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Paul Watson detained in Greenland: Sea Shepherd founder’s lawyers will “take the matter to the United Nations” to denounce “arbitrary” detention

Maître William Julié denounces the political nature and lack of any evidence to support the prosecution of Paul Watson in Japan since 2012, for which he is currently facing extradition from Denmark. At the latest hearing on his detention before th...

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Paul Watson, the old man and the bitter one

William Julié denounces the political nature of the proceedings initiated by Japan against his client, the environmental activist Paul Watson, whose extradition to Denmark has been requested, and where he is currently being held pending a decision...

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Sea Shepherd France President “Expects Absolutely Nothing” from Paul Watson’s New Hearing in Greenlandic Court

In the wake of a new hearing on the continued detention of Paul Watson in Denmark, on the basis of an extradition request from Japan, William Julié, a member of his defence team, returns to and stresses the political nature of the proceedings curr...

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EU court upholds Russia legal consultancy ban

Maître William Julié briefly commented on the disappointing decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union confirming the restriction of the right of access to legal consultancy in the context of sanctions adopted by the European Union.

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Arrest warrant against Netanyahu: what legal arguments does the ICC rely on?

Maître William Julié provided some legal and procedural clarifications to Le Figaro following the application by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister before the Court's Pre-Tr...

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War in Ukraine: European courts rule in favor of two Russian billionaires.

Interview by Maître William Julié for France24, following the annulment decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union on 11 April 2024 regarding the sanctions imposed on two individuals placed on the lists of restrictive measures taken fo...

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EU’s sanctions regime in turmoil after oligarchs win legal battle.

William Julié gave a brief comment to the Financial Times regarding the decisions of the General Court of the CJEU annuling the sanctions adopted against Mr Fridman and Mr Aven between February 2022 and March 2023. He explained that these decis...

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Two Russian bankers left in EU limbo, despite court win.

Maître William Julié briefly commented the annulment by the Court of Justice of the European Union of the sanctions imposed by the Council of the EU against two individuals, Mr. Friedman, and Mr. Aven, in the context of the situation in Ukraine. ...

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Why is Jean-Luc Mélenchon so ambiguous about using the term “genocide”?

Interviewed by Richard Flurin for Le Figaro, William Julié provided some explanations on the use of the term "genocide", sometimes used (or not) for political purposes, when it has a clear and precise legal meaning, to be distinguished from other ...

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How elite Russians get off the EU blacklist.

William Julié was interviewed by the EUobserver about the Firm's sanctions work. This discussion was the occasion for him to comment on specific technical points regarding the practices of the Council of the European Union and the Court of Just...

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