Who wins the spoils in the fallout of a sham deal? That is the question troubling the High Court in the long-running row involving well-known HKR Architects co-founder Jerry Ryan and Winthrop Engineering chief Barry English. The case has taken a number of twists and turns and there’s still quite a course to follow with around €3 million seemingly still at stake. The background is as follows. Before going bankrupt in the UK in 2012, architect Jerry Ryan transferred ownership of a Middle Eastern architectural company worth around €7 million to his businessman friend Barry English for €77,000.  According to…