{"id":37830,"date":"2018-05-10T20:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T20:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/?p=37830"},"modified":"2019-04-17T17:13:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T17:13:56","slug":"billionaire-oligarch-in-uks-biggest-divorce-wins-latest-battle-with-ex-wife-after-judges-in-dubai-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/billionaire-oligarch-in-uks-biggest-divorce-wins-latest-battle-with-ex-wife-after-judges-in-dubai-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire oligarch in UK&#8217;s biggest divorce wins latest battle with ex-wife after judges in Dubai s&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A Russian oligarch at the centre of Britain&#8217;s costliest divorce has won his latest battle with his estranged wife over a court order to seize his \u00a3300m super yacht.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Bailiffs acting for the High Court in London had taken control of the 115m yacht Luna owned by oil and gas tycoon Farkhad Akhmedov when it docked in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But in a blow to the oligarch&#8217;s former wife Tatiana, appeal court judges in the country overturned the ruling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Court of Appeal of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) said that the country&#8217;s lower court had no power to seize the ship &#8211; and agreed with lawyers acting for the family trust which owns the yacht.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b5aa3c790b5ae65f\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49EDC55F00000578-0-image-m-35_1520353956724.jpg\" height=\"482\" width=\"306\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/div>\n<p>  <noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b5aa3c790b5ae65f\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49EDC55F00000578-0-image-m-35_1520353956724.jpg\" height=\"482\" width=\"306\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-77769f8d71429b7e\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49A23DEC00000578-0-image-m-37_1520353975240.jpg\" height=\"482\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Tatiana Akhmedov is fighting her husband for \u00a3453million\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/div>\n<p>  <noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-77769f8d71429b7e\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49A23DEC00000578-0-image-m-37_1520353975240.jpg\" height=\"482\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Tatiana Akhmedov is fighting her husband for \u00a3453million\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Divorce: Billionaire Akhmedov (left) is fighting with his ex-wife Tatiana (right) after he was ordered to pay her \u00a3453million by a British court in the UK&#8217;s most expensive ever divorce<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8b1b6d0f45a156dc\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED9E8A00000578-0-image-a-28_1520353833325.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Mr Akhmedov had his \u00a3300m super yacht Luna seized after his former wife won a court order to seize his assets - but the order was overturned by appeal court judges in Dubai yesterday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/div>\n<p>  <noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8b1b6d0f45a156dc\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED9E8A00000578-0-image-a-28_1520353833325.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Mr Akhmedov had his \u00a3300m super yacht Luna seized after his former wife won a court order to seize his assets - but the order was overturned by appeal court judges in Dubai yesterday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Mr Akhmedov had his \u00a3300m super yacht Luna seized after his former wife won a court order to seize his assets &#8211; but the order was overturned by appeal court judges in Dubai yesterday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f2b97b11eab4f441\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED920500000578-0-image-a-29_1520353889042.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Bailiffs acting for the High Court in London took control of the 115m yacht named Luna (pictured), which is owned by oil and gas tycoon Mr Akhmedov when it docked in Dubai\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/div>\n<p>  <noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f2b97b11eab4f441\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED920500000578-0-image-a-29_1520353889042.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Bailiffs acting for the High Court in London took control of the 115m yacht named Luna (pictured), which is owned by oil and gas tycoon Mr Akhmedov when it docked in Dubai\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Bailiffs acting for the High Court in London took control of the 115m yacht named Luna (pictured), which is owned by oil and gas tycoon Mr Akhmedov when it docked in Dubai<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1661fb11fb6e072c\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED91F100000578-0-image-a-30_1520353895294.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"But in a blow to the oligarch's former wife Tatiana, appeal court judges in Dubai overturned the ruling and said its lower court had no power to seize the super yacht called Luna\u00a0\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/div>\n<p>  <noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1661fb11fb6e072c\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED91F100000578-0-image-a-30_1520353895294.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"But in a blow to the oligarch's former wife Tatiana, appeal court judges in Dubai overturned the ruling and said its lower court had no power to seize the super yacht called Luna\u00a0\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">But in a blow to the oligarch&#8217;s former wife Tatiana, appeal court judges in Dubai overturned the ruling and said its lower court had no power to seize the super yacht called Luna\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-151beef4b5d4f1e7\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED923100000578-0-image-a-31_1520353899645.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Luna \u2013 which boasts the largest swimming pool on any of the world's super yachts \u2013 is considered one of the prize assets of 61-year-old Akhmedov's \u00a3900million fortune\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/div>\n<p>  <noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-151beef4b5d4f1e7\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED923100000578-0-image-a-31_1520353899645.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Luna \u2013 which boasts the largest swimming pool on any of the world's super yachts \u2013 is considered one of the prize assets of 61-year-old Akhmedov's \u00a3900million fortune\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Luna \u2013 which boasts the largest swimming pool on any of the world&#8217;s super yachts \u2013 is considered one of the prize assets of 61-year-old Akhmedov&#8217;s \u00a3900million fortune<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Following the decision, Mr Akhmedov told MailOnline: &#8216;I am delighted to hear about my family trust&#8217;s historic victory at the DIFC Court of Appeal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The judges unanimously agreed with lawyers acting for the trust that the lower court had no power to interfere with Luna, being one of the trust&#8217;s assets, and should not have done so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Not only was this obviously the right decision, but the fact that the judges gave it so quickly only goes to show how important they felt it was to correct an earlier decision that should never have been given.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I am sure that a lot of influential local business people and foreign investors in Dubai will be very relieved that the DIFC Court of Appeal has moved so swiftly to undo the reputational damage that has undoubtedly already been caused to the region by the original decision.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Luna \u2013 which boasts the largest swimming pool on any of the world&#8217;s super yachts \u2013 is considered one of the prize assets of 61-year-old Akhmedov.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-533c68cf06765a7\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49A0BDF600000578-0-image-a-38_1520354929160.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Gas and oil tycoon Akhmedov bought the yacht called Luna (pictured) from his close friend Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in 2014\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/div>\n<p>  <noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-533c68cf06765a7\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49A0BDF600000578-0-image-a-38_1520354929160.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Gas and oil tycoon Akhmedov bought the yacht called Luna (pictured) from his close friend Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in 2014\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Gas and oil tycoon Akhmedov bought the yacht called Luna (pictured) from his close friend Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in 2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-220e7b03ef67928c\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED9EA200000578-0-image-a-39_1520354946464.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The tycoon spent more than \u00a350m on a refit for the vessel, which boasts nine decks and has two helipads as well as 10 VIP rooms and sumptuous bedrooms (pictured)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/div>\n<p>  <noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-220e7b03ef67928c\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED9EA200000578-0-image-a-39_1520354946464.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The tycoon spent more than \u00a350m on a refit for the vessel, which boasts nine decks and has two helipads as well as 10 VIP rooms and sumptuous bedrooms (pictured)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The tycoon spent more than \u00a350m on a refit for the vessel, which boasts nine decks and has two helipads as well as 10 VIP rooms and sumptuous bedrooms (pictured)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-259072dbc75541ec\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED921500000578-0-image-a-40_1520354951656.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The boat boasts a huge swimming pool, which is the largest on any of the world's super yachts\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/div>\n<p>  <noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-259072dbc75541ec\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED921500000578-0-image-a-40_1520354951656.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The boat boasts a huge swimming pool, which is the largest on any of the world's super yachts\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The boat boasts a huge swimming pool, which is the largest on any of the world&#8217;s super yachts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In December 2016 his ex-wife Tatiana was awarded \u00a3453m by a divorce judge making the split the most expensive ever in Britain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Akhmedov, a practising Muslim, has always refused to accept the English court\u2019s decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He argues that the couple were Russian citizens when they married in Moscow in 1993 &#8211; and continued to be Russian citizens when they divorced in Moscow in 2000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Since their divorce in Moscow,\u00a0Mr Akhmedov says he has provided lavishly for Tatiana with a jet-set lifestyle complete with an English country mansion, valuable cars and a retinue of servants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His 41-year-old wife has already received the contents of the couple&#8217;s former family home in Surrey \u2013 worth almost \u00a32.5 million \u2013 his \u00a3350,000 Aston Martin and the \u00a390 million art collection.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But despite the Russian divorce, two years ago the English Court awarded Mrs Akhmedova 41 per cent of the fortune made by her ex-husband from the sale of his interest in Northgas more than a dozen years after the dissolution of their marriage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f463d600bf7e0014\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED921D00000578-0-image-a-41_1520354958798.jpg\" height=\"886\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The yacht was being held in Dubai as part of Mr Akhmedov's ongoing divorce battle with his ex-wife. The oligarch told MailOnline of his delight at the ruling being overturned\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/div>\n<p>  <noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f463d600bf7e0014\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49ED921D00000578-0-image-a-41_1520354958798.jpg\" height=\"886\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The yacht was being held in Dubai as part of Mr Akhmedov's ongoing divorce battle with his ex-wife. The oligarch told MailOnline of his delight at the ruling being overturned\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The yacht was being held in Dubai as part of Mr Akhmedov&#8217;s ongoing divorce battle with his ex-wife. The oligarch told MailOnline of his delight at the ruling being overturned<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-872448c6407498e\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49EDC6AD00000578-0-image-a-42_1520354985854.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"During their marriage, the couple enjoyed a glitteringly lavish lifestyle, sailing around the world on Luna, with a \u00a320 million mansion in Surrey, as well as a \u00a327.8 million holiday pad\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/div>\n<p>  <noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-872448c6407498e\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/03\/06\/16\/49EDC6AD00000578-0-image-a-42_1520354985854.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"During their marriage, the couple enjoyed a glitteringly lavish lifestyle, sailing around the world on Luna, with a \u00a320 million mansion in Surrey, as well as a \u00a327.8 million holiday pad\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">During their marriage, the couple enjoyed a glitteringly lavish lifestyle, sailing around the world on Luna, with a \u00a320 million mansion in Surrey, as well as a \u00a327.8 million holiday pad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lawyers for Tatiana earlier this year complained that Akhmedov has failed to hand over the huge settlement leading to a judge to order his worldwide assets be frozen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Agents acting for the High Court had been tracking the yacht for several months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">During their marriage, the couple enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, with a \u00a320 million mansion in Surrey, as well as a \u00a327.8 million holiday pad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The High Court heard that Mrs Akhmedova was just 17 when she met her ex, and 21 and pregnant when they married in 1993 and moved to England.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The billionaire &#8211; who started out selling sable furs &#8211; made his fortune when he sold shares in Russian company, ZAO Northgas, in 2012 for $1.375 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Since the marriage ended, Tatiana&#8217;s lawyers claimed Mr Akhmedov had &#8217;embarked on a deliberate campaign of trying to defeat the wife&#8217;s claims by any means possible.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He had shifted almost all of his wealth offshore and &#8216;stripped cash&#8217; out of Britain to stop his wife getting hold of it, they claim.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=2566882938EC4EBC864E921317118B1B&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-5713091%2FBillionaire-oligarch-centre-UKs-costliest-divorce-wins-latest-battle-ex-wife-yacht.html&#038;c=13036600497455887340&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/contact-us\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/footer-300x100.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/footer-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/footer-150x50.png 150w, https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/footer.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Russian oligarch at the centre of Britain&#8217;s costliest divorce has won his latest battle with his estranged wife over a court order to seize his \u00a3300m super yacht. 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