Few words strike fear into the hearts of litigators more than reference to “the Denton principles’. These are the principles which the English court applies when considering an application for relief from sanctions. In other words, the yardstick against which petitions for leniency are measured when there has been a breach of the procedural rules. […]
On 13 June 2024, Peters & Peters’ client Mr Alexey Fisun was removed from the UK Sanctions List. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the UK government imposed sanctions on persons believed to benefit from or support the Russian government. Mr Fisun was designated by the UK in September 2022, […]
While the main purpose of Western sanctions against Russia over the past eight months is to stop Russia’s military action in Ukraine, they have also made it much more challenging to pursue and defend legal claims involving Russian entities and individuals before courts and arbitral tribunals in Europe and the United States. This webinar […]
