# 176: PAUL FOOT 2026: A PROVEN LAWYER

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Podcast: [Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/page-94-the-private-eye-podcast-742104)
Published: 2026-05-26T00:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8906917
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## Resource

Daniel Timms of the Sheffield Tribune tells the story of the solicitor who used legal loopholes to extract sums of £25,000 from Yorkshire homeowners. Part of Private Eye's Paul Foot Award 2026 shortlist series.

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