Ashurst Morris Crisp has issued a public apology after it accidentally sent a group e-mail to clients and friends of recently departed head of media Tony Ghee that revealed the entire contents of his contacts book.

Clients of Ghee have complained to both Ashursts and his new firm, Taylor Wessing, after the e-mail was sent on Monday (2 June) to more than 600 of his contacts, friends and clients.