Law firm ‘had no agenda against soldiers’

A law firm accused of bringing dishonest torture claims against British soldiers did not have an agenda to ‘do down the army,’ a tribunal heard today). Leigh Day supported claims of the abuse and murder of Iraqis by British servicemen and women which turned out to be completely false. The company earned £10 million in fees from the cases and three of their lawyers are accused of continuing with the allegations despite knowing they were bogus. But their barrister told…