EMBATTLED Sir Geoffrey Cox was paid nearly £400,000 by a hedge fund boss at the centre of an international tax scandal.
The Tory MP — who made almost £900,000 in the last year as a barrister — legally represented Sanjay Shah.
Mr Shah’s Dubai-based Solo Group firm introduced a client to a broker which was this week fined £642,000.
UK watchdog the FCA penalised Sunrise Brokers for failing to ensure it was not being used for fraudulent trading.
Mr Shah’s spokesman said: “The FCA found no wrongdoing and under political pressure they fined a couple of brokers for misdemeanours.”