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