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Sanctioned defendant wins adjournment of contempt trial while new legal team is instructed (Navigator Equities Ltd and another v Deripaska)

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Published on: 19 July 2022

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Dispute Resolution analysis: the High Court has allowed a defendant’s application to adjourn their contempt trial to enable a new legal team to be appointed. The defendant’s previous legal team was unable to continue representing him after he became subject to sanctions imposed in light of the conflict in Ukraine. Written by Imran Benson, barrister at Hailsham Chambers.

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