Government may sue law firms

Posted By: James

Monday 2nd March 2015

The government is considering suing lawyers who pursued claims that British soldiers executed and tortured innocent Iraqis. A report drawn up on the Prime Minister's orders claims lawyers pursued the cases against troops while knowing the allegations might be untrue. Public Interest Lawyers and Leigh Day have been accused of receiving more than £3m in legal aid between them for the Al-Sweady Inquiry, which exonerated British troops of the claims last December.

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