MARKETSSTORY 603· JUNE 20, 2026

Former Hattons of London Staff Plotted to Frame Rival Using Stolen Data, Court Finds

A British court has found that former employees of Hattons of London orchestrated a deliberate scheme to set up — that is, to frame or implicate — a rival, using confidential customer data taken from the firm. The case surfaced against the

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