Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith has resigned from the Magic Circle firm as the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) prepares to hand down its decision, after the lawyer was accused of engaging in non-consensual sexual activity with a junior associate.

The SDT today (October 10) found that Beckwith did engage in sexual activity and knew or ought to have known that the complainant was intoxicated to the extent her judgement was impaired.