National Standards Committee 1 v Gardner-Hopkins [2021] NZLCDT 21 (22 June 2021) [pdf, 360 KB]
...[80] The Board Members of the firm were informed. When initially confronted Mr Gardner-Hopkins said that nothing had happened between him and Ms K. Subsequently he spoke with the Chief Executive, Mr McDiarmid. Mr McDiarmid produced detailed file notes, not challenged in any material way by the practitioner, of a conversation between himself and Mr Gardner-Hopkins on the topic on Tuesday 22 December 2015. Again Mr Gardner-Hopkins denied anything untoward had taken place. He simp...