Ex-Deutsche Bank trader charged over Euribor manipulation granted conditional bail October 24, 2018 A former Deutsche Bank trader charged with conspiracy to defraud as part of an investigation into the manipulation of the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor) was granted bail today, on the condition that he remains resident at a fixed location within the UK. Andreas Hauschild, a German national, appeared before Judge Michael Gledhill at Southwark [...]
Barclays prepares for hard Brexit as Irish expansion gathers pace October 24, 2018 The chief executive of Barclays said the bank is fully prepared for a hard Brexit as its Irish expansion plans gather pace. Jes Staley said it would be business as usual for customers after Britain leaves the EU on March 29. The bank will use its Irish subsidiary as a central European hub to guard [...]
Serious Fraud Office presses for criminal charges to be reinstated against Barclays October 22, 2018 The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is pressing to get criminal charges reinstated against Barclays related to its capital raising arrangements at the height of the financial crisis. The high street bank and four former executives were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and the provision of unlawful financial assistance in 2017, connected to a deal [...]
Patisserie Valerie could face investor action over £40m black hole in accounts October 21, 2018 Cafe chain Patisserie Valerie could face legal action from shareholders over the £40m black hole in its accounts. Lawyer Philip Rubens, from the firm Teacher Stern, is canvassing institutional shareholders and claims to be on the verge of securing third-party funding. He is aiming to make a claim against the AIM-listed firm for losses endured [...]
SFO charges former Deutsche Bank trader over Euribor manipulation October 21, 2018 The Serious Fraud Office has charged Andreas Hauschild, a former trader at Deutsche Bank, with conspiracy to defraud as part of an investigation into the manipulation of the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor). Hauschild was extradited to the UK after being arrested in Italy in August, and appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court yesterday, the SFO [...]
Judge says property mogul Robert Tchenguiz should apologise to audit firm Grant Thornton after multi-million pound case dropped October 17, 2018 A judge today said property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz owed an apology to audit firm Grant Thornton after he dropped a multi-million pound claim against it on Monday. Mr Justice Robin Knowles said: “In the view of this court, each claimant including Mr Robert Tchenguiz, owes each defendant an apology for this litigation. The court cannot compel [...]
Robert Tchenguiz drops multi-million pound legal action against Grant Thornton October 15, 2018 Property mogul Robert Tchenguiz today dropped his multi-million pound claim against Grant Thornton in a move described by the accountancy firm as "total capitulation". The flamboyant millionaire was due to give evidence at court today in a trial in which he accused the accountancy firm, two of its partners and former Kaupthing lawyer Johannes Runar [...]
Patisserie Valerie finance director arrested and released on bail as fraud probe launched October 12, 2018 Suspended Patisserie Valerie company finance director Chris Marsh has been arrested and released on bail, the company announced this morning, as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) opened a criminal investigation into potential fraud at the company. Marsh was suspended on Wednesday after the high street cake shop revealed it had been notified of "significant and [...]
Disclosure failings the ‘biggest single cause of miscarriages of justice’, says outgoing watchdog head October 11, 2018 The outgoing head of the body that investigates potential miscarriages of justice has said disclosure failings remain the "biggest single cause of miscarriages of justice" and called for a "targeted review" into existing convictions. In a farewell speech delivered last night, Richard Foster of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) said that "too often" there [...]
Tesco execs stayed silent about a massive hole in its accounts say prosecutors October 9, 2018 Two senior former Tesco executives on trial for fraud in London were presiding over a “car crash waiting to happen” Southwark Crown Court heard today. Sasha Wass QC, prosecuting for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), said Tesco’s former UK managing director Chris Bush and ex-UK food commercial director John Scouler were aware of a shortfall [...]