Phil Shiner, 67, admitted three counts of fraud to secure £200,000 to try to fund a judicial review into fake war crimes, the court heard. Judge Christopher Hehir, sitting at Southwark Crown ...

Shiner’s charlatanism was systematic fraud on an industrial — and wholly immoral — scale. And that’s before taking into account the mental trauma he inflicted on entirely innocent members ...

Phil Shiner, 67, pursued cases against soldiers accused of ill treating Iraqi detainees after the 2003 Iraq War. Robert Campbell faced a manslaughter charge because of a false story brought ...

But Shiner hid the fact he paid middle-men to cold call so-called victims, who cooked up claims of torture and murder by Brit forces. Shiner’s now defunct firm Public Interest Lawyers took more ...

Phil Shiner was struck off as a solicitor in 2017 at a tribunal after being found guilty of misconduct and dishonesty relating to false claims against veterans of the Iraq War. The 67-year-old was ...

Phil Shiner, 67, who was struck off for pursuing false torture and murder allegations against British soldiers, admitted three counts of fraud on the eve of his trial. A former soldier who was ...

Phil Shiner, 67, of Birmingham, was the principal solicitor of the law firm Public Interest Lawyers. He gained prominence for representing Iraqi civilians who alleged British soldiers had tortured ...

Disgraced human rights lawyer Phil Shiner yesterday escaped jail as he was sentenced for a £200,000 fraud. Former Law Society 'Solicitor of the Year' Shiner had sparked a £24m inquiry into ...

Phil Shiner, 67, admitted that an agent acting on his behalf had been cold-calling potential clients in Iraq. He also admitted paying referral fees, both of which were in contravention of the ...