A multimillionaire divorce lawyer is fighting to get a judge-ordered payout to her ex-husband slashed after an appeal heard how he would 'wind the wife up'.
Sorour Bassiri-Dezfouli works as a barrister at top London chambers 12 Old Square, winning praise for her 'fine forensic mind'
But when their 11-year relationship came to an end, she argued 'she was the only contributor to the marriage.'
Kianoosh Azarmi-Movafagh, 58, who was 'unemployed, having not worked independently throughout' was awarded the payout in 2019 after claiming he had been the main carer for their son and needed money to buy a home and set up a business.