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Rogue Lawyer: Power, money and a scandal at a London law firm
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Rogue Lawyer: Power, money and a scandal at a London law firm

This is the story of the UK lawyer facing some of the most serious allegations ever levelled against a member of his profession, and what it tells us about how far London's legal establishment is willing to go for its clients.

The Slow Newscast · Alice Sandelson

April 25, 202349m 6s

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Show Notes

In 2014, a Jordanian man was imprisoned in a prison in Ras Al Khaimah, the northernmost Emirate in the UAE. He alleges he has been illegally detained and threatened. And the man he blames for this is a British lawyer. This is the story of the UK lawyer facing some of the most serious allegations ever levelled against a member of his profession.


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