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City traders have rate-rigging convictions quashed

Two former City traders who were at the centre of one of the biggest scandals of the financial crisis have had their convictions quashed following a 10-year fight. Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo were jailed following trials for manipulating the interest rates used for loans between banks. They were among 19 City traders convicted in the US […]

Appeal Court Rejects CCRC Referred Appeal

UPDATE: APPEAL SUCCESSFUL 23RD JULY 2025 The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeals referred to it by the CCRC of two traders who were sent to prison for “rigging” interest rate benchmarks. The court had been considering the safety of the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo after a referral by the Criminal […]

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