Court of Appeal finds US secondary sanctions are a “mandatory provision of law” in UK contract

1 July 2020

The Court of Appeal of England & Wales has dismissed Lamesa’s appeal in Lamesa Investments Limited v Cynergy Bank Limited [2020] EWCA Civ 821. Previous post on the High Court’s judgment here. Cynergy Capital...

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By Maya Lester KC

Maya Lester KC is a senior barrister (King’s Counsel) at Brick Court Chambers with a wide-ranging practice in public law, European law, competition law, international law, human rights & civil liberties. She has a particular expertise in sanctions.

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Court of Appeal finds US secondary sanctions are a “mandatory provision of law” in UK contract

Country regimes

Thematic regimes

Expired regimes

Sanctions regime

Sanctioning state

Court of Appeal finds US secondary sanctions are a “mandatory provision of law” in UK contract

Sanctioning States