McKillen pulls appeal over Barclay papers
Property developer had claimed documents would show inappropriate contacts between Department of Finance and representatives of billionaire Barclay twins
Property investor Paddy McKillen has withdrawn an appeal against a High Court ruling denying him access to documents which he claimed would show inappropriate contacts between the Department of Finance and representatives of the billionaire Barclay twins.
In 2012, McKillen – who was then the largest shareholder of the Maybourne Hotel Group in London, which owns Claridges, the Berkeley and the Connaught – alleged that David and Frederick Barclay sought to acquire his ...