PAUL FOOT 2026: A PROVEN LAWYER

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Andrew Hunter Murray· Host0:30

Hello, and welcome back to Page 94. This is the Paul Foot Award miniseries. Let's find out who is the second of the shortlisted journalists for this year's award. Page 94, the Private Eye podcast.

Daniel Timms· Guest0:42

Uh, I'm Daniel Timms, uh, at the Sheffield Tribune.

Andrew Hunter Murray· Host0:45

And what is the story that's brought you to the Paul Foot Awards this year?

Daniel Timms· Guest0:48

We covered a story about Andrew Milne, a solicitor who, uh, threatened homeowners with legal action, in some cases extracting over £25,000 out of them.

Andrew Hunter Murray· Host0:58

Okay. Now, I'm gonna say, first of all, there are legal proceedings ongoing at the moment- Yep ... so we are slightly limited- We are ... in what we can say.

Daniel Timms· Guest1:06

Yeah. If you're watching and there's a sudden cut, I've said something I shouldn't have said.

Andrew Hunter Murray· Host1:10

There we go.

Daniel Timms· Guest1:10

Yeah.

Andrew Hunter Murray· Host1:11

So I'll start off by asking you, who is Andrew Milne?

Daniel Timms· Guest1:15

Okay. So Milne is a solicitor, um, has been qualified for many years, and we came across him when he started sending letters to homeowners in Sheffield, and this happened because he had bought the freeholds to their homes.

Andrew Hunter Murray· Host1:29

Yep.