Law boss accused in £66m Axiom Ince fraud faces trial in 2027

A legal executive accused of fraud alongside two solicitors following the £66m collapse of a nationwide law firm will stand trial in 2027, a court heard. Mohammed Ali, 42, former chief financial officer at Axiom Ince, denied two counts of fraud by abuse of position and one of conspiracy to use false instruments between 1 April 2019 and 31 August 2023. Lawyers Pragnesh Modhwadia, 41, and Shyam Mistry, 35, allegedly mishandled client money as co-directors of the law firm Axiom…