Lawyer did not read document in Zambian banker deal

A senior executive in a firm owned by Bob Diamond told the High Court she had no intention of reading a document linked to the purchase of a Zambian bank as it was ‘a deal we didn’t take seriously.’ Dr Rajan Mahtani, 75, founded the Finance Bank Zambia (FBZ) in 1986, and grew it over the next three decades into one of the most successful banks in the country. The Zambian tycoon agreed to a takeover by Diamond’s Atlas Mara…