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Mugabe ally loses EU sanctions compensation case

JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Eighth Chamber)

21 July 2016(*) (1)

In Case T‑66/14,

John Arnold Bredenkamp, residing in Harare (Zimbabwe),

Echo Delta (Holdings) PCC Ltd, established in Castletown, Isle of Man),

Scottlee Holdings (Private) Ltd, established in Harare,

Fodya (Private) Ltd, established in Harare,

represented by P. Moser QC, and G. Martin, Solicitor, applicants,

v

Council of the European Union, represented by B. Driessen and E. Dumitriu-Segnana, acting as Agents,

and

European Commission, represented by S. Bartelt, D. Gauci and T. Scharf, acting as Agents,

defendants,

APPLICATION based on Article 268 TFEU for compensation for the loss allegedly suffered by the applicants following the adoption of Commission Regulation (EC) No 77/2009 of 26 January 2009 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (OJ 2009 L 23, p. 5), Commission Regulation (EU) No 173/2010 of 25 February 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (OJ 2010 L 51, p. 13) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 174/2011 of 23 February 2011 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (OJ 2011 L 49, p. 23),

THE GENERAL COURT (Eighth Chamber),

composed of D. Gratsias (Rapporteur), President, M. Kancheva and C. Wetter, Judges,

Registrar: L. Grzegorczyk, Administrator,

having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 24 February 2016, gives the following judgment

 

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