Kochman v. State of Israel — Supreme Court refused to lift a travel ban for a family vacation
Case Adi Edward Kochman v. State of Israel Court Supreme Court of Israel (Israel) Judge רות רונן (Judicial Selection Committee
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Inter Rao Lietuva — CJEU permits national asset-freeze listings only on solid evidence of listed-person ownership or control
Case Inter Rao Lietuva AB v Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos Court Court of Justice
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Singh — Federal Court upheld refusal of a start-up work permit because the required support letter had expired
Case Harinder Singh v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Court Federal Court (Canada) Date Decided September 1, 2026 Citation 2026
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Jin — Federal Court refused to compel processing of a deprioritized start-up visa application
Case Jun Jin v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Court Federal Court (Canada) Judge Yvon Pinard (General Jeanne Sauvé, 1984)
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Volga Dnepr Airlines — Federal Court upheld refusal to lift Russia sanctions
Case Volga-Dnepr Airlines LLC v Canada (Minister of Foreign Affairs) et al Court Federal Court (Canada) Date Decided August 11,
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Movement for True Religious Justice v. State of Israel — Supreme Court summarily dismissed challenge to debtor travel ban
Case The Movement for True Religious Justice (Registered Association) and John Doe v. Ministry of Justice et al. Court Supreme
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Punjwani — Federal Court upholds refusal of start-up visa applications over artificial transaction concerns
Case Punjwani v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) Court Federal Court (Canada) Date Decided August 5, 2026 Citation 2026 FC 1033
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Darvish v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) — Federal Court dismisses entrepreneurs’ challenge to permanent residency application refusals under Start-up Business Class
Case Darvish v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) Court Federal Court (Canada) Date Decided 2026-07-21 Citation 2026 FC 982 Topics Immigration
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Dana Astra IOOO v Council — Notification to lawyers does not trigger time limit for challenging EU sanctions without clear power of attorney
Case Dana Astra IOOO v Council of the European Union (Appeal) Court Court of Justice of the European Union (Fifth
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Timchenko v Council — EU’s highest court upholds sanctions on Russian businessman for financing Putin’s network
Case Gennady Nikolayevich Timchenko v Council of the European Union Court Court of Justice of the European Union (Third Chamber)
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Timchenko v Council (C-399/25 P) — Court upheld sanctions against EU citizen wife of Russian oligarch based on “association” through shared charitable foundation
Case Elena Petrovna Timchenko v Council of the European Union Court Court of Justice of the European Union, Third Chamber
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Potanina v Potanin (No3) — Letters of Request not required for voluntary video-link evidence from abroad
Case Natalia Nikolaevna Potanina v Vladimir Olegovich Potanin (No3) (Video Evidence from Abroad) Court High Court of Justice, Family Division
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REsp 2261899 — Dismissed appeal seeking to expand seizure of frozen assets and wages in attorney’s fee enforcement
Case BELOTTO & BELOTTO Sociedade de Advogados v. Executados (REsp 2261899) Court Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Fourth Panel (Brazil) Date
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C-67/25 — CJEU holds that natural persons operating donation-funded websites broadcasting Russian state media are “operators” subject to EU sanctions
Case R, N, and K v. Staatsanwaltschaft Saarbrücken Court Court of Justice of the European Union (Fourth Chamber) Date Decided
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Gordian Holdings Limited v Sofroniou — High Court upheld proprietary injunction freezing net proceeds of property sale and enforced stricter asset disclosure
Case Gordian Holdings Limited v Yiannakis Sofroniou Court High Court, King’s Bench Division (United Kingdom) Judge Guy Vassall-Adams (Lady Chief
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Belaruskali & BPC v Council — CJEU dismisses appeals upholding EU asset freezes on Belarusian potash giants
Case Belaruskali AAT v Council of the European Union (C‑816/24 P); Golovaty v Council of the European Union (C‑817/24 P);
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LH v OTP Banka — CJEU rules OFAC listing alone cannot justify refusing a basic payment account
Case LH v OTP banka d.d., formerly NOVA KREDITNA BANKA MARIBOR Court Court of Justice of the European Union, Fourth
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Kobylyanskyy v. Ukraine — Court finds violations for excessive criminal proceedings length and unlawful decade-long travel ban
Case KOBYLYANSKYY v. UKRAINE Court Fifth Section Committee (European Court of Human Rights) Date Decided 11 June 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:0611JUD006436117
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NSD v Council — CJEU upholds EU asset freeze on Russia’s central securities depository, broadly reading “material or financial support” criterion
Case NKO AO National Settlement Depository (NSD) v Council of the European Union (Case C‑801/24 P) Court Court of Justice
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West One Loan Limited v Okroyan — High Court grants possession order against Russia-sanctioned mortgage borrower
Case West One Loan Limited v Anna Okroyan Court High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts of England and
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Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador — SCC rules COVID-19 interprovincial travel bans infringed Charter mobility rights but were constitutionally justified
Case Kimberley Taylor and Canadian Civil Liberties Association v. His Majesty The King in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador and