A disgraced human rights lawyer has been struck off after being found to have acted dishonestly in hounding British troops over false abuse claims in Iraq.

Former Solicitor of the Year Phil Shiner brought murder and torture claims against veterans that were debunked by an inquiry.

He had 12 charges of misconduct against him proven by a professional standards tribunal, including five allegations of dishonesty.

The charges against Shiner were found proven by a panel of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, which had examined his conduct during the £31m, five-year-long Al-Sweady inquiry.

His dishonesty included agreeing to pay "sweeteners" to a fixer to persuade him to change his evidence to the Inquiry.

Shiner had brought some of the most serious abuse allegations faced by the British Army in decades.

The inquiry dismissed the allegations and exonerated British troops.

The tribunal heard Shiner earned his firm more than £1.6m from an improper deal carving up fees from pursuing the abuse claims.

Shiner, who worked for the now-defunct Public Interest Lawyers (PIL), previously admitted nine allegations of acting without integrity, including that he made "unsolicited direct approaches" to potential clients.

He did not attend the hearing, having written to the tribunal to say he was unwell and could not afford to pay for a defence lawyer.

Mr Shiner was struck off the roll of solicitors.