Roman Abramovich fails to halt £2 billion Berezovsky lawsuit

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Sad to see 2 zionist Jews fighting each other, oh well  

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/b ... 082953.ece

Roman Abramovich will be forced publicly to explain his business dealings and ties to the Kremlin after he failed yesterday to strike out a £2 billion lawsuit brought by his former business partner Boris Berezovsky.

A trial was scheduled for October next year when the Chelsea Football Club owner, who rarely talks about his business activities, will face cross-examination by a leading commercial barrister. The trial, which could last 11 weeks, will be the biggest in a series of disputes between Russian oligarchs that have been fought in the English courts in recent years. Special security measures are likely to include sweeping the court for bombs and ensuring that it is sniper-proof.

Mr Berezovsky, who spends millions of pounds on his personal protection, has in the past been the target of an assassination attempt and he arrived at the High Court yesterday with a bodyguard.

Mr Berezovsky fled Russia in 2000 after falling out with President Putin and now lives in exile in Britain. He claims that after leaving Russia, Mr Abramovich intimidated him into handing over a 21.5 per cent stake in Sibneft, the Russian oil company, for substantially less than the shares were worth. Mr Abramovich sold Sibneft to Gazprom, the state-owned energy group, for $13 billion in 2005.

Mr Berezovsky also alleges that Mr Abramovich breached an agreement by selling shares in the aluminium group Rusal without telling him, causing a further loss of a "hundreds of millions" of dollars.

Mr Abramovich denies the allegations and disputes that Mr Berezovsky ever had an interest in Sibneft or Rusal. His lawyers applied to have the case dismissed on the ground that it was "legally and factually incoherent". However, Sir Anthony Colman, QC, sitting at the High Court, refused to strike out the case. He said that although Mr Berezovsky might face "very formidable difficulties" in proving his claim, it had enough credibility to merit a full trial.

The Kremlin, has so far failed in its attempts to extradite Mr Berezovsky from Britain to face fraud charges.

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Sad to see 2 zionist Jews fighting each other, oh well  

yes, such a bummer.    :clap:    :clap:    :clap: