A male solicitor and partner who made inappropriate comments and ‘advances of a sexual nature’ towards a junior staff member has been fined £1,000 and rebuked.
Alan Dennis Green, who was a partner at County Durham firm Hewitts, made comments and advances on three occasions between 5 October and 8 October last year.
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Green, who resigned as a partner at the firm after the female staff member complained, has also been ordered to pay £300 in costs.
In a notice published yesterday, Green admitted he had failed to behave in a way that maintains the public’s trust in him and had not carried out his work in a way that encourages equality, opportunity and respect for diversity.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said it had taken the decision to fine Green because of his prompt admission, the fact he resigned from the partnership and his clear regulatory history.
Solicitor fined over ‘inappropriate advances’ to staff member
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