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Michael O'KaneJoin our webinar on sanctions de-listings in the UK / EU / US – 8th May 2.30pm (UK time)
19/04/2024 — We are hosting a webinar on de-listings from sanctions, comparing the approaches of the courts and governments in the UK, EU and USA to...
Maya Lester KCOFAC fines SGC Plastics $20 million for Iran sanctions violations
22/04/2024 — OFAC has entered into a settlement agreement (press release) with SGC Plastics, part of a multinational enterprise headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand that sells plastic...
Michael O'KaneOFAC issues licence for transactions involving VTB Bank Europe
22/04/2024 — OFAC has issued General License No. 94 authorising transactions involving OWH SE iL (formerly known as VTB Bank Europe SE) and entities owned by...
Maya Lester KCEU court rejects challenge to Russia import restrictions on mica products
22/04/2024 — The General Court of the EU has rejected a challenge to EU restrictions on the import of mica products from Russia (Case T‑782/22). Belgium...
Maya Lester KCUS & EU designate individuals & entities connected to West Bank violence
22/04/2024 — OFAC has designated (notice) 2 entities established in the West Bank,  Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich, for establishing fundraising campaigns on behalf of Yinon Levi...
Michael O'KaneUS designates entities for supporting China, Russia & Iran militaries
22/04/2024 — The US Bureau of Industry and Security has added (notice) 11 entities to the Entity List for supporting the militaries of China, Russia, and...
Maya Lester KCEU Commission updates Russia sanctions FAQs on Donetsk, Luhansk etc, & on iron & steel partner countries
22/04/2024 — The EU Commission has added to its Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts FAQs that “considering the fluid situation, a dynamic assessment of this...
Maya Lester KCUS renews Russia and cyber sanctions regimes
19/04/2024 — Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act provides for the automatic termination of a “national emergency” (one mechanism by which the US authorises sanctions)...
Michael O'KaneNon-EU countries align with EU human rights & terrorism sanctions
19/04/2024 — The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have aligned themselves...
Maya Lester KCAustralia creates new criminal offences for exporting military goods
19/04/2024 — The Australian Parliament has passed the Defence Trade Controls Amendment Act 2024 (notice), which creates 3 new criminal offences in the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012:...
Maya Lester KCDutch court orders winding up of company convicted of EU sanctions breach
19/04/2024 — The District Court of Gelderland, Netherlands, has ordered (judgment) the dissolution of an unnamed company convicted in October 2023 of violating the Netherlands Sanctions...
Michael O'KaneBelgium & Czech Republic call for sanctions regime to counter Russian malign influence activities
19/04/2024 — The Prime Minister of Belgium and the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic have written an open letter to the EU calling for a...
Maya Lester KCUK and US Iran-related designations following Israel attack
18/04/2024 — Following Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel, the UK and US have designated individuals and entities connected with the Iran govt, military, or...

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