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He employs himself. Higgins is the founder of Bellingcat, which has pissed off Russia quite a bit recently.
... 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. >


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?