FOCUS OF THE DAY: Silk appointments 2015 – Why be a QC? The ‘new’ silks appointment system has now been in place for nine years. This year’s round of appointments, announced last month, suggests a stabilisation of the revamped system. While the number of applicants was roughly steady on 2013/14, with 223 hopefuls this year compared with 225 the previous year, the tally of successful silks slipped from 100 to 93. Full story - The Lawyer
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- A Review of the previous week's Legal Press - The Sunday Law Review: 8th to 14th February http://t.co/25dirwl9SY
- Can Jewish people walk the streets of Paris in peace? #FRANCE http://t.co/MI189qbpQP
- Is your toaster a silent recruit in a 'thingbot' army? http://t.co/6SMJfW9ftD
- Prescription charges: NI health minister proposes re-introduction http://t.co/FBQGnmIxk3
- 'Child risk' councillor Alex Folkes 'had indecent images on computer' http://t.co/5dThnvb5P4
- Oxfordshire town crier Anthony Church lied about Army background http://t.co/ItNr7NQ63n
- #AUSTRALIA outrage at greyhound 'live baiting' footage http://t.co/J00KBytfHk
- David Cameron: Unemployed young 'should do community work' http://t.co/oJO8PqRUGr
- UK inflation rate falls to record low of 0.3% in January http://t.co/eqzt48EFd8
- Birmingham City FC's owners in receivership http://t.co/R5sPmq3B8F
- Bath truck crash: Manslaughter suspects arrested http://t.co/1rmWJVUOEB
- Bryan Stevenson: If it's not right to rape a rapist, how can it be OK to kill a killer? http://t.co/SI6kd8Lt1d
- The new special educational needs maze, where parents go back to the start http://t.co/DpuJfBpHM0
- Marginalised as a woman in the UAE? Emphatically, 'no' | The Lawyer http://t.co/irZKGR63QV
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pillsbury year-end results show 3 per cent boost to $560m | The Lawyer http://t.co/4prd0xSgkv
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright LLP accounts show a move into the black in 2013/14 | The Lawyer http://t.co/KfPj9V0WHj
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird launches IT-focused consultancy | The Lawyer http://t.co/ehUTkESAbL
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Phone hacking lawyer Mark Lewis leaves Taylor Hampton for Seddons | The Lawyer http://t.co/tEaydT3TLe
- Music dominates copyright disputes | Law Gazette http://t.co/3QBeCqBxNP
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- National Crime Agency 'must seize more from criminals' http://t.co/t6gx0G23Tt
- Watson-based app heralds ordinary speech legal searches | Legal Futures http://t.co/8yWvIXs8Yb
- Slater & Gordon heats up TV advertising battle as Quindell share price rollercoaster continues | Legal Futures: http://t.co/KO1ElsvuNk
- Business Growth Fund to consider more law firm investments | Legal Futures http://t.co/zrYfKKGKr1
- Family court judges given power to order DNA tests http://t.co/E2GfV0rFC5
- Rolls-Royce says it does not tolerate improper business http://t.co/fwgjckc9iv
- Armstrong hit with $10m damages bill #US http://t.co/kFFTy0l7tf
- Tottenham Hotspur liable for player brain damage http://t.co/n4JhXL1dOv
- Man charged over 'chemical weapon' http://t.co/J3ro4oi5aI
- Women held after man allegedly attacked at 50 Shades screening http://t.co/vbAhEX5O7n
- Bath truck crash: Fund in honour of Mitzi Steady, 4, raises triple target http://t.co/znK5rO0KCs
- Police call coastguard to help injured officer at landlocked train station http://t.co/WbyktM5dN3
- Legal battle looms over Christian school closure in ‘British Values’ row http://t.co/nWfOaziDRe
- Online judges and internet hearings under eBay justice plan http://t.co/oGPJeL4PqM
- Virtual courts could deliver real justice? http://t.co/TLUvL6uDCe
- Vigilante Speedwatch volunteer sacked for catching too many drivers http://t.co/v2TghuSjsN
- Spurs starlet wins compensation case after his career was ended by a heart attack http://t.co/y20hScnJFD
- Canadian lawyers win major battle over lawyer-client privilege | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/EEXKVpYV23
- Wife of murdered DLA assistant gives details of last text | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SFyRyIM17g
- 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
- Australian firms slash costs to boost profits | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/csnJq7T5vP
- Foreign companies are more wary China | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iMBvdfc8WF
- US law firm profits rise by six per cent | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LzhEtc7T3y
- Terror prisoners take segregation battle to supreme court http://t.co/4grX98vRFN
