Barclays Questions Leave Amanda Staveley in Tears at Trial

  • Barclays lawyer accuses Staveley of operating a ‘hustle’
  • Staveley’s attorney condemns ‘extraordinary’ examination
Amanda Staveley arrives to give evidence at a hearing in London on June 16.Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Amanda Staveley was left in tears after a Barclays Plc attorney concluded his questioning with a sustained attack on her role in the bank’s fundraising at the height of the financial crisis.

As she finished testifying, Barclays lawyer Jeffery Onions accused Staveley of operating a “hustle” by inserting herself into the middle of the crucial capital raising. Onions said Staveley had exaggerated her relationship with a member of Abu Dhabi’s royal family.