Monday morning round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Hamas lawyers must be struck off, says Robert Jenrick (£) Why are British lawyers acting for Hamas? (£)…
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What boards want and don’t want to hear from cybersecurity leaders – CSO Online
Successfully engaging with the board may not make or break a CISO’s career, but it’s becoming an increasingly important skill — particularly as risk-conscious boards seek strategic security insights. The…
Morocco Investigates Social Security Agency Data Leak – Dark Reading
A threat actor has claimed responsibility for the alleged politically motivated attack and has uploaded the stolen data to a Dark Web forum. – Read More
Pointing the finger – Law Gazette – Features
With lawyers’ ethics under increasing scrutiny, the profession’s regulators have come out fighting, issuing a raft of reviews and reports. But deeper cultural change may also be needed, reports Joanna…
‘Safety’ v autonomy – Law Gazette – Features
The Commons committee stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has concluded. Now extensively amended, is the legislation fit for purpose? Eduardo Reyes reports. – Read More
Making a decision on mental capacity – Law Gazette – Features
Local government. – Read More
Costs – a new horizon – Law Gazette – Features
Civil litigation. – Read More
More cuts won’t repair a broken system – Law Gazette – Features
Justice spending. – Read More
SRA guidelines are useful but no panacea – Law Gazette – Features
In-house. – Read More
Decisions and interventions – Law Gazette – Features
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal). – Read More
Partners and long-term sickness absence – Law Gazette – Features
Partnerships. – Read More
Council fines law firm for breaking law in collecting rent for clients – Legal Futures
The First-tier Tribunal has upheld an £8,400 fine imposed on a law firm for not belonging to a client money protection scheme while collecting rent for properties owned by clients.…
“You’ve put a target on my back” – Hamas barrister attacks TV presenter – Legal Futures
The barrister acting for terror group Hamas has accused a Talk TV presenter of putting a “target on my back” by associating him with his client. The post “You’ve put…
$940m and counting – A&O Shearman among latest to cut Trump deal – Legal Futures
Five more leading law firms – including Anglo-American giant A&O Shearman – struck deals with President Donald Trump this weekend to avoid being targeted by punitive executive orders. The post…
Law firm employee banned for lying to client about complaint – Legal Futures
A law firm team manager who misled a client about the progress of his complaint rather than admit a mistake has been barred from working in the profession. The post…