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| Iraq War: Lawyer admits misconduct over Army abuse claims | Iraq War: Lawyer admits misconduct over Army abuse claims |
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| A human rights lawyer who brought claims of torture and murder against British troops has admitted misconduct charges, a tribunal has heard. | |
| Phil Shiner, lead solicitor for the now defunct firm Public Interest Lawyers, accepted nine allegations of acting without integrity and recklessness. | Phil Shiner, lead solicitor for the now defunct firm Public Interest Lawyers, accepted nine allegations of acting without integrity and recklessness. |
| The tribunal heard that Mr Shiner accepted the charges meant he will be struck off at the end of the case. | The tribunal heard that Mr Shiner accepted the charges meant he will be struck off at the end of the case. |
| The MoD has spent more than £100m on Iraq-related claims since 2004. | The MoD has spent more than £100m on Iraq-related claims since 2004. |
| Among the charges against him, Mr Shiner accepted an allegation that he acted recklessly by claiming at a press conference in February 2008 that the Army had unlawfully killed, tortured and mistreated Iraqi civilians. | Among the charges against him, Mr Shiner accepted an allegation that he acted recklessly by claiming at a press conference in February 2008 that the Army had unlawfully killed, tortured and mistreated Iraqi civilians. |
| Mr Shiner admitted nine more charges in part, accepting he acted without integrity but denying dishonesty. | Mr Shiner admitted nine more charges in part, accepting he acted without integrity but denying dishonesty. |
| He denies six further allegations, including misleading the £31m Al-Sweady inquiry and the Legal Services Commission over legal aid and grants. | He denies six further allegations, including misleading the £31m Al-Sweady inquiry and the Legal Services Commission over legal aid and grants. |
| The tribunal heard that he had submitted a letter making the admissions on the eve of a case management hearing on Thursday. | The tribunal heard that he had submitted a letter making the admissions on the eve of a case management hearing on Thursday. |
| Andrew Tabachnik, putting the case against Mr Shiner for the Solicitors Regulation Authority, said: "Even on the basis of his own admissions, Professor Shiner accepts this tribunal must strike him off at the end of this case." | Andrew Tabachnik, putting the case against Mr Shiner for the Solicitors Regulation Authority, said: "Even on the basis of his own admissions, Professor Shiner accepts this tribunal must strike him off at the end of this case." |