Sanctions designation rational and proportionate given close personal and financial relationship to oligarch connected to Russian president (High Court) | Practical Law

Sanctions designation rational and proportionate given close personal and financial relationship to oligarch connected to Russian president (High Court) | Practical Law

In Shvidler v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2023] EWHC 2121 (Admin), the High Court held that the decision to designate an individual under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/855) had been rational and proportionate, given his close personal and financial relationship to a prominent Russian oligarch who had an influential relationship with the Russian president.

Sanctions designation rational and proportionate given close personal and financial relationship to oligarch connected to Russian president (High Court)

by Practical Law Business Crime and Investigations
Published on 29 Aug 2023 • England, Wales
In Shvidler v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2023] EWHC 2121 (Admin), the High Court held that the decision to designate an individual under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/855) had been rational and proportionate, given his close personal and financial relationship to a prominent Russian oligarch who had an influential relationship with the Russian president.