FOCUS OF THE DAY: Tory blogger says Grayling has launched a 'counter-attack' on those who see him as unfit for purpose. Chris Grayling has said that it is a help, rather than a hindrance, to perform the role of Lord Chancellor without a legal background. The first non-lawyer to hold the post in 440 years said it meant he wasn't 'cup-tied' in any way to a previous career, or chambers, or law firm. Full story - Solicitors Journal
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Last weekend's Saturday Law Interview featured Dr. Steven Vaughan, a former city solicitor and now a legal academic with expertise on the laws regarding the regulation of nanotechnology as well as the standard and quality of legal advice offered by corporate law firms: 'Regulating nanotechnology & the quality of corporate legal advice'.
- Branded the "most hated woman in Britain", Josie Cunningham accuses The Sun of making her 'most hated woman' http://t.co/AU5hcVOasp
- A homeless man was found impaled on a spike in a square in London's Kensington - but who was he and why did he die? http://t.co/9cWAjTLSiB
- LGBT groups are celebrating an historic court victory over Twitter users who sent homophobic tweets #FRANCE http://t.co/z1PJOuyLVM
- Lord Brittan dies: His final months were marred by smears and innuendo – but no charges that would stick http://t.co/lbkJkd5zwO
- Hacking by Mirror ‘worse than at Murdoch papers’ http://t.co/KKz0w7XBQs
- Sadistic pair jailed for ‘black magic’ rape of 11-year-old girl http://t.co/RLUAgyU421
- US reporter jailed for linking to stolen data http://t.co/YQCegizEBA
- Black Friday 'may have hit Christmas sales', says ONS http://t.co/MTnADHA7KF
- Rape threat found in Gateshead Travelodge room http://t.co/FULoel4oPt
- #THAILAND impeaches former PM Yingluck Shinawatra over rice subsidy scheme for poor farmers http://t.co/wgivaBTgE9
- Cosmetic surgery 'should be done by specialist surgeons' http://t.co/h3ZuYZB0zT
- NSW may extend time limit on child sex abuse claims #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/CYyruq2Cxs
- Companies suing critics. That's the real enemy of free speech #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/MrPpCU8gtg
- Leveson review proposes sweeping efficiency reforms for justice system http://t.co/eBmf7qKKMZ
- Magna Carta: 800 years on, we need a new people’s charter http://t.co/hYqDK28Ues
- Tory MP accuses CPS of pursuing vendetta against Sun journalists http://t.co/b4FRbTBqhz
- LAW FIRM NEWS: France's Veil Jourde launches competition group with Winston & Strawn team | The Lawyer http://t.co/JxHjB2ItFp
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons chair on the Dacheng merger: "Like Halley's Comet and the Holy Grail" | The Lawyer http://t.co/uQyZlLDY9n
- Solicitor felt ‘comforted’ over tax rules by SRA visit | Law Gazette http://t.co/iotrjy1qOn
- Leveson cost-cutting review urges virtual courtrooms | Law Gazette http://t.co/aOQiog4Ru5
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
- Arsenal manager wants work permit rule change for non-EU players http://t.co/vwOv6ahQSg
- Court in #CHINA begins 'public shaming' for overdue fines http://t.co/PRf37mpdLc
- Court in #TURKEY acquitted journalist Mehmet Ülger https://t.co/LMa4TQ3MOw
- Police in Bradford vow to bring foreign offenders to justice https://t.co/wEBJ1MkkRT
- Alberta Justice, RCMP to review contact with career criminal who shot officers #CANADA https://t.co/nW5hT3NMZU
- Can #ARGENTINA Find Justice Without Alberto Nisman? https://t.co/Bg2t5owZwY
- UK May Review Law Enabling Lords to Exploit Other People's Lands https://t.co/mbbuqHFPnF
- UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before May http://t.co/587iWceL5C
- Is Your Ad Legal? Digital Advertising Raises Additional Issues for Marketers https://t.co/7W70ie4Hkf
- Brevan Howard co-founder settles legal action and prepares to launch his own fund http://t.co/0a81goiGGF
- Women's World Cup legal action over artificial pitches ended https://t.co/mcUMdvi4t9
- https://t.co/2jtOt675YK #US https://t.co/2jtOt675YK
- UK's second city Birmingham has ruled out joining possible legal action to sue a US news channel https://t.co/x2QklAFVl7
- UK nuclear ambitions dealt fatal blow by Austrian legal challenge, say Greens https://t.co/InpF9FTg0Y
- Rangers fans contribute £500,000 for Ibrox legal fight http://t.co/7eFFmLHy3X
- Director jailed for £750,000 fraud after laying off staff while on ski holiday http://t.co/01T2e6Z76K
- Phone hacking: Andy Coulson to face retrial in Royal directories case http://t.co/P6MSACBu4e
- Church holding 'rowdy' parties is told to keep it down after ding-dong with neighbours http://t.co/8ZMawQe1QL
- Eight odd historical laws which are still in force today http://t.co/JdbrF1cGwS
- Frauds outnumber burglaries for the first time http://t.co/tiZfZCvDNS
- Saatchi Bill: The law can't cure cancer. But it can help the people who might http://t.co/vBbtbKpQvG
- Men accused of armed raid on family of Stagecoach tycoon http://t.co/ClTnXQqdC9
- Barrister rating site not aiming to “undermine the Bar” | Legal Futures http://t.co/mMUjZz7glR
- Quindell in talks to sell legal services arm to Slater & Gordon: | Legal Futures http://t.co/i2yww6gXSF
- Third law firm fined for involvement in SDLT avoidance scheme | Legal Futures http://t.co/LIuy6NDFss
- The 10 greatest controversies of Winston Churchill's career http://t.co/72BDygJQDV
- Secret file on ‘unnatural’ sex at Westminster https://t.co/o1QGSbFNSO
- Abuse inquiry barrister calls for removal of panel member https://t.co/L0DLO6mqYg
- BoE bows to pressure to reveal barrister’s fees for forex inquiry report http://t.co/RyeSqEY7HP
- What makes a good trainee solicitor (according to employers)? https://t.co/gWgdKbwhND
- A solicitor has been targeted in a scam which has asked a member of the public to pay her legal fees https://t.co/vG3IQ54VA1
- Solicitor fined and told to pay colleague over sexual assault http://t.co/Pc9FVkdbsi
- A sea change in UAE corporate law: Doing away with minimum capital | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6l8Mx3c4dj
- SEC attracts US law professors fury over Harvard | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZRgDyY5dig
- Beijing sees boom in foreign individuals legal services | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/HJ0DJ4WW34
- New York beats London on Commercial Court fees | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/oDCEewdSOO
- A third of Zimbabwe lawyers under investigation by Law Soc | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SY6Kwas1P3
- Dentons-Dacheng merger to dwarf other law firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6KdQlCHFx2
- Weil back in profit as US firms start results season | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rSzrdnJVg6
- Nixon Peabody eyes up Chicago acquisition | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/giC26wHIZf
- Fred Talbot trial: Ex-TV weatherman 'staged naked orgy' http://t.co/MGCgNsxsj7
- 'Don't give up on us,' police tell ministers http://t.co/zS868UrDGt
- Gary Glitter trial: Girl 'given champagne before assault' http://t.co/EERQ4LWWQh
- Election 2015: Broadcasters expected to offer new TV debates plan http://t.co/SqUz3laqz7
- Prince Andrew publicly denies sexual misconduct claims http://t.co/Pf33r0FpfK
- Ex-Home Secretary Lord Leon Brittan dies http://t.co/U0P1jKGb35
- Colorado baker under investigation for refusing to write anti-gay slurs on cake #US http://t.co/smsnQdlTn6
- Undocumented Latino migrants seek sanctuary in #US churches http://t.co/TYg5BedvV7
- McDonald's sued over claims workers were fired from store with 'too many black people' #US http://t.co/ccXzrvg1OG
- European lawyer moves: 22 January 2015 | The Lawyer http://t.co/caBr9fjEHN
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird consolidates loans in bid to reduce debt-servicing costs | The Lawyer http://t.co/tJ7OmKOnab
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Shakespeares’ new CEO sets out national ambitions as Wilson steps down | The Lawyer http://t.co/FuBgepttSQ
- Magistrates’ courts have changed over the past few decades. Where have all the journalists gone? | Law Gazette http://t.co/ewkxOG8Sgl
- Quindell in sale talks with Slater & Gordon | Law Gazette http://t.co/HZiHs4iE16
- Defendant lawyers join court fees condemnation | Law Gazette http://t.co/RWwCcZT8Wv
- Domestic violence challenge on legal aid fails | Law Gazette http://t.co/jzoRnIyCfj
- Dentons’ China tie-up to create world’s biggest firm | Law Gazette http://t.co/VbToRNJTF9
