Barclays’ court win over financier is the definition of a hollow victory The bank has avoided a damages claim for hundreds of millions - but this is no public relations triumph This article is from The Telegraph’s City Intelligence newsletter. Sign up here for incisive analysis of the day's biggest corporate story from our chief City commentator Ben Marlow. You can imagine the high fives and backslaps at Barclays HQ as a High Court judge delivered his verdict in its high profile legal tussle with financier Amanda Staveley. “We welcome the Court’s decision to dismiss PCP’s claim in its entirety and award it no damages,” read the bank’s concise but pointed statement.