Law firm Leigh Day accused by Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
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Law firm Leigh Day accused by Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Law firm Leigh Day accused at tribunal of failing for more than five years to reveal that its clients were Mahdi army members.
See here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...tia-mahdi-army
See here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...tia-mahdi-army
Surely they have committed some form of criminal offence such as deception (the UK lawyers that is)?
Wonder if the yard will look in or will some form of political intervention make sure that isn't the case.
Wonder if the yard will look in or will some form of political intervention make sure that isn't the case.
The trial may break new legal ground, potentially setting limits on the extent to which solicitors need to prove allegations to their own satisfaction before they can bring them to court.
What am I missing?
Below the Glidepath - not correcting
I'm going to show my ignorance of the law here but I thought you already had to have an honest belief that your client was innocent to defend them.
PS. I do hope Shyster, Weasel and Tw@tface all get their just deserts on this.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Two's in, that may be true for Defence lawyers. These are not defending but effectively prosecution and their clients are not defendants.
I'd throw the keys away
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