Former war crimes lawyer pleads guilty to fraud
A former human rights lawyer has pleaded guilty to fraud just a day before his trial was set to begin.
Phil Shiner pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud at Southwark Crown Court yesterday, just one day before his trial was set to begin.
The 67-year-old was the lead solicitor at Birmingham-based Public Interest Lawyers, where he led legal claims against British soldiers accused of mistreating Iraqi detainees following the 2003 Iraq War.
The fraud charges stem from claims related to the alleged killings of Iraqi civilians by ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
