Regulator Shuts Down 3 Law Firms Over Fake Asylum Claims

The lawyers were accused in a newspaper investigation of falsifying horror backstories to illegally claim asylum for cash

Lady Justice statue on top of the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey, in central London. Jonathan Brady/PA

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has shut down three law firms exposed for offering fake asylum claims for cash.

In a statement issued to The Epoch Times on Monday, the SRA said it has also suspended the practising certificates of each of the firms’ principal solicitors.