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Alisher Usmanov

Uzbek-born Russian businessman whose holding company is USM Holdings, former shareholder of Arsenal FC, and elected president of the International Fencing Federation (FIE).

Latest ruling source 25 Sep 2026Docket checked 26 Oct 202640 sources

  1. Question

    What did the court decide?

  2. Where it stands

    PendingWhere it stands

    6 cases recorded. Most recent: Usmanov v Council (pending).

  3. Detail

    Usmanov v Council

    Pending
    Court
    General Court of the European Union
    Case number
    T-327/25
    Filed
    26 May 2025
    Parties
    Alisher Usmanov v Council of the European Union

    What was claimed

    Annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/528 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/527 of 14 March 2025 (alternatively May 2025 acts).

    What the court decided

    No decision found as of 26 October 2026; his EU listing was deleted on 22 September 2026.1 2

    Lürssen claim concerning EU sanctions status of yacht Dilbar

    Decided
    Court
    Verwaltungsgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
    Filed
    2025
    Parties
    Lürssen shipyard v Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA)

    What was claimed

    Declaration that EU sanctions no longer apply to the yacht Dilbar.

    What the court decided

    Judgment of 11 June 2026 (reported 29-30 June 2026) ordering BAFA to determine that Lürssen need not treat the yacht as a frozen economic resource; the court found authorities had not established a connection between Usmanov and The Sister Trust. Not final and appealable; whether an appeal was filed was not found.3 4

    Usmanov v Council

    Decided
    Court
    General Court of the European Union
    Case number
    T-1117/23
    Filed
    2023
    Parties
    Alisher Usmanov v Council of the European Union

    What was claimed

    Annulment of the September 2023, March 2024 and September 2024 acts maintaining his listing.

    What the court decided

    Dismissed on 3 September 2025; Council had a sufficiently solid factual basis to treat him as a leading businessperson operating in Russia (USM, Metalloinvest, MegaFon).5 6

    Usmanov v Council

    On appeal
    Court
    General Court of the European Union
    Case number
    T-237/22
    Filed
    29 Apr 2022
    Parties
    Alisher Usmanov v Council of the European Union

    What was claimed

    Annulment of his February 2022 inclusion on the EU sanctions lists; suspension of the measures also sought.

    What the court decided

    Action dismissed on 7 February 2024 (EU:T:2024:56). Appeal to the Court of Justice lodged as Case C-274/24 P; outcome not found.7 8 9

    Challenge to 2022 searches of Usmanov-linked properties

    Decided
    Court
    Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
    Parties
    Alisher Usmanov v German prosecuting authorities

    What was claimed

    Lawfulness of 2022 searches in a money laundering investigation.

    What the court decided

    Searches held unlawful (reported May 2023); on 26 October 2023 the court ordered return of the seized property.10 11 12

    Usmanov v Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

    Decided
    Court
    Landgericht Hamburg (Hamburg Regional Court, Germany)
    Parties
    Alisher Usmanov v Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

    What was claimed

    Injunction against statements in an April 2023 FAZ article, including claims attributed to Alexei Navalny.

    What the court decided

    Decision of 23 January 2026 barring FAZ from repeating several statements from its April 2023 article (per court documents reported by Reuters).13 14

  4. Judgments and reports

    1. PrimaryCase T-327/25: Action brought on 26 May 2025 – Usmanov v CouncilOfficial Journal of the EU (EUR-Lex) · 2025
    2. PrimaryCouncil Decision (CFSP) 2026/2161 of 22 September 2026 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSPEUR-Lex (Official Journal of the EU) · 22 Sep 2026
    3. SecondaryGerman court rules EU sanctions no longer apply to superyacht linked to UsmanovThe Moscow Times · 30 Jun 2026
    4. SecondaryGericht bestätigt: Yacht Dilbar gehört nicht Alischer Usmanowfinews.ch · 29 Jun 2026
    5. SecondaryCJEU Rulings on Restrictive EU Measures against Russia (May-October 2025)eucrim · 2025
    6. PrimaryUsmanov v Council (T-1117/23), judgment of the General Court of 3 September 2025 (text)lagen.nu (EUR-Lex CELEX 62023TJ1117) · 3 Sep 2025
    7. SecondaryMetals billionaire Usmanov files appeal over EU Russia sanctionsAmerican Journal of Transportation (Bloomberg) · 2022
    8. SecondaryRussian oligarch Alisher Usmanov loses legal case while seeking to lift EU sanctionsUkrainska Pravda · 7 Feb 2024
    9. PrimaryCase C-274/24 P: Appeal brought by Alisher Usmanov against the judgment of the General Court in Case T-237/22 (OJ C/2024/3450)Official Journal copy via inforlex.pl · 10 Jun 2024
    10. SecondaryUsmanov property search ruled unlawful by German courtGlobal Sanctions (europeansanctions.com) · 30 May 2023
    11. SecondaryGerman court declares searches of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov's villas and superyacht illegal (citing Der Spiegel)Novaya Gazeta Europe · 26 May 2023
    12. SecondaryGermany orders return of seized property after 'unlawful' searches in billionaire Usmanov investigationbne IntelliNews · 1 Nov 2023
    13. SecondaryGerman court restricts media claims about Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov (citing Reuters)The Times of Central Asia · 2 Feb 2026
    14. SecondaryUsmanov wins case against Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Russian)Meduza · 28 Jan 2026

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Docket note

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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