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Law solicitor at centre of internet piracy row suspended

January 17th, 2012 by Flynn Prieur

The London-based lawyer at the centre of a long-running row over internet piracy has been suspended for two years and ordered to pay £76,000 in costs.

Andrew Crossley, the sole solicitor behind now-defunct law firm ACS:Law, admitted six charges against him at a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hearing on Monday.

ACS:Law sent tens of thousands of letters on behalf of clients demanding £500 “settlement” payments from people it accused of illicitly downloading music and adult material. M

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