World’s largest law firm sees revenue growth – Legal Cheek
Dentons continues City trend of positive financial gains The world’s largest law firm by lawyer headcount has seen revenues increase over the past financial year, thanks in part to an…
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Supporting public authorities to be open and transparent – ICO News
Around this time last year, I wrote about our new Upstream Regulation team and our focus on supporting public authorities to be open and accountable with the public they serve.…
7 top cloud security threats — and how to address them – CSO Online
For any enterprise relying on the cloud to accommodate a rapidly growing number of services, ensuring security is a top priority. Yet as most cloud adopters soon realize, migrating to…
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…
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…