Extradited Autonomy founder Mike Lynch sues SFO over alleged data breaches

Tech tycoon awaiting fraud trial in US brings case against Serious Fraud Office in London

Mike Lynch, the technology tycoon once lauded as the UK’s answer to Bill Gates and now facing criminal fraud charges in the US, is suing the Serious Fraud Office.

Lynch, who was extradited to the US last year to face trial over allegations he duped Hewlett-Packard into overpaying when it struck an $11bn (£8.6bn) deal to buy his software firm Autonomy in 2011, has filed a data protection claim against the SFO in the high court in London.