Feature: Monsters in law


LAWYERS are meant to uphold justice, equity and the rule of law. It is therefore worrying that matters like sexual harassment are still rife within the legal fraternity.

The International Bar Association’s (IBA) 2019 report, Us too?: Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession, found that 24% of Malaysian female respondents and 6% of Malaysian male respondents have been sexually harassed in the course of their work.

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