Barclays is to hand over much - disputed internal documents relating to its dealings in Qatar to the Serious Fraud Squad ( SFO ) ; the bank has until now resisted handing over the documents that concern communications from a fundraising in 2008 , as they are legal advice protected by attorney - client privilege . Barclays has abandoned its protracted fight with the Serious Fraud Office over sensitive documents about its 2008 Middle East fundraising and handed them over for scrutiny. The bank has been under investigation by the SFO since 2009 concerning two large cash injections received from its Middle East investors during the financial crisis , which threatened Barclays plans to be bought out by the government , as Lloyds and RBS were .
Barclays is to hand over much - disputed internal documents relating to its dealings in Qatar to the Serious Fraud Squad ( SFO ) ; the bank has until now resisted handing over the documents that concern communications from a fundraising in 2008 , as they are legal advice protected by attorney - client privilege . The bank has been under investigation by the SFO since 2009 concerning two large cash injections received from its Middle East investors during the financial crisis , which threatened Barclays plans to be bought out by the government , as Lloyds and RBS were .