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The most interesting articles on developments, compliance, business of law within UK or as well as international developments of interest to UK law firms and legal practitioners:
- Late claimant’s bid to delay trial refused | Law Gazette http://t.co/xUiEPGtxzg
- Cleaner banned from working in law firms without the regulator's permission | Law Gazette http://t.co/NsETOBcF5t
- We'll scrap legal aid contract scheme, says Labour | Law Gazette http://t.co/i2Ak36vQ06
- Conveyancers overtake family lawyers in complaints league table | Legal Futures http://t.co/q4OjioS0Ar
- “I want to dominate the market,” says entrepreneur securing £12m funding for clinical negligence ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/nc4BSMinjP
- Hollywood meets law in London | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/U0QGCMTGe2
- Law firms warned on cost control | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/3PBLBWo1TQ
- Top UK law firms on merger trail | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ajq7JlYLld
- Global legal landscape to be reinvented by Dentons Dachung megamerger | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pnD4F3VWMR
- Lawyers rank with shop workers as unhappiest UK employees | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/sKJkQj8cIt
- Warning by MP at a discussion with leading experts on the merits of a written constitution | New Law Journal http://t.co/HHZxVKHDQt
- Court provides clarity over “image rights” as celebrity wins T-shirt battle | New Law Journal https://t.co/p6EPIpyxuj
- Cybersecurity risk, global investigations & new regulations to lead change in e-discovery in 2015 | New Law Journal http://t.co/RYGQt2MHsO
- Get your aprons at the ready for the Great Legal Bake, in the week of 9-13 February | New Law Journal https://t.co/ZBzXcauhl4
- IT projects start to replicate decision-making of judges | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8WoCDyG9yX
- The importance of the free legal advice sector | New Law Journal https://t.co/4jRssCUmmH
- Male and female general counsel approach the purchase of legal services in different ways | New Law Journal https://t.co/dVGvDZtRte
- Learning curves and career highlights: What it's really like to be an interim GC | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Zf7iv9LZYh
- Third parties access to client information prompt the SRA to launch guidance for confidentiality | New Law Journal http://t.co/5snmmlEZ2B
- Personal injury lawyers voice opposition to government plans to hike court fees by 420% | New Law Journal http://t.co/az65ijTaxa
- EU-US legal services breakthrough | Law Gazette http://t.co/vwS3t9rzZb
- CoA overturns 'fundamentally unfair' care order | Law Gazette http://t.co/YBREEZerbz
- Compensation excludes dividends: directors who save tax by accepting modest salary and remuneration | New Law Journal http://t.co/CVxG3JpP29
- Lawyers disagree over “fundamentally dishonest” sanction | New Law Journal https://t.co/6rFUHSDI5T
- Costs own-goal in footballer libel trial | New Law Journal https://t.co/IZItMpbiN1
- Top-25 firm confirms £15m bank loan | Law Gazette http://t.co/BmWqENpLlK
- Government push for victim support | Law Gazette http://t.co/IqakiFCf69
- Sampson’s expenses ‘novel and contentious’, says MoJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/2DLlB05ryC
- Supreme Court rules family cannot sue police | Law Gazette http://t.co/xKMFFwHMlD
- MoJ admits losing inquiry data discs | Law Gazette http://t.co/P6wIWVerZ2
- International insurance group to launch ABS for corporate clients | Legal Futures http://t.co/g2lXMCO8lr
- Law firm set-up blocks client value | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JZnPa2IMn5
- Drone on – with an eye on the law | Law Gazette http://t.co/BYlGHhe1es
- The lord chief justice wants to spare us details of horrific crimes. His good intentions are doomed | Law Gazette http://t.co/xq6YtFrgqP
- SRA warns solicitors over risks to client confidentiality | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/jpWW5VFCnu
- Court of Appeal recognises client capacity in entering CFAs | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/bf4HcUHcX4
- SRA secures injunction against fraudster ex-solicitor | Law Gazette http://t.co/RJVzoEpvFP
- In-house media lawyer heading for the spotlight? http://t.co/efnVxS6jSl
- Tribunal non-payments a ‘scandal’, says minister | Law Gazette http://t.co/z9IPm4OiN5
- LeO finally takes on CMC complaints | Law Gazette http://t.co/z1NmvOIiCn
- Tribunal non-payments a ‘scandal’, says minister | Law Gazette http://t.co/z9IPm4OiN5
- LeO finally takes on CMC complaints | Law Gazette http://t.co/z1NmvOIiCn
- Top 200 expect more consolidation - even though most think mergers to date have not succeeded | Legal Futures http://t.co/2lgb4xLUh2
- Lord Chief Justice calls for independent review of legal market | Legal Futures http://t.co/qLBLnixuDt
- LeO recruits team of 30 to tackle claims management complaints | Legal Futures http://t.co/23J5bWRSSn
- “Don’t merge to make costs savings”, says head of newly merged City firm | Legal Futures http://t.co/Y4ehHDSznh
- Human rights comes under corporate attack | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7Zhggk5By5
- Justice agencies lack human decency when it comes to complaints | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/FC4api4GfU
- SRA urged not to relinquish insolvency regulation | Law Gazette http://t.co/IOYijQOGRS
- CFA retained by client without mental capacity – CoA | Law Gazette http://t.co/g8AsHG6Dex
- Legal services market failing to cut costs, says LCJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/T7jVMOUhhd
- Almost half of all non-merged UK firms would consider a tie-up over the next two years | The Lawyer http://t.co/X6dLDc1fdN
- When a partner misbehaves, everyone around them can be tarnished | Law Gazette http://t.co/WdRnoCWght
- Accountant threat driving law firm merger interest | Law Gazette http://t.co/x7gXwb7aDr
- Special report: Cyber security – In a rights pickle | The Lawyer http://t.co/rmbm5vjSNj
- Roundtable: in-house public sector | Law Gazette http://t.co/NWcYCBbY4F
- South-east roll-out for CRM14 form | Law Gazette http://t.co/3RrIYDRKSY
- Sikh Solicitors no longer have to remove articles of faith when meeting clients in detention centres| Law Gazette http://t.co/NVRszVQUM
- After the easy fixes, what next for diversity? | The Lawyer http://t.co/oZrNOD4y7s
- Victims ‘let down by justice agencies’ – report | Law Gazette http://t.co/CIUAGZ42xa
- Jailing of former Law Society council member damaged profession, SDT says | Legal Futures http://t.co/6ShAsImYlU
- Human rights comes under corporate attack | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nAZnxLEX2I
- Private sector-prosecutor collaboration secures 13-year conviction | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jWazYmMlDS
- As the legal revolution progresses, the weakest and most abused clients will be pushed to the margins | Law Gazette http://t.co/CqB0pBqkQd
- Tax dispute forced firm into insolvency | Law Gazette http://t.co/TROMqRFAMu
- Court of Appeal close to setting debt repayment precedent | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Ekjsm2ZmqY
- John Cooper QC on the Global Law Summit: By going there, we are tacitly endorsing what Grayling is doing” http://t.co/XBs7Pvf8Ut
- Merseyside summit to tackle legal aid cuts | Law Gazette http://t.co/NCppxlKz1M
- Saatchi bill running out of time | Law Gazette http://t.co/aHWEc7ro7E
- Society puts trainee minimum salary back on agenda | Law Gazette http://t.co/tcLx27iucd
- We must take great care when arguing that lawyers are ‘special’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/YLYE45O2Wv
- DV: breaking free of coercion: Legislating emotional abuse will prove difficult | Law Gazette http://t.co/3W9QOPrcr8
- Law Society backing for outreach | Law Gazette http://t.co/LvihL5TyxM
- Insolvency costs cap does not fit – peer | Law Gazette http://t.co/wu1IX4a8EE
- Lawyers-to-be reveal career motivations | Law Gazette http://t.co/2r56y1n444
- Capita still failing to hit interpreter target | Law Gazette http://t.co/a33HCvPj8A
- Midlands-based lawyers in line for 10 per cent pay rise as legal jobs increase | The Lawyer http://t.co/OVzcWxFE4J
- Hot 100 2015: record number of in-housers among this year's stand-out lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/t64dt5aF5p
- Lawyers’ use of ‘the cloud’ and their ability to harness ‘big data’| Law Gazette http://t.co/7N61kfXEWD
- SRA warns firms of confidentiality risk from law firm M&A | Legal Futures http://t.co/GhTxNYad1l
Interviews, features, obituaries & lawyers in the news:
- The in-house interview: Pets at Home legal chief Louise Stonier - Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/4vCLQ8u4rG
- My legal life: Kevin Poulter, Legal director, employment and social media, Bircham Dyson Bell - Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/8NppHujD1n
- Ben Emmerson QC – the high-flyer representing Marina Litvinenko http://t.co/0ECul9IiXy
Interesting articles involving the study of law and legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia, publications on law and law students:
- How a law degree could launch your career in politics http://t.co/bFJtSmPmhD
- BOOK REVIEW: Court of Protection Handbook – a user’s guide | Law Gazette http://t.co/NENVsJP9Kg
Recommended Articles of this week:
The UK and international articles of the week are pieces selected by @TheLawMap tweeting team based on recommendations from friends and followers of LawNewsIndex.com daily law news blog.
- Why tyrants are afraid of art and beauty http://t.co/RaR9mvBmmQ
- CCTV: Too many cameras useless, warns surveillance watchdog Tony Porter http://t.co/Jn08fL4Dfl
- Auschwitz 70th anniversary: Even today, Jews need Israel as a safe haven http://t.co/looxzLzx0j
- Hair straightener patent dispute | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/0GuTV5lZOY
- Government in £9 million payout after single letter blunder causes business to collapse http://t.co/mey8YEtIdM
- Edward Snowden Wins 'Debate' With NSA Lawyer https://t.co/ZJ2t5bsdyL
- We must increase availability of restorative justice for crime victims | Jon Collins, Restorative Justice Council http://t.co/1HroJ6CHrv
- Data from death inquiries lost by Ministry of Justice http://t.co/17O7xv0edx
- UK broke law in fewer than 1% of European human rights cases in 2014 http://t.co/jh7M0VrdFp
- Legal aid payments to lawyers in Northern Ireland will be subject to a new levy of up to 15% https://t.co/NOvX61e3v7
- Is ‘academic citizenship’ under strain? http://t.co/HiqYVgRDcN
Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:
Friday 30th January
- Freshfields gives cyber security help on pro bono basis | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lTZHrdvZdn
- Law Firm Bromleys, based in Ashton-under-Lyne, saw revenues rise 5 per cent to £2.55m in the 12 months to April https://t.co/C8JAQhA3gM
- Wetherby & York law firm bidding farewell to family solicitor Jonathan Leach who served more than 33 years https://t.co/NIMfJ2GrZg
- Deutsche Bank legal costs fall by 80 per cent in Q4 2014 as cases linger | The Lawyer http://t.co/5fOaPJpakS
- Freshfields first of magic circle to report spring trainee retention, keeping 85% | The Lawyer http://t.co/TLy9nbfyTC
- Chadbourne becomes latest entrant into Jo'burg with Bowman Gilfillan hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/ExwtmA6mAz
- Squire Patton Boggs advises on Sheffield Wednesday sale to Thai seafood businessman | The Lawyer http://t.co/3YxSP9A1BU
- BBVA UK legal head takes up new role at derivatives platform NetOTC | The Lawyer http://t.co/mbiZMwI08m
- China’s Dacheng raids Haworth & Lexon for six-partner team | The Lawyer http://t.co/BmVicFKnop
- Simmons' managing partner Jeremy Hoyland on Bristol, Luxembourg and defying gravity | The Lawyer http://t.co/4VQ4rtNCqx
- CMS paid £2.3m to prepare Dundas for takeover, LLP accounts show | The Lawyer http://t.co/SR7yaW0UMQ
- Allen & Overy records highest trainee retention since before recession | The Lawyer http://t.co/Q5mXXCrl3b
- BLP advocacy head Stuart Isaacs QC joins King & Spalding | The Lawyer http://t.co/rowXyrvRpC
- Reed Smith advises Sky on mobile phone launch with Telefónica UK | The Lawyer http://t.co/SZgJroohvY
- Freshfields adds Kirkland employment partner as US expansion drive continues | The Lawyer http://t.co/dSKp7aSxpf
- DLA Piper International revenue and headcount fell in 2013/14, accounts show | The Lawyer http://t.co/o74CtxB6gq
- HSF cuts debt by 21 per cent in first full year after merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/LC4uX4rsnR
- Rainmakers could stand to gain as CC begins lockstep review | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PKO11sFCJI
- Dentons Dachung merger described as high risk | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/K44VW4NdaM
- Al Tamimi forges Egyptian association to access investment opportunities | The Lawyer http://t.co/OKd1Zpiytm
- Browne Jacobson managing partner pledges further growth for third term | The Lawyer http://t.co/aaEim35ltV
- Collins and Mayhew to contest BLP managing partner election | The Lawyer http://t.co/cs8wR0ourg
- Dentons, Dacheng merge to create world’s biggest law firm https://t.co/lvsJqAzfdE
- DLA branches out of legal through cybersecurity offshoot | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qhCnNw9Xhb
- Dentons Dachung announce merger across 120 offices | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Gjiz66qgEs
- Finland's Roschier tempts Latham capital markets partner home from London | The Lawyer http://t.co/lLANFrNLFc
- Eaglewood Capital Management hires Paul Hastings associate as its first GC | The Lawyer http://t.co/Xx9y0ewJ7e
- A&O and Ashurst win key roles on £680m Jurys Inn hotel chain sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/f6ZZiIqH2j
- Freshfields and Herbert Smith Freehills ring in on Hutchison Whampoa’s £10.25bn acquisition of O2 | The Lawyer http://t.co/eBAIyRCmzV
- Solicitor returns to Cambridge law firm Woodfines Solicitors after time in Hong Kong https://t.co/q6OrYSJRtG
- Freshfields boosts profits but wary of dangers | Law Gazette http://t.co/CM2lbPSDgT
- Clyde & Co and 7KBW succeed in £8.8m typo claim against Companies House | The Lawyer http://t.co/lCLwPjvbvu
- Virgin Media bats off ninth patent infringement claim from tech company Rovi | The Lawyer http://t.co/vK1ssxlhHF
- Herbert Smith Freehills on board for HS2 rail project | The Lawyer http://t.co/aZY51cpRUj
- Freshfields to pay £1bn to retired partners over next 50 years | The Lawyer http://t.co/Mk901voJfv
- Bird & Bird to face €130m negligence suit from German property funds | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zbQVNVIP88
- Grimaldi makes trio of lateral hires from local rivals | The Lawyer http://t.co/xYwqjfM6AM
- White & Case and Osborne Clarke reveal spring retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/RAfZHTXoBQ
- Clifford Chance moots superpoints for star partners as part of lockstep overhaul | The Lawyer http://t.co/lW5HcBwFoZ
- Bird & Bird hit by €130m professional negligence claim in Hamburg | The Lawyer http://t.co/OnqJowLwwi
- DLA Piper bulks up in Singapore with hires from Gibson Dunn and Jones Day | The Lawyer http://t.co/rFabdNabja
- Goodwin Procter and Mayer Brown pick up key roles on £327m sale of Tower Place | The Lawyer http://t.co/kgEec5g7ZW
- Vedder Price wins key role on launch of the UK’s first regulated bitcoin trading platform | The Lawyer http://t.co/LpHppdm7Sj
- Wilson Sonsini loses Beijing head Li to Sidley | The Lawyer http://t.co/klmR53Edvw
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