A solicitors disciplinary tribunal ruled that the allegation was proven on the facts.

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”.

The communications asked Mr Neidle to retract claims he had published that Mr Zahawi lied about failing to pay £3.7 million in tax, and also not to publish the correspondence.

On Friday, the tribunal ruled that the allegation relating to an email sent on or around July 16 2022 was proven on the facts and that Mr Hurst had breached paragraphs of the Solicitors Regulation........

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