UK Financial Sanctions against Russia and Related Litigation

Tokyo associate Yusuke Hatakeyama authored the article titled "UK Financial Sanctions against Russia and Related Litigation," which was published in Kokusai Shoji Homu Vol. 52, No.1.

His article provides an overview of the UK’s financial sanctions against Russia and the system for challenging sanctions designations. It also analyzes five key judicial decisions, including:
（1）the first judgment in the UK sanctions regime concerning a challenge to a designation;
（2）the first judgment specifically under the Russia sanctions regime concerning a designation challenge; and
（3）three judgments in two cases in which the scope of sanctions was at issue, with particular focus on the “ownership or control” criterion.

Considering the potential for future litigation in Japan relating to sanctions against Russia, it is important to closely examine the UK’s established legal framework and case law, where several significant judgments have already been rendered.

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