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A businesswoman suing Barclays for hundreds of millions of pounds gave evidence which in some respects was ‘plainly dishonest’ at a trial, a lawyer for the bank told a High Court judge. Amanda Staveley claims Barclays agreed to provide an unsecured £2 billion loan to Qatari investors – but says the loan was ‘concealed’ from … Read more
Stephen Jones, who worked in Barclays’ investment banking division, made the comment about Amanda Staveley (pictured) in a telephone call with another then bank boss in October 2008, a High Court judge was today told A financier who is fighting a £1.6billion legal battle with banking giant Barclays has accepted an apology from a former … Read more
Staveley was simply ‘promoting herself’: High-flying financier branded a publicity seeker in High Court case against Barclays By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 High-flying financier Amanda Staveley has been branded a publicity seeker as her High Court case against Barclays was … Read more
Staveley case: Barclays paid Qataris to ‘help set up other deals’ By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:30 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 22:58 BST, 4 July 2020 Barclays paid Qatari investors extra fees in its 2008 bailout because it expected them to help set up other deals, its former chief … Read more
Judge takes £1.6bn case between Staveley and Barclays off air Anyone wishing to watch the case must now attend the court in person The decision has prompted appeals from the media By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 A court has shut … Read more
Financier Amanda Staveley weeps in court after she is accused of operating a ‘hustle’ to take £1billion off Barclays Amanda Staveley claims the bank owes her up to £1.5billion after edging her out of a major deal Jeffery Onions said she was worried that she would not be paid by Abu Dhabi for her work … Read more
A top city lawyer has been caught on Zoom saying that the financier Amanda Staveley is ‘obviously lying’ in her High Court battle with Barclays over a £7million deal. The unnamed lawyer’s comments were accidentally aired after Ms Staveley’s first day in court for cross-examination. The trial over her lawsuit against Barclays is being livestreamed. … Read more
A high-flying financier has accused the Barclays boss known as ‘Big Dog’ of using his friendship with George Clooney and Matt Damon as part of a campaign to squeeze her out of a £7billion deal. Amanda Staveley, 47, said Roger Jenkins, once Britain’s best-paid banker, tried on numerous occasions to bypass her as a middle man … Read more
Bank chief regrets sending his sexist emails about financier Amanda Staveley By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:56 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 23:56 BST, 9 June 2020 Court fight: Financier Amanda Stavely The head of Britain’s biggest banking lobby group is preparing to express regret over sexist comments he made about … Read more
City dealmaker Staveley who helped rescue Barclays was pledged fee ‘6 times’ By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 6 June 2020 City dealmaker Amanda Staveley was promised six times that she was entitled to the same fees as the Qataris who helped rescue … Read more