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Tom Hayes to appeal Libor conviction on Asperger’s grounds

Lawyer for the former UBS and Citigroup trader says there has been a 'gross miscarriage of justice'

Former UBS trader Tom Hayes leaves Westminster Magistrates, London
Former UBS trader Tom Hayes leaves Westminster Magistrates, London Photo: Getty Images

Tom Hayes, the Libor trader sentenced to more than a decade in prison for his attempts to manipulate the benchmark, is launching an appeal.

The former UBS and Citigroup trader, nicknamed Rain Main by his colleagues, believes he was treated unfairly in court because of his diagnosis with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism.

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