Disgraced former solicitor Phil Shiner has been declared bankrupt potentially leaving the legal profession facing a huge bill for his prosecution.
Shiner, a director at Birmingham firm Public Interest Lawyers (PIL), was recorded as bankrupt this week on the Individual Insolvency Register.
A further notice placed on the Companies House website this week confirms that PIL is now subject to a compulsory strike-off and will be dissolved by the middle of May. The firm shut down last August after the Legal Aid Agency cancelled contracts with it.
Shiner was struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal last month after being found guilty of dishonesty and a lack of integrity over the way claims against British armed forces were obtain…
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