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The Sunday Law Review: 22nd to 28th February

Welcome to this weekly column dedicated to looking at what happened in the business of law, legislative changes, activity in law firms and lawyers in the news within UK as reported by legal publications throughout the previous week.

Requests for inclusion within the 'Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week' section below by law firms and legal professionals should be emailed to features@sundaylawreview.com

The most interesting articles on developments, compliance, business of law within UK or as well as international developments of interest to UK law firms and legal practitioners:

Airline ordered to pay delayed-flight compensation | Law Gazette http://t.co/ipZdxbP5Il
Online motoring pleas go national | Law Gazette http://t.co/DJ02Ky7SbB
Westminster backs further devolution of Welsh courts | Law Gazette http://t.co/2PFosSi0xJ
Why is morale so low among judges? | Law Gazette http://t.co/rael45sO7Y
Money talks on LASPO exemption | Law Gazette http://t.co/KBwaNqp5pe
Lawyers granted life-line in criminal legal aid appeal | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/xPHxZOr2o9
Government names and shames law firm for failing to pay paralegal the minimum wag https://t.co/GEqjR43xjD
Traditional lawyering as we know it will go 'to the wall' and lawyers must future-proof | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/JCUCAuDl5Z
Michael Mansfield QC lambasts UK Gov's glorification of the Magna Carta | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kX8vIzBFLF
Male lawyers less productive at home working than women | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zi83n92aTM
Criminal bar chief vows to speak up for legal aid as Global Law Summit opens amid heavy security https://t.co/fMNHysemvl
RBS warns of substantial conduct and litigation costs in 2015 | Global Legal Post https://t.co/YTAiyZLnlm
Global Law Summit: Susskind & Co on the future of the law | The Lawyer http://t.co/dlZzwTAQ1v
Criminal legal aid duty contract challenge fails | New Law Journal: https://t.co/zA1bWoB4Jr
Grayling's inquest guidance was unlawful | New Law Journal: https://t.co/JKjMzTRLMK
Progress in the family courts | New Law Journal: https://t.co/463GUTEm1s
Domestic abuse aid failings | New Law Journal: https://t.co/26KR2dzaWU
The creep of state surveillance | New Law Journal: https://t.co/yiWZEf3lUp
Jackson four | New Law Journal: https://t.co/544M3H7H6n
Inspirational legal women | New Law Journal: https://t.co/FgNBqoE85w
Summit: client communications ‘routinely intercepted’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/etfZqhUexh
MoJ backs down over removal of LASPO insolvency exemption | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/R9Nf1QR7W1
UK law firms reach six-year records on growth | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ASrzEhcu8q
Global firms misfire on property practices, says ex-K&L partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7ZLxsGqW60
UK law firms report strongest growth for 6 years https://t.co/Nv1MwUJ04G
UK tax authority summons law enforcers over HSBC data https://t.co/8dgcu5N94F
LSB asks regulators to justify restrictions on in-house lawyers | Legal Futures http://t.co/l5Xbwv3gwu
Latest ABSs: Mishcon de Reya, Lake District firm and probate advisers | Legal Futures http://t.co/tinJyNzJeD
"takes time to convince people to leave their comfort zone": Jim Learner talks Kirkland's big name hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/O6qsNCh3O2
Leveson warns defenders on procedure ‘trap’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/InjdBFFMbe
Munby turns his guns on excess bundles | Law Gazette http://t.co/XpColFPGvF
Super-regulator targets ‘unnecessary’ in-house rules | Law Gazette http://t.co/OCDuID564K
Appeal granted on criminal legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/kudCynR1e1
Merchant Navy Pensions Fund funding regime approved in landmark judgment | The Lawyer http://t.co/nQBudHjDIa
Summit: Speakers at the opening session had different ideas about the meaning of simple words | Law Gazette http://t.co/aYNALAkJRt
Summit: law firm income topped £32bn in 2014 – TheCityUK | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/GqXd0tfUjY
Summit: human rights must be in business DNA – Blair | Law Gazette http://t.co/aJ2xko4rRr
Summit: lawyers vital in sporting successes | Law Gazette http://t.co/X4hvF0dHuF
Summit: Boris Johnson leaves them wanting more | Law Gazette http://t.co/H8zniFdOai
Summit: do the right thing, Neuberger tells lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/hXksYs5wRM
Summit: top companies’ rule of law concerns in China and Brazil | Law Gazette http://t.co/i6j8Q4jAc6
UK firms stand out in global legal services industry | The Lawyer http://t.co/X9zXdFLSe0
Lord tells GLS panel session: Grayling looks ridiculous | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/giac4LKXQN
Law firms’ turnover set to slow down | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/3P1FVpkzBJ
Attorney general defends government’s record on the rule of law | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/klXmp9w2aQ
Around the house - A weekly round-up of lawyer moves around the globe | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZKBlKrbWRs
Privilege must be for strictly legal advice | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ssPzKMKQyP
Lawyers struggle to deliver productivity demanded of their employers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/fDICP0iqp2
Global Law Summit - as it happened | Law Gazette http://t.co/pXKkBJCjZd
Claims giant targets insurer-led ABS with £25m war chest | Law Gazette http://t.co/rcSihCAIC8
MoJ makes U-turn on LASPO insolvency exemption | Law Gazette http://t.co/Xb1dF2Oqna
Boris Johnson: Lawyers are amazing. Here’s why | The Lawyer http://t.co/eC7H55HrLM
Lord Neuberger: access to justice is "crucial" to uphold Magna Carta rule of law | The Lawyer http://t.co/9dL0WrmavY
Calls for UK legal services report to include ABSs, small firms and diversity | Legal Futures http://t.co/C9sr3EaWfU
The ultimate one-stop shop? Lawyer offers divorce advice, anti-ageing cream and sex therapy | Legal Futures http://t.co/nKxjFETZ7a
LSB: regulators making progress - but not on understanding users of legal services | Legal Futures http://t.co/bq8cayPE9e
Summit: midmarket firms told to cede power to non-lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/EYlcMhUicW
Summit: football’s chaotic finances under scrutiny | Law Gazette http://t.co/7CivsmeIFg
Claimant who missed hearing escapes sanctions | Law Gazette http://t.co/lEessUfiiD
Legendary Scottish solicitor Joe Beltrami dies | Law Gazette http://t.co/scigEJNr3x
At Waterloo, the Code Napoleon didn’t surrender | Law Gazette http://t.co/293V6N8nCV
Summit: arbitration threat ‘illusory’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/7Ql99C0dDX
‘Named and shamed’ minimum wage offender hits back | Law Gazette http://t.co/up1Wnq00BA
‘Stand up for legal aid’ brings the house down | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/uLJkFoTfs2
Law firms need to learn from in-house legal departments | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/8lH5ng3Zol
Labour unveils proposals for a Victim’s Law | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/dI2GkpWWtM
Andrew Caplen hits out at restrictions to access to justice at GLS | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/umAJjWoBCv
‘Get a job’ judge tells ex-wife of millionaire horse surgeon | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/HhDpEevN3k
Indian lawyers prepare for phasing in entry of foreign law firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NVzjOhUzKu
Britain’s legal sector is leading the world: It’s time we celebrated it https://t.co/J1PL8tkaSW
Innovation Nation - how SME firms are driving change in delivering legal services | Legal Futures http://t.co/mZB5PQnRt6
Consultancy chief challenges Susskind over impact of technology | Legal Futures http://t.co/RF9NvfXKgA
Summit: targeted sanctions ‘a problem for the rule of law’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/Pr94byfkUc
Court fees ‘no serious risk’ to legal services – minister | Law Gazette http://t.co/LEZvlemEXG
The Lawyer European Awards unveils best referral firms on the Continent | The Lawyer http://t.co/GokHUroeeK
UK businesses call for reform of strike law | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/5XUgHcMGs3
Has a Trojan horse been invited into the Global Law Summit? | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/9Ctcnq4KIq
Southwark Council found to have unlawfully turned away homeless people | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ojm4f1H5wf
Magna Carta is the ‘title deeds’ to freedom | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/c4QmnMW8vC https://t.co/un2unrofvU
Government ‘selling justice’ as it celebrates Magna Carta | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/oT1BPfZyaO
New call for sweeping changes to divorce laws | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/eHpsCORjfV
Grayling: ‘No change is no option’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/2DqE27THNe
Seven grandparents a day seek court order to see grandchildren | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/pBF0QHBZ62
Barrister barred for practising without certificate | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/327i8UbdMK
Cross QC: ‘It’s ironic talking about access to justice in plush surroundings’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/IF9fkT9Zxv
Law Society instructs Kingsley Napley to launch JR of 600% court fee hikes | The Lawyer http://t.co/zehGFp8aXa
Global Law Summit kicks off in London with focus on rule of law | The Lawyer http://t.co/bbAQX7RaiY
Summit: dissenters rally at Westminster | Law Gazette http://t.co/2OTygMv390
Divorce laws ‘woefully outdated’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/wY4Rwb7jyX
Barrister disbarred for practising without valid PC | Law Gazette http://t.co/M3512JeqaY
Summit: no change is seldom an option, says Grayling | Law Gazette http://t.co/sSUBHyl7Os
Robots are the lawyers of the future | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/71qeJ8mcwo
New lender launches first panel limited to Conveyancing Association firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/LZLx2mSlee
BSB eyes loosening constraints on design of BPTC and pupillages | Legal Futures http://t.co/9CkKJyaVf4
Survey: smaller law firms punching above their weight online | Legal Futures http://t.co/FVfqSnaMvW
Summit: rights should apply online as well as off – EU justice chief | Law Gazette http://t.co/y13MpJEI2A
Summit: I'm proud of you, Grayling tells sector | Law Gazette http://t.co/y6s67Hzm5B
Slater and Gordon: no offer yet put to Quindell | Law Gazette http://t.co/ugTRWc7ad7
Change, diversity and boardroom struggles on the agenda at the Global Law Summit | The Lawyer http://t.co/oWeld9g2Tx
Addressing law’s need for change | The Lawyer http://t.co/zXqUpknBqV
How to navigate your merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/8xdJYOEs7c
Five reasons why CPD should still be a priority as the ‘hours’ system disappears | Legal Futures https://t.co/AVE3ZFtqUz
Sussex authorities merge legal teams | Law Gazette http://t.co/w1W9aiGkUI
Let mediation solve ‘toxic’ disputes – Tory MP | Law Gazette http://t.co/YXfOk4dmzC
SRA taken to task over perceived City bias | Law Gazette http://t.co/84Tkk4fKS2
‘Mr Loophole’ rails against driverless cars | Law Gazette http://t.co/BGJv8oQqko
A new criminal offence for ‘revenge porn’ is laudable in its intent, but an opportunity missed | Law Gazette http://t.co/jVPtPvnPb1
The UK is not the same as Russia – but we should not be so superior | Law Gazette http://t.co/4iiFcHwwHy
Views wanted on legal innovation | Law Gazette http://t.co/a3mFMrEY4y
Addressing law’s need for change | The Lawyer http://t.co/zXqUpknBqV
Big data: too much information | Law Gazette http://t.co/H5BqeEn5g4
Summit: ‘inconvenience’ a threat to rule of law – LCJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/LaTVyTcmdg
Grayling faces Magna Carta challenge to court fee hikes | Law Gazette http://t.co/zYwaDmZsKu
Summit: law must continue to innovate, says Grayling | Law Gazette http://t.co/naEhDUSGYG
Offshore firms report buoyant revenue rises in strong 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/0sVdCjU3lG
African law firms angry at global law firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wErtPoyq6J

Interviews, features, obituaries & lawyers in the news:

Ana Irene Delgado, former Panama ambassador in UK and legal prodigy - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/MxOH2dh6Qe
Royal Mail general counsel Neil Harnby - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/hzpts1juHx
My legal life: Max Harris, Associate, Baker & McKenzie; chair, Junior Lawyers Division - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/B3L2wtsoPu
Harvey Goldschmid, lawyer who tackled Enron legacy, dies in Manhattan | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/radMd5m3Do
Warwickshire solicitor Sandra Garlick reveals her route to success https://t.co/vuPWecfw31
Scunthorpe solicitor Chris Raby's retirement is the end of an era https://t.co/ncGP4VYeKG
Learning about court procedures as trainee policeman fired interest in law for Australian born solicitor Neil Coombes http://t.co/XTsdR76OAO
Dundee solicitor Kristofer Gilmartin acquitted after challenging speed gun data https://t.co/9iSKy7eYZQ
Big Joe 12, Hangman 0 - ‘Get me Beltrami’ – the Glasgow solicitor who became a legend | Law Gazette http://t.co/Hpb3Wp8uCE
Richard Hutchinson obituary: one of the finest judges ever to have sat in a court of law http://t.co/dBjYFAP6cX
Newmarket solicitor hails 'landmark case' in row over maintenance for ex-wife of millionaire https://t.co/NwAOkCJehQ

Interesting articles involving the study of law and legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia, publications on law and law students:

Law school business model broken | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/U0n8flsqbO
LPC graduates toil to find training contracts | Law Gazette http://t.co/qCM95YN01p
Legal Education Foundation to fund eight welfare training contracts every year | The Lawyer http://t.co/jgeVn8F1B5
Book review: Law professor, feminist, and jurist extraordinaire https://t.co/TOHLoNPBYK
Dropping UK law schools may hit SINGAPORE’s hub status https://t.co/K57MXqSCkE
Singapore delists eight UK universities from roll of acceptable law schools | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cMIV1QFjr2
Self-designed pupillages | New Law Journal: https://t.co/E9AC0MEj8V
City firms break two-year-in-advance recruitment rule to tout for trainees to start this September https://t.co/x5as8qviiE
How first year students can get ahead in the race for training contracts https://t.co/ffHjDj5lHI
Four money-bags barristers in crosshairs if Miliband’s MP earnings cap wins day https://t.co/HrvWNL6Ri5
Social welfare training contract scheme to run every year https://t.co/tjwh3TFkjs
Latham & Watkins trounces magic circle with record-breaking earnings https://t.co/OQnDdKYdKr
Global Law Summit website hacked at start of discussion on internet privacy https://t.co/ASdAb8TXbu
GDL student lit bonfire on roof of flat then tried to put out flames with ‘bottles of urine’ https://t.co/YGdSjmzspk
Ex-senior partner of law summit sponsor Allen & Overy admits regret that ticket price ruled out students https://t.co/0szOjInZ5T
Norton Rose Fulbright keeps 21 out of 26 new qualifiers https://t.co/Qpq4JjRR8g
How to get a law school scholarship https://t.co/Vg2VqKXoSB
11 law-related Instagram accounts that are worth a follow https://t.co/6LvMeq61oe
The bar ‘will die out’ and solicitors be replaced by paralegals, predicts top criminal barrister at Global Law Summit http://t.co/JQWUrpmgps
Slaughter and May is targeting Ivy League law students to fill London positions https://t.co/6OFeHPaBvB
The BPTC could be chopped up into lots of little courses https://t.co/87lqMlL3ti
Judge refuses to let law student observe bail hearing because he was dressed scruffily https://t.co/Pia18xU6XU
6 ways candidates who don't fit the mould can boost chances of landing a training contract or pupillage: https://t.co/Tko6p0DHCc
Uni law faculty takes legal aid court referral scheme nationwide: https://t.co/3R5a7zck6s

Recommended Articles of this week:

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.

While Chris Grayling tries to sell British justice abroad, this Government is pulling it apart at home http://t.co/RLhgS6lEV9
Legalese Being Lost In Translation http://t.co/MjVVdItKiK
African firms: international lawyers don't understand our market | The Lawyer http://t.co/wVEBdIz5Aj
A judge telling a divorcee to get a job is a triumph for women’s rights http://t.co/DZFzt8ZdcU
More than £1.3 billion will never be recovered from criminals, crime agency boss admits http://t.co/Luw6ZLrPOj
Family law campaigners say next government must overhaul divorce laws to reduce conflict https://t.co/6IcI3wkkeD
Will a new UK law eradicate supply chain slavery? https://t.co/9rFSSSlq2M
Surrey's courts told to clean up their act by prison inspectors https://t.co/hPyG6Gb6kI
Flight delay ruling opens way for compensation payments http://t.co/XmE9ar5RKa

Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:

Friday 27th February

Hogan Lovells secures Court of Appeal victory in 'Putin's banker' case | The Lawyer http://t.co/Kk7PRkvZOW
Barclays appoints Gibson Dunn partner as Barclays Capital and Americas GC | The Lawyer http://t.co/6jyzqddwa6
Milbank revenue grows 7.8 per cent to $761m as London office grows to $103.7m | The Lawyer http://t.co/Aa7T9jdKa8
Shearman & Sterling’s London revenue grows by 7 per cent to $144.6m | The Lawyer http://t.co/ywELWXmilT
Eversheds strengthens 37-office Africa network via South Africa best friend | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/eOpiFK9giu
Debevoise executive Howard Rosenberg picks up CEO role at FRS Insight | The Lawyer http://t.co/aWh5lqMVl7
Paul Hastings hits $1bn revenue mark with 6.3 hike at 2014 year-end | The Lawyer http://t.co/ciBoaLvipS
Offshore M&A activity soars to record levels in 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/4x59YfOH8q

Thursday 26th February

Linklaters projects partners Hagopian and Ijaz quit for Milbank | The Lawyer http://t.co/DKI2VM1a9a
Eversheds and Norton Rose Fulbright ramp up in Africa with local alliances | The Lawyer http://t.co/caYz4rr5MK
Latham profits per partner rise to US$2.9m as London business soars | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pCrHRhNjpd
Norton Rose agrees alliances in Uganda and Zimbabwe | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/uVPOt8lVla
Lawyer for victims of abuse by prominent individuals joins Cardiff law firm Hugh James https://t.co/PZXLMxVRBR
Sweden's Magnusson opens ninth office in three years with Hong Kong launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/wwRf44IXHY
Sidley Austin partner brings StreetMap antitrust case against Google to Preiskel & Co | The Lawyer http://t.co/920N83p0xc

Wednesday 25th February

Cwmbran law firm appoints Victoria Morgan as new head of residential conveyancing https://t.co/GCeFYqeid5
Wilberforce and Ten Old Square silks instructed on $10bn Nina Wang appeal | The Lawyer http://t.co/RmxQUiwxcR
Linklaters and HSF advise on revived Aldermore IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/rB84QWKvO1
Addleshaws, Jones Day & Travers lead as 3i comes back to UK with Aspen Pumps investment | The Lawyer http://t.co/jJnUnnWy4l
A&O wins right to submit ex Moscow employee to psychiatry examination | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/aD0SiizX2H
Epstein Becker beefs up healthcare team | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/orsVVaMceL
Carey Olsen launches its British Virgin Islands litigation practice | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VwbGA7nOQa
HSF signs best friend agreement in Singapore | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/TZDIu7G2pJ

Tuesday 24th February

Slater & Gordon talks with Quindell continue | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qVg0r9WdrE
Quindell shares jump on positive news of Slater & Gordon deal | Legal Futures http://t.co/Uq08i90u7J
McCann FitzGerald secures AIB mandate ahead of capital restructuring | The Lawyer http://t.co/NWjSXEC2dP
Arnold & Porter revenue and profit up by 1.2 per cent for 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/iv8rRTLhbL
Nicholas Cheffings reappointed for second term as Hogan Lovells chair | The Lawyer http://t.co/u356x2f7Fc
WilmerHale’s revenue stalls at $1.1bn as PEP grows by 7 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/o1RpLnKPHc
Brown Rudnick on point as World Health Organisation mandates use of non-reusable syringes | The Lawyer http://t.co/q5ebtnYlGM
Shoosmiths back in the driving seat for Mercedes-Benz after five-year hiatus | The Lawyer http://t.co/svHVIsUQxA

Monday 23rd February

HSF signs best friend agreement in Singapore | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LiiSV9MFGE
McGuireWoods criticised for 94-page Tchenguiz claim that "flouts the principles" of the Commercial Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/tiJHYmGkA6
Gibson Dunn Dubai partner faces cross-examination over falsified evidence claim in Djibouti case | The Lawyer http://t.co/dnEFhWYvaU
Quindell PLC: Legal Division Price Tag Could Exceed Market Cap http://t.co/lxCkjZTijN
LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters turns to the Ivy League in search of talent | The Lawyer http://t.co/rk5zCBTuwN
LAW FIRM NEWS: Quindell extends exclusivity period for Slater & Gordon takeover bid | The Lawyer http://t.co/AD21UVM1um
LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel reports 33 per cent increase in London revenue for 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/fNt3oGrSWq
BLP, Nabarro and Herbies among key advisers on £770m deal to kick-start stalled Pinnacle development | The Lawyer http://t.co/iPJZyuylz7

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The Sunday Law Review: 15th to 21st February

Legal aid challenge for inquests succeeds | Law Gazette http://t.co/fB7m8RXVI1
BSB moots handing more control of pupillage over to chambers | The Lawyer http://t.co/v3VejfwNye
Revise domestic abuse legal aid rules, MoJ urged | Law Gazette http://t.co/mX4NIKEzLn
High Court allows judicial review on legal aid for inquests | Law Gazette http://t.co/mWneqZL9TB
Report reveals poor morale of government lawyers | Legal Futures http://t.co/5AusqF4HbQ
Court Appeal overturns ruling that law firm wrongly paid out £2.3m from client account | Legal Futures http://t.co/zBqWHJSiZd
All legal services regulators should be under duty to promote economic growth, SRA says | Legal Futures http://t.co/2df0DSKBSt
Lawyers using libel threats to "intimidate" clients who post negative reviews online | Legal Futures http://t.co/NnJ8iYs1Fi
Barrister warns over new 'fundamentally dishonest' rule | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tjIZkGjZoL
UK security service admits to surveillance breaches of human rights law | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vrwe44KK64
The fall of fraud? | New Law Journal https://t.co/jdIAxTnf5c
Treasury Solicitor's Department is changing its name | New Law Journal: https://t.co/DBto6ngkfR
DNA tests to be funded | New Law Journal: https://t.co/V4hifDH6ee
Online courts by 2017 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/xQRFDz1Tx5
Species control orders | New Law Journal: https://t.co/mw8VHYDeB2
The tribunals structure declared “fit for purpose” by the Senior President of Tribunals | New Law Journal https://t.co/6kdXkWoTIh
Law firms must innovate to prosper | New Law Journal: https://t.co/tPsMHjN24N
Student pro bono clinic compensation achievement | New Law Journal: https://t.co/HFyAONYfPp
Annual increase in compensation limits for employment cases has been announced | New Law Journal https://t.co/a53JLagZbr
Give training responsibility back to chambers, says BSB | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/EtVo9DEPPw
High Court finds ‘material errors’ in Grayling’s guidance on legal aid funding | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/F1iSAyew55
The psychology of filing: for lawyers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/KG38Gox821
Children ‘stripped for own protection’ by police must have a parent present | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/mvqQLexS0w
Luxury companies face challenge over social media | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JL0l8qFRpr
Clients value knowledge over cost | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/TmzaciWVvK
Generation Y lawyers less proud of their employers but more able to achieve work/life balance | The Lawyer http://t.co/VGDrP2ghmT
University of Law renews five-year partnership with Linklaters | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/nl8snyUKs6
Children will express their opinion to judges hearing them | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/bNMk9fibwX
Treasury Solicitor’s Department to get face lift | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/EiSkhTfuik
Criminal Bar comes to blows over GLS involvement | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Nmdtf1RJwp
Government ‘admits lawyer snooping unlawful’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/J3dCDuuTvb
A ‘strategic’ approach in-house | Law Gazette http://t.co/jWd4A5bL9h
Government admits procedures for handling legally-privileged information are unlawful | The Lawyer http://t.co/cwIlavOjm4
Referral relationships help independent firms to punch above their weight | The Lawyer http://t.co/aJpUda2M5w
PI giant moves in to conveyancing | Law Gazette http://t.co/0zdaLei9P7
Law firms told: look after ‘Generation Y’ – or they’ll move on | Law Gazette http://t.co/5fdXiBbdee
National Accident Helpline moves into conveyancing | Legal Futures http://t.co/g9GuQVjDe4
LeO receives almost 1,000 CMC ‘contacts’ in first three weeks | Legal Futures http://t.co/AzKd7xGWtF
First ABS attached to a barristers' chambers launched in Liverpool | Legal Futures http://t.co/2c4tqw1y3Q
Lawyers line up after librarians and authors for most desirable career | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZmpwH5IJxo
Pioneering family court to be extended | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/zME3nf9Hmw
SRA ‘sorry’ for confusion over trainee numbers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/jlNW40T49I
High Court dismisses legal aid judicial review | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/FL61ymKAIh
Brain damaged woman awarded £7m compensation | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/eDiE9jRO6y
Mental health tribunal pains | Law Gazette http://t.co/b4GNkvyojU
A judicial eye on bundles: Efforts to reduce the cost of trial bundles are impressing the bench | Law Gazette http://t.co/Q1CRJoAG93
Firm branding – it might get you in the room but it’s up to you after that | The Lawyer http://t.co/zlNrFGjBgu
Law Society and LCCSA lose judicial review into criminal legal aid reforms | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZRhYtBHKa0
SRA apologises for trainee ‘confusion’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/Phv7NTJ4k0
Pioneering family court to go national | Law Gazette http://t.co/AtF2cXhy73
Blow to legal aid as High Court dismisses judicial review | Law Gazette http://t.co/ACHOYu6pQC
LSB to call on regulators to make law firms and chambers "accountable" over diversity | Legal Futures http://t.co/S28Pm2gu6k
SRA apologies for training contract numbers "confusion" | Legal Futures http://t.co/zysb2PHT2K
UK could start eBay model of civil dispute resolution by 2017 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/N3iVgRXY5D
General counsel should aim to be socio-political | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/AsCj2vUKR3
Courts to order DNA testing to cut courtroom battles | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/LwvkLs6ZEe
Lawyer is fourth most desirable job, says YouGov | The Lawyer http://t.co/jVPA1f01zc
Criminal legal aid judgment tomorrow | Law Gazette http://t.co/7G5K2CRwuB
Anonymity breakthrough in personal injury claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/dUj7KUbiF6
Challenge to domestic violence legal aid ruling | Law Gazette http://t.co/lpkXiIo4Vm
Criminal legal aid judgment ‘imminent’ – reports | Law Gazette http://t.co/pqNQh35wh8
Music dominates copyright disputes | Law Gazette http://t.co/3QBeCqBxNP
Watson-based app heralds ordinary speech legal searches | Legal Futures http://t.co/8yWvIXs8Yb
Business Growth Fund to consider more law firm investments | Legal Futures http://t.co/zrYfKKGKr1
UK lawyers search for options in looming pension crisis | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/uGAwNwPATl
London firms giving fee earners less space | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/F4ynJAMKn2
Counterfeit websites removed by UK police | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/eIEb1NBKsU
The court of the future is online | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/sz5rcNKcEj
Music and football industries ramp up protection of IP rights | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/gHhfJCqPa3
Courts continue to ‘like’ a service of documents through Facebook | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Ly9O3SpRji
LSB rubber-stamps abolition of mandatory CPD | Law Gazette http://t.co/hQ355Ry3SL
Schillings internet framework | Law Gazette http://t.co/d9NkS9nkF1
Veyo begins marketing campaign | Law Gazette http://t.co/jdYNuZ5Id3
Lawyers form pro-EU group | Law Gazette http://t.co/k5gu4vPsen
Applications for silk invited | Law Gazette http://t.co/RftIm08hZF
Pro bono students win £130,000 | Law Gazette http://t.co/gWX3jXovNa
Ministers ‘avoiding’ litigants in person question – Khan | Law Gazette http://t.co/8WswJQUTqJ
Will the UK begin to regulate Bitcoins in 2015? | The Lawyer http://t.co/q5axoArgCv
The Global Law Summit: Celebrate what’s great about UK law | The Lawyer http://t.co/niTRZh5koU
Special report: Silk appointments 2015 – Why be a QC? | The Lawyer http://t.co/6NWjQniAop
Research shows lawyers are unprepared for retirement and set to work well beyond 65 | The Lawyer http://t.co/NsWLjCO9nB
Financial performance at US headquartered global firms outstrips that of domestic rivals | The Lawyer http://t.co/t2KVLlbq2q
Punt Peerpoints the way - UK contract lawyers market goes into overdrive | The Lawyer http://t.co/tqTfbVU4Kz
Access to learning fund | Law Gazette http://t.co/yiaxYGTF2x
Does the expansion of Gulf financial centres demonstrate the solidity of the region’s legal systems? | Law Gazette http://t.co/eGlOAjT26n
Warning witnesses: the risks | Law Gazette http://t.co/1rjFvvtjpI
PEP edges up at growing Hogan Lovells | Law Gazette http://t.co/zCyF5RtJFT
Profits slip as reforms hit Irwin Mitchell | Law Gazette http://t.co/NmrroKdu2w
Nationwide mandates quality scheme membership | Law Gazette http://t.co/N4qA12zaQc
Online courts will cut need for lawyers – IT guru | Law Gazette http://t.co/sxe7oR2pR9
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
LSB rubber stamps abolition of mandatory CPD | Law Gazette http://t.co/9aFD2uLSvR
New terror measure in justice act | Law Gazette http://t.co/3Kzei6aMX8
North entices City legal giants – report | Law Gazette http://t.co/aluzv6jHKe
Wales asbestos costs ruling muddies waters | Law Gazette http://t.co/9lCJrsHotJ
Legal charity sits on £200m cash pile | Law Gazette http://t.co/bRnG2E84cZ
CJC calls for online claims revolution | Law Gazette http://t.co/P8tAJhtfGG
Nobody gets what they want as BSB “subverting the rules” case heads back to Visitors | Legal Futures http://t.co/ZhuClWoZLd
Separate business rule reform will "unlock" competition and innovation in legal market | Legal Futures http://t.co/hDj32DV0x2
It's time for state-backed online dispute resolution, says Susskind-led CJC group | Legal Futures http://t.co/ghD0C5bJFN

Interviews, features, obituaries & lawyers in the news:

The in-house interview: Morrisons GC Mark Amsden - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/emnIaUOcKB
Profile: Patrick Allen, co-founder Hodge Jones & Allen - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/ehrjKlZ8xW
My legal life: Tara McInnes, Associate, dispute resolution, Gardner Leader - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/4Cc2ESy2dW

Interesting articles involving the study of law and legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia, publications on law and law students:

University of Law stems flow to BPP and snares Linklaters for five-year LPC deal: https://t.co/ruHSP9oZjH
Freshly-minted QC defends silk system – and bacon buttie picture: https://t.co/vc2jcoyfTS
Government Magna Carta law summit hit again -- Lord Green bails as keynote speaker: https://t.co/drJPlHE3qz
The 10 stages of failing to get a vac scheme: https://t.co/v85CwlcUkH
Why it's time to scrap the QC title: https://t.co/1yf1uO8wjM
Law student run burger shack takes top London eatery honours: https://t.co/L3aNKM10Fr
Training contract numbers take another tumble: https://t.co/AoM6D21UIT
Classic Fleet Street legal bookshop to become an Itsu: https://t.co/mLeOZu0Yfc
Uni law faculty takes legal aid court referral scheme nationwide: https://t.co/3R5a7zck6s
6 ways candidates who don't fit the mould can boost chances of landing a training contract or pupillage: https://t.co/Tko6p0DHCc
Berwin Leighton Paisner hit by claim that it doctored trainee retention rate: https://t.co/krHA34dFn6
BSB wants to surrender powers on pupillages | Law Gazette http://t.co/H5zwryl6q0

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.

Online judges and internet hearings under eBay justice plan http://t.co/oGPJeL4PqM
Canadian lawyers win major battle over lawyer-client privilege | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/EEXKVpYV23
Marginalised as a woman in the UAE? Emphatically, 'no' | The Lawyer http://t.co/irZKGR63QV
Australian lawyers accused of hiding client money from authorities | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/R6DGVvDYk8
Chief prison inspector calls for review of super-jails http://t.co/uxbjc78pUo
Legal aid cuts exposing domestic abuse victims to court ordeal, says report http://t.co/Icl6x7jm2j
Bar in cyber war with itself over bigwig support for Global Law Summit: https://t.co/TyW0QaAaLt
I left Daily Telegraph over editorial standards too, reveals top law hack Joshua Rozenberg: https://t.co/yjHDgQJRBm

Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:

Friday 20th February

Blackstone Chambers links up with Ofcom for Big Fat Gypsy Wedding success in High Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vp5bF3GOie
Burness Paull and Levy & McRae face legal action over collapse of $400m hedge fund | The Lawyer http://t.co/iza9tTvIVY
King & Spalding boosts revenue by 8 per cent to $934m | The Lawyer http://t.co/vYVPvMSuBS
Pillsbury pledges to double London office headcount in 2015 | The Lawyer http://t.co/raObgOIHZH
K&L Gates posts 11 per cent boost in London revenue to £44.96m | The Lawyer http://t.co/Y1WqKBIeJ1
BLP caught manipulating trainee retention figures | The Lawyer http://t.co/OV0UHjnW32
White & Case grows revenue by 4 per cent to hit $1.5bn in 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/2sLeLDjW7G
Paul Hastings’ London chair: “We have been careful not to be everything for everyone” | The Lawyer http://t.co/5fnJ3CdmAM
US Firm Proskauer targets London. Again. | The Lawyer http://t.co/6cDCimlanF

Thursday 19th February

Freshfields and Skadden advise on Ball Corporation’s £4.3bn bid for UK rival Rexam | The Lawyer http://t.co/XSOlctKALf
CC corporate head says firm must commit to efficiencies | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JF6UAYxhSJ
Trowers & Hamlins applies to be first foreign law firm in Malaysia following change in local law | The Lawyer http://t.co/kogyVHg8xL
Olswang CEO elections still months away as firm searches for candidates | The Lawyer http://t.co/AyAbXgzOYz
Pinsent Masons secures victory for Home Office over £224m eBorders payout | The Lawyer http://t.co/0GAM5jjS5M

Wednesday 18th February

BLP lawyer joins competition boutique Hausfeld in mass litigation hiring spree | The Lawyer http://t.co/lNonWOCfWD
Revenue at Paul Weiss hits $1bn mark in 2014 year-end results | The Lawyer http://t.co/UVIP8O2UWO
Fountain Court hires in Singapore ahead of London expansion to 39 Essex Street | The Lawyer http://t.co/NcQIvEvn9s
Germany's Heuking reports 12 per cent revenue rise to €121m | The Lawyer http://t.co/kMWTFp1kXK
Norton Rose Fulbright re-elects chair Stephen Parish for a third term | The Lawyer http://t.co/iOKJ7zjr69
MacRoberts builds up construction and real estate team with four DWF partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZUCUjZ0tSB
Clifford Chance's Guy Norman: If we don’t become more efficient, we'll be in difficulties | The Lawyer http://t.co/MyvgD4Uh9G
A&O loses corporate duo to Clayton Utz | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/haPxCgp6qL
Uria Mendenez figures indicate Spanish turnaround | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kb1QmoN57g
Bakers sued for alleged aggressive tax avoidance | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/uA6waTdvrP
Eversheds targets Big Four consultancy work | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/W59ehCbyKr
Slater and Gordon launch advertising assault round two | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/4vK5yckpiK
Clifford Chance reports increase in cash from £103m to £110m | The Lawyer http://t.co/Lb4e3klEkl
Linklaters moves 10 financial processes staff to Warsaw after outsourcing contract ends | The Lawyer http://t.co/I522Soe1Yw
Shearman, Slaughters and SullCrom advise on Fairfax takeover of Brit | The Lawyer http://t.co/vuVgbhC1Qb

Tuesday 17th February

Pillsbury year-end results show 3 per cent boost to $560m | The Lawyer http://t.co/4prd0xSgkv
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP accounts show a move into the black in 2013/14 | The Lawyer http://t.co/KfPj9V0WHj
Bird & Bird launches IT-focused consultancy | The Lawyer http://t.co/ehUTkESAbL
Phone hacking lawyer Mark Lewis leaves Taylor Hampton for Seddons | The Lawyer http://t.co/tEaydT3TLe
Slater & Gordon heats up TV advertising battle as Quindell share price rollercoaster continues | Legal Futures: http://t.co/KO1ElsvuNk
Wife of murdered DLA assistant gives details of last text | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SFyRyIM17g

Monday 16th February

Eversheds recruits six consultants to launch regulatory compliance offering | The Lawyer http://t.co/zUhO2cqrJz
Ashurst’s finances boosted by Australian merger as cash total doubles | The Lawyer http://t.co/HhpFnXCniF
Olswang Paris office founding partner decamps for France's UGGC | The Lawyer http://t.co/Th86Z0bsox
Uría Menéndez posts record results with 3.6 per cent revenue increase to €192.1m | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZWwJw6Rdrr
Eversheds recruits six consultants to launch regulatory compliance offering | The Lawyer http://t.co/zUhO2cqrJz
Eastbourne and Lewes Councils appoint Pinsents local government head to lead combined team | The Lawyer http://t.co/ThNKnmwvdR

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The Sunday Law Review: 8th to 14th February

The rise of the freelance lawyer | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zbGPqYRE8P
RSS publishes new stats guide for the legal profession http://t.co/x0BIoBPG4A
A&O announces seven-year pick-up in global corporate loans | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/N3os7MtREe
RPC launches plan to create broad professional services firm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/aSQ61qJOeG
CC pushes up pay to £1.25m per head for management committee | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/H6v2TuITJT
Integreon expands London global delivery centre | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Z26XYHZXoa
Use of contract lawyers accelerates | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mOvXNT5ls7
SBR changes could cause “irreparable damage” to solicitor brand, City lawyers say | Legal Futures http://t.co/GA6Edkamfb
Saga lampoons 'jargony' lawyers in first legal services TV adverts | Legal Futures http://t.co/JYQuyouMvt
Law firm replaces annual leave entitlement with groundbreaking 'paid time-off' policy | Legal Futures http://t.co/Lw8vyrfmO1
Are you a lawyer looking for love? Let's hope the SRA approves | Legal Futures http://t.co/kWJrOEkJtt
High street first as multi-office firm takes £5m investment and targets legal aid growth | Legal Futures http://t.co/humS202rh2
Stand up for tax lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/sNEzPOprzs
Royal assent for inducements ban and SARAH act | Law Gazette http://t.co/kWXZnZeIsg
Supreme Court agrees to hear QASA challenge | Law Gazette http://t.co/qc7bTo8aDf
Firm tells staff: take all the holiday you need | Law Gazette http://t.co/e4XgXZWIWN
Supreme Court gives green light for appeal over QASA ratings scheme | The Lawyer http://t.co/w37Hl6AtHh
The complications that arise when obtaining a power of attorney | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/3CuUArDc4v
Judges bemoan working conditions | Law Gazette http://t.co/M2FFx2vF9w
Local authority to create new GC post | Law Gazette http://t.co/U3WLjANTku
Guardian chief names law firms that threatened legal action over HSBC files: https://t.co/nz7TLKYqOQ
Coventry decision should not extend to mesothelioma cases | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/tbM8xcWa8a
Plans to digitise Local Land Charges Register welcomed by property professionals | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/WLhJJG1itR
Insolvency profession calls for the return of Criminal Bankruptcy | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/p4C7zDOnpA
Judges' concern over increasingly difficult job | New Law Journal: http://t.co/XvHCP3TvtJ
Insurance Act 2015 passed into law, giving effect to wide-ranging reform | New Law Journal: http://t.co/l5unYJXN8x
Magna Carta brouhaha | New Law Journal: http://t.co/xPvvapnTls
GCHQ acted unlawfully when it used intelligence gathered by the US National Security Agency’s | New Law Journal: http://t.co/mhzZ9K4qdq
High Court has held that the Law Society can destroy files relating to poorly performing firms | New Law Journal: http://t.co/D7Hhab4xPq
Drug companies have been required since 1 January to record any payments to doctors | New Law Journal: https://t.co/9hAlPKSyLR
New research has found that 93% of people have received compensation payments through Acas | New Law Journal: http://t.co/8RNP2eHhj8
Prisoners’ human rights were breached by the blanket ban on voting in the 2010 General Election | New Law Journal: http://t.co/wbTXmgtSGl
Embassies unfairly dismissed staff | New Law Journal: https://t.co/bjd74VmPcP
BSB to streamline complaint handling regulations and powers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/nkXaBWzCO0
Lawyers on boards help internal governance of companies | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/m8OLpyY4x8
Partnership pay gap increases | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Bf9Y6Z4WDK
Veyo sets its hare running with high-profile ad campaign | Legal Futures http://t.co/R5zBJ6ywzQ
Poor pay and pensions could force a third of judges to quit | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/BMrBtI2yXs
LSB approves SRA’s CPD changes | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/j2ltN3DArR
Court of Appeal brands legal aid cuts a false economy | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/uALyn1LXeg
Whistleblowing laws to be extended | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/xPo9O0EFkC
Law firm secures restraint order against litigant in person | Legal Futures http://t.co/jeBXoSO8Wx
Lawyers On Demand data highlights surging flexible legal resourcing market | The Lawyer http://t.co/r14EEj5jbv
Alarm at plan to relax separate business rule | Law Gazette http://t.co/HRUy8UcJC1
SFO told to pay costs of ‘flawed’ prosecution | Law Gazette http://t.co/HZCAngybSP
CFA regime ‘vital after legal aid abolition’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/zibPsrZEXI
Firm targets flotation after £5m private equity investment | Law Gazette http://t.co/0Ow2kvtJ7D
Court fee hikes to spell ‘disaster’ for access to justice | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/vV8TSSplse
Rhetoric on tax avoidance is ‘disingenuous’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/W6H4c5kZ3i
Revenge porn now a specific criminal offence | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/wiLUlqz2bW
North West law firm awarded FCA approval | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/qm49E5PhJV
Sprinting ahead with funding for smaller claims | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/t26t4S9aY6
Groundhog Week - Legal Tech 2015 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/f4lTF4JkK9
Visibility poor for global operations | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/yUwMViOPkc
Half the world's law firms have home in London, says Mayor | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PRJEJzksH7
Gunnercooke uses its law firm model to set up consultancy business | Legal Futures http://t.co/iVj7WzLsSj
LSB approves end of “arbitrary” hours-based CPD for solicitors | Legal Futures http://t.co/2VbLZqhw8y
Law firm consumer brand sponsors Judge Rinder | Legal Futures http://t.co/CsmBFQe8Md
CA sounds alarm over injustice risk as it ends up researching law for LiP | Legal Futures http://t.co/dtOU3NxSK1
Majority of London's largest firms looking to reduce property costs | The Lawyer http://t.co/dlZva7tFeN
Bury St Edmunds to take London divorces | Law Gazette http://t.co/arRDQ7o7qW
Legal aid savings ‘no economy at all’ – CoA judge | Law Gazette http://t.co/Whe3akcfbr
Lawyers will bring court system to its knees over legal aid cuts, Justice Minister David Ford is warned https://t.co/Oo3F8HmtH4
DWP raises mesothelioma payments to 100% | Law Gazette http://t.co/cn1lfJFoGh
NHS whistleblowing inquiry accuses lawyers of ‘cover-ups’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/a0KiYAug6a
Failed private-eye Mark Grover ‘changes mind’ on theft guilty plea https://t.co/kTbSdqpJMa
UK judges disillusioned after drop in pay and conditions, survey finds http://t.co/3vL0cru4pk
Picking a litigation funder | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/o7RwyXsm15
Law firms take on role of commissioners of original art | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RcUK0gtJHI
When lawyers take on lawyers: five of the biggest law firm partnership battles http://t.co/79ZDFSfOpS
Law firms should mirror their clients on costs | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RI00RaCktO
Lawyers prepare for defence to HSBC tax leaks | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/AE3q0caqiG
High Court grants SRA power to destroy millions of documents held after interventions | Legal Futures http://t.co/3Nm4gggEvB
National v local brands - stalwart QS firm "reclaims independence" | Legal Futures http://t.co/RpJMtz1lht
Divisional court refers Rosneft sanctions case to EU courts of justice | The Lawyer http://t.co/xbp5ttY1Qv
Lessons in judicial courtesy - Applying procedural fairness in the courts can improve compliance | Law Gazette http://t.co/ztRIUUQyvo
Intervention papers may be destroyed, court rules | Law Gazette http://t.co/7Wndeekq0z
Want a London hearing? Prove it is needed, litigants told | Law Gazette http://t.co/Tb0aeuaeZM
Worker argues unfair dismissal due to ‘philosophical belief’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/e0SNUliIQ0
High Court to hear ‘double discrimination’ claim against Catholic parents | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/2y0mZ592W9
Grayling: ‘Accept cuts and move on’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/O7aYpRTXEh
CLC moves closer to regulating probate specialists | Legal Futures http://t.co/r3OPiTYZRm
SDT to SRA: Giving accountants more responsibility will encourage law firms to play “blame game” | Legal Futures http://t.co/HrYA3qCzAr
High Court throws out £71m claim against Thompsons over failure of miners litigation law firm | Legal Futures http://t.co/u2Hs1n8uld
‘Fake firm’ probe: no decisions, SRA admits | Law Gazette http://t.co/nVFknmB537
Tackle ‘credibility vacuum’, regulator told | Law Gazette http://t.co/tWwPCKDpt3
News focus: revamped TSol tightens belt | Law Gazette http://t.co/jpF7SSlfFX
Scottish solicitors given ‘gender neutral’ PC option | Law Gazette http://t.co/8u8oa7VqBJ
Economic slump was a wake-up call for lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/R0NHTZsgBl
Law Society calls for ‘Google tax’ delay | Law Gazette http://t.co/Kly81RT2Ex
Effective oversight of the global surveillance network requires transparency and trust | Law Gazette http://t.co/pirLoqSYgm
Victims and witnesses should be enabled to give their best evidence in court | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZyskWsarFR
Clydes partner Jamieson speaks out about Companies House typo trial | The Lawyer http://t.co/y7HBf5AqgU
One justice system for all? | Law Gazette http://t.co/8WyLjV9Jtc
Divisional court refers Rosneft sanctions case to EU courts of justice | The Lawyer http://t.co/xbp5ttY1Qv
Bury St Edmunds divorce centre an administrative hurdle for family justice | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ntR54EAdpG
Association of Costs Lawyers granted permission to intervene in Coventry v Lawrence | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ATpmtX7KBw
Norfolk firm ‘reclaims independence’ from QualitySolicitors | Law Gazette http://t.co/shFpPkKIve
Defendants slam ‘grotesque’ costs regime | Law Gazette http://t.co/arrMrzVz1r

Interviews, features, obituaries & lawyers in the news:

The in-house interview: EDF Energy’s legal team - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/D804wvBRiz
My legal life: Kathleen Rice - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/zfZ0Iyiqgq

Interesting articles involving the study of law and legal cases, legal training, pupillage, associates, legal academia, publications on law and law students:

Why every aspiring lawyer should study human rights law http://t.co/fe6FcJV1hk
What A-levels and work experience do you need for a career in law? http://t.co/y60hQop3nm
Fifty Shades of trainee solicitor torture: https://t.co/2mwWg5S5iT
Berwin Leighton Paisner culls 25% of newly-qualified solicitors: https://t.co/Lge024DUH6
Legal Practice Course student in 155-mile arctic adventure charity bid: https://t.co/CKB2D5NWwa
Clifford Chance completes magic circle retention report by rejecting 9% of its NQs: https://t.co/GtowzcKEcf
Student ‘got a pupillage interview at Chancery set’ by legally analysing Shaggy rap on application form: https://t.co/6dckuKcUCC
Linklaters latest magic circle firm to release newly-qualified retention rate – 91% stay on: https://t.co/IHezr4bLP6
5 out of 42 of Slaughter and May's qualifying trainees leave firm: https://t.co/fieaekgXLe
Wannabe lawyer asks City law firms to 'tell me what makes your firm unique in one tweet’: https://t.co/LwAWdfpV0O

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.

Racist trolls could be banned from social media using "sex offender" powers http://t.co/FDhSmFE5KE
My job offer is under threat because a former employer is taking so long to provide a reference http://t.co/pxWIwfz3ZM
Theresa May to order probe into collapse of police corruption trial http://t.co/fgfaFsq6HQ
Child prisoners more likely to become sex offenders, report suggests http://t.co/ll8zZWaYwh
Tax evasion v tax avoidance - in 90 seconds http://t.co/KEmW16fBNF
Drivers in England will be banned from smoking in their cars if they are carrying children as passengers http://t.co/fYrFu7L8aO
Voting rights of 1,015 UK prisoners were breached, Strasbourg rules http://t.co/qK0FzGsgo9
Lisburn Solicitors Association seeking local people’s help to ensure that Lisburn Courthouse does not close https://t.co/ctHTDzGE6N
Ripa drafters did not consider its use to access journalists' data http://t.co/G4Yp2811aQ
Justice Goddard assures committee she has no establishment links http://t.co/tmScSk6DGD
Man avoids jail for punching solicitor Tahir Mahmood in Dudley road rage attack https://t.co/JPATbFJGyL
‘We closed workhouses, let’s get rid of child prisons’ http://t.co/25whVT9z8E
‘People overstate the extent to which the law must change for new technology' http://t.co/rLFsRZkEj0
Early edition of Magna Carta has been found deep in the archives of Kent county council | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ahqXIgYfGT
Lord Fink: tax avoidance is normal in British society http://t.co/xVdjlf6qPQ
Ireland claims world first for women solicitors | Law Gazette http://t.co/1Ro7nqkXwy
Law to make reporting of FGM mandatory http://t.co/bmVZ9q0vlS

Lawyers, Law Firms, Chambers & ABS in the news this week:

Friday 13th February

Newport based Convey Law marks 10th anniversary by signalling further expansion https://t.co/UztnSTMdXE
Bury based firm Clough & Willis Expands Residential Property Department http://t.co/VUXi8i9yuy
Minter Ellison’s former China head joins Spring Law as COO | The Lawyer http://t.co/dPYsGuK9zq
Spring retention results out at Berwin Leighton Paisner and Orrick | The Lawyer http://t.co/TjDAkwhiLc
William Fry wins Irish government tender for restructuring of AIB | The Lawyer http://t.co/G5C0EhcMZp
Hogan Lovells posts 3.6 per cent rise in 2014 revenue to $1.78bn | The Lawyer http://t.co/Lwn9T2sRzC
Wilson Sonsini revenue jumps 12.3 per cent to $646m in year-end results | The Lawyer http://t.co/YavrVEP8Rb
Shepherd & Wedderburn's Stephen Gibb on post-Tods Murray optimism | The Lawyer http://t.co/8j7wBVDW1r
Slater & Gordon (S&G) has acquired 150-strong Welsh law firm Leo Abse & Cohen | New Law Journal: https://t.co/hWKO8kMGbS
Lawyer takes hefty bonus cut at online UK grocer Ocado | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/MsxJMcpki6
Fieldfisher partner faces disciplinary body | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZWO8frM7eL

Thursday 12th February

Wirral-based Havard Law looks to combine new technology with 'old school' principles https://t.co/qZLUdBEZtZ
News Corp deputy general counsel David Pitofsky promoted to top job | The Lawyer http://t.co/3AYeCEH6jX
SFO ordered to pay £7m in legal costs for Guildhall Chambers silk trial | The Lawyer http://t.co/0lfkQWB7qT
Freshfields partner Davies leads legal campaign group to keep Britain in the EU | The Lawyer http://t.co/5D9SXUIxvd
Former Hogan Lovells managing partner joins architecture firm TP Bennett as non-exec | The Lawyer http://t.co/Qaw3PowK6E
Lord Neuberger: "Concerning but understandable" that only 2% of judges feel valued by current government | The Lawyer http://t.co/tQDrwfAf6X
Fried Frank wins CVC as private equity client thanks to hires of White and Oates | The Lawyer http://t.co/AczH37NWSP
Assure Law targets personal injury with latest acquisition | Legal Futures http://t.co/LqM0EP61EB

Wednesday 11th February

Dentons seeks new head for UKMEA | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gflNB8Hfii
Freshfields to cut rent costs by 50pc through Manchester services hub | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/j0BsCWQwfT
Stephenson Harwood and Lord Pannick to take Tchenguiz litigation to ECHR | The Lawyer http://t.co/tMCQQ4wCaM
Outer Temple Chambers barrister wins care home death case | The Lawyer http://t.co/3VscpugwgC
Cooley’s revenue rocketed by 19 per cent to $802m in 2014 prior to City launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/WY3IRs32kx
Mayer Brown boosts revenue by 7 per cent to $1.2bn in 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/UXRLyafKwZ
Clifford Chance rounds off stellar retention season for magic circle | The Lawyer http://t.co/l7fkD0d7h4
RPC kicks off management consultancy business with Towers Watson hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/gUtlHW1st4
Irwin Mitchell cuts net debt by 95 per cent in first full year as ABS | The Lawyer http://t.co/VGb8qssGd1
Triangle investment group appoints BLP associate as first general counsel | The Lawyer http://t.co/dJfPcFPtLH
Sidley Austin financial results show 9.5 per cent growth in year-end revenue | The Lawyer http://t.co/hMFRv7Wcki

Tuesday 10th February

Slater & Gordon unveils next two acquisitions, while Quindell talks continue | Legal Futures http://t.co/kSCvOLY2Xq
Slaughters hits 88 per cent NQ retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/B1dHJnXOZ9
Withers looks to strike it rich with $748.8bn Singapore's new elite | The Lawyer http://t.co/FNYfj6ueVA
Allen & Overy and Linklaters pocket £10.4m for Aviva’s Friends Life merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/yNK530rZ1C
Capquest Group general counsel Flynn takes on top legal job at Wonga | The Lawyer http://t.co/z3SMtlmHtJ
Slater & Gordon reveals double UK acquisition | Law Gazette http://t.co/8uPPUVNLjF
Pinsent Masons granted permission to battle HMRC's tax powers in judicial review | The Lawyer http://t.co/LdwXplBmk5
Slater & Gordon secures Welsh bolt-ons as UK half-year revenue soars to £60m | The Lawyer http://t.co/yEyYF2WdVl
Clapham & Collinge leaves QualitySolicitors after four years | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/5bbP8lUUwp
Linklaters reveals 91 per cent retention, sustaining magic circle high | The Lawyer http://t.co/iXMZGKrZhT
HSBC turns to BLP in a bid to dispel tax evasion allegations | The Lawyer http://t.co/l2zCjYAx0D
Linklaters corporate heavyweight Matthew Elliott quits for Kirkland & Ellis | The Lawyer http://t.co/4wn57ypG6T

Monday 9th February

BLM offers all London staff flexible working contracts | The Lawyer http://t.co/xnW4fVB89z
Clifford Chance’s top of equity pay lags behind its peers yet partners have so far resisted change | The Lawyer http://t.co/M4fAGFTtP4
White & Case enters strategic partnership with Cass business school | The Lawyer http://t.co/URpiK3yCXP
Freshfields will be next to ‘north-shore’ – reports | Law Gazette http://t.co/3r4uSgWAGr
DLA Piper continues to bulk up in Asia with MoFo Hong Kong hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/CHqG22tEdP
HFW elects Marcus Bowman as managing partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/YLlwb5AQ3r
Six take flight from Bird & Bird's China offices in defection to IP consultancy | The Lawyer http://t.co/6MXgOGiiew
Dentons UKMEA CEO Matthew Jones to step down after landmark Dacheng merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/OZW8xabkDp
Freshfields moots Manchester low-cost hub for legal and support services | The Lawyer http://t.co/vea7xCLgeX