What Should An IT Department Do In Relation To Cyber Security?
UK law firms are now starting to realise that responsibility for cyber security doesn’t just lie within the IT team, and that technical controls alone can’t protect a business from today’s attacks. I often see the phrase ‘cyber security is a people issue not an IT issue’. It’s true that this needs to be a […]
Solicitor Overcharged On Estate Bill Thrown Out By Tribunal
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal cleared a solicitor who was accused of overcharging a client when administering an estate. The private client practitioner was acquitted of the alleged misconduct after the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) failed to prove that the professional had overcharged on an estate bill. Solicitor, Derwent Campbell, endured a three-day hearing only to […]
Magic Circle Law Firm Reveals High Retention In Qualifying Trainees
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s head count keeps growing as they retain nearly all of their qualifying trainees for spring 2020. Founded back in 1743, the firm has confirmed it will retain 90 per cent of its newly qualified talent by making offers to 36 out its 39 qualifiers. Legal Cheek said that: “Freshfields became the first […]