Decide set for contemporary stage of Sir Frederick Barclay’s money battle with ex-wife
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choose is getting ready to supervise the newest stage of a long-running High Court battle over cash between retired businessman Sir Frederick Barclay and his ex-wife.
Sir Frederick, 88, and Lady Hiroko Barclay, who can be in her 80s, are resulting from seem at a listening to overseen by Sir Jonathan Cohen within the Family Division of the High Court in London on Tuesday.
In May 2021, Sir Jonathan ordered Sir Frederick at hand Lady Hiroko lump sums totalling £100 million following the breakdown of their 34-year marriage.
Sir Jonathan, who has heard that the cash has but to be paid, mentioned then that Sir Frederick had behaved in a “reprehensible” vogue in the course of the litigation.
Lady Hiroko, who petitioned for divorce on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour, has complained Sir Frederick had not paid her as ordered – and alleged that he was in contempt of court docket.
Sir Jonathan subsequently dominated that Sir Frederick was in contempt because of failing to pay about £245,000 he owed his ex-wife for authorized charges and upkeep.
The choose mentioned, at a listening to in March, that he didn’t know why the dispute had not “concluded” in some “consensual way”.
Sir Frederick and his twin brother, Sir David Barclay, had been among the many UK’s most high-profile businessmen.
Sir David died aged 86 in January 2021.
Their pursuits included the Telegraph Media Group and The Ritz lodge in London.
The household additionally has hyperlinks to the Channel Islands and Monaco.
Sir Jonathan has been informed that Sir David’s sons, Aidan and Howard Barclay, now have day-to-day duty for “group business”.
They may give proof about Sir Frederick’s means.
Sir Frederick has mentioned has been unable to pay Lady Hiroko as a result of his nephews “hold the purse strings”.
He has argued {that a} belief which may present him with cash is being “starved” of “funds from the family business”.