Lawyer found guilty of misconduct for drunken Xmas party antics

Lawyer found guilty of misconduct for drunken Xmas party antics
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A senior lawyer who grabbed a junior colleague’s penis while drunk at a Christmas party and made multiple lewd comments has been described as “deplorable” by a tribunal.The man, who has interim name suppression, worked at one of the largest law firms in the country and was known for his somewhat outlandish behaviour.However, at two Christmas parties several years ago, he was drunk and took his jokes too far when he made comments about employees’ genitalia and sex lives and touched staff inappropriately.He also told a fem...