‘Bank forged my signature then told me to pay £1.2m’ | Money

A leading British entrepreneur has spoken out against Aldermore bank after a court determined that it used his forged signature during a dispute that left him bankrupt.

Roderick Lynch, 55, was the owner of Ruskin Private Hire, a company that provided transport for disabled children and vulnerable adults in London. He was a transport adviser at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and was invited to Downing Street by Gordon Brown to celebrate the success of entrepreneurs from minority backgrounds.

However, Ruskin ran into financial difficulties in 2013 including a tax dispute with HMRC. Aldermore, a new-business bank that provided finance to Ruskin, says it worked closely with the firm to try to help it survive. When Ruskin failed to get alternative finance the