Senior lawyer fined for inappropriate touching while socialising with junior lawyers

Senior lawyer fined for inappropriate touching while socialising with junior lawyers

Open Justice reporter - Tauranga·NZ Herald·22 Sep, 2026 04:00 AM5 mins to read‌After an end-of-year function, a senior lawyer went out drinking and dancing with junior staff, prompting complaints about inappropriate touching.A senior lawyer who “should have gone home” but instead stayed out socialising with junior staff has been fined $1000 by the Law Society after his “hand slipped”. The practitioner, who wasn’t identified in a recently released decision, was found to have inappropriately touched two lawyers more junior than him

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