Lloyds shareholders' court case over HBOS takeover set to begin

High court may ask five former Lloyds directors to explain circumstances of rescue at height of financial crisisA £600m case is due to begin in the high court this week which is expected to lead to five former directors of Lloyds Banking Group being asked to explain the circumstances that led to the rescue of HBOS during the height of the financial crisis.The bank’s former chair Sir Victor Blank and former chief executive Eric Daniels are among those named in the case brought by Lloy