Ben Maher sued by former backers in £1.5m High Court case

In this week’s H&H, we report on the acrimonious High Court case involving Ben Maher and Mike and Emma Phillips — co-owners of his Olympic gold medal-winning ride, Tripple X III.

The Phillipses say that Ben owes them hundreds of thousands of pounds from horse purchases and sales made on their behalf.

Ben is expected to emphatically dispute those claims.

Don’t miss this week’s H&H, out today (Thursday, 5 December). 

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