A CHESHIRE solicitor was in court yesterday in connection with a £50m mortgage fraud.

Mark Knights appeared at City of London Magistrates Court alongside Kamran Malik of Birmingham. Both men have been charged with three counts of obtaining a money transfer by deception.

At the time of the alleged offences Mr Knights was working at the Manchester office of law firm Mace & Jones. Mr Malik was a partner at A&H Solicitors in Birmingham.

Neither of the men are now employed by the firms. The case has ......for the full story register now for free or login below...