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UK's Supreme Court refuses appeal against UWO

News Team, 06/01/2021

The UK's Supreme Court has dismissed the application by Zamira Hajiyeva, the wife of jailed Azerbaijani banker Jahangir Hajiyev, to appeal the Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) made against her by the National Crime Agency.

In doing so, the earlier decisions of the Court of Appeal and High Court refusing to discharge the UWO secured in 2018 are upheld.

The NCA secured two UWOs in February 2018 in respect of two properties with a combined v...


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