Silk Disciplined for Repeated ‘Touching’ of Solicitor at Social Function

The recent Register of Disciplinary Action issued by the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner (NSW) listed that a Sydney Silk, Jamie Darams SC – who took Silk in 2023 – was found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct, on 5 June 2025, being fined $10,000, being reprimanded, ordered to issue a written apology to the victim of his conduct and her employer, and to undertake a minimum of 10 hours one-on-one counselling in respect of sexual harassment, respect for women and the excessive consumption of alcohol.

The subject matter of the charges are listed as follows:

On 7 December 2023, during a work Christmas function at a hotel in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Mr Darams SC engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct in that he engaged in the unwanted touching of a female solicitor (KE) as follows:

(a) by running his hand along KE’s body from the top of her back to down past her backside, while they were both standing; and

(b) shortly afterwards, KE sat on a stool at a tall bar table where Mr Darams SC and some of her colleagues were gathered. Mr Darams SC was standing next to KE. He then ran his hand along KE’s leg from her thigh to her knee. In doing so, his hand was underneath the table. KE moved her leg. He then ran his hand along KE’s leg from her thigh to her knee on two further occasions. KE pushed his hand away on these two latter occasions.

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On 7 December 2023, during a Christmas function hosted by a Law Firm at a Hotel in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Mr Darams SC engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct when he:

Ground 3: Engaged in unwanted sexual touching towards a female solicitor when he grabbed her backside while she was on the dancefloor.

The links to the entry in the Register may be found here and here.