Wanda Walker, 77, claimed her son Ekk Somboonsam, 51, was just an employeeA chef has lost a bitter £6 million court fight with his elderly mother over the ownership of their property empire, including a London restaurant that was voted Britain's top takeaway.
But now the chef has been beaten in a High Court battle by his mother, who claimed the businesses and restaurant were hers and that, rather than being the boss, her son was an 'employee.' But the judge found that the chef owns two other properties from the family portfolio, which his mother had claimed were hers.
Among its most popular dishes are its £10.80 pineapple fried rice and £10.20 drunken fried rice, which Mr Somboonsam has previously called a 'great hangover cure.' He claimed that money he inherited from his father in Thailand was used as a 'loan' to start up the eatery. As well as the businesses, mother and son were also arguing about four valuable properties, including a £1m-plus flat in Bloomsbury Mansions
READ MORE: Chef is locked in bitter £6m court fight with his elderly mother over ownership of property empire and family-owned Fitzrovia restaurant voted Britain's top takeaway Advertisement Wanda had argued there 'was no substantial inheritance as Ekk suggested' and that 'Ekk's father was comparatively poor,' he said.