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20/03/2025 — The EU General Court has rejected applications by Dana Astra and Byelorussian Steel Works to annul their EU Belarus sanctions listings. Dana Astra (Case...

20/03/2025 — OFSI today imposed a monetary penalty of £465,000 against law firm Herbert Smith Freehills’s Moscow subsidiary (HSF Moscow) for breaches of Russia sanctions. The...

19/03/2025 — Switzerland has delisted 7 people from its Russia sanctions list: Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov Mikhail Vladimirovich Degtyaryov Vladimir Valerievich Rashevsky Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor Gulbakhor Ismailova...

19/03/2025 — Several countries have aligned themselves with decisions that form part of the EU’s 16th Russia sanctions package. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro,...

19/03/2025 — The first ever UK criminal prosecution relating to sanctions breaches began on Tuesday 18 March 2025 at Southwark Crown Court. Dmitrii Ovsiannikov – who...

19/03/2025 — Export controls: Howard Lutnick, US Secretary of Commerce, has announced that the US administration will seek a ‘dramatic increase’ in enforcement and fines for...

19/03/2025 — The UK government has launched a combined government email-alert service focused on sanctions. The service covers updates from FCDO, OTSI and OFSI, providing updates...

19/03/2025 — The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has refused Zeux Limited’s application to register as a cryptoasset exchange provider under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing...

19/03/2025 — The UK has removed Farkhad Akhmedov from its Russia sanctions list. Mr Akhmedov, a Russian businessman involved in the energy sector, was delisted by...

19/03/2025 — The US Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint against a Dassault Falcon 900 EX aircraft, which was smuggled from the US for...

18/03/2025 — OFAC has published an alert, "International Cartels Designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists” (available on our US Guidance page). The...

18/03/2025 — The EU Commission has issued a sanctions alert: high risk of circumvention – import of plywood. The alert identifies plywood as a ‘major source...