Former Kids Company chief executive Camila Batmanghelidjh is at the start of a nine-week trial in the high court that could see her disqualified as a company director, along with nine former directors from the charity that include BBC veteran Alan Yentob. Batmanghelidjh is threatened with a six-year order, and Yentob with four years. The case throws the spotlight on the way the law treats unfit directors.
Kids Company was set up by Batmanghelidjh in 1996 as a charity dedicated to helping vulnerable children. It went on to raise millions in government grants and donations from bluechip companies and celebrities like JK Rowling and Damien Hirst. It also won prestigious awards for its work.
Its collapse in 2015 was dramatic. As a result of…
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