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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jane Croft

UK Insolvency Service seeks up to 15-year director ban for Lex Greensill

Lex Greensill
Lex Greensill ‘rejects this action as wholly without merit and will robustly address it’, a spokesperson said. Photograph: Parliament TV

The Insolvency Service has begun legal action to have Lex Greensill disqualified from running companies for up to 15 years after the outcome of an investigation into the directors of his failed finance firm.

The government agency said it had issued disqualification proceedings on behalf of the business secretary against the former Australian sugar farmer, who founded the Greensill group of companies.

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