Roman Abramovich business associate loses appeal against UK sanctions

Eugene Shvidler loses crucial legal test case but plans to lodge new appeal to the UK supreme court

A business associate of the oligarch Roman Abramovich has failed in his latest attempt to overturn sanctions which were imposed on him after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a case widely seen as a crucial legal test for the post-Brexit UK sanctions regime.

Eugene Shvidler, who served on the board of companies owned by Abramovich, was sanctioned by the UK government in March 2022 as part of measures to target Russia-linked oligarchs and officials after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.