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Judge questions ex-Greenhill banker’s integrity as court dismisses £63m claim over PwC leak case

‘Mr Davies was prone to exaggeration and considered himself to be a maverick,’ the judge said

PwC said it welcomed the dismissal of the £63m claim

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A High Court judge has questioned the integrity of a former Greenhill & Co banker in a judgment dismissing a £63m claim against PwC over allegations one of its ex-partners leaked confidential information.

Watchstone — the name adopted later by Quindell — claimed £63m in damages from PwC over the alleged breach in a Commercial Court trial, which started in London on 26 January.

Watchstone...