Legal financiers paid £75m for role in Russian billionaire divorce battle
3 years, 5 months ago

Legal financiers paid £75m for role in Russian billionaire divorce battle

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The financiers who backed the ex-wife of a Russian billionaire in her High Court divorce battle have received 103 million dollars for their role in the high profile case. Burford funded Tatiana Akhmedova through London’s High Court, where a judge granted a divorce payout of about £450 million. Earlier this year, another London High Court judge concluded that Ms Akhmedova had been a victim of a “series of schemes” designed to put “every penny” beyond her reach.

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Russian oligarch's ex-wife - who won Britain's biggest divorce payout of £450million - is locked in a legal battle with her own lawyers for 'failing to bag her his superyacht as well'
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Russian oligarch's wife who won Britain's biggest divorce payout of £450million sues the lawyers who won her the massive settlement for up to £600million because they didn't bag her ex-husband's 377ft
11 months, 1 week ago
Wife of Russian oligarch who hid her £1 million handbag collection in high-stakes divorce battle worth tens of millions is accused of leading the court 'on a merry dance' by judge
1 year, 4 months ago
Ex-wife of Russian oligarch SETTLES her claim for Britain's biggest divorce and accepts £150m
3 years, 5 months ago
Ex-wife of Russian tycoon in UK's biggest divorce loses her bid to seize his £350m superyacht
3 years, 6 months ago
SBS veterans to storm Russian oligarch's superyacht
3 years, 7 months ago
Russian tycoon conspired with son to stop his ex-wife getting a penny of her £453m divorce payout
3 years, 8 months ago
Russian billionaire would rather 'burn' fortune than pay ex-wife
4 years ago

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