by Yasmin Robinson | Apr 7, 2017 | News
The SRA has brought together leading experts to discuss cybersecurity risks to coincide with its spring update to the Risk Outlook. The roundtable involved leading agencies and experts from a range of sectors to discuss how businesses can tackle the risks of... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Mar 8, 2017 | News
Solicitor firms are being targeted by scammers who want to infiltrate IT systems. Firms have been sent emails saying their services are required. After the firms respond, the scammers send attachments or links to websites. These attachments and links might contain... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Feb 8, 2017 | News
The conveyancing world has been left shaken by a recent High Court decision ordering city firm Mishcon de Reya to pay more than £1 million after its client Dreamvar (UK) was deceived into making a payment for the purchase of a property to a rogue tenant posing as the... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Dec 8, 2016 | News
The SRA have yesterday published figures that have shown that email hacks of conveyancing transactions are the most common cybercrime in the legal sector, with £7m of client losses reported in the last year. Three-quarters of cybercrimes reported to the SRA in the 12... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Sep 21, 2016 | News
The SRA has repeated its warning to the profession about involvement in high-yield investment schemes. A warning notice has been published telling solicitors about the risks of involvement in such schemes after a number of reports were received of law firms being...
