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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jane Croft

‘I’m not a quitter’: bank trader vows to continue fight after losing Libor appeal

Tom Hayes in a suit and tie stands with his hands in his pockets, surrounded by reporters and microphones, outside the entrance tot he Royal Courts of Justice
Tom Hayes after the verdict in London. The Criminal Cases Review Commission had referred his case for consideration after similar convictions had been overturned in the US. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma Press Wire/Rex Shutterstock

Tom Hayes, the first banker to be convicted over the Libor interest rate scandal, has said he is “not a quitter” and vowed to continue his near-10-year battle to clear his name after losing an appeal.

Hayes and another former banker, Carlo Palombo, had their convictions considered by the court of appeal in London in a three-day hearing. On Wednesday, it rejected their cases.

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