10 May 2024
The ongoing inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal continues to shock lawyers and members of the public alike. Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC, senior consultant, Bindmans, devotes his NLJ column this week to the professional behaviour of solicitors
Bindman writes: ‘Until very recently, what solicitors do with the approval and on the instructions of their clients has largely escaped scrutiny.’ He draws on his years of experience, including as a libel lawyer acting for Private Eye, to offer his thoughts on the regulation of solicitors and the need, above all, for equality of arms.
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