A London court began taking evidence on April 15 in a lawsuit brought by Russian businessman Alexander Gorbachev, who has been granted asylum in the UK, against sanctioned Russian oligarch Andrey Guryev over a share in PhosAgro, according to The Times.
The dispute is reportedly over a handshake agreement between the two which allegedly granted Gorbachev a share in Guryev’s PhosAgro. Since Guryev is sanctioned, a judge must go to the United Arab Emirates to hear evidence from him.
Major Guryev assets in the UK, which Gorbachev could conceivably win if successful, include Witanhurst, the second largest house in London after Buckingham Palace, as well as a penthouse in Vauxhall.