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Speaking to the BBC, Mr Higgins called for greater transparency about how the rules are applied. He said he was left with £70,000 in legal costs despite the case being dropped.

Shouldn't his employer pick this up?
... provisions allow sanctioned people to cover their "basic needs", including the ability to apply for a licence to pay for legal fees.

So, Prigozhin hired Discreet Law to sue investigative reporter Eliot Higgins who has been left with £70,000 in legal costs despite the case being dropped.
Higgins's website Bellingcat had recently published a story naming Prigozhin, aka Putin's chef, as the man behind the Wagner Group.
The cost of legal fees prevents most people from seeking justice.