London: Today's Hostile Take Over And Lawsuit Tale: Feuding Over Claridge's

Luxury hotels have a tendency to attract some scandale; if it isn't the celebrity kind (hi Lindsay!), a good lawsuit will do. Even the Maybourne Hotel Group, a small collection of fa-fa-fancy London hotels including Claridge's, the Connaught, and the Berkeley, isn't immune.

The Guardian reports that the wealthy Barclays brothers are about to take control over the debt-laden group, amidst a flurry of legal battles, disputes, and general animosity. So what happened here?

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