Last week, Abramovich’s bid to have the Jersey court decisions overturned was rejected by the judicial committee of the privy council, bringing an end to this particular battle.

One of the main levers through which the British government continues to exert influence over its colonies, the committee, which normally sits in Parliament Square in London, acts as a supreme court for the UK’s overseas territories, crown dependencies and some commonwealth countries.

See below: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/23/jersey-london-safe-haven-sanctions-roman-abramovich-billions

The tide turned against Abramovich in Jersey in 2022, when authorities froze $7bn of assets suspected of having been connected with him. Composite: Guardian Design/Rex/Alamy/Reuters