Oh dear, as if a man of the law would know better.

Peter Fitzpatrick, a former partner at Muirhead Buchanan in Stirling, Scotland wanted to catch a ‘glimpse’ of his female colleagues. Rather than asking said female colleagues out for a few beers, peeping Fitzpatrick opted to spy on them

If that wasn’t enough Fitzpatrick’s modus operandi was, to put it lightly; ridiculous;

[Fitzpatrick] was caught when a 24-year-old secretary noticed a circular hole had been cut in the side of one of several cardboard boxes in the [toilet] cubicle and was pointing towards the lavatory seat…

The sheriff, who has previously been criticised over controversial rulings, told Fitzpatrick, 49, that she could avoid imposing a jail sentence because any woman should have noticed the device…

Kate Mulligan, prosecuting, said a secretary noticed that one of the holes in one of the boxes had been enlarged. She added: "She picked it up and it felt heavy. On opening the box she found a video cassette recorder with a tape in it."

Simply ridiculous

Peeping Fitzpatrick’s judge ruled that the attempt was so bad it qualified as a cry for help, and gave him just three years probation.

But regardless, ladies, be warned. Watch out for mysteriously heavy cardboard boxes with holes that suddenly appear in the loo.

Lawyer films women in lavatory with secret camera [Telegraph]