Five ex-Barclays traders see UK appeal judges quash rate-rigging convictions
By Martin Coyle ( October 7, 2026, 12:37 GMT | Insight) -- Five former Barclays traders jailed for rigging various key benchmark interest rates had their convictions overturned by UK appeal judges on Wednesday, almost a decade on from their trials. The Court of Appeal ruled that the safety of the cases against the five men no longer held and the various convictions should be overturned. It follows the quashing of former trader Tom Hayes's similar conviction by the Supreme Court last year.Five former Barclays traders jailed for rigging various key benchmark interest rates had their convictions overturned by UK appeal judges on Wednesday....
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