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Article

11 Oct 2005

Author:
Alistair Foster, Evening Standard [UK]

Gay banker sues HSBC for £5m [UK]

Senior investment banker Peter Lewis is launching an industrial tribunal claiming he was sacked because of his sexuality...An HSBC spokesman said Mr Lewis was dismissed 'after a lengthy disciplinary proceeding'. But bank sources claim it will argue that Mr Lewis's behaviour could be interpreted as a breach of the bank's code of conduct.