Boohoo founder Jalal Kamani is being sued for £20m by his ex-lover in a row over fashion giant boss's new venture - which she claimed she helped set up By Jon Brady Published: 02:11 BST, 19 May 2024 | Updated: 09:15 BST, 19 May 2024 e-mail View comments A co-founder of fast-fashion juggernaut Boohoo is being sued for £20million by a former colleague with whom he set up another clothing brand - after she claimed he shut her out of a large share of the company amidst a two-year affair. Jalal Kamani, 64, who describes himself as a founding director in the firm, is being taken to court by businesswoman Leanne Holmes following a fall-out after they went into business together. Ms Holmes, 41, says she was recruited by the businessman after he left the company to a start new venture, super-cheap fashion firm I Saw It First (ISIF) - which later became the sponsor of, and provider of clothing to, ITV reality series Love Island.
She claims she was owed a 10 per cent shareholding worth £20m and put in 100-hour weeks to grow the company. But she was dismissed from the company in 2021. Mr Kamani has denied her claims and a civil trial is expected to be held in Manchester next summer.
Jalal Kamani is being sued for £20million by a businesswoman he recruited to start a new fast-fashion company Leanne Holmes claims her share of the company was unfairly reduced amidst an affair she had with her business partner The pair created I Saw It First, a fast fashion brand that has sponsored and s.
