Tom Hayes Gets UK Top Court Appeal Over Libor Conviction (1)

Tom Hayes, the former star trader who became the face of the Libor scandal, was granted permission by the UK’s highest court to appeal his near decade-old criminal conviction.

Hayes and ex-Barclays Plc trader Carlo Palombo will get a hearing at the UK Supreme Court, their spokespeople said Thursday. A panel of judges refused to refer the appeal to the top court themselves in May, but said the pair could ask for permission directly but said there were issues of law that had public importance involved in the case.

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