Updated: Apr 21 2021, 7:46 ET
A RUSSIAN billionaire s ex has won £453million in the world s biggest divorce settlement today.
The finale to the High Court battle comes after a judge found Tatiana Akhmedova s former husband and son plotted to hide the huge fortune.
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Temur Akhmedov, son of oil and gas tycoon Farkhad and Tatiana AkhmedovaCredit: Reuters
She had argued her ex has hidden assets and accused their 27-year-old son, Temur Akhmedov, of acting as his dad s lieutenant in the legal scrap.
Today, a judge made rulings in Ms Akhmedova s favour and granted her the enormous sum after noting the formidable smokescreen created to conceal assets.
Ex-Wife in Russian Billionaire s Bitter £450M Divorce Wins UK Court Case Against Son April 21, 2021 Tatiana Akhmedova and Farkhad Akhmedov s divorce is known for being one of the world s costliest divorce battles. Rick Findler / PA Images/ TASS
The ex-wife of a Russian billionaire on Wednesday won a British court case against her son, whom she accuses of helping his father hide his assets during the bitter divorce battle.
The High Court of England and Wales in 2016 awarded Tatiana Akhmedova 41.5% of Farkhad Akhmedov s $1-billion-plus fortune. news
But she said 65-year-old businessman Akhmedov has hidden some of his assets with the help of their 27-year-old son, Temur Akhmedov, and claimed she is owed around £70 million.
Tatiana Akhmedova said her ex-husband, oil and gas tycoon Farkhad Akhmedov, 64, has hidden assets.
She accused their son Temur Akhmedov, 27, of acting as his father s lieutenant who colluded with the oligarch to conceal a fortune of nearly £70million owed to her.
Mr Akhmedov did not want to pay his ex-wife Tatiana Akhmedova, 48, even a penny following Britain s most expensive ever divorce case in 2016.
A judge on Wednesday made rulings in Ms Akhmedova s favour.
Farkhad Akhmedov, 64, (left) 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 have to pay ex-wife Tatiana Akhmedova, 48, (right) even a penny following Britain s most expensive ever divorce case in 2016
Son Helped Father Hide Wealth In Record Divorce Case: Court Son Helped Father Hide Wealth In Record Divorce Case: Court The High Court of England and Wales in 2016 awarded Tatiana Akhmedova 41.5 percent of Farkhad Akhmedov s $1-billion-plus fortune.
Updated: April 22, 2021 12:33 am IST
A court ruled in favour of a woman who accused his son of hiding her husband s wealth.
London, United Kingdom:
The ex-wife of a Russian billionaire on Wednesday won a British court case against her son, whom she accuses of helping his father hide his assets during the bitter divorce battle.
The High Court of England and Wales in 2016 awarded Tatiana Akhmedova 41.5 percent of Farkhad Akhmedov s $1-billion-plus fortune.