High Court throws out Burford's case against LSE

'Speculative' conclusions

David Brenchley
clock • 2 min read

Claims that market manipulation had caused an artificial decline in litigation firm Burford Capital's share price have been dismissed as "speculative" by the High Court, which threw out Burford's attempt to obtain trading data from the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

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