The lawyer who made the complaint - identified only as Ms B - had been Mr Eichelbaum's opposing counsel in a case involving undisclosed defects in a property. Photo: Getty ImagesAn Auckland lawyer who asked a woman lawyer to bend over through a window has been censured and fined $10,000. At the first proposed visit, Mr Eichelbaum had refused to allow Ms B and her building consultant to attend the site. Ms B said she reluctantly agreed to do so, so as not to waste time and money. "Mr Eichelbaum's conduct towards the complainant lawyer, Ms B, was not an isolated incident, but persistently occurred over a lengthy period of time," it said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 20, 2018 21:22 UTC