Barrister who sexually harassed clerk has suffered enough, appeals court says

Acting Justice Carolyn Simpson 2021-12-22 2:39 pm By Bianca Hrovat | Sydney

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The New South Wales Bar Association has lost an appeal seeking a financial penalty and a professional reprimand against a Sydney barrister for his “poorly judged, vulgar and inappropriate” behaviour, with an appeals court finding damage to his reputation and a hike in his insurance premium dwarfed any punishment it could dole out.

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