European Court of Human Rights: Russian assumption of jurisdiction due to US sanctions violated Google’s right to fair trial

21 July 2025

European Court of Human Rights: Russian assumption of jurisdiction due to US sanctions violated Google’s right to fair trialHadrian/Shutterstock.com

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled in its Google v Russia judgment that Russian courts’ assertion of jurisdiction over a contractual dispute because it involved a sanctioned Russian party violated Google...

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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. She is the…

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