James Argent ditches lawyers who kept him out of jail after he assaulted his girlfriend in Spain
The former reality TV star is now on to his third legal team since the May 5 assault in
Spain
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Argent avoided jail with a suspended sentence after assaulting ex-Miss Sweden Nicoline Artursson
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The rented penthouse in Spain where Argent assaulted Nicoline
Credit: Doug Seeburg
Argent, 37, struck a deal with public prosecutors and accepted a
Sweden
She suffered
He was hauled to Fuengirola's Court of Violence Against Women and admitted the crime of mistreatment.
A well-placed legal source said: 'The individual who was convicted has appointed a new barrister and solicitor.'
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The new lawyers have not been named but may be involved in negotiating terms of a rehabilitation course he has to attend.
The ex-Towie star James Argent was ordered to pay his ex-girlfriend
Argent, 37, was handed a six month suspended prison sentence after
He frogmarched her to the door of their picturesque beachfront property and pushed her down a set of
steps
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Cops wanted to charge Argent with wounding but settled for the lesser offence of 'mistreatment' after he agreed to a plea deal.
But court papers obtained by The Sun show Argent - who raked in £5,000-a-week last year - was only required to pay Nicoline a paltry £250 in damages.
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James Argent has ditched the lawyers who kept him out of jail after he assaulted his girlfriend
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