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Maya Lester KC

Netherlands publishes 28th export control report

11/07/2025 — The Netherlands has published its 28th annual report on dual-use and military export controls. It says: Export permits for military items worth EUR 1867 million...
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Michael O'Kane

Central Bank of Kenya report on financial sanctions

11/07/2025 — The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has published a report on financial sanctions. The report follows a survey conducted by the CBK in December...
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Maya Lester KC

US Court partially grants motion to dismiss in sanctions review case

11/07/2025 — The US District Court for the District of Columbia has partially granted a motion to dismiss a delisting challenge brought by the children of...
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Maya Lester KC

Netherlands courts hand down 2 sanctions sentences

10/07/2025 — Dutch district courts have handed down judgments in 2 sanctions cases today. Rotterdam District Court sentenced a technology industry employee to 3 years in...
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In focusRussia sanctions

Sanctions are imposed on Russia by the EU, UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand and others, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Key Russia Sanctions Documents

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Michael O'Kane

Financial Conduct Authority discusses sanctions in annual report

10/07/2025 — The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its annual report for the 2024-2025 financial year. It said the following on sanctions compliance: The...
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Maya Lester KC

UK Treasury Debt sanctions exceptions come into force

10/07/2025 — New UK Regulations came into force today providing exceptions to existing sanctions regimes for payments made in respect of Treasury debt. The exceptions apply...
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Michael O'Kane

New OFSI FAQ clarifies meaning of ‘domiciled’ in sanctions legislation

10/07/2025 — The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published FAQ 153, which clarifies how OFSI applies the term ‘domiciled’ in financial sanctions legislation....
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Maya Lester KC

US sanctions UN Palestine Special Rapporteur and issues general licence

10/07/2025 — The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated UN Palestine Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese on the International Criminal Court Specially Designated Nationals...
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Michael O'Kane

US designates entities for facilitating Iranian ‘shadow banking’

10/07/2025 — The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated 22 entities based in the UAE, Hong Kong and Turkey on the Specially Designated...
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Maya Lester KC

EU Court rejects 3 Syria de-listing claims by members of Makhlouf family

10/07/2025 — The General Court has rejected 3 delisting applications by Syrians sanctioned by the EU because of their family connection with Bashar Al-Assad’s uncle Mohammed...
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Michael O'Kane

EU court annuls Hala Almaghout Syria sanctions listing as victim of Assad regime persecution

10/07/2025 — The EU General Court in Case T-437/23 has annulled the 2023 and 2024 listings of Hala Almaghout on the EU’s Syria sanctions list.  Maya...
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Maya Lester KC

US issues amended Russia GL and updates FAQs

09/07/2025 — The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued Russia General License 13N which authorises certain administrative transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under...
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