Jes Staley Brings UK Finance Elite Into Epstein Legal Fight (1)

Jes Staley’slegal showdown over his career-ending friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will bring in some of the most prominent names in the City of London.

On Monday, the former Barclays Plc chief will head to court to challenge a lifetime ban from the UK finance industry and findings that he “recklessly” misled regulators about his links to Epstein.

It will be the first time Staley testifies in public about the relationship since resigning from the British lender in 2021. Staley has maintained that he cut direct contact with the late sex offender and financier before he ...