Alexander Witt

Alexander Witt

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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When Sanctions Clash with Individual Rights: the UK Supreme Court Considers the Conflict Between Sanctions and Human Rights

Sanctions necessarily target individuals and materially impact their freedom to travel, do business and even own houses. Do the various guarantees of human rights offer a defence to these draconian restrictions? On 29 July...more

8/8/2025  /  Appellate Courts , Asset Freeze , Economic Sanctions , Human Rights , Human Rights Act , Russia , UK , UK Supreme Court

Synesis: An Important “First” for the UK Sanctions Regime

Last month, judgment was handed down in the case of LLC Synesis v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2023] EWHC 541 Admin. This is the first application brought under section 38 of the...more

4/20/2023  /  Belarus , Belarus Sanctions , Cross-Border Transactions , Economic Sanctions , Human Rights , National Security , Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA)
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