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Article: An establishment questioned
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 26, 1995
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John Young, the vice-president of the Law Society forced to
stand down as presidential candidate following allegations of
sexual harassment, has acknowledged the seriousness of his actions.
In a letter to society council members last week, he wrote: "While
there was never a case where my conduct amounted to persistent
harassment, it would be equally wrong to characterise what was
being alleged as trivial."
Mr Young, a senior partner with the City firm Cameron Markby
Hewitt, also talked of "inaccurate reportage" of the events
surrounding his resignation. This followed a conference on women
lawyers earlier this month when Eileen Pembridge, a challenger in
the presidential election, raised ...