A bitter legal battle over a £453m fortune, including luxury mansions, a superyacht, and a private jet, is set to unfold in a London court next week. Tatiana Akhmedova will accuse her ex-husband, oligarch Farkhad Akhmedov, and their son Temur of hiding assets to avoid paying a record divorce settlement awarded in 2016.
Akhmedova alleges that Farkhad transferred cash and assets to Temur, including a £30m apartment in One Hyde Park, to frustrate enforcement of the settlement. Temur denies the claims, stating his mother was aware of the gifts and is acting out of revenge after their once-close relationship soured.
In recent weeks, Akhmedova obtained court orders to search Temur's Knightsbridge apartment and force Google to hand over his emails. The search yielded 58 devices, including four Xboxes and a PlayStation. Temur, now subject to a worldwide freezing order limiting his spending to £3,000 a week, said he would never reconcile with his mother.
Temur argues his mother is not entitled to the £453m because his parents divorced 20 years earlier after her affair. However, the family court dismissed this claim in 2016, and the ruling was upheld by Russian courts. Akhmedova has pursued enforcement across multiple jurisdictions without success.
A source close to Akhmedova's legal team said Temur acted as his father's lieutenant in schemes to avoid payment. The trial is expected to expose one of the most acrimonious family breakdowns in history.
