Alexander Gorbachev takes oligarch Andrew Guryev to court in business spat. Victory could see him take possession of mansion with luxury basement. READ MORE:A £300million mansion is at the centre of a High Court battle between an exiled Russian businessman and a Putin sanctioned oligarch, with the winner set to claim London's largest private house.
The Grade II* listed Georgian-style mansion boasts an underground village and starred as the backdrop for BBC's Fame Academy in the early noughties. In its BBC era the house also featured Andy Warhol-style prints of the Beatles in its grand entrance hall, alongside gold discs to inspire its hopefuls The building will be recognisable to some as the grand estate once featured on the BBC's Fame Academy - a short-lived challenger to ITV's mighty Pop Idol.
The estate also has 'The Orangery' - an additional, modern, Georgian-style house that was built on the site of a demolished wing around the same time. Guryev, who is an ally of autocratic Russian leader Vladimir Putin, will give evidence to Mr Justice Pelling KC in Dubai, with his own solicitors paying the trial judge's flights and accommodation fees.
The ownership of the house could change hands following a court battle between a Russian exile living in Britain and an oligarch with links to Vladimir PutinGorbachev, who was born in Moscow in 1962 and served as chairman of PhosAgro, fled to Britain from Khordokovsky's arrest. Both Guryev and Gorbachev have asked Mr Justice Pelling to act as a special examiner for the former at a meeting in Dubai.
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