The High Court in London has issued a "significant ruling" in a case around the recovery of billions of dollars of assets belonging to an East European businessman who died in the UK. 

Arkady Patarkatsishvili known as Badri died 10 years ago at his mansion in Surrey without leaving a valid will and his death led to numerous legal proceedings over his estate, estimated to be worth several billion dollars.

The High Court has issued a judgment ruling that three men, including a prominent Georgian businessman and an English solicitor, took part in an unlawful conspiracy and breached ‘serious’ fiduciary duties to pu...