Boss of legal aid giant to face SDT on false document charges | News
The former director of one of the country's biggest legal aid firms will appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal later this month. A decision to prosecute John Blavo, who headed the national firm Blavo & Co Solicitors Ltd, was published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority today. Blavo is alleged to have provided or facilitated the provision of falsified documents to the Legal Aid Agency relating to client files, medical reports and tribunal decisions. It is further alleged that in 2015 he was involved in producing false documents. The SRA also alleges that Blavo encouraged or gave instructions for the falsification of documents on two client files between 2013 and 2015. The allegations are subject to a hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and are as yet unproven. Blavo's hearing is…