LCF’s Thomson fails to cut sentence over restraint-breach jailing
By Martin Coyle ( August 7, 2026, 16:16 GMT | Insight) -- Michael Thomson, the jailed former head of London Capital & Finance, on Friday failed in his bid to persuade judges to cut his sentence for breaching a court order that prevented him selling high-value items. Judges at London's Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal.The jailed former head of London Capital & Finance failed in his bid on Friday to persuade judges to cut his sentence for breaching a court order that prevented him selling high-value items....
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