FOCUS OF THE DAY: The High Court has backed an application by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to destroy millions of documents seized from firms it has intervened in and had to store since, at significant cost to the profession. It is currently storing 400,000 boxes of documents, held at the cost of £1.25m per annum, a situation described as “plainly absurd” by Iain Purvis QC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the Chancery Division. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- A Review of the previous week's Legal Press - The Sunday Law Review: 1st to 7th February http://t.co/HCHII3sXod
- Kill switches 'cut thefts' in London, New York and San Francisco http://t.co/iMRH8qOdFV
- EastEnders actress Linda Henry 'hurled racist abuse' at Greenwich community warden http://t.co/AVnqUxKPrU
- Essex Police apologises over 30 child abuse investigations http://t.co/bbzuDLDJA5
- Drivers in England will be banned from smoking in their cars if they are carrying children as passengers http://t.co/fYrFu7L8aO
- Husband Royston Jones guilty of nurse murder bid http://t.co/xsr1b7F7c7
- Britain's got it way its way on prisoners' votes – so why withdraw from the ECHR? - http://t.co/kRyiGvTaYs
- Prison is no place for healthy sexual development http://t.co/kKZ2bdMV9W
- Journalists must be able to protect their sources http://t.co/6sk8A7RyOl
- 'American Sniper' murder trial opens for marine accused in Chris Kyle death #US http://t.co/zMvi208a56
- UK judges disillusioned after drop in pay and conditions, survey finds http://t.co/3vL0cru4pk
- Ripa drafters did not consider its use to access journalists' data http://t.co/G4Yp2811aQ
- UK redactions to CIA torture report were made for national security, MPs rule http://t.co/gIs2w6HM3z
- Finally dealing with campus rape means that some men will have it tougher http://t.co/zLbexdg4gt
- Homeless ex-pianist Anne Naysmith dies in road accident in London http://t.co/FVFtK9dnws
- Three Muslim students dead in North Carolina shooting as suspect arrested #US http://t.co/SzoLIUcxik
- Justice Goddard assures committee she has no establishment links http://t.co/tmScSk6DGD
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Cooley’s revenue rocketed by 19 per cent to $802m in 2014 prior to City launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/WY3IRs32kx
- LAW FIRM NEWS: 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
- LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC kicks off management consultancy business with Towers Watson hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/gUtlHW1st4
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Irwin Mitchell cuts net debt by 95 per cent in first full year as ABS | The Lawyer http://t.co/VGb8qssGd1
- 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
- Outer Temple Chambers barrister wins care home death case | The Lawyer http://t.co/3VscpugwgC
- State hires top UK tax barrister to fight EU case on Apple #IRELAND https://t.co/0pJI3b8pme
- What do you think of this senior barrister's controversial views on rape? https://t.co/QUaZmVENWM
- Man avoids jail for punching solicitor Tahir Mahmood in Dudley road rage attack https://t.co/JPATbFJGyL
- Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal to be Honored at Asian-Pacific Gala #INDIA https://t.co/nblVj2RtGR
- Solicitor struck off for failing to comply with undertakings to banks #IRELAND https://t.co/rs3mMZHjas
- Lawyers will bring court system to its knees over legal aid cuts, Justice Minister David Ford is warned https://t.co/Oo3F8HmtH4
- Hampshire Police chief calls for regulations on ‘legal high’ shops https://t.co/BMxXxSJN54
- Vicar in legal fight over dismissal case https://t.co/YlOo3gIfSt
- Able Marine Energy Park: ABP drops legal challenge http://t.co/v6eOLZ5Agc
- Swansea Catholic school's bus legal challenge http://t.co/cFfzCVr9oX
- #SOUTHAFRICA considers viability of legal rhino horn trade http://t.co/DgMvcxXj06
- #ITALY tables tougher anti-terrorism law https://t.co/DqGJO9wHQT
- Hacking guidelines for UK spies published https://t.co/ZJ8NEhL3xh
- UK Study Assesses Legal and Industry Ramifications of 3D Printing & Intellectual Property https://t.co/M7d37bMWb8
- Driverless cars spark UK gov promise for law review https://t.co/bWvgOBgPkl
- UK restructuring laws already geared towards business rescue, says government https://t.co/3TsVNKqUNm
- ‘Illegal under EU law:’ UK judge refers Rosneft’s sanctions lawsuit to European Court of Justice https://t.co/0OMjzFjMOt
- Mediterranean sinking kills 200 migrants bound for Europe http://t.co/lPwi4Fsmto
- 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
- Driverless car review launched by UK government http://t.co/hOd1vwedqs
- Sharia4Belgium trial: Court jails members in #BELGIUM http://t.co/6GayK0aK4b
- NHS staff afraid to speak out, whistleblower report finds http://t.co/ON5l6SU8WL
- ‘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
- Triangle investment group appoints BLP associate as first general counsel | The Lawyer http://t.co/dJfPcFPtLH
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Sidley Austin financial results show 9.5 per cent growth in year-end revenue | The Lawyer http://t.co/hMFRv7Wcki
- Majority of London's largest firms looking to reduce property costs | The Lawyer http://t.co/dlZva7tFeN
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood and Lord Pannick to take Tchenguiz litigation to ECHR | The Lawyer http://t.co/tMCQQ4wCaM
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- How to catch burglars by remote control http://t.co/U20FjWIwKO
- CA sounds alarm over injustice risk as it ends up researching law for LiP | Legal Futures http://t.co/dtOU3NxSK1
- Imprisonment 'turns young offenders into sex criminals' http://t.co/ue09FxRIq0
- 'Grand Theft Auto' brought to life in dramatic car chase and shootout #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/dNb7k3aTUq
- Teenager Brusthom Ziamani arrested on way 'to behead soldier' said he would 'harm' David Cameron if he had the chance http://t.co/4zu0Lxn2st
- Alan Barnes assault suspect ‘pushed pensioner to ground after demanding money’ http://t.co/ZkmIAUaaGt
- Alexander Litvinenko inquiry: All traitors to Russia 'should be exterminated', suspect claims http://t.co/s5mSDsdfWN
- 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
- Conspiracies around a Sun trial point finger at senior judge(s)? http://t.co/2ZF1beFKc5
- Food blogger plunges to his death from roof of Coq D'Argent http://t.co/WKJ9StbcsJ
- Voting rights of 1,015 UK prisoners were breached, Strasbourg rules http://t.co/qK0FzGsgo9
- Killers and rapists win human rights victory at Strasbourg http://t.co/A0zNuC1gy0
- The hitman, the child rapist and the serial killer: human rights winners in Strasbourg http://t.co/anmJNaZsDb
- Solicitor claims wife advertised herself as a lesbian prostitute on Gumtree http://t.co/ErKvxOFyvQ
- Julian Assange is 'sucking resources' from police, Met chief says http://t.co/zrR1b8iBTG
- Female teacher jailed for inciting schoolgirl to carry out a sex act http://t.co/kZKhzaQdNn
- New passport checks could bring new queues at the border http://t.co/Gh3ZsIdueO
- Cost of resettling evicted islanders could be £420m http://t.co/rVKm6XPaIi
- Litvinenko murder suspect 'wanted to be a porn star' http://t.co/YPNYiuKE8b
- London rioters have committed 6,000 more crimes since being released including murder and rape http://t.co/iz6CIvLv0y
- Brusthom Ziamani 'said he knew Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebolajo' http://t.co/D6P4PoSLs8
- Labour defends use of pink minibus in women's campaign http://t.co/9xobXJiNNh
- Half the world's law firms have home in London, says Mayor | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PRJEJzksH7
- The Guardian view on the right to march: protest must be beyond price | Editorial http://t.co/2ddydUd0l3
- Clegg urges May to pass law protecting journalist sources before poll http://t.co/7zkTUSYKOP
- Freshfields to cut rent costs by 50pc through Manchester services hub | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/j0BsCWQwfT
- GM retains controversial top lawyer for 2015 despite Senate disapproval | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/aW20SDXniB
- Dentons seeks new head for UKMEA | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gflNB8Hfii
- CIA chief under pressure to resign after leak of lawyer's memo | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/BnxZxf1fma
- 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
- Atheist #Ireland's open letter to Enda Kenny http://t.co/tSbvn3QOh6
- Dawkins among atheists urging Irish PM to hold blasphemy law referendum http://t.co/CDamrTWh7e
- Missouri death row inmate submits last-minute appeal over execution drugs http://t.co/Sdw1PI4W9s
- Tuesday's UPDATED LawNewsIndex: 10th February http://t.co/6W7cr6tcZd
- Sprinting ahead with funding for smaller claims | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/t26t4S9aY6
