UK Law Gazette writes
The law firm accused of misusing lasting powers of attorney to the financial detriment of vulnerable clients, subject of a BBC documentary investigation, will not confirm if it will press ahead with legal action against the broadcaster. It has also declined to answer questions put by the Gazette about its financial position since the broadcast.
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Essex firm Craybeck, an alternative business structure regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, has a single solicitor, partner Asher Alain Bornstein. Allegations relate to the conduct of his colleague, non-solicitor Ron Hiller, appointed as attorney for scores of clients.
In December journalist Sue Mitchell wrote on BBC Online: ‘We investigated 30 cases involving Mr Hiller and his firm, Craybeck Law, and found a disturbing pattern of events: people found they had no access to their bank accounts and no idea how much Mr Hiller was charging for being their attorney; large amounts of cash were withdrawn without a reasonable explanation; properties were sold for what owners and others considered was lower than market value, and possessions were cleared and disposed of without owners’ knowledge or informed consent.’
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