Barclays Gets $39 Million Bill Despite Winning Staveley Case
- Staveley has five weeks to appeal 660 million-pound case
- Judge found bank ‘guilty of serious deceit’ but rejected claim
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Barclays Plc’s will be made to foot its 27.9 million-pound ($39 million) legal bill, despite winning a court battle with financier Amanda Staveley.
Staveley, whose 660 million-pound lawsuit related to the financial crisis was thrown out last month, would normally have been ordered to pay Barclays’ legal fees. But the issue of costs was complicated because the judge found in her favor on several issues, including a finding that the bank was guilty of deceit.