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Dubai Ruler Ordered to Pay More Than $728 Million in Divorce Settlement
London court rules Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid must pay Princess Haya a lump sum of about $333 million plus annual payments. A London court awarded the former wife of Dubai’s ruler a divorce settlement of more than £550 million, equivalent to more than $728 million, in a rare case that pulled back the curtain on the…
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Princess Haya ‘blackmailed’ out of £7m by security team she paid to keep quiet about affair with British bodyguard
Princess Haya was “blackmailed” out of £7 million by four members of her security team whom she paid to keep quiet about an affair she had with her British bodyguard, court documents reveal. The revelation emerged as details of Britain’s most expensive divorce between the Jordanian princess and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum were…
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Dubai’s Princess Haya wins record £554m divorce settlement
The ruler of Dubai has been ordered to pay his youngest wife and their two children a record £554 million settlement after a bitter divorce. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, 72, was found to pose a serious security risk to his former wife Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, 47, the sister of King Abdullah II of…
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Princess Haya divorce: the sheikh and the £75m horse war
Kevin Manning was wearing the green and black silks of Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein when he rode New Approach to win the 2008 Epsom Derby. The victory was another triumph for the princess who, with her husband Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, was one of the most powerful figures in British equestrianism and a member…
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Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed ordered to pay Princess Haya £554m in divorce settlement
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the billionaire ruler of Dubai, must pay about £554m in child maintenance and security costs to his estranged wife Princess Haya and their two children, in what is believed to be the largest post-divorce financial settlement awarded by an English court. Mr Justice Moor said on Tuesday the Dubai ruler…
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In Letter from Tihar, Christian Michel Asks UK PM to Sanction Modi for UAE Princess’s Abduction
The UK national, who has spent three years in jail awaiting trial in the AgustaWestland case, says the Modi government helped the UAE abduct Princess Latifa in 2018 so that it could get him in exchange. The British national Christian James Michel, accused in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal and now into…
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The Real Housewives comes to Dubai
The blingy TV franchise is coming to the emirate with a reputation for extreme luxury. It might be an awkward marriage. “Life is different in a gated community.” In the 15 years since The Real Housewives of Orange County first buttonholed its loyal, tinsel-hungry audience with this magnificently F Scott Fitzgeraldian opening line, the Real Housewives reality TV franchise…
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Judge calls for radical action to end secrecy of family courts
A senior judge has called for an end to secrecy in family cases in the biggest overhaul of court reporting in 60 years. Sir Andrew McFarlane’s plan would create a presumption of “openness and transparency” in all family court cases, meaning, for example, that financial information in high-profile divorces could be made public. McFarlane, 67,…
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Dubai royal divorce begins
The biggest divorce case in British legal history began yesterday as a Jordanian princess arrived at court to demand a share of the fortune of the ruler of Dubai. Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, 47, is seeking a settlement following the collapse of her marriage to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, 72. A ten-day hearing at…
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Lawyer of the week: Sarah Palin, who acted so journalists could publish judgments on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum’s custody hearings
Sarah Palin at Doughty Street Chambers acted successfully for nine newspapers and broadcasters, including The Times, so they could publish judgments on the custody hearings between the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and his former wife, Princess Haya bint al-Hussein. The senior family judge ruled that Mohammed had hacked the phones of…