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Josh Hitchens has been instructed in a claim by the first ever mono-British citizen to be made subject to an asset freeze under the UK Sanctions regime. The claim brought under s.38 Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (“SAMLA”) alleges that the decision to sanction the Claimant, a British video journalist operating from the Donbas region was: (a) Unlawful on the ground of illegality as neither SAMLA nor the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 authorise designation in response to lawful political speech by a UK national;(b) That in the alternative, that Regulation 6(3)(a) of the Russia Regulations is Ultra Vires and stands to be quashed; and(c) That the designation decision was a breach of Article 10 and Article 1…
News 21 Jun, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers’ Sanctions Team is instructed in the most high-profile and cutting-edge cases in the UK’s new sanctions framework. The Sanctions Team has unrivalled expertise in challenges to UK sanctions designations and High Court applications relating to, and arising from, the UK’s sanctions framework. This experience – twinned with instructions to act for and advise the UK Government and with ongoing high-profile sanctions advisory services – has put the team at the forefront of sanctions law and practice in the UK and its overseas territories. Comprised of seven specialist barristers; John McKendrick KC, Oliver Powell, Alex Haines, Sophie O’Sullivan, Josh Hitchens, Jeremy Scott-Joynt and Henry Reid, supported by members of the wider Business Crime and Regulation and Commercial teams…
News 20 Jun, 2023
