A court dispute over the estate of property developer John Saville Thurston ends with UN representative Hannah Shabathai keeping an inheritance of about £500,000. Thurston, who died aged 81 in January 2022, left his entire estate to Shabathai, described as his partner of five years. After the will was contested, his disinherited son claimed that Shabathai had “ruthlessly preyed” on Thurston. The challenge reached court, where Shabathai successfully defended her claim to the late partner’s fortune, according to the reporting. The outlets describe that Thurston’s will passed his assets—valued at roughly £500,000—to Shabathai, and that the son’s attempt to overturn that arrangement did not succeed. The reporting does not provide additional details of legal findings, evidence presented, or the court’s reasoning beyond the outcome that the court fight was decided in Shabathai’s favor.