Andrey Guryev brings action against Alexander Gorbachev over legal costs stemming from High Court dispute
A sanctioned Russian billionaire has filed a bankruptcy petition in London against a former associate over legal costs stemming from a dispute about a stake worth hundreds of millions of dollars in one of the world’s largest fertiliser producers.
Daniel Cashman, the barrister representing Guryev, told the court that his client was owed monies “in the millions” arising from Gorbachev’s failed court action. James Culverwell, the barrister for Gorbachev, said that the bankruptcy petition was being contested. The proceedings were adjourned to a later date.
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