22nd May - Law News

Edition 4530: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

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Today's Highlighted Video Story:  Rishi Sunak stood in the pouring rain outside No. 10 Downing Street, and taking everyone by surprise, called a summer general election for July 4th.

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Firm to pay for staff to get neurodiversity assessment and help | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/mvschju3
  
• High Court hears landmark legal aid challenge over school exclusion appeals | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/3zujac76
  
• Record high reports of racist hate crimes and incidents in Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/4jchtxd7
  
• Barristers “do not want remote hearings rolled back” - Legal Futures  https://tinyurl.com/8u234rw3
  
• Dismissed rape centre worker wins tribunal case over sex-realist beliefs | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0l6JjVULIq
  
• CEO of top litigation funder warns against ‘unthoughtful’ industry reforms | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/4n286vt3
  
• Big fine for firm that failed to replace client money wrongly paid out - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/ce3axrbx