The U.K.'s Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) will hold a case management hearing on Wednesday to decide whether to postpone Gary Senior's hearing, or hold it virtually.

The hearing, which started in December, was adjourned mid-way through until April 27 due to one of the defendants being unable to attend the hearing.

However, in light of the COVID-19 lockdown, the tribunal closed its offices on March 18, according to its website.

The SDT said in a statement: "We can confirm that there is a case management hearing in the [Gary Senior] matter on Wednesday 8 April at 10:45 am via Zoom."

Gary Senior stands accused of sexual harassment allegedly perpetrated on a junior associate in 2012. Baker McKenzie, a former partner as well as the firm's former head of human resources are all accused of having mishandled the internal investigation into the matter at the time.

In December, Senior admitted in court that his behaviour towards the junior associate amounted to sexual harassment. He also recounted during his cross-examination that he had suffered "acute stress" at the time the internal investigation was handled.

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