by Yasmin Robinson | Mar 18, 2022 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has said it is ‘highly unlikely’ to get involved where a firm has dropped a client for whom it no longer feels comfortable representing. Many firms are reviewing their client lists following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Mar 16, 2022 | News
Marc Traube, partner at London firm Karam, Missick and Traube LLP, whose other two partners were based in the Turks and Caicos Islands, has been fined £25,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for allowing the firm’s client account to be used as a... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Mar 11, 2022 | News
Personal data breaches from the ICO’s caseload during 2020/2021 have seen a steady increase in the number and severity caused by ransomware. This is a type of malicious software or “malware” designed to block access to computer systems, and the data held within them,... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Mar 10, 2022 | News
Criminal defence firm Tuckers Solicitors has been fined £98,000 after failing to secure sensitive court bundles that were later published on the dark web and held to ransom by organised criminals. The information commissioner found that a ransomware attack on the... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Mar 8, 2022 | News
In the wake of the UK Government imposing sanctions on Russia, the SRA has reminded firms of the importance of their role in ensuring all measures and restrictions are complied with. They have also set out the actions they are taking to both assess and support...
