Berezovsky to sue Patarkatsishvili family

A London court has said it would consider a new suit brought by Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky against the family of his deceased business partner Badri Patarkatsishvili for the reimbursement of $3 billion, RIA Novosti reports.

According to the newspaper, the trial should begin in October and will last about six months.

Berezovsky sued the family of Patarkatsishvili, claiming that he owns half of the global business empire of the late tycoon, which "stretches from Central Asia to South America and includes interests in industrial projects, commercial property and media companies," reports the Times.

Berezovsky claims that after his departure from Russia, he transferred his assets to Patarkatsishvili, with whom he had an informal agreement on the further separation of commercial liability and, therefore, ownership of assets and the division of profits.