Dana Astra IOOO (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Respondent)
Wednesday 28 January 2026
The Appellant (Claimant below) appeals an order dated 11 February 2025 which dismissed the Claimant’s application for a court review under s.38 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 seeking an order setting aside its designation under the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
This is a case about economic sanctions imposed by the Secretary of State on an entity registered in Belarus. That entity is the Claimant company, Dana Astra IOOO (“DANA”) a real estate and construction company in Belarus. It was designated by the Secretary of State as an entity subject to sanctions pursuant to the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“the 2019 Regulations”). The Secretary of State’s position is that the Government of Belarus, under the control of President Alexander Lukashenko, has been responsible for serious human rights abuses, as well as electoral malpractice on a systematic basis.
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