Law Society yet to set up wellbeing oversight group

Law Society yet to set up wellbeing oversight group
The Law Society has stopped issuing quarterly updates to the justice minister on its wellbeing programme. (Image: Depositphotos)
Oliver Lewis
The New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) has yet to set up a wellbeing oversight group it told the justice minister it was progressing in 2019.The society has also stopped issuing quarterly reports updating the minister on its wellbeing programme, which was set up after Newsroom broke the story of sexual harassment at Russell McVeagh in 2018. That development led to intense introspection about the extent of unacceptable behaviour within the profession.BusinessDesk obtained the July-Sept 2019 quarterly update under the Official Information Act while i...

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