgings and stay at B and Bs <a href="http://t.co/NqVfgUU7FZ">http://t.co/NqVfgUU7FZ</a> </li>
<li>Sober up in drunk tank and pay £400 to leave <a href="http://t.co/zCbysTVSOY">http://t.co/zCbysTVSOY</a></li>
<li>Scotland's most senior judge is rejecting calls for a register of interest for the judiciary <a href="http://t.co/WDHfn43EpT">http://t.co/WDHfn43EpT</a> </li>
<li>Privatising probation may undermine essential voluntary services <a href="http://t.co/fp9bvWZ8Eh">http://t.co/fp9bvWZ8Eh</a> </li>
<li>Change to UK collective redundancy laws inevitable, says expert as Government granted leave to appeal Woolworths case <a href="http://t.co/pPSY70CMyS">http://t.co/pPSY70CMyS</a></li>
<li>Employment tribunal fees: high price to pay for justice? <a href="http://t.co/B00UaymS9j">http://t.co/B00UaymS9j</a> </li>
<li>Smoking ban plan for prisons prompts fear of disturbances <a href="http://t.co/ZkgHGFGhUQ">http://t.co/ZkgHGFGhUQ</a> </li>
<li>Courts see rise in applications for privacy injunctions <a href="http://t.co/SQNmgBvw4i">http://t.co/SQNmgBvw4i</a> </li>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Friday 20th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">September</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Irwin Mitchell seeking new partnership in Spain <a href="http://t.co/Bb7KtkX97d">http://t.co/Bb7KtkX97d</a> </li>
<li>Dentons' Morris resigns after two years as global integration partner <a href="http://t.co/3utMYU8Bmm">http://t.co/3utMYU8Bmm</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields and Herbert Smith settle £142m London Underground claim <a href="http://t.co/Qhz5qgKL94">http://t.co/Qhz5qgKL94</a> </li>
<li>Another Mancunian merger for Slater & Gordon? <a href="http://t.co/c7W1T0JW0n">http://t.co/c7W1T0JW0n</a> </li>
<li>Keoghs makes triple partner hire <a href="http://t.co/IzGMOT94Rr">http://t.co/IzGMOT94Rr</a> </li>
<li>Goldsmith kick off anti-gay challenge by Singapore High Court in favour of local counsel <a href="http://t.co/0TIHFeollZ">http://t.co/0TIHFeollZ</a> </li>
<li>Slater & Gordon circles Pannone as consumer legal services market consolidates <a href="http://t.co/6cc8MBnqyO">http://t.co/6cc8MBnqyO</a> </li>
<li>McGuireWoods poaches FCA chief criminal counsel <a href="http://t.co/6NQcxYE60d">http://t.co/6NQcxYE60d</a> </li>
<li>DWF retains record number of trainees <a href="http://t.co/atavDBBAhN">http://t.co/atavDBBAhN</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields and Herbert Smith Freehills settle £140m London Underground claim <a href="http://t.co/4FQ4bSMCKD">http://t.co/4FQ4bSMCKD</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">19th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">September</span></span></span><br />
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<li>Riverview and DMH unveil fixed-fee M&A service <a href="http://t.co/LlR8NJIYea">http://t.co/LlR8NJIYea</a> </li>
<li>US law firm McGuire Woods hires top prosecutor David Kirk from UK financial watchdog <a href="http://t.co/7rr1Go8mP9">http://t.co/7rr1Go8mP9</a> </li>
<li>Keystone ends recruitment drive at 132 lawyers <a href="http://t.co/xiD6fO1fiz">http://t.co/xiD6fO1fiz</a> </li>
<li>Brown Rudnick expands in London with two-partner hire <a href="http://t.co/51PutBoFRi">http://t.co/51PutBoFRi</a> </li>
<li>Broker AKJ installs first general counsel <a href="http://t.co/LxA8GZQxYt">http://t.co/LxA8GZQxYt</a> </li>
<li>Cobbetts clear-up fees revealed <a href="http://t.co/jekWUxkyFP">http://t.co/jekWUxkyFP</a> </li>
<li>Slater & Gordon announce record 2013 result <a href="http://t.co/cMXvKibyTT">http://t.co/cMXvKibyTT</a> </li>
<li>Mayer Brown partners join Cadwalader in London <a href="http://t.co/JoOXy00YXV">http://t.co/JoOXy00YXV</a> </li>
<li>Eight Dallas partners leave Weil Gotshal for Sidley Austin <a href="http://t.co/sUf9u1aoZ9">http://t.co/sUf9u1aoZ9</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 18th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">September</span></span></span><br />
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<li>Joseph Sutton Solicitors opens new Canary Wharf office <a href="http://t.co/FHWc6FQcKz">http://t.co/FHWc6FQcKz</a> </li>
<li>Cobbetts' wind-down costs: £1.7m, including a £352k legal bill <a href="http://t.co/6TC69jqF67">http://t.co/6TC69jqF67</a> </li>
<li>Shearman signs best friends agreement with Italian tax boutique <a href="http://t.co/YlysHpAubt">http://t.co/YlysHpAubt</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields among firms to win role on Barclays’ £5.8bn rights issue <a href="http://t.co/OMM5MxhMpt">http://t.co/OMM5MxhMpt</a> </li>
<li>Brick Court's Nicholas Green QC joins the High Court <a href="http://t.co/5PoWnjT3nP">http://t.co/5PoWnjT3nP</a> </li>
<li>MoFo bats off £1.4m High Court negligence claim from energy client <a href="http://t.co/GeGRHOL7Di">http://t.co/GeGRHOL7Di</a> </li>
<li>Cadwalader's City growth spurt continues with Mayer Brown double hire <a href="http://t.co/jjkBdza5Br">http://t.co/jjkBdza5Br</a> </li>
<li>Law firm Pinsent Mason warns of bulk annuity capacity crunch <a href="http://t.co/22YuBsLjEd">http://t.co/22YuBsLjEd</a> </li>
<li>Companies drop premium global firms <a href="http://t.co/A3fNw5ihKc">http://t.co/A3fNw5ihKc</a> </li>
<li>Breakaway team join Lombardi Molinari in Rome <a href="http://t.co/tn9gQseOeW">http://t.co/tn9gQseOeW</a> </li>
<li>Listed Australian Firm Slater & Gordon unveils £1m campaign <a href="http://t.co/JvtpbXqC3n">http://t.co/JvtpbXqC3n</a> </li>
<li>Devereux Chambers expands tax practice through the addition of Jolyon Maugham <a href="http://t.co/0IZ8J6zNPd">http://t.co/0IZ8J6zNPd</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">17th September</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Italy's Labruna Mazziotti Segni bids farewell to two name partners <a href="http://t.co/meFisfIN6s">http://t.co/meFisfIN6s</a> </li>
<li>Norton Rose Fulbright picks up Cleary Brussels partner <a href="http://t.co/Q3i3Y4HVAG">http://t.co/Q3i3Y4HVAG</a> </li>
<li>Reed Smith, DLA and Olswang dine on £100m Côte restaurant sale <a href="http://t.co/YXFDRldqX2">http://t.co/YXFDRldqX2</a> </li>
<li>Kirkland launches in Beijing after gaining licence approval <a href="http://t.co/h2wEAsJFYi">http://t.co/h2wEAsJFYi</a> </li>
<li>Texas firm takes on team in London <a href="http://t.co/DdJuD0oeE7">http://t.co/DdJuD0oeE7</a> </li>
<li>DLA sweats it out in Asia Pacific <a href="http://t.co/nrehXLhi3W">http://t.co/nrehXLhi3W</a> </li>
<li>New York disputes firm Gregory Joseph marches into London in tie-up with Hage Aaronson <a href="http://t.co/z9Q5inYGyl">http://t.co/z9Q5inYGyl</a> </li>
<li>Capita steps into legal market through planned Optima acquisition <a href="http://t.co/vLP4fAq7y2">http://t.co/vLP4fAq7y2</a> </li>
<li>Norton Rose Fulbright to advise SRA on PII <a href="http://t.co/y6CqnSoKwq">http://t.co/y6CqnSoKwq</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">16th September</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Slaughters' White takes up non-exec position at diversity company <a href="http://t.co/JEFwQ4kRxx">http://t.co/JEFwQ4kRxx</a> </li>
<li>Conyers slims down Brazil presence with office closure <a href="http://t.co/knxbBPDgam">http://t.co/knxbBPDgam</a> </li>
<li>Texas firm Andrews Kurth raids Chadbourne for City arbitration trio <a href="http://t.co/3gnOujCM2e">http://t.co/3gnOujCM2e</a> </li>
<li>Former Slaughters chief White joins board of diversity recruitment agency Rare <a href="http://t.co/ELto3Xzd7V">http://t.co/ELto3Xzd7V</a> </li>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Welcome
to the year's <b>36</b></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th edition of the weekly 'Law Business' column brought
to you by the SundayLawReview team. </span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is week, the Ministry of Justice unveiled new protections for libel victims. The proposal include claimants having to pay only their own lawyer's fees even in the event of losing the case. Currently, losing claimants have to pay the winning side's legal fees, which could amount to large sums when the corporate might of media empires are involved. The measure is largely in response to the issues raised by the Leveson Report. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">With this and more, as ever, t</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">he
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.</span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The most interesting articles on developments,
compliance<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> business of law<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">within</span> UK <span style="font-size: small;">or <span style="font-size: small;">as well as international deve<span style="font-size: small;">lopments of </span></span>interest to UK law firms and legal practio<span style="font-size: small;">ners</span></span></span>:</b></span><b><i> </i></b> <br />
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<ul>
<li>Public ratings for lawyers | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/8YK9k0QFgW">http://t.co/8YK9k0QFgW</a> </li>
<li>Law can be a 'nuisance if you want to break it' | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/JnGOrQOuOv">http://t.co/JnGOrQOuOv</a> </li>
<li>Is there an EU ‘rule of law’ crisis? | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/91V6DGo45u">http://t.co/91V6DGo45u</a> </li>
<li>ASA rejects complaints from unhappy client unable to post negative review on ratings website | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/nu7BT4f1Q5">http://t.co/nu7BT4f1Q5</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Cameras to be allowed in English courts for the first time <a href="http://t.co/mjntDWlMtk">http://t.co/mjntDWlMtk</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Government goes ahead with costs shifting for libel | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/1bkDE9VWum">http://t.co/1bkDE9VWum</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Tax advisers relaxed over director’s ‘duty’ opinion | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/iYzUlGUTHc">http://t.co/iYzUlGUTHc</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>MPs condemn 'tortuous' inchoate offence law | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/mC0nh4N39R">http://t.co/mC0nh4N39R</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Mergers help top 100 return to double-digit growth | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/tBlcAlcBLg">http://t.co/tBlcAlcBLg</a> </li>
<li>Stay cool during a merger - Tina Williams, partner, Fox Williams | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/PGTxbgHSKz">http://t.co/PGTxbgHSKz</a> </li>
<li>Exacting Excalibur - longest running case of 2012 came to an end | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/Z5Ehc2kRDJ">http://t.co/Z5Ehc2kRDJ</a></li>
<li>Ashurst nears key votes on leadership and full Aussie merger | Legalweek <a href="http://t.co/4Ab5hZT5sw">http://t.co/4Ab5hZT5sw</a> </li>
<li>UK top 100 firms enjoy best quarter for growth in five years | Legalweek <a href="http://t.co/B0Y4hDuwcW">http://t.co/B0Y4hDuwcW</a> </li>
<li>Profit margin split highlights stark disparities across UK top 50 | Legalweek <a href="http://t.co/oDrtbcQlB1">http://t.co/oDrtbcQlB1</a> </li>
<li>Abolition of the requirement for corroboration could see workers face inappropriate prosecution | The Firm <a href="http://t.co/6UuLRomJqI">http://t.co/6UuLRomJqI</a> </li>
<li>Solicitors to debate proposed change on property transactions | The Firm <a href="http://t.co/530cccZznJ">http://t.co/530cccZznJ</a> </li>
<li>Berliner PII blow - Transfer problems in professional indemnity insurance market | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/HvRAVlHEmy">http://t.co/HvRAVlHEmy</a> </li>
<li>Prospect of enforcement action for law firms dims in hacking inquiry | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/R3POVwua0y">http://t.co/R3POVwua0y</a> </li>
<li>In-house call for law firms to develop outsourcing strategies | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/1u6ZXjx77B">http://t.co/1u6ZXjx77B</a> </li>
<li>MoJ insists it has "appetite" for legal regulation review | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/D2LOdiE6Qt">http://t.co/D2LOdiE6Qt</a> </li>
<li>QC slams Inner Temple over high rents as chambers bails to City | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/ozVEONpfJ3">http://t.co/ozVEONpfJ3</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Vaz agrees to delay naming law firms linked to rogue investigators | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/npHKODAqNp">http://t.co/npHKODAqNp</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Tax advisers relaxed over director’s ‘duty’ opinion | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/iYzUlGUTHc">http://t.co/iYzUlGUTHc</a> </li>
<li>Scotland’s Jackson decides against referral fee ban | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/C54LOj7N5T">http://t.co/C54LOj7N5T</a> </li>
<li>Call to reform rules on cross-examining children | Guardian Law <a href="http://t.co/FOqwQm5CLZ">http://t.co/FOqwQm5CLZ</a> </li>
<li>Doubts over Berliner's ability to offer indemnity cover | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/O5ZsTuR6L7">http://t.co/O5ZsTuR6L7</a> </li>
<li>Legal regulators to launch single consumer website | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/NMT3j0JuXR">http://t.co/NMT3j0JuXR</a> </li>
<li>Profession’s conservatism has hindered innovation, LSB says | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/GSZlhr9VfQ">http://t.co/GSZlhr9VfQ</a></li>
<li>Boutique and US firms gaining market share | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/Wz1X1INKbp">http://t.co/Wz1X1INKbp</a> </li>
<li>City of London Law Society has slated the current professional regulatory system as dysfunctional | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/OerhfUgwiY">http://t.co/OerhfUgwiY</a> </li>
<li>Consumers legal services site is to be launched by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/wvwrpWEAq5">http://t.co/wvwrpWEAq5</a> </li>
<li>IT fails to ease the strain for lawyers | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/ODZXUNryol">http://t.co/ODZXUNryol</a> </li>
<li>TripAdvisor fears over regulators’ consumer website | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/0VJecyVFKu">http://t.co/0VJecyVFKu</a> </li>
<li>Judicial review: prompt and prompter | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/Or6cCkhENR">http://t.co/Or6cCkhENR</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers scupper EU financial transaction tax | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/uQZUeIM569">http://t.co/uQZUeIM569</a> </li>
<li>In-house lawyers aim for the board | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/QmMDq22etr">http://t.co/QmMDq22etr</a> </li>
<li>Grayling sets out magistracy reforms | Law Society Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Md95WjlRS4">http://t.co/Md95WjlRS4</a> </li>
<li>Grant: government has 'appetite' for regulation reform | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Ptha1bEbam">http://t.co/Ptha1bEbam</a> </li>
<li>Scotland’s ‘Jackson’ proposes DBAs and QOCS | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/NaHJY7LRlg">http://t.co/NaHJY7LRlg</a> </li>
<li>SRA: Law Society "inadvertently" makes case for independent regulation | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/aHQKyxXhp5">http://t.co/aHQKyxXhp5</a> </li>
<li>Grayling outlines second wave of judicial review curbs | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/MGwyUYbctV">http://t.co/MGwyUYbctV</a> </li>
<li>How the smallest firms are getting the best out of ABS status | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/uCREGBBQ5X">http://t.co/uCREGBBQ5X</a> </li>
<li>Legal Aid Agency refuses to fund exceptional cases | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/qu2sguCn7W">http://t.co/qu2sguCn7W</a> </li>
<li>MoJ plans for a single fees and remissions system across the courts and tribunals | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/YqWW85mY4J">http://t.co/YqWW85mY4J</a> </li>
<li>Time-limited Planning Chamber out for speedy consultation | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/ZEuM6mJgze">http://t.co/ZEuM6mJgze</a> </li>
<li>Ministry of Sound claims copyright over track listings | New Law Journal: <a href="http://t.co/HnUBtqspz4">http://t.co/HnUBtqspz4</a> </li>
<li>GCs get top role in hiring law firms | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/OBGtSHFQid">http://t.co/OBGtSHFQid</a> </li>
<li>Professional indemnity insurance: Toughing it out | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/uCFTRkAeQG">http://t.co/uCFTRkAeQG</a></li>
<li>U.K. Notches Up Vintage Week on Regulation <a href="http://t.co/uJKSXjpkt4">http://t.co/uJKSXjpkt4</a> </li>
<li>Income at leading UK legal firms jumps 10.5% <a href="http://t.co/MQc7hbB3Ud">http://t.co/MQc7hbB3Ud</a> </li>
<li>Advocates without solicitors is an important step in Scotland <a href="http://t.co/8i2PJtaBJn">http://t.co/8i2PJtaBJn</a> </li>
<li>General counsel eye up the board | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/Ar9RthboiH">http://t.co/Ar9RthboiH</a> </li>
<li>Delay on publication of names in hacking inquiry | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/3odYEtuGME">http://t.co/3odYEtuGME</a> </li>
<li>Over 40pc of in-house lawyers fear corruption investigation | The Global Legal Post <a href="http://t.co/lbnpA7zroM">http://t.co/lbnpA7zroM</a> </li>
<li>Impact assessment of Civil Legal Aid cuts doesn't anticipate shortfall in family law barristers arising from changes <a href="http://t.co/CfUS5j8igA">http://t.co/CfUS5j8igA</a> </li>
<li>LSB lays out vision of radical reform of legal regulation | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/19tvKqqIRp">http://t.co/19tvKqqIRp</a> </li>
<li>Thinktanks call for greater autonomy in courts | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/SkLyyScoqT">http://t.co/SkLyyScoqT</a> </li>
<li>Fee remission reforms to go ahead | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Fj77q8aARN">http://t.co/Fj77q8aARN</a> </li>
<li>Regulatory system 'dysfunctional' - City lawyers | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/OOsLVijRRs">http://t.co/OOsLVijRRs</a> </li>
<li>SRA plans referral checks on PI sector | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/zyBr8j0kok">http://t.co/zyBr8j0kok</a> </li>
<li>City lawyers call for ‘sophisticated’ regulation | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/pyn8hSEDr8">http://t.co/pyn8hSEDr8</a> </li>
<li>CBA launches judicial review against QASA | Solicitors Journal <a href="http://t.co/cR3yzfP8YH">http://t.co/cR3yzfP8YH</a> </li>
<li>Criminal barristers seek judicial review of LSB over QASA | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/zi0rB2kxna">http://t.co/zi0rB2kxna</a> </li>
<li>Consumer panel attacks "staggering" Law Society regulation blueprint | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/I5kjA5EbHT">http://t.co/I5kjA5EbHT</a> </li>
<li>Tear up Legal Services Act and start again, says LSB | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/CgDz1CbOjA">http://t.co/CgDz1CbOjA</a> </li>
<li>Criminal bar issues legal challenge to QASA | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/Xv2HOn75VR">http://t.co/Xv2HOn75VR</a> </li>
<li>Labyrinthine legal services regulation 'needs to be streamlined' <a href="http://t.co/rXBC7NonAq">http://t.co/rXBC7NonAq</a> </li>
<li>SRA to create consumer-facing website | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/G5MBo1RH6a">http://t.co/G5MBo1RH6a</a> </li>
<li>Firms face uncertainty as Berliner pulls plug | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/9nUo4LfWU9">http://t.co/9nUo4LfWU9</a> </li>
<li>Law firms and sustainability: good business sense | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/PzHivt9Qnr">http://t.co/PzHivt9Qnr</a> </li>
<li>UK-based Magdalene women and compensation | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/6uiAs3IhCU">http://t.co/6uiAs3IhCU</a> </li>
<li>Lawyers well placed to lead democratic reform | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ciwH9d1BN9">http://t.co/ciwH9d1BN9</a> </li>
<li>Leader: warming to a theme - energy monitoring | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/liTClfn3Fb">http://t.co/liTClfn3Fb</a> </li>
<li>Divorce lawyers: proving our worth | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/98OfQXDZl9">http://t.co/98OfQXDZl9</a> </li>
<li>Mentally vulnerable put at risk by ‘postcode lottery’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/B839RSAQcg">http://t.co/B839RSAQcg</a> </li>
<li>Practices rethink partnership | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/ISIbhhVcZS">http://t.co/ISIbhhVcZS</a> </li>
<li>Nigel Lithman QC has been appointed chairman-elect of the Criminal Bar Association for 2013/2014 | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/wm9JznvW9J">http://t.co/wm9JznvW9J</a> </li>
<li>Appeal court broadcasting rules drafted | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/vAFprkgvuM">http://t.co/vAFprkgvuM</a> </li>
<li>MoJ lags on data, nearly a year behind the prime minister’s transparency commitments | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/o90zbR5TKP">http://t.co/o90zbR5TKP</a> </li>
<li>MoJ puts regulation shake-up on hold | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/2PnSXCsZjY">http://t.co/2PnSXCsZjY</a> </li>
<li>‘Disturbing reduction’ in take-up of civil legal aid | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/W2VESlc83K">http://t.co/W2VESlc83K</a> </li>
<li>In-house to do more high-value work | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/AHFaFOr8xi">http://t.co/AHFaFOr8xi</a></li>
<li>Pressure mounts on professional indemnity market as renewal date moves closer | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/wSoiEdQCN5">http://t.co/wSoiEdQCN5</a> </li>
<li>‘Panic’ over CMC disclosure demand | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/BVaEvPSC2N">http://t.co/BVaEvPSC2N</a> </li>
<li>Mentally vulnerable put at risk by ‘postcode lottery’ | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/B839RSAQcg">http://t.co/B839RSAQcg</a> </li>
<li>Let 'glare of publicity' into family courts, says Munby | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/xQFGLv3MGb">http://t.co/xQFGLv3MGb</a></li>
<li>In-house counsel slam firm performance in panel reviews as 'complacent and lazy' | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/KROdUEWtQ7">http://t.co/KROdUEWtQ7</a> </li>
<li>CIS region: CIS-express | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/QWtA5DsYD1">http://t.co/QWtA5DsYD1</a> </li>
<li>Litigation funding: Bills of health | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/8sHCVsdRBL">http://t.co/8sHCVsdRBL</a> </li>
<li>Panel reviews: Partners on parade | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/kB5gZoOE6d">http://t.co/kB5gZoOE6d</a></li>
<li>PE-fuelled Winns targets expansion after "nightmare" ABS process | Legal Futures <a href="http://t.co/v5mxEwNcN2">http://t.co/v5mxEwNcN2</a></li>
<li>Stand by your gay colleagues | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/BFz9mrWrdP">http://t.co/BFz9mrWrdP</a> </li>
<li>UK is leading the way on business and human rights, but others will be following soon | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/3NyVjLHPxW">http://t.co/3NyVjLHPxW</a> </li>
<li>AIFMD confusion makes mediation the most efficient solution to multi-jurisdictional funds disputes | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/4J7TCVdddt">http://t.co/4J7TCVdddt</a> </li>
<li>In seeking to prevent tax avoidance, HMRC may restrict the development of UK professional services | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/D7FKW4g4rY">http://t.co/D7FKW4g4rY</a> </li>
<li>Pain of the panel review is just the start | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/dqM2Yj2JXe">http://t.co/dqM2Yj2JXe</a> </li>
<li>PII implosion looms as underwriter Berliner exits market | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/I8ByBWv8ql">http://t.co/I8ByBWv8ql</a> </li>
<li>High Court Rejects SCCRC Reference | The Firm <a href="http://t.co/wwJYMAwqAC">http://t.co/wwJYMAwqAC</a> </li>
<li>How do you solve a problem like Bill Walker? Vol. III | The Firm <a href="http://t.co/vZ5tKkQskG">http://t.co/vZ5tKkQskG</a> </li>
<li>Scottish Law Awards 2013 Categories and Nominees | The Firm <a href="http://t.co/53wpS5yNmT">http://t.co/53wpS5yNmT</a></li>
<li>Dean’s Ruling about solicitor’s presence in court receives mixed reception | The Firm <a href="http://t.co/boIavgFcUA">http://t.co/boIavgFcUA</a> <br /> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nterviews, features and obituaries of Lawyers:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>In-house interview: Leo Dezoysa, legal boss at company holding rights to Agatha Christie’s works | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/ePcUfO775a">http://t.co/ePcUfO775a</a> </li>
<li>In-house interview: Adding value - Ernst & Young GC for UK & Ireland, Lisa Cameron | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/tieeaOUZI7">http://t.co/tieeaOUZI7</a> </li>
<li>Dame Juliet Wheldon obituary: Dynamic Treasury solicitor who went on to become the Bank of England's legal adviser <a href="http://t.co/gdemsmrnwr">http://t.co/gdemsmrnwr</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I</span>nteresting articles on <span style="font-size: small;">the </span>study of law, <span style="font-size: small;">legal </span>training<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>pupillage<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> associate<span style="font-size: small;">s, </span>legal academia & law students:</b></span><b><i> </i></b><br />
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<li>Law graduates lose out in earning stakes | Law Gazette <a href="http://t.co/dBwkn2ZKD3">http://t.co/dBwkn2ZKD3</a> </li>
<li>Training: Criminal injustice | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/2KGWgQ56n3">http://t.co/2KGWgQ56n3</a> </li>
<li>Solicitor who finished training contract last year is made a partner by City law firm: <a href="http://t.co/fR71CzAdNh">http://t.co/fR71CzAdNh</a> </li>
<li>Recent US Law Graduates Weigh in on Third Year of School <a href="http://t.co/0siCyWSSKR">http://t.co/0siCyWSSKR</a> </li>
<li>Former University of Alabama law school dean develops online classes <a href="http://t.co/nqwJGVfEvQ">http://t.co/nqwJGVfEvQ</a></li>
<li>University of Law accused of “despicable” debt collecting by aggrieved father | The Lawyer <a href="http://t.co/8fHhCvHtU7">http://t.co/8fHhCvHtU7</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Articles of the week:</b></span><br />
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<li>Do judges really need more oversight? | Joshua Rozenberg <a href="http://t.co/vWem4l814y">http://t.co/vWem4l814y</a> </li>
<li>Foreign doctors to face language tests before they can work in hospitals <a href="http://t.co/1gPz0dLpEz">http://t.co/1gPz0dLpEz</a> </li>
<li>Bobbies on the beat could become an endangered species, police association head warns <a href="http://t.co/iS1WmxybzJ">http://t.co/iS1WmxybzJ</a> </li>
<li>Gender abortions: CPS accused of double standards after putting pro-life campaigners on trial <a href="http://t.co/oyZFGYlV0o">http://t.co/oyZFGYlV0o</a> </li>
<li>Making Free Men and Women | Online Library of Law and Liberty: <a href="http://t.co/jog7NAxRAi">http://t.co/jog7NAxRAi</a> </li>
<li>The first law of culture. Who owns what? | The Firm <a href="http://t.co/unIHplpscp">http://t.co/unIHplpscp</a> </li>
<li>Review of sex in prisons hears that separation policy thought to be discriminatory towards openly gay prisoners <a href="http://t.co/6WlY1M8BqS">http://t.co/6WlY1M8BqS</a> </li>
<li>Birmingham Metropolitan college accused of discrimination after banning students from wearing religious veils <a href="http://t.co/sA7vRYGjYv">http://t.co/sA7vRYGjYv</a></li>
<li>Barrister Anne Bury's family 'cannot comprehend' Turkey shootings <a href="http://t.co/Rqs2zSN0MI">http://t.co/Rqs2zSN0MI</a> </li>
<li>UK Take on Software Patent Eligibility: Claim Must include Feature that is both Technological and Innovative <a href="http://t.co/keqrUVcLDp">http://t.co/keqrUVcLDp</a> </li>
<li>Libel reform would mean plaintiffs only pay own legal costs <a href="http://t.co/KNtuwnUQkz">http://t.co/KNtuwnUQkz</a> </li>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawyers,</span> Law Firm<span style="font-size: small;">s,</span> Chambers & ABS in the news this week: </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Friday 13th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">September</span></span></span><br />
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<li>Perkins Coie and Blackstone Chambers take lead on multi-million dollar arbitration <a href="http://t.co/jFXEfPWLAU">http://t.co/jFXEfPWLAU</a> </li>
<li>Germany's Luther breaks through €100m barrier for 2012/13 year <a href="http://t.co/xCXZWOCJTe">http://t.co/xCXZWOCJTe</a> </li>
<li>Cripps Harries Hall hires former Brachers managing partner <a href="http://t.co/R8OJeJpmUs">http://t.co/R8OJeJpmUs</a> </li>
<li>Hogan Lovells to review stress management in wake of partner's suicide <a href="http://t.co/HFR5gBeP3s">http://t.co/HFR5gBeP3s</a> </li>
<li>Davenport Lyons to review pay structure as partners vote on LLP conversion <a href="http://t.co/ygkNSbPC1d">http://t.co/ygkNSbPC1d</a> </li>
<li>Clifford Chance trainee faces the sack after Oxford video appearance <a href="http://t.co/69bUzi2yBM">http://t.co/69bUzi2yBM</a> </li>
<li>Twitter GC turns to former firm Wilson Sonsini as site files for IPO <a href="http://t.co/W9TaU1facP">http://t.co/W9TaU1facP</a> </li>
<li>Exeter law firms in UK big league <a href="http://t.co/MC3iApBLRW">http://t.co/MC3iApBLRW</a> </li>
<li>Davis Polk and Simpson Thacher check in for $1.25bn Hilton IPO <a href="http://t.co/huAv6Y2SRJ">http://t.co/huAv6Y2SRJ</a> </li>
<li>SJB funds star Gold exits partnership after 25 years for private equity role <a href="http://t.co/TOnwo6WZTo">http://t.co/TOnwo6WZTo</a></li>
<li>Burges Salmon transport head quits for Department for Transport GC role <a href="http://t.co/8ndkl7O5LB">http://t.co/8ndkl7O5LB</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thursday<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">12th<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">September</span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Al-Jazeera takes legal action over treatment of its journalists in EGYPT, by hiring London firm Carter-Ruck <a href="http://t.co/vlqTn7zhIy">http://t.co/vlqTn7zhIy</a> <span class="created_at"></span></li>
<li>Mayer Brown duo team up with litigators for Paris boutique launch <a href="http://t.co/4GEdWteOZt">http://t.co/4GEdWteOZt</a> </li>
<li>Wragges leads Dyson IP battle against Samsung <a href="http://t.co/Ed2I987CzM">http://t.co/Ed2I987CzM</a> </li>
<li>King & Spalding sets up Paris energy team with HSF hires <a href="http://t.co/sQx1KdFbPr">http://t.co/sQx1KdFbPr</a> </li>
<li>DLA Piper Birmingham managing partner quits for Eversheds in two-partner raid <a href="http://t.co/XkjGT8q71c">http://t.co/XkjGT8q71c</a> </li>
<li>Freshfields, Linklaters and Slaughters step up as government confirms Royal Mail IPO <a href="http://t.co/3gtUdR26ex">http://t.co/3gtUdR26ex</a> </li>
<li>NAH teams up with top insurer as PI firm unveils trio of ABSs <a href="http://t.co/vsPmB6Fk9W">http://t.co/vsPmB6Fk9W</a> </li>
<li>The legal textbook publisher that's now a law firm <a href="http://t.co/JmYVVITPkZ">http://t.co/JmYVVITPkZ</a></li>
<li>Pinsents boost insurance practice with Clydes hire <a href="http://t.co/ARr24WXh9J">http://t.co/ARr24WXh9J</a> </li>
<li>BLP lawyer heads in-house at Ashby Capital <a href="http://t.co/XLRmKPOt9t">http://t.co/XLRmKPOt9t</a> </li>
<li>White & Case called to court by Saudi tycoon over Barclays settlement <a href="http://t.co/vdSi047C9S">http://t.co/vdSi047C9S</a> </li>
<li>Competition and Markets Authority names former Slaughters partner as general counsel <a href="http://t.co/IeTXjsNFVK">http://t.co/IeTXjsNFVK</a> </li>
<li>Addleshaws maintains high retention, keeping 81 per cent of qualifiers <a href="http://t.co/Mv4aNDHinQ">http://t.co/Mv4aNDHinQ</a> </li>
<li>Stowe Family Law appoints new Head of Children’s Department <a href="http://t.co/oVAHjPMLLU">http://t.co/oVAHjPMLLU</a> </li>
<li>Lloyds Banking Group raids UBS Wealth for disputes chief <a href="http://t.co/WBPahp77ye">http://t.co/WBPahp77ye</a> </li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday 11th </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">September</span></span></span><br />
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<li>Eversheds and Clydes announce retention rates for autumn intake <a href="http://t.co/jseONgpwoG">http://t.co/jseONgpwoG</a> </li>
<li>Bakers seals hire of McDermott's head of European M&A <a href="http://t.co/BdxklGxVUT">http://t.co/BdxklGxVUT</a> </li>
<li>DLA Piper adds two partners to Paris base with Fried Frank hires <a href="http://t.co/6B5ktsovk2">http://t.co/6B5ktsovk2</a> </li>
<li>DLA Piper makes Paris partner hires from Dentons, Fried Frank <a href="http://t.co/AKrvVI927U">http://t.co/AKrvVI927U</a> </li>
<li>MJ Hudson and Jersey's VerrasLaw forge rare onshore-offshore merger <a href="http://t.co/m1jUNoktaH">http://t.co/m1jUNoktaH</a></li>
<li>Bakers boosts Nordic coverage with McDermott corporate head hire <a href="http://t.co/nF0SoL1X4r">http://t.co/nF0SoL1X4r</a> </li>
<li>Irwin Mitchell and Eversheds reveal retention rates <a href="http://t.co/NjWUKNvaCl">http://t.co/NjWUKNvaCl</a></li>
<li>Clifford Chance client Excalibur defeated in £1.6bn High Court battle <a href="http://t.co/5JCIfKFKYq">http://t.co/5JCIfKFKYq</a> </li>
<li>Hogan Lovells, Travers on board for £190m refinancing <a href="http://t.co/701t9b6Vkz">http://t.co/701t9b6Vkz </a></li>
<li>Ex-Slaughters and CC partners take top roles at new competition regulator <a href="http://t.co/WGOMvRlmTJ">http://t.co/WGOMvRlmTJ</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">10th September</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>France's Lefèvre Pelletier opens Munich office with four-partner hire <a href="http://t.co/AeuPDrMJdq">http://t.co/AeuPDrMJdq</a> </li>
<li>FFW appoints Paris IP partner from Winston & Strawn <a href="http://t.co/ryH9x1CPPH">http://t.co/ryH9x1CPPH</a> </li>
<li>Singapore firm Selvam & Partners launches in Myanmar <a href="http://t.co/7od5AEdAi5">http://t.co/7od5AEdAi5</a> </li>
<li>Clydes expands in Australia with KWM and Norton Rose Fulbright hires <a href="http://t.co/2kPA63y0Y2">http://t.co/2kPA63y0Y2</a> </li>
<li>Maclay Murray & Spens cuts 28 jobs <a href="http://t.co/WaUH80UQL7">http://t.co/WaUH80UQL7</a> </li>
<li>Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance lead on Suntory £1.35bn Ribena, Lucozade deal <a href="http://t.co/2QyyOb0VBL">http://t.co/2QyyOb0VBL</a> </li>
<li>Ashurst posts 80 per cent retention <a href="http://t.co/myUYtn0aCH">http://t.co/myUYtn0aCH</a> </li>
<li>Scottish firm Maclays confirms 28 redundancies <a href="http://t.co/njdSVqN4Mc">http://t.co/njdSVqN4Mc</a></li>
<li>Mold solicitor among jailed mortgage scam team <a href="http://t.co/sNGIXZnjbh">http://t.co/sNGIXZnjbh</a> </li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;">Monday <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">9th September</span> </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Brown Rudnick IP head joins Irwin Mitchell <a href="http://t.co/DZ17WMEi6x">http://t.co/DZ17WMEi6x</a> </li>
<li>Ashfords to admit non-lawyers to partnership as it moves beyond law <a href="http://t.co/OYmJmoIlo6">http://t.co/OYmJmoIlo6</a> </li>
<li>Leading trade union firms join forces to launch ‘Lawyers 4 Unions’ <a href="http://t.co/bj6C99hMzg">http://t.co/bj6C99hMzg</a></li>
<li>HSF’s Shanghai M&A partner quits for Mayer Brown JSM <a href="http://t.co/VV2CT7u9lT">http://t.co/VV2CT7u9lT</a> </li>
<li>Energy giant Shell names UK legal chief in top level reshuffle <a href="http://t.co/toayORFyKj">http://t.co/toayORFyKj</a> </li>
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