John Blavo's firm, Blavo & Co Solicitors, was closed in 2015 when the Solicitors Regulation Authority raised concerns about its legal claimsThe supercar-driving director of one of Britain's biggest legal aid law firms has been ordered to pay back £22 million made from 'thousands of fake claims'. John Blavo's firm, Blavo & Co Solicitors, was closed in 2015 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority when concerns were raised about its huge legal claims. At least 80 per cent of the firm's £11 million annual turnover was derived from the legal aid scheme and, at its height, it was the second or third largest legal aid firm in England and Wales. An investigation launched in 2015 by the Legal Aid Agency found that Blavo & Co made 24,658 legal aid fee claims for representing clients at mental health hearings between April 2012 and March 2015. The Legal Aid Agency only found evidence of 1,485 of these cases taking place.

Source: Daily Mail January 05, 2019 11:54 UTC