Student’s blog on behalf of law placement company – Sanctions facing Abramovich

While on Placement with Acumen Law, Gabi Devlin created and wrote a blog on behalf of her placement company about the sanctions that Abramovich is facing from the UK Government and discusses the legal implications with contracts.  See below for link to her blog post.

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#Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich, a Russian oligarch faces sanctions from the UK government as part of its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

His assets are frozen and Chelsea FC is caught in the mix, they have limits on what they can legally do with the sanctions in place. In this blog we discuss the legal side of whether Roman Abramovich and Chelsea FC can fulfil their obligations in their contract, considering the common law and what clauses can help to create certainty in your contracts.

Read more here: https://www.acumenbusinesslaw.co.uk/2022/03/11/chelsea-goes-cold-defrosting-the-legal-implications/

Gabi has also published a follow up to the blog – please see part 2 here https://www.acumenbusinesslaw.co.uk/2022/03/21/three-freeze-their-sponsorship-are-chelsea-sponsors-getting-cold-feet/