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 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'

Daily Mail  

When oligarch ex-wife Tatiana Soroka launched a case to sue her lawyers for allegedly failing to bag his super-yacht she hoped for up to £600million. Ms Soroka, 51, claimed she was let down when the company, Payne Hicks Beach, allegedly missed chances to have her former husband Farkhad Akhmedov's ten-deck floating palace Luna seized in Miami. But in documents filed …

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

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

Daily Mail  

An oligarch's ex-wife who scooped Britain's biggest divorce settlement is suing her lawyers, hoping for up to £600million – more than she was originally awarded. Papers lodged at the High Court by Ms Soroka's new lawyers claim Baroness Shackleton's firm, Payne Hicks Beach, acted 'negligently' by not alerting lawyers in Florida that Luna was moored in Miami and could be …

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

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

Daily Mail  

The wife of a Russian oligarch who hid her £1million handbag collection during the couple's divorce battle worth tens of millions has been accused of leading the court 'on a merry dance' by the judge. Elsina Khayrova, 36, who is a former model and the daughter of a Russian MP, and her husband Dmitry Tsetkov, 42, have been involved in …

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 oligarch SETTLES her claim for Britain's biggest divorce and accepts £150m

Daily Mail  

The ex-wife of a Russian oligarch who was awarded Britain's biggest divorce payout of £453million has walked away with a settlement of just £150million, her husband has announced. The 115 metre-long ship which Akhmedov bought from Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been impounded in Dubai while the warring ex-couple fight over his assets Tatiana had applied to a court in …

Ex-wife of Russian tycoon in UK's biggest divorce loses her bid to seize his £350m superyacht
3 years, 6 months ago

Ex-wife of Russian tycoon in UK's biggest divorce loses her bid to seize his £350m superyacht

Daily Mail  

But in a dramatic turnaround, the same court now says it has no power to enforce the order because only a Dubai court can enforce a change of ownership A fortnight ago Tatiana's lawyers said a court in the Marshall Islands where the yacht's registered had issued an order giving them the right to seize it Central to their dispute …

SBS veterans to storm Russian oligarch's superyacht
3 years, 7 months ago

SBS veterans to storm Russian oligarch's superyacht

Daily Mail  

A Russian billionaire's ex-wife battling for a £453million divorce payout has hired former SBS operatives to seize the £225million super yacht at the centre of the row. Farkhad Akhmedov, 64, an oil and gas tycoon, was found to have used his son Temur, 27 as a 'lieutenant' and colluded with him to conceal his fortune so that he would not …

Russian tycoon conspired with son to stop his ex-wife getting a penny of her £453m divorce payout
3 years, 8 months ago

Russian tycoon conspired with son to stop his ex-wife getting a penny of her £453m divorce payout

Daily Mail  

A Russian billionaire's ex-wife has won the latest round of her battle for a £453million divorce payout as a judge orders her eldest son to pay the £75million he helped his father hide. Farkhad Akhmedov, 64, an oil and gas tycoon, was found to have used his son Temur, 27 as a 'lieutenant' and colluded with him to conceal his …

Russian billionaire would rather 'burn' fortune than pay ex-wife
4 years ago

Russian billionaire would rather 'burn' fortune than pay ex-wife

Daily Mail  

A Russian billionaire said he would rather 'burn' his money than pay his ex-wife’s divorce settlement, a court heard yesterday. But in a message to their eldest son Temur Akhmedov, 27, written in broken English, the oil and gas tycoon wrote: 'I will burn this moneys rather than will give her.' Russian oligarch Farkhad Akhmedov said he would rather 'burn' …

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