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Tom Hayes’ Libor conviction quashed by Supreme Court

Ex-UBS and Citigroup trader has spent a decade trying to clear his name

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Tom Hayes had appealed against his 2015 conviction for rigging the Libor rate Photo: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Tom Hayes has won a final bid to quash a conviction that made him the first trader jailed for Libor interest rate rigging, after a decade spent trying to clear his name.

The UK’s Supreme Court on 23 July allowed the ex-UBS and Citigroup trader’s appeal and quashed his conviction.

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