Big Six firm Allens has admitted it should have advised a female associate of the disciplinary action it took against a lawyer accused of sexual harassment and has said it regretted its handling of the matter. But at a town hall meeting in the firm’s Brisbane office on Monday, managing partner Richard Spurio remained mum on the repercussions for the harasser.

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