Crispin Odey faces first civil claim following sexual misconduct allegations - reports

Personal injury and psychiatric harm

Cristian Angeloni
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One of the women who accused hedge fund manager Crispin Odey of sexual assault has now filed a civil claim for damages against him.

This marks the first legal action taken against Odey since the FT investigation into decades of alleged sexual misconduct, published earlier this month. Odey AM in 'advanced talks' to transfer European funds to SW Mitchell Capital According to reports by Tortoise, Jill Greenfield, partner and head of serious injury at law firm Fieldfisher, was instructed to make the claim. She has also represented sexual assault victims against Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein. The claimant's case relates to personal injury and psychiatric harm as a result of alleged sexual assault, and she ...

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