ECJ judgment on Belgian request for preliminary ruling – frozen funds can be released to pay docket fees under Russia sanctions if national law requires

11 September 2025

ECJ judgment on Belgian request for preliminary ruling – frozen funds can be released to pay docket fees under Russia sanctions if national law requiresNew Africe/Shutterstock.com

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that funds frozen by EU sanctions may be released to pay docket fees under Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation 269/2014 where those fees are ‘taxes’ under national...

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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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