Court of Appeal quashes LIBOR-rigging convictions of five former Barclays traders

Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed

UK · 2026-10-07

UK Court of Appeal quashes convictions of five former Barclays traders for LIBOR rigging, following Tom Hayes Supreme Court precedent. Who it reaches: A portion of incremental compliance cost passes through to SME business account fees and facility pricing, hitting the SME's own banking cost line.

1. Step 1 · The triggerthe Court of Appeal quashes five Barclays traders' LIBOR-rigging convictions, applying the narrower Hayes Supreme Court dishonesty test
2. Step 2 · Knock-onresidual criminal and civil liability exposure for Barclays from these specific prosecutions diminishes, reducing litigation provisioning and reputational drag
3. Step 3 · Knock-onthe SFO and FCA recalibrate enforcement resource toward institutional conduct-risk frameworks rather than individual trader prosecutions
4. Step 4 · Knock-onUK banks' compliance and conduct-risk spend shifts in composition and potentially rises as institutional accountability tightens
5. Step 5 · Reaches youa portion of incremental compliance cost passes through to SME business account fees and facility pricing, hitting the SME's own banking cost line

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Source: The Guardian Business

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