Aaron Mayers writes for the Dispute Resolution Blog about the impact on litigation of the UK and EU’s sanctions on Russia

20th October 2022

Aaron Mayers (pictured here), specialist commercial and chancery barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), has written for Practical Law’s Dispute Resolution Blog about the impact on litigation of the sanctions placed by the UK and EU involving Russian Designated Persons – those companies and oligarchs restricted from trading goods or services or benefiting from such trade.

In his piece, published here, Aaron looks at the recent case of Maroil Trading Inc and others v Burford Capital (UK) Limited and another. This case was originally listed to commence in October 2022 but has since been adjourned for a year by the High Court. This is to allow the defendants in the case to seek a license from the Office of Finance Sanctions Implementation to carry out a transaction that otherwise would be banned under the sanctions – in this case to pay their lawyers and experts and ensure a fair trial can take place.

Aaron concludes his blog post by emphasising the effects that geopolitics can have on litigation proceedings in England and Wales, and how this case ‘highlights an often-overlooked tension between political agenda, access to justice and the ability to obtain and enforce judgement’.

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