Sir Frederick Barclay settles case against nephews over alleged secret bugging of hotel’s conservatory
The billionaire Barclay family has declared a truce to end a high court battle over alleged “commercial espionage on a vast scale” that included the bugging of thousands of private conversations at the five-star Ritz hotel.
Sir Frederick Barclay announced on Friday that he had reached a settlement with his nephews, who he was suing over the alleged secret bugging of the Ritz’s conservatory, where he regularly held meetings with his daughter Amanda.
