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Richard Egan (solicitor)
Richard Egan is an English solicitor known for his work and advocacy in high-profile criminal defence cases. He is also known as a charity worker and a recipient of Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award he was awarded in recognition for his work defending Lotfi Raissi who was wrongly accused of training September 11 hijackers. In 2014 Egan came to notice after successful defence of Tania Clarence who was charged with murder of her two children after her unsuccessful legal battle with social workers. After a series of defence motions, murder charge was reduced to that of a manslaughter by diminished responsibility and Clarence was given a hospital order. Career Egan qualified as a solicitor in 1990 and joined Tuckers Solicitors, law firm based in London, where he became a partner in 2001. His work is focused mainly on criminal defense. Experience Egan is a member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association and Association of Military Court Advocates and Justice. He has gath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotfi Raissi
Lotfi Raissi ( ar, لطفي رئيسي, ''Luṭfī Rayissī''; born April 4, 1974), was the first person charged in connection with the September 11 attacks, September 11, 2001, attacks. However, in 2003 a British court ruled that the charges against Raissi were without evidence, and that he had no association with the attacks. In April 2010 it was announced that he was eligible for compensation, the amount of which was as yet undecided. Background Raissi was born and grew up in Bab el Oued, a suburb of Algiers. In November 1996 he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, USA, to attend flight school, including a 1998 stint at Sawyer School of Aviation a month after Hani Hanjour quit. In April 2000, when his student visa expired, he moved back to Algeria and then to London, with his wife Sonia (née Demolis), whom he had met in the United States. From June 11–18, 2001, Raissi had apparently visited Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas, while Ziad Jarrah was in the city. On his way home from the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |