Carter-Ruck’s International Law department, led by Guy Martin, with senior associates Charles Enderby Smith and François Holmey, has been advising the Mubarak family in relation to the EU’s sanctions measures since 2013.
All enquiries should be directed to Guy Martin or Charles Enderby Smith on +44 20 7353 5005 and at [email protected].
EU Court of Justice annuls sanctions imposed on former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Family
3 December 2020
The highest court in the European Union, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), has annulled sanctions imposed on the late former President of Egypt, Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, and members of his family, ruling that the sanctions were unlawful from the outset.
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- Press Release – CJEU decision of 3 December 2020 (English)
- Press Release – CJEU decision of 3 December 2020 (Arabic)
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and family removed from UK sanctions list
12 January 2021
The UK has decided not to include the late former President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, and his family members, in its UK sanctions list of 1 January 2021. Enacted by the UK authorities as a consequence of Brexit, this UK list replaces, in the UK, the previously applicable EU Egyptian sanctions regime. For the past ten years, the Mubarak family has contested the validity and legality of EU sanctions imposed against them. This decision represents a vindication of their position.
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- Press Release – UK decision of 12 January 2021 (English)
- Press Release – UK decision of 12 January 2021 (Arabic)
- Press Release – UK decision of 12 January 2021 (French)
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Family Removed From EU Sanctions List
12 March 2021
The late former President of Egypt, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, has been removed by the EU Council from its list of designated individuals under its Egyptian sanctions regime. The EU Council has also delisted Hosni Mubarak’s wife, Suzanne Thabet, as well as their two sons, Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, and their two wives, Heidy Rasekh and Khadiga El Gammal. The decision of the EU Council finally to de-list the Mubaraks vindicates the position the family has consistently held from the outset: that the sanctions were unlawful and should never have been imposed on them.
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- Press Release – EU Council Decision 12 March 2021 (English)
- Press Release – EU Council Decision 12 March 2021 (Arabic)
- Press Release – EU Council Decision 12 March 2021 (French)
Alaa and Gamal Mubarak comment on the investigative research of Credit Swiss bank leaks
21 February 2022
Following reports of alleged leaks of information from Credit Suisse, we are issuing a press release on behalf of our clients Gamal and Alaa Mubarak.
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- Press Release – Alaa and Gamal Mubarak comment on the investigative research of Credit Swiss bank leaks 21 February 2022 (English)
- Press Release – Alaa and Gamal Mubarak comment on the investigative research of Credit Swiss bank leaks 21 February 2022 (Arabic)
EU sanctions against Mubarak family unlawful, confirms EU General Court in a new decision after decade-long legal battle
6 April 2022
On 6 April 2022 the EU General Court provided further unequivocal judicial acknowledgement that restrictive measures imposed on the Mubarak family by the EU Council were unlawful from the outset, ending a decade-long legal battle.
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- Press Release – EU sanctions against Mubarak family unlawful, confirms EU General Court in a new decision after decade-long legal battle 6 April 2022 (English)
- Press Release – EU sanctions against Mubarak family unlawful, confirms EU General Court in a new decision after decade-long legal battle 6 April 2022 (Arabic)
- Press Release – EU sanctions against Mubarak family unlawful, confirms EU General Court in a new decision after decade-long legal battle 6 April 2022 (French)
- Press Release – EU sanctions against Mubarak family unlawful, confirms EU General Court in a new decision after decade-long legal battle 6 April 2022 (German)
- Andalou Agency
- Barron’s
- Joshua Rozenberg (A Lawyer Writes)
- Law360
- The National News
- Yeni Şafak
Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s office has closed its 11-year criminal investigation into Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, the sons of the late former President of Egypt
13 April 2022
On 13 April 2022 the Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s office has closed its 11-year criminal investigation into Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, the sons of the late former President of Egypt, unfreezing all of their assets in Switzerland.
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- Press Release – Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s office closes its 11-year criminal investigation into Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, the sons of the late former President of Egypt (13 April 2022)
Mubarak family statement following the successful conclusion of all their international judicial proceedings
17 May 2022
The decade-long legal battle for the Mubarak family has come to an end following the recent ruling of the EU General Court which acknowledged once again that restrictive measures imposed on the family by the EU Council were unlawful from the outset and following the decision of the Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s office fully exonerating Alaa and Gamal Mubarak after their 11-year criminal investigation was concluded.
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- Press Release – Mubarak family statement following the successful conclusion of all their international judicial proceedings – 17.05.2022 (English)
- Press Release – Mubarak family statement following the successful conclusion of all their international judicial proceedings – 17.05.2022 (Arabic)
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