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Public law [2026] EWHC 1188 (Admin)

Ismailov (No 2) V Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Ismailov (No 2) V Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2026] EWHC 1188 (Admin) (18 May 2026)

Challenge to UK sanctions designating Sarvar Ismailov as an immediate family member of Alisher Usmanov dismissed; the family criterion and maintenance decision were upheld.

  • Economic sanctions
  • Asset freeze
  • Proportionality
  • Ultra vires
  • Judicial review
  • Human rights act 1998
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Arbitration

OWH SE iL v RTI Ltd & Anor

The Commercial Court refused to adjourn and dismissed a challenge to enforcement of an LCIA award, holding that Jersey sanctions immunity did not justify refusal of enforcement in England.

  • Enforcement of arbitral awards
  • Public policy exception
  • Sanctions compliance
  • Retrospectivity of statutory immunity
  • Henderson v henderson abuse of process
  • Bit arbitration adjournment
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Arbitration [2026] EWHC 1015 (Comm)

OWH SE iL v RTI Ltd & Anor

OWH SE iL v RTI Ltd & Anor [2026] EWHC 1015 (Comm) (01 May 2026)

The Commercial Court refused to adjourn and dismissed a challenge to enforcement of an LCIA award, holding that Jersey sanctions immunity did not justify refusal on English public policy grounds.

  • Enforcement of arbitration awards
  • Public policy exception
  • Sanctions compliance
  • Retrospective effect of statutory immunity
  • Henderson v henderson abuse of process
  • Illegality defence
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Family law

Natalia Nikolaevna Potanina v Vladimir Olegovich Potanin (Case Management)

Case management hearing in Part III financial remedy proceedings. The court refused adjournment and split hearing applications, lifted a stay on disclosure, and set directions toward final hearing.

  • Financial remedies after foreign divorce
  • Jurisdiction and forum conveniens
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Effect of sanctions on litigation
  • Expert evidence on foreign law
  • Part-iii-financial-remedies
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Family law [2026] EWFC 80

Potanina v Potanin (Rev1)

Potanina v Potanin (Rev1) [2026] EWFC 80 (20 April 2026)

The Family Court refused to adjourn Part III financial remedy proceedings, declined a split hearing, lifted a disclosure stay, and set the case on track to final hearing.

  • Financial remedies after overseas divorce
  • Jurisdiction and appropriateness under part iii mfpa 1984
  • Impact of international sanctions on litigation
  • Disclosure obligations and russian confidentiality laws
  • Split hearings in financial remedy cases
  • Part-iii-financial-remedies
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Sanctions law

UniCredit Bank GmbH, London Branch v Constitution Aircraft Leasing (Ireland) 3 Ltd and another

The Supreme Court held that sanctions regulation 28(3)(c) barred payment under the letters of credit until licences were obtained, and that section 44 of SAMLA protected the bank from debt, interest, and costs.

  • Interpretation of sanctions regulations
  • Letters of credit
  • Suspension of payment obligations
  • Civil liability under sanctions
  • Interest and costs in sanctions context
  • Sanctions-law
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Public law [2026] EWCA Civ 160

Dana Astra Iooo v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth And Development Affairs

Dana Astra Iooo v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth And Development Affairs [2026] EWCA Civ 160 (26 February 2026)

The Court of Appeal dismissed DANA Astra Iooo’s challenge to UK sanctions, holding it was not within the UK’s Article 1 ECHR jurisdiction and that the designation was proportionate and rational.

  • Sanctions
  • Jurisdiction under echr
  • Proportionality
  • Rationality review
  • Goodwill as a possession
  • Designation under sanctions act
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Public law

PJSC VTB Bank v HM Treasury

The High Court dismissed PJSC VTB Bank’s judicial review of OFSI’s amended sanctions licence affecting VTB Capital’s insolvency and creditor distributions.

  • Judicial review of administrative decisions
  • Sanctions regime
  • Licensing under sanctions
  • Insolvency proceedings
  • Procedural fairness
  • Padfield principle
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Public law [2025] EWHC 3359 (Admin)

PJSC VTB Bank v HM Treasury

PJSC VTB Bank v HM Treasury [2025] EWHC 3359 (Admin) (19 December 2025)

The High Court dismissed PJSC VTB Bank’s judicial review of an OFSI amendment to a Russia sanctions licence affecting VTB Capital’s insolvency.

  • Judicial review of sanctions licensing
  • Improper purpose in exercise of statutory powers
  • Procedural fairness in licensing decisions
  • Interaction of sanctions and insolvency regimes
  • Article 6 echr in administrative decisions
  • Judicial-review
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