Human rights lawyer Professor Phil Shiner has been struck off and ordered to pay costs of £250,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over the pursuit of false allegations against British soldiers in Iraq.
Shiner of the now defunct Public Interest Lawyers was handed the fine in a prosecution brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). A £2,000 fine was issued to a second lawyer from the firm, John Dickinson, at the tribunal yesterday (2 February). The SRA was represented by Andrew Tabachnik of 39 Essex Court Chambers.
