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Gold coin salesmen orchestrated plot to create rival business, court finds
By Alistair Gray
Financial Times, London
Friday, June 19, 2026
Several gold coin salesmen at Hattons of London orchestrated a "dishonest and reprehensible" plot to extract a confidential customer database to build a rival company, a judge has found.
The High Court in London today ruled that the group hatched a plan to siphon off details about coin collectors and several of them concocted employee grievances -- including claims of bullying -- before they left.
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The case comes against a backdrop of a booming market for gold coins, fueled by a multiyear surge in the price of the yellow metal. Capital gains tax exemptions on gold Britannias and sovereigns add to the appeal for UK retail investors. ...
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