Serious, exploitative sexual misconduct : the disciplinary proceedings against James Gardner-Hopkins

O'Sullivan, Jamie

Serious, exploitative sexual misconduct : the disciplinary proceedings against James Gardner-Hopkins Jamie O'Sullivan - LexisNexis, 2022 - New Zealand Women's Law Journal - Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a ngā Wāhine .

New Zealand Women's Law Journal - Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a ngā Wāhine, 2022, 7: 113-144

In the legal profession, misconduct of a sexual nature is nothing new, but it has rarely resulted in reporting or sanction. Victims often feared complaints would make no difference but could result in negative impacts for their own careers and reputations.[1]

This article traces the progress of the professional disciplinary proceeding by the National Standards Committee (No 1) (the Standards Committee) against James Gardner-Hopkins for serious sexual misconduct against five summer clerks while a partner at Russell McVeagh.[2] (From the introduction). Record 8216


New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribuna


ABUSIVE MEN
COMPLAINTS PROCEDURES
HIGH COURT
JUSTICE
LEGAL PROFESSION
PERPETRATORS
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
YOUNG WOMEN


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