What to include in your firm’s risk register – Legal Futures
A risk register can act as a useful tool to help a law firm actively assess and manage the most significant risks for your business. The post What to include…
July 2024
UK top 200 firm Sills & Betteridge announces move to the iManage Cloud, facilitated by Tiger Eye – Legal Futures
Sills & Betteridge Solicitors, an established regional law firm, has announced today that the organisation will migrate its on-premises iManage document and email management system (DMS) to the iManage Cloud…
Gowling nudges NQ lawyer salaries to £98k in London – Legal Cheek
£64k in regions Gowling WLG has increased the salaries of its fresh faced associates within its London a regional offices. The outfit confirmed it has modestly increased NQ rates in…
India-Linked SideWinder Group Pivots to Hacking Maritime Targets – Dark Reading
The nation-state espionage group known for attacking Pakistan has expanded its reach to targets in Egypt and Sri Lanka. – Read More
Meta Settles for $1.4 Billion with Texas Over Illegal Biometric Data Collection – The Hacker News
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, agreed to a record $1.4 billion settlement with the U.S. state of Texas over allegations that it illegally collected biometric data…
Adaptive Shield Showcases New ITDR Platform for SaaS at Black Hat USA – CSO Online
Adaptive Shield, a leader in SaaS Security, today announced its breakthrough Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) platform for SaaS environments. Since entering this space a year ago, the company…
Funny Contracts: Not an oxymoron –
Key Takeaways: Humour has a place in contract design. It has some profound benefits. It is not unheard of. In fact, it is a bit of a trend. There is…
The cost of a data breach continues to escalate – CSO Online
The global average cost of a data breach leaped by 10% compared to the previous reporting period, hitting US$4.88 million, according to the 19th annual Cost of a Data Breach…
China takes steps to implement digital ID initiative – CSO Online
The focus of China’s proposed Digital Identity proposal revolves around three key items: minimization of data sharing, user rights, and legal compliance, with data security being the fulcrum, an industry…
Medical negligence specialist firm becomes employee-owned – Legal Futures
A law firm specialising in medical negligence has embraced employee ownership, giving the staff a “less risky future” at a time of uncertainty in the sector. The post Medical negligence…
Law firm fined £46k for AML control failures – Legal Futures
A Coventry law firm has been fined more than £46,000 for failing to have proper anti-money laundering procedures in place, one of the largest such penalties to date. The post…
Law firms “need WhatsApp policies” when advising asylum clients – Legal Futures
WhatsApp has become the “preferred communications tool” for law firms handling asylum work, but most lack a “clear, written usage policy”, the SRA has said. The post Law firms “need…
Review body warns on quality of judges as it calls for 6% pay rise – Legal Futures
The Senior Salaries Review Body has expressed its “unease” at a “long-term decline” in quality ratings for new district and circuit judges as it recommended a 6% pay rise across…
Four guilty of coroner kidnap plot based on pseudo-legal ideas – Legal Futures
A group of people who wanted to kidnap and ‘punish’ a coroner, using pseudo-legal concepts that have been rubbished by the courts, have been found guilty of multiple offences. The…
Hold the front page: How newsjacking could help boost your brand – Legal Futures
Bridgerton. It’s what everyone seems to be talking about, or at least it was a few weeks ago when I first had the idea to write this blog. The post…