Autonomy founder Mike Lynch loses bid to appeal against extradition to US

Mike Lynch, the billionaire founder of software maker Autonomy, on Friday lost a High Court fight to appeal against his extradition to the US where he faces a trial on criminal charges linked to the $11bn takeover of the company by Hewlett-Packard more than a decade ago.

Lynch had applied to the English court as part of his fight to overturn a 2021 ruling in relation to the extradition, which has already been approved by the home secretary. However, two judges in London rejected his arguments and upheld the earlier decision.