Property magnate was convicted of rape

A property tycoon who changed his name after being convicted of a rape 21 years ago is fighting to overturn strict police notification requirements imposed on sex offenders. Formerly one of Britain’s richest men, Simon Halabi, 61, was once worth £3bn, owning a stake in the Shard as well as the City headquarters of JP Morgan, Aviva, and Old Mutual. Syrian-born Halabi also boasted of property in Mayfair and Buckinghamshire and a French chateaux. But the former billionaire tycoon’s empire…