be obtained in the time available) necessary to enable the judge to reach an informed decision, including evidence as to the Of perhaps special interest to watchers of the 2016 American Election and the often cited attempts of Russian collusion, it was especially interesting to follow the trail of Russian lawyer and Browder bête noire Natalia Veselnitskaya who notoriously met with Trump proxies at Trump Tower in June 2016. The meeting had been brushed off as dealing with "Russian adoption", which as Browder explains is code for Putin's attempts at a repeal of Magnitsky legislation. Putin stopped the American adoption of Russian orphans in retaliation for the first passing the U.S. Magnitsky Act. of foreign proceedings in certain circumstances: see Severstal Export GmbH v Bhushan Steel Ltd (2013) 84 NSWLR 141; [2013] NSWCA 102. Third, where there are assets in Australia, service out of Australia is permitted Browder's thrilling new book explores the dark heart of corruption. It asks what one person can do in the face of such insidious corruption, and what we can find in ourselves to stand up and resist those forces that would steal, deceive and murder for their own gain." — Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat No lawyer? What the hell did that mean? This was an EU country. I was sure I had the right to a lawyer.

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of the court’s process by seeking to meet a danger that a judgment or prospective judgment of the court will be wholly or BROWDER: Well, I think that we have to basically create a total, absolute barrier against this guy. We have to completely isolate him economically, and we have to provide the Ukrainians with every possibility of countering whatever is happening to them. And we haven't done enough yet. There's still more oligarchs to be sanctioned. There's still oil being bought by - I mean, the Europeans are sending a billion dollars a day to Putin every day to kill Ukrainians by buying their oil and gas. We've got to stop that. And we have to give the Ukrainians every bit of support they need militarily, and up to and including a no-fly zone. Many people don't like me saying that, but that's the truth. You notice odd things when adrenaline hits you. I noticed there was a light out at the far end of the hall, and that there was a small stain on the manager’s lapel. I also noticed that the manager didn’t look so much contrite as concerned. I could tell this wasn’t for me. What concerned him was that his presidential suite would be unavailable so long as it contained my belongings. He wanted my things out as soon as possible. in the joint judgment at[54], [57]. In Cardile, the third parties were not joined as parties to the proceedings. The Cardile principles are reflected in r25.14(5) and PN14.

at all. I will call this the “threshold”, (2) Even where the applicant shows that he has a case which reaches the threshold, Ten more minutes crept by before she returned with a senior-looking police officer. He stood over me and presented my charge sheet in English. Under EU law, anyone who’s been arrested must be presented with the charges in their native language. c) if the Respondent is an individual, any other person having responsible control of the premises to be searched. THE SEARCHHe makes a convincing case that Putin’s support for Trump as presidential candidate in 2016 had a great deal to do with getting the US’s Magnitsky legislation repealed (though he may be exaggerating to say that “repealing it was Putin’s top foreign policy objective”). “The Magnitsky Act put all of his wealth and power at risk,” writes Browder. “That made him a very angry man. His crusade against the Magnitsky Act wasn’t just philosophical, it was personal. We had genuinely hit Vladimir Putin’s Achilles’ heel.” I snatched up the charge sheet along with my phones. I had 178 missed calls. There was a message from the British foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, asking me to call as soon as possible. Every news outlet—ABC, Sky News, the BBC, CNN, Time, the Washington Post—all of them wanted to know what was going on. Same with Elena, David, and friends from all around the world, including several in Russia. I texted Elena that I was fine and would call her soon. I did the same with David and my colleagues at the office in London.

Browder is to be commended for his bravery in standing up to one of the worst human rights abusers in the world. What a different world this would be if we all displayed such courage. One of the most impactful takeaways from this book is that none of this could happen without western enablers and the acquiescence of timid and ineffective governments that refuse to follow their own laws and values. You can see this clearly today. Especially in light of current events, this book is a must read that takes a look the psyche of Putin and his horrific regime.

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