Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith is appealing a tribunal decision that saw him fined £35,000 with costs of £200,000.
In October, Beckwith, stood before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) accused of engaging in sexual activity with a junior colleague without her consent. Though some had expected that Beckwith would receive a suspension or an outright ban, the tribunal opted to fine him on the grounds that it was a ‘one-off” incident and that he posed no future risk to the public.
