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Phillips v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Subject Matter

SANCTIONS — Designation — Statutory threshold — Secretary of State designating individual for sanctions for promoting Russian Federation propaganda — Whether Secretary of State empowered to make regulations authorising imposition of sanctions in response to exercise of free speech — Whether regulations authorising imposition of such sanctions — Whether designation interfering with Convention rights — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, arts 8, 10, Pt II, art 1 — Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c 13), s 11 — Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/855), regs 5, 6

[2024] EWHC 32 (Admin); [2024] 1 WLR 2227; [2024] WLR(D) 13, KBD

Commentary

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