21st May - Law News

Edition 4894: 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: The UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called the new UK-EU deal a “win-win” for both sides, after hosting the first joint summit between Britain and the European Union since Brexit. The UK and the EU have reached a new deal setting out post-Brexit relations on areas including fishing rights, trade and defence.

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/X feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• PE house outlines 'sweet equity' offer to keep law firm staff happy - Legal Futures
• A family who went to court to protect a young girl from her paedophile father have criticised government legislation intended to help others in a similar position
• MPs warn of ‘unacceptable’ delays in tackling legal fees for NHS claims | Law Gazette
• Nadeem Zahawi's solicitor "ignored" regulatory duties with email - Legal Futures
• Ministry of Justice says applicants' personal data accessed in Legal Aid Agency cyber attack | Law Gazette
• Britain and Iran have summoned each others envoys after three #Iranians were charged with spying in the UK. The IRNA news agency said the British charge d'affaire was asked on Sunday to give an explanation for the arrests
• Legal aid hack: data from hundreds of thousands of people accessed, says MoJ. Data including criminal records downloaded in ‘significant’ cyber-attack at Legal Aid Agency in April, ministry confirms