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Ex-Barclays boss awaits judgment in court battle over Jeffrey Epstein

Ex-Barclays boss awaits judgment in court battle over Jeffrey Epstein

With the courtroom drama concluded, banker Jes Staley has to wait and see if his high-profile legal gamble to clear his name has paid off.

Jes Staley, the former Barclays chief executive, leaves court last week. A judgment is not expected for several weeks. Getty

At the end of four days of cross-examination, Jes Staley stepped down from the witness stand and hugged his legal team.

It had been a gruelling week for the former Barclays chief executive, who said he had endured public humiliation and had put his marriage at risk as he fought to overturn a lifetime ban imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority over his relationship with the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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