Sanctions
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 1
Email address
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(020) 7353 5005About
Provided by Carter-Ruck
Carter-Ruck represents clients before the UN Ombudsperson, in the European Court of Justice, and in domestic judicial reviews of administrative decisions relating to sanctions, and undertakes work outside of a conventional legal context - e.g., advocating clients’ cases in negotiations with various institutions of the EU and the UN or with government departments and law enforcement agencies in the UK, the USA and many other countries.
The team has extensive experience in litigation, dispute resolution and administrative and regulatory processes involving an international or diplomatic context, taking place before international judicial tribunals, domestic courts and arbitral tribunals, together with administrative proceedings before a host of national or supranational authorities.
The firm have specific expertise in the field of asset freezing measures, or “targeted sanctions”. These sanctions involve individuals and entities having their assets frozen (and often their liberty to travel curtailed) by international entities such as the United Nations and the European Union, or by national entities such as the UK, US, Australia or Canada.
Our Clients
The firm's clients include Sheikh Yassin Abdullah Kadi, The Estate of Hosni Mubarak (former Egyptian President and his wife, Gamal Mubarak (son of the former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak), Alaa Mubarak (son of the former Egyptian President), Vladimir Plahotniuc and His Majesty King Juan Carlos.
Chambers Review
Carter-Ruck specialises in advice to high-profile individuals seeking to challenge targeted sanctions and asset freezing. Clients include prominent businesspeople and politicians.
Work Highlights
- Carter-Ruck continued to advise Saudi businessman and philanthropist Sheikh Yassin Kadi Abdullah Kadi on sanctions-related issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Carter-Ruck has a strong team of experienced practitioners who are genuinely lovely to work with and really know the sanctions space."
"Carter-Ruck has a strong team of experienced practitioners who are genuinely lovely to work with and really know the sanctions space."
Notable Practitioners
Guy Martin is head of Carter-Ruck's international law group. He advises individuals facing targeted sanctions levied by national and international governmental bodies.
"Guy is superb. He is brilliant with clients."
"Guy is quick, communicative and grasps the client's commercial needs.He provides a good strategic steer to matters as well as expertise."
"Guy has extensive sanctions experience and an ability to assign and manage a legal team to get the job done effectively and effciently."
Charles Enderby-Smith advises corporate groups and individuals on challenges to sanctions. He regularly works with individuals based in the Middle East.
"Charles is specialised in the sanctions world. He is an immediate port of call for any client with sanctions issues."
"Charles is truly a super sanctions specialist. He is an expert in the area."
"There's a realism with him about what points work and how a case should be run."