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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor reportedly served with witness summons in High Court fraud trial

Mountbatten-Windsor is not accused of wrongdoing in a suit alleging a former adviser misled a client over a £750,000 payment.

The short version

  • Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has reportedly been served with a witness summons to give evidence in a High Court fraud trial around 15 December.[BBC News]
  • Nebahat Isbilen alleges her former adviser, Selman Turk, misled her over a £750,000 payment to Mountbatten-Windsor; Turk denies dishonesty.[BBC News]
  • Mountbatten-Windsor is not accused of wrongdoing, and he repaid the £750,000 in 2021.[ABC News · BBC News]
  • He may apply to have the summons set aside, so it is not certain he will testify.[ABC News]

Key facts

  • Mountbatten-Windsor has been served with a witness summons to give evidence in a High Court fraud trial on or around 15 December.[BBC News]
  • Mountbatten-Windsor is not accused of wrongdoing in the case.[BBC News]
  • Nebahat Isbilen alleges she was misled by her former financial adviser, Selman Turk, into paying £750,000 to Mountbatten-Windsor, believing it was for help with a passport.[BBC News]
  • Selman Turk has strongly denied dishonesty and says the £750,000 payment was a gift made on Isbilen's own initiative.[BBC News]
  • Mountbatten-Windsor repaid the £750,000 in 2021.[ABC News · BBC News]

What remains uncertain

  • Mountbatten-Windsor may apply to have the summons set aside, so it is not guaranteed that he will testify.[ABC News]
  • The purpose of the £750,000 payment is disputed between Isbilen and Turk.[BBC News]

Sources

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