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‘Iraq war atrocities’ law firm loses its legal aid funding
A LEADING human rights law firm which took up hundreds of claims of atrocities by British troops in Iraq has been stripped of legal aid funding.
Birmingham-based Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) will no longer receive public money after the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) ruled that it had not met contractual requirements.
An LLA statement said the agency “has no role in judging the issues of professional conduct involved in the allegations.
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