Steve Cullen: criminal lawyer on convicted sex offender Adrian Dermer being admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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Victim advocates are questioning the process that allowed a convicted sex offender to gain a position on the High Court.
In 2018, Adrian Dermer was jailed after he admitted to a sexual connection and violent charges with a 14-year-old when he was two months shy of 17.
Dermer has now been admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court.
Criminal lawyer Steve Cullen says the Law Society has a comprehensive process when it comes to issuing the necessary certificate of character to practise law.
"That committee would call for a variety of reports, the onus would be on the applicant to satisfy the committee that the were fit and proper - I would think any committee member would have to have regards to the totality of the circumstances."
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