Court hears BCCI claims 'implausible'

Lawyers for the Bank of England said on Monday 19 July that allegations that 22 of its officials acted with dishonesty when they allowed Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA to operate in the UK are "fundamentally implausible."

``Every court that has had to look at these allegations has pointed out that these are fundamentally implausible even without looking at the evidence,'' Nicholas Stadlen QC, representing the Bank of England, told the High Court in London. There's been only one

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.