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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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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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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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A right of reply from Farkhad Akhmedov

Following the publication of the article ‘La police confirme les financements russes d'Alexandre Benalla’ by the newspaper Médiapart, naming Mr Farkhad Akhmedov, a client of the Firm, as ‘an oligarch with a whiff of sulphur’ and ‘close to Vladimir...

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Are we seeing the limits of the Council’s discretionary power in the field of sanctions law? the case of Mazepin v Council

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Statement following the Russian legal service ban by the EU

The firm WJ Avocats denounces the Council of the EU's decision dated 6 October 2022 in the context of the war against Ukraine to forbid lawyers to provide legal advisory services to legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia, in breac...

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