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====Relationship with Boris Berezovsky and Badri Patarkatsishvili====
InnIn 2011, Abramovich's longtime business partner filed a civil suit, ''[[Berezovsky v Abramovich]]'',<ref name=":1" /> in the [[High Court of Justice]] in London. He accused Abramovich of blackmail, breach of trust and breach of contract. The suit sought over £3 billion in damages.<ref name="PA-20120831">{{cite news |date=31 August 2012 |title=Court win 'vindicates' Abramovich |agency=Press Association |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jHmUh7mdoYCEo-ueq8KT6AK3SjNg?docId=N0289921346369684515A |url-status=dead |access-date=31 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901014033/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jHmUh7mdoYCEo-ueq8KT6AK3SjNg?docId=N0289921346369684515A |archive-date=1 September 2012}}</ref>
 
On 31 August 2012, the High Court dismissed the lawsuit. The High Court judge stated that because of the nature of the evidence, the case hinged on whether to believe Berezovsky or Abramovich's evidence. The judge found Berezovsky to be "an unimpressive, and inherently unreliable witness, who regarded truth as a transitory, flexible concept, which could be moulded to suit his current purposes", whereas supported by Putin, Abramovich was seen as "a truthful, and on the whole, reliable witness".<ref name="PA-20120831" /><ref>{{cite news |date=31 August 2012 |title=Roman Abramovich Wins Court Battle Against Berezovsky |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19433325 |access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref>