Disgraced lawyer Phil Shiner who brought false claims against Iraq War veterans has been declared bankrupt.
The solicitor was struck off in February after being found to have acted dishonestly in bringing murder and torture claims against British Iraq War veterans.
Investigations that originated from Mr Shiner and his firm Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) would be assessed and a decision reached over which cases should no longer be pursued, the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (Ihat) said.
Mr Shiner ran the now-defunct Public Interest Lawyers (PIL), and 12 charges of misconduct, which he had denied or partially admitted, were found proved against him by a panel of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
The Insolvency Service we…
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