A "DESPERATE" aristocrat has won the first round of a legal battle against a jailed lawyer she claims swindled £2million from her.
But his bid to get the case struck out failed after the High Court ruled in Baroness van Zuylen's favour. She received a large divorce settlement and moved to Cotswolds village of Little Farringdon where she enjoyed a lavish lifestyle. The aristocrat, who has never worked, was offered a monthly income for life and made the lawyer power of attorney so he could handle her fortune.
Her lawyer Derrick Dale QC, who is working on a no-win no-fee basis, said: "She handed all of her money to Mr Whiston-Dew and since he has gone to prison, although payments continued for a short period, she has received no money, no money at all.
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