Nadhim Zahawi’s lawyers ‘breached code to stifle HMRC revelations’

Former chancellor's solicitor accused of breaching code of conduct by threatening legal action against tax campaigner

Nadhim Zahawi instructed his lawyer to threaten legal action against a tax campaigner who helped reveal that the then chancellor was under investigation by HM Revenue and Customs, according to a tribunal document.

Zahawi's solicitor, Ashley Hurst, is accused of breaching his regulator's code of conduct by attempting to prevent Dan Neidle from publishing correspondence threatening legal action over the tax expert's revelations about the then Tory leadership candidate.