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The Independent UK
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Catherine Wylie

Lawyer improperly attempted to restrict discussion of ex-chancellor’s taxes

Nadhim Zahawi (Victoria Jones/PA) - (PA Archive)

A lawyer acting for former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi improperly attempted to restrict a tax expert from discussing communications regarding the politician’s failure to pay tax, a tribunal has ruled.

Ashley Hurst, of Osborne Clarke law firm, faced a solicitors disciplinary tribunal over allegations that he sent an email and letter to Dan Neidle, founder of Tax Policy Associates, in July 2022 in which he “improperly attempted to restrict Mr Neidle’s right to publish that correspondence and/or discuss its contents”.

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