TWO solicitors at a Bradford law firm, including a senior partner, and a third employee were due to appear in court today to face fraud charges.

Mohammed Ayub, 53, (pictured) senior partner with Chambers Solicitors in Grattan Road, and Neil Frew, 47, a solicitor who works as immigration department associate with the firm, are accused of conspiracy to defraud.

Ayub’s brother Mohammed Riaz, 47, who works in the translation side of the company’s business, has been summonsed to appear in court in relation to the matter.

The allegations relate to the defrauding of the Legal Aid Agency over payments for the provision of interpretation services.

Chambers has vehemently denied any criminality.

The charges follow police raids on the firm’s offices in the centre of Bradford in July last year.

The investigation was carried out by West Yorkshire Police’s Economic Crime Unit, whose officers worked alongside Bradford CID and Neighbourhood Policing Teams.

The three were due to appear before Leeds magistrates today.