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{{short description|'''British barrister and life peer; chairman of Arcadia Group and Taveta, 2002–2017'''}}
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{{Infobox person
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| name        = Anthony Grabiner
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| birth_date  = March 1945
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| nationality = British
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| occupation  = Barrister ([[One Essex Court]]); member of the [[House of Lords]]
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| known_for  = Non-executive chairman of [[Arcadia Group Limited]] and [[Taveta Investments Limited]]; president of [[The University of Law Limited|the University of Law]]
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[[Anthony Grabiner]] (Lord Grabiner) is a life peer in the [[House of Lords]]. He became a [[Labour Party]] member of the Lords in October 1999. <ref name= "About"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-grabiner/2496 Lord Grabiner] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 5 December 2014 </ref>  
 
[[Anthony Grabiner]] (Lord Grabiner) is a life peer in the [[House of Lords]]. He became a [[Labour Party]] member of the Lords in October 1999. <ref name= "About"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-grabiner/2496 Lord Grabiner] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 5 December 2014 </ref>  
  
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*[[Arcadia Group Limited]] <ref name= "About"/>
 
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== Parliamentary membership ==
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The UK Parliament's members database lists him as "The Lord Grabiner KC", a life peer whose membership began on 26 July 1999. It gives his current affiliation as Crossbench.<ref name="ParlAPI">UK Parliament, [https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/2496 Members API: Lord Grabiner (member 2496)] and [https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/2496/RegisteredInterests registered interests], accessed 8 November 2026.</ref> His registered interests, read on 8 November 2026, list "Practising barrister" and "Non-executive Director, University of Law", together with shareholdings in about 40 listed companies.<ref name="ParlAPI" />
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== Legal practice ==
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[[One Essex Court]] lists Lord Grabiner KC among its King's Counsel, called to the Bar in 1968 and appointed silk in 1981. It describes him as "a commercial lawyer with a substantial court, arbitration and advisory practice" who also sits as an arbitrator in ICC, LCIA and DIFC disputes.<ref name="OEC">One Essex Court, [https://www.oeclaw.co.uk/barristers/profile/lord-grabiner-kc Lord Grabiner KC], accessed 8 November 2026.</ref>
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== Arcadia and Taveta ==
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''The Daily Telegraph'' reported in December 2002 that Lord Grabiner was the "recently appointed non-executive chairman" of Arcadia, then owned by [[Philip Green (Arcadia)|Philip Green]], and that the new chief operating officer, [[Ian Grabiner]], was "the first cousin of Lord Grabiner QC".<ref name="Telegraph2002">Kate Rankine, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2836193/Green-puts-Grabiner-in-key-Arcadia-post.html Green puts Grabiner in key Arcadia post] ''The Daily Telegraph'', 11 December 2002, accessed 8 November 2026 (read from the [https://web.archive.org/web/2016/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2836193/Green-puts-Grabiner-in-key-Arcadia-post.html Wayback Machine copy]).</ref> Companies House records him as a director of Arcadia Group Limited (now [[AGL Realisations Limited]]) from 31 October 2002 to 15 December 2015, and of [[Taveta Investments Limited]] and [[Taveta Investments (No.2) Limited]] from 10 June 2009 to 14 July 2017.<ref name="CHAG4">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/1kJJYLVzP9QurdpyFL9dZ5PxqkQ/appointments Anthony GRABINER personal appointments], accessed 8 November 2026.</ref> In May 2016 ''BBC News'' reported that he would give evidence to the Commons inquiry into the sale of [[BHS]], noting that "Lord Grabiner's cousin, Ian Grabiner, is chief executive of Sir Philip's Arcadia Group".<ref name="BBC2016">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36355502 MPs set to question BHS directors and advisers] ''BBC News'', 23 May 2016, accessed 8 November 2026.</ref>
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On 17 July 2017 ''The Guardian'' reported that he had stepped down "with immediate effect" after 15 years as chairman of Taveta, the Green family company that controls Arcadia, and that [[Karren Brady]] would succeed him. The paper recalled that the MPs' report on the collapse of BHS had called him the "apogee of weak corporate governance", who was "content to provide a veneer of establishment credibility to the group while happily disengaging from the key decisions he had a responsibility to scrutinise". It added that he had told MPs he had been a "responsible" chairman.<ref name="Guardian2017">Sarah Butler, [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/17/karren-brady-to-chair-owner-of-philip-green-arcadia-group Karren Brady to chair firm that owns Philip Green's Arcadia group] ''The Guardian'', 17 July 2017, accessed 8 November 2026.</ref>
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== Other appointments ==
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He took up the post of president of [[The University of Law Limited|the University of Law]] at the start of August 2015 and also serves as a non-executive director.<ref name="LawGazette2015">Chloe Smith, [https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/peer-president-as-university-of-law-reshuffles-management/5050475.article UoL reshuffles management as it offers students money-back guarantee] ''Law Gazette'', 5 August 2015, accessed 8 November 2026.</ref> The university's board page lists him as "President & Independent Non-Executive Director" and chair of its remuneration committee.<ref name="ULawBoard">The University of Law, [https://www.law.ac.uk/about/management-and-governance/our-board/ Our University Board], accessed 8 November 2026.</ref> Companies House also records directorships of [[Goldman Sachs International]] (24 June 2015 – 31 May 2021) and [[Goldman Sachs International Bank]] (3 March 2016 – 31 May 2021), [[Next plc]] and [[Next Holdings Limited]] (2002), the [[London School of Economics and Political Science]] (to 31 December 2007), [[Jewish Chronicle Trust Limited]] (5 January 2004 – 15 December 2019), the [[Jewish Association for Business Ethics]] (1994–2008) and [[St. Paul's School]] (2015–2023).<ref name="CHAG3">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/P6pBhpTsU_PsP-BKZDM0lUD3NVM/appointments Anthony Stephen GRABINER personal appointments], accessed 8 November 2026.</ref><ref name="CHAG4" /><ref name="CHAG1">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Mh2jA5n9qFGYZqBA5FGaI7sTVBc/appointments Anthony Stephen GRABINER OF ALDWYCH personal appointments], accessed 8 November 2026.</ref><ref name="CHAG2">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/wq68KFfRpTzoBTrzAyGW-bEeE8Q/appointments Anthony Stephen GRABINER QC personal appointments], accessed 8 November 2026.</ref>
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== Family ==
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''The Daily Telegraph'' (2002) and ''BBC News'' (2016) describe the Arcadia chief executive [[Ian Grabiner]] as his cousin, and the Telegraph says "first cousin".<ref name="Telegraph2002" /><ref name="BBC2016" /> A 1999 ''Independent'' article about the media executive [[Stephen Grabiner]] called Anthony Grabiner "another relation" without saying how they are related.<ref name="Independent1999">Nigel Cope, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/friction-explosive-rows-and-humiliation-at-ondigital-1106712.html Friction, explosive rows and humiliation at ONdigital] ''The Independent'', 16 July 1999, accessed 8 November 2026.</ref>
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== Company appointments ==
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Companies House holds five officer records for Anthony Stephen Grabiner, all with a birth month of March 1945. They are combined below.<ref name="CHAG1" /><ref name="CHAG2" /><ref name="CHAG3" /><ref name="CHAG4" /><ref name="CHAG5">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/ORu7V1lQ9GfJxuj2-1o9zIWUSY0/appointments Anthony THE LORD GRABINER personal appointments], accessed 8 November 2026.</ref>
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ Companies House appointments of Anthony Stephen Grabiner (Lord Grabiner, born March 1945), combined from five officer records (18 appointments; read 8 November 2026)
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! Company (number) !! Former names (Companies House) !! Role !! Appointed !! Resigned !! Company status
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|-
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| [[London School of Economics and Political Science]] (00070527) || Incorporated London School of Economics and Political Science (1901–1957) || Director<ref name="CHAG1" /> || Not stated || 31 December 2007 || Active
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|-
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| [[London Court of International Arbitration]] (02047647) || — || Director<ref name="CHAG5" /> || Not stated || 8 May 2008 || Active
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|-
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| [[Jewish Association for Business Ethics]] (02931643) || — || Director<ref name="CHAG1" /> || 23 May 1994 || 7 January 2008 || Active
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|-
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| [[Grove End Road Limited]] (03300492) || St Johns Wood Synagogue Charity Limited (1997–1997) || Director<ref name="CHAG1" /> || 9 January 1997 || 10 July 2024 || Active
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|-
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| [[United Synagogue Pension Trustee Limited]] (03323123) || — || Director<ref name="CHAG1" /> || 24 February 1997 || — (no resignation recorded) || Dissolved (26 July 2011)
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|-
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| [[Arnold House School Limited]] (00889424) || — || Director<ref name="CHAG3" /> || 2 December 1998 || 7 February 2014 || Active
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|-
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| [[Next Holdings Limited]] (00035161) || Next Holdings plc (2016–2016); Next Group plc (2002–2016); Next plc (1986–2002) || Director<ref name="CHAG4" /> || 16 May 2002 || 31 October 2002 || Active
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| [[Next plc]] (04412362) || Next Group plc (2002–2002); Bronzejasper Public Limited Company (2002–2002) || Director<ref name="CHAG3" /> || 9 September 2002 || 31 October 2002 || Active
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|-
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| [[AGL Realisations Limited]] (00237511) || Arcadia Group Limited (2002–2021); Arcadia Group plc (1998–2002); Burton Group Public Limited Company(the) (1929–1998) || Director<ref name="CHAG4" /> || 31 October 2002 || 15 December 2015 || In liquidation
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|-
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| [[Jewish Chronicle Trust Limited]] (00966860) || — || Director<ref name="CHAG4" /> || 5 January 2004 || 15 December 2019 || Dissolved (19 January 2021)
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| [[Wentworth Group Holdings Limited]] (02271092) || Inkwise Limited (1988–1988) || Director<ref name="CHAG4" /> || 31 March 2005 || 26 September 2014 || Dissolved (19 July 2022)
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| [[Taveta Investments (No.2) Limited]] (05137091) || Alnery No. 2446 Limited (2004–2004) || Director<ref name="CHAG4" /> || 10 June 2009 || 14 July 2017 || Dissolved (30 November 2023)
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| [[Taveta Investments Limited]] (04464926) || Ibis (780) Limited (2002–2002) || Director<ref name="CHAG4" /> || 10 June 2009 || 14 July 2017 || Dissolved (30 November 2023)
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| [[St. Paul's School]] (06141973) || — || Director (governor)<ref name="CHAG2" /><ref name="Mail2016">Geoffrey Levy, [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3709808/How-great-good-s-Lord-Tony-Green-s-patsy-QC-reluctant-act-BHS-sold-1-thrice-bankrupt.html How Lord Anthony Grabiner became Sir Philip Green's patsy when BHS was sold] ''Daily Mail'', 27 July 2016: "is a governor of St Paul's".</ref> || 11 March 2015 || 31 July 2023 || Active
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|-
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| [[Goldman Sachs International]] (02263951) || Trushelfco (No.1266) Limited (1988–1988) || Director<ref name="CHAG3" /> || 24 June 2015 || 31 May 2021 || Active
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|-
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| [[The University of Law Limited]] (07933838) || The College of Law Limited (2012–2012); Col Subco No.1 Limited (2012–2012) || Director<ref name="CHAG3" /> || 1 August 2015 || — (no resignation recorded) || Active
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|-
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| [[Goldman Sachs International Bank]] (01122503) || Goldman Sachs Limited (1982–1995); First Dallas Limited (1979–1982); First International Bancshares Limited (1973–1979) || Director<ref name="CHAG3" /> || 3 March 2016 || 31 May 2021 || Active
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|-
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| [[Springfield Capital LLP]] (OC437791) || — || LLP Designated Member<ref name="CHAG3" /> || 8 June 2021 || 25 June 2021 || Active
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|}
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British barrister and life peer; chairman of Arcadia Group and Taveta, 2002–2017

Anthony Grabiner

Born March 1945
Nationality British
Occupation Barrister (One Essex Court); member of the House of Lords
Known for Non-executive chairman of Arcadia Group Limited and Taveta Investments Limited; president of the University of Law

Anthony Grabiner (Lord Grabiner) is a life peer in the House of Lords. He became a Labour Party member of the Lords in October 1999. [1]

Grabiner previously held the position of chairman at the London School of Economics from 1998 to 2007. [1]

In March 2014 he was appointed to lead the Bank of England investigation into the role of officials of the Bank in relation to conduct issues in the foreign exchange market.

Register of Interests

Remunerated employment, office, profession

Shareholdings

Parliamentary membership

The UK Parliament's members database lists him as "The Lord Grabiner KC", a life peer whose membership began on 26 July 1999. It gives his current affiliation as Crossbench.[2] His registered interests, read on 8 November 2026, list "Practising barrister" and "Non-executive Director, University of Law", together with shareholdings in about 40 listed companies.[2]

Legal practice

One Essex Court lists Lord Grabiner KC among its King's Counsel, called to the Bar in 1968 and appointed silk in 1981. It describes him as "a commercial lawyer with a substantial court, arbitration and advisory practice" who also sits as an arbitrator in ICC, LCIA and DIFC disputes.[3]

Arcadia and Taveta

The Daily Telegraph reported in December 2002 that Lord Grabiner was the "recently appointed non-executive chairman" of Arcadia, then owned by Philip Green, and that the new chief operating officer, Ian Grabiner, was "the first cousin of Lord Grabiner QC".[4] Companies House records him as a director of Arcadia Group Limited (now AGL Realisations Limited) from 31 October 2002 to 15 December 2015, and of Taveta Investments Limited and Taveta Investments (No.2) Limited from 10 June 2009 to 14 July 2017.[5] In May 2016 BBC News reported that he would give evidence to the Commons inquiry into the sale of BHS, noting that "Lord Grabiner's cousin, Ian Grabiner, is chief executive of Sir Philip's Arcadia Group".[6]

On 17 July 2017 The Guardian reported that he had stepped down "with immediate effect" after 15 years as chairman of Taveta, the Green family company that controls Arcadia, and that Karren Brady would succeed him. The paper recalled that the MPs' report on the collapse of BHS had called him the "apogee of weak corporate governance", who was "content to provide a veneer of establishment credibility to the group while happily disengaging from the key decisions he had a responsibility to scrutinise". It added that he had told MPs he had been a "responsible" chairman.[7]

Other appointments

He took up the post of president of the University of Law at the start of August 2015 and also serves as a non-executive director.[8] The university's board page lists him as "President & Independent Non-Executive Director" and chair of its remuneration committee.[9] Companies House also records directorships of Goldman Sachs International (24 June 2015 – 31 May 2021) and Goldman Sachs International Bank (3 March 2016 – 31 May 2021), Next plc and Next Holdings Limited (2002), the London School of Economics and Political Science (to 31 December 2007), Jewish Chronicle Trust Limited (5 January 2004 – 15 December 2019), the Jewish Association for Business Ethics (1994–2008) and St. Paul's School (2015–2023).[10][5][11][12]

Family

The Daily Telegraph (2002) and BBC News (2016) describe the Arcadia chief executive Ian Grabiner as his cousin, and the Telegraph says "first cousin".[4][6] A 1999 Independent article about the media executive Stephen Grabiner called Anthony Grabiner "another relation" without saying how they are related.[13]

Company appointments

Companies House holds five officer records for Anthony Stephen Grabiner, all with a birth month of March 1945. They are combined below.[11][12][10][5][14]

Companies House appointments of Anthony Stephen Grabiner (Lord Grabiner, born March 1945), combined from five officer records (18 appointments; read 8 November 2026)
Company (number) Former names (Companies House) Role Appointed Resigned Company status
London School of Economics and Political Science (00070527) Incorporated London School of Economics and Political Science (1901–1957) Director[11] Not stated 31 December 2007 Active
London Court of International Arbitration (02047647) — Director[14] Not stated 8 May 2008 Active
Jewish Association for Business Ethics (02931643) — Director[11] 23 May 1994 7 January 2008 Active
Grove End Road Limited (03300492) St Johns Wood Synagogue Charity Limited (1997–1997) Director[11] 9 January 1997 10 July 2024 Active
United Synagogue Pension Trustee Limited (03323123) — Director[11] 24 February 1997 — (no resignation recorded) Dissolved (26 July 2011)
Arnold House School Limited (00889424) — Director[10] 2 December 1998 7 February 2014 Active
Next Holdings Limited (00035161) Next Holdings plc (2016–2016); Next Group plc (2002–2016); Next plc (1986–2002) Director[5] 16 May 2002 31 October 2002 Active
Next plc (04412362) Next Group plc (2002–2002); Bronzejasper Public Limited Company (2002–2002) Director[10] 9 September 2002 31 October 2002 Active
AGL Realisations Limited (00237511) Arcadia Group Limited (2002–2021); Arcadia Group plc (1998–2002); Burton Group Public Limited Company(the) (1929–1998) Director[5] 31 October 2002 15 December 2015 In liquidation
Jewish Chronicle Trust Limited (00966860) — Director[5] 5 January 2004 15 December 2019 Dissolved (19 January 2021)
Wentworth Group Holdings Limited (02271092) Inkwise Limited (1988–1988) Director[5] 31 March 2005 26 September 2014 Dissolved (19 July 2022)
Taveta Investments (No.2) Limited (05137091) Alnery No. 2446 Limited (2004–2004) Director[5] 10 June 2009 14 July 2017 Dissolved (30 November 2023)
Taveta Investments Limited (04464926) Ibis (780) Limited (2002–2002) Director[5] 10 June 2009 14 July 2017 Dissolved (30 November 2023)
St. Paul's School (06141973) — Director (governor)[12][15] 11 March 2015 31 July 2023 Active
Goldman Sachs International (02263951) Trushelfco (No.1266) Limited (1988–1988) Director[10] 24 June 2015 31 May 2021 Active
The University of Law Limited (07933838) The College of Law Limited (2012–2012); Col Subco No.1 Limited (2012–2012) Director[10] 1 August 2015 — (no resignation recorded) Active
Goldman Sachs International Bank (01122503) Goldman Sachs Limited (1982–1995); First Dallas Limited (1979–1982); First International Bancshares Limited (1973–1979) Director[10] 3 March 2016 31 May 2021 Active
Springfield Capital LLP (OC437791) — LLP Designated Member[10] 8 June 2021 25 June 2021 Active

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lord Grabiner www.parliament.uk, accessed 5 December 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 UK Parliament, Members API: Lord Grabiner (member 2496) and registered interests, accessed 8 November 2026.
  3. ↑ One Essex Court, Lord Grabiner KC, accessed 8 November 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kate Rankine, Green puts Grabiner in key Arcadia post The Daily Telegraph, 11 December 2002, accessed 8 November 2026 (read from the Wayback Machine copy).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Companies House, Anthony GRABINER personal appointments, accessed 8 November 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 MPs set to question BHS directors and advisers BBC News, 23 May 2016, accessed 8 November 2026.
  7. ↑ Sarah Butler, Karren Brady to chair firm that owns Philip Green's Arcadia group The Guardian, 17 July 2017, accessed 8 November 2026.
  8. ↑ Chloe Smith, UoL reshuffles management as it offers students money-back guarantee Law Gazette, 5 August 2015, accessed 8 November 2026.
  9. ↑ The University of Law, Our University Board, accessed 8 November 2026.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 Companies House, Anthony Stephen GRABINER personal appointments, accessed 8 November 2026.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Companies House, Anthony Stephen GRABINER OF ALDWYCH personal appointments, accessed 8 November 2026.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Companies House, Anthony Stephen GRABINER QC personal appointments, accessed 8 November 2026.
  13. ↑ Nigel Cope, Friction, explosive rows and humiliation at ONdigital The Independent, 16 July 1999, accessed 8 November 2026.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Companies House, Anthony THE LORD GRABINER personal appointments, accessed 8 November 2026.
  15. ↑ Geoffrey Levy, How Lord Anthony Grabiner became Sir Philip Green's patsy when BHS was sold Daily Mail, 27 July 2016: "is a governor of St Paul's".
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