Timeline

1995: Mr Guriev and Mr Gorbachev take over the management of Apatit, PhosAgro’s predecessor company

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1996: Mr Guriev first awards Mr Gorbachev a share of his stake in the business in recognition of the  increased exposure of his position as the public face of the company

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1999: The PhosAgro Association is launched, with Mr Gorbachev as vice president and executive director

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2001: First discussions about an IPO

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2003: PhosAgro shows net profit, but figures linked to the business are arrested

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2004: Mr Gorbachev is advised to leave Russia, but is not given any details of the alleged criminal activity involved – he is granted asylum in England (2005)

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2005: Mr Guriev meets Mr Gorbachev in London to confirm their shareholdings

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2008: Mr Guriev and Mr Gorbachev to discuss shareholdings, but, by the end of the year, he is no longer prepared to meet

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2011-12: PhosAgro is floated on the Moscow Stock Exchange and Mr Guriev stops paying Mr      Gorbachev’s family’s expenses

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2018: Mr Guriev and his entourage are served with legal papers

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2019: Case disputing whether legal papers were served held in Manchester. Judge rules in Mr Gorbachev’s favour, paving the way for a full trial in the UK High Court to determine PhosAgro’s true ownership