National Standards Committee 1 v Gardner-Hopkins [2021] NZLCDT 21 (22 June 2021) [pdf, 360 KB]
...avoiding Ms K’s flirtatious approaches to him that evening. [83] It is noteworthy that, having been told by Mr McDiarmid on 22 December 2015 that Ms K was regarded as vulnerable and/or having a drinking problem, the practitioner had so little judgement as to go out drinking with her, given the incident (Incident 6) which had occurred on 21 December between them. [84] In January of 2016 the incident with Ms K was revisited by the Chief Executive and Board Members with Mr Gardner-Ho...