Lawrence Lever is a journalist and entrepreneur, best known for his work investigating
The Barlow Clowes Affair.
Education
Lawrence Lever was educated at Manchester Grammar School, and went on to study law at
Brasenose College in Oxford University. After earning his degree, he decided not to pursue law, but instead chose a career in journalism.
Career
Lever joined ''
The Times'' in 1985 although he originally began his career as a trained and qualified solicitor. In the 1990s he changed his career towards journalism.
Lever was notable for his work in the publication of an investigative journalism piece about
Barlow Clowes
Barlow Clowes International Ltd was a British company, whose fraud and collapse caused an accounting scandal in 1988.
The collapse led to a number of important cases for English trusts law and UK company law, including ''Barlow Clowes Internationa ...
. He gained his knowledge and research whilst working as the assistant editor of ''The Times'', later gaining a position as an editor of the ''
Mail On Sunday''. He helped to shed light to the crimes committed by Clowes in the City of London, as well as providing an insight into the childhood life of Clowes and his rise. His discoveries and research were collected into a single book, ''The Barlow Clowes Affair''.
Lever went on to leave the newspaper publishing business to start up
Citywire
Citywire is a London-based financial publishing and information group.
It provides news, information and insight for professional advisers and investors globally. The company specialises in tracking the performance of fund managers.
Citywire i ...
with Richard Lander and
David Turner in 1999, dedicated to providing consumer and professional financial information. With experience in financial editing, Lever oversaw the creation of Citywire's first industry magazine.
Lever has three children.
See also
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List of people from London
References
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British business and financial journalists
British Jews
The Times journalists
Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
People educated at Manchester Grammar School
Living people
Journalists from London
1957 births