Much of what emerged from the hearing into Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Ryan Beckwith concerned not just the partner’s alleged conduct and the complainant’s apparent suffering – but also the culture at the Magic Circle law firm where they both spent many years of their lives.
The nine-day hearing into Beckwith’s alleged sexual misconduct, which closed last week, culminated in the tribunal handing the restructuring partner a combined £235,000 penalty, just hours after he tendered his resignation.
