This briefing covers the UK Supreme Court’s landmark 29 July 2025 ruling in Shvidler and Dalston Projects, which upheld the legality of the UK’s sanctions regime and clarified how proportionality and human rights claims should be assessed. The Court confirmed that sanctions targeting associates of sanctioned individuals are lawful, proportionate, and necessary to deter Russian aggression in Ukraine, reinforcing the UK’s use of economic restrictions as a foreign policy tool.
