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Cybersecurity Spend Among UK Top 10 Jumps 21% as Threats Become Priority

A new report by PwC stresses that law firms should incorporate 'human cyber risk' into their cyber strategies.
2 minute read

International Edition

American Bar Association Retracts Israel Statements Following Backlash

900 lawyers had signed an open letter condemning the ABA for statements that they said deprived Israel of its rights and suggested moral equivalence.
4 minute read

International Edition

Allen & Overy Removed from Ransomware Website 1 Day Before 'Deadline'

One person said the removal could mean the firm has paid a ransom to the hacking group, which is one of the most notorious in the world and is viewed as having strong links to Russia.
2 minute read

International Edition

A&O Has 5 Days to Meet Hackers' Demands: Expert Q&A

A&O faces having confidential data published on the dark web following an attack by ransomware group LockBit—a cyber security expert explains how the firm's merger with Shearman could well have caught the hackers' attention.
7 minute read

International Edition

How Bad is the Cyber Attack on Allen & Overy?

One cyber security expert has said that LockBit is responsible for an estimated 40% of all ransomware infections worldwide.
4 minute read

International Edition

Top Lawyers Call for UK Government to Secure Gaza Ceasefire

The letter calls on the UK government to pursue a number of measures, including an immediate halt on 'the export of weapons from the UK to Israel'.
2 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Should Be Applauded, Not Pilloried, for Changing its Israel-Gaza Response

Law firms erring as Dentons had is vanishingly rare. But, given the wave of global discord that the Israel-Gaza war has caused, I think they can be forgiven, writes The Global Lawyer.
6 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Removes Israel Social Media Post Following 'Incendiary' Fallout

The firm's initial response was criticised by one lawyer for omitting any statement about Palestinians killed in the conflict with Israel.
3 minute read

International Edition

Mishcon Acts as Jewish Body Criticises BBC Over Hamas Coverage

A variety of lawyers have been outspoken on the conflict with group of King's Counsel writing to the UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom earlier this week to criticise the BBC.
3 minute read

International Edition

Global Legal Industry Responds to War in Israel and Gaza, From Sheltering in Place to Offering Support

A handful of international law firms with local offices say their lawyers are working remotely as violence across Israel and Gaza has claimed hundreds of lives in recent days. Other firms are offering support.
4 minute read

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