Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith is alleged to have engaged in sexual activity with a woman without her consent, a tribunal heard today (26 April), in a matter the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has now referred to the police.

The allegation was made in a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) case management hearing currently taking place. The case management hearing will roll over to June as not all the arguments were able to be addressed today.