Tag: Freshfields

Ex-Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith launches High Court challenge over tribunal ruling

City lawyer was fined £35,000 and ordered to pay £200,000 in costs for drunken sexual incident with junior colleague

Feb 26 2020 8:36am

SRA won’t appeal Ryan Beckwith ruling

Ex-Freshfields partner was fined £35,000, but not struck off, for engaging in sexual activity with a junior female colleague

Feb 24 2020 5:01pm

Why I moved from the magic circle to make partner at a major UK law firm in Bristol

Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Burges Salmon banking partner Rachael Ruane ahead of her appearance at Wednesday’s ‘Secrets to Success’ event in Bristol

Feb 24 2020 2:35pm

Meet Manchester City’s new star defender: Lord Pannick QC

Champions call on Blackstone heavyweight to tackle UEFA ban

Feb 24 2020 11:37am

What went down at LegalEdCon North 2020

Last month's Manchester conference marked the beginning of some important conversations centering around the SQE, Sophie Currie reports

Feb 18 2020 3:18pm

Dublin’s future as a global legal hub

BARBRI’s Chris Jorgenson sets out his vision for Ireland’s rapidly expanding legal market

Feb 17 2020 2:32pm

Quinn Emanuel follows Freshfields in ditching ‘Dear Sirs’ from lawyers’ emails

'The idea is to show that we take gender seriously', says US firm

Feb 17 2020 10:53am

Ryan Beckwith: SDT ruling in full

Ex-Freshfields partner was fined £35,000 following allegations of sexual misconduct

Feb 4 2020 4:33pm

Reports of sexual misconduct at law firms hit all-time high in wake of #MeToo

Complaints to regulator more than double in five years

Jan 20 2020 11:18am

The best festive firs from across the legal profession ?

From law firm lobbies to Inns of Court of libraries... it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Dec 20 2019 8:47am

Freshfields investigations partner leaves firm after investigation

Exit comes in same week magic circle player moved step closer to introducing fines for misbehaving lawyers

Dec 13 2019 11:29am

Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Eversheds Sutherland top Ireland’s ‘Brexit transfer list’

As record number of UK-qualified solicitors register in Ireland

Dec 4 2019 12:39pm

City law firm ‘consortium’ appoints BPP as SQE prep-course provider

Influential group's future trainees will sit super-exam from autumn 2022 -- a year after assessment's proposed introduction

Dec 3 2019 9:05am

Former Freshfields partner arrested in tax probe

A week after quitting magic circle firm

Nov 28 2019 12:10pm

Freshfields considers fining mega-earning partners 20% of their income for misconduct

Reported plan follows resignation of scandal-hit Ryan Beckwith

Oct 22 2019 9:01am

Kirkland & Ellis’ Gherkin home named London’s most Instagrammable skyscraper

Host of law firm buildings feature in top ten list

Oct 15 2019 8:45am

Freshfields partner resigns as SDT upholds one allegation of misconduct — but avoids ban

Ryan Beckwith, who had been accused of engaging in sexual activity with intoxicated junior colleague, fined £35,000 and ordered to pay £235,000 in costs

Oct 10 2019 11:53am