With the help of an English lawyer, the Russian authorities intend to prove that there is no political motive in the criminal prosecution of YUKOS. But Temerko’s chances of staying in London are good. The trial is being conducted by Judge Timothy Workman - the same one who in March 2005 refused to extradite former deputy chief accountant of YUKOS Dmitry Maruev and ex-head of the regional business department of Rosprom CJSC Natalya Chernysheva, ruling that “a fair trial of them in Russia is impossible.” .