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Michael O'Kane

US removes West Bank sanctions programme

24/01/2025 — OFAC has removed the West Bank-Related Sanctions programme from its website and removed all those designated under it. All property and interests in property...
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UK Royal Courts of Justice
Maya Lester KC

UK Court of Appeal rejects Anzhelika Khan’s appeal in de-listing case

24/01/2025 — In Khan v SoS for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2025] EWCA Civ 41, the UK Court of Appeal rejected Anzhelika Khan's appeal against...
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Maya Lester KC

Hungary calls for Ukraine to permit gas transit in exchange for EU Russia sanctions

24/01/2025 — In an interview with state radio, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said he is putting “on the handbrake” with EU sanctions on Russia....
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Michael O'Kane

UK legislation now in force permitting revenue from sanctioned assets to assist Ukraine

24/01/2025 — The Financial Assistance to Ukraine Act 2025 came into force in the UK last week, on 16 January 2025. The Act was debated 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.

 

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Maya Lester KC

3rd countries align with EU sanctions

24/01/2025 — Several 3rd countries have aligned with EU sanctions on Venezuela and Hamas/PIJ. Venezuela sanctions: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Republic...
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Michael O'Kane

New Norwegian sanctions authority

24/01/2025 — The Norwegian Agency for Export Control and Sanctions is the new national competent authority for sanctions in Norway since 1 January 2025, taking over from the...
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UK treasury
Maya Lester KC

UK has 318 open investigations into breaches of Russia sanctions

24/01/2025 — Mark Garnier, MP asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in a parliamentary question how many investigations by OFSI into potential sanctions breaches are open...
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Michael O'Kane

US indictment for technology worker scheme to fund DPRK

24/01/2025 — The Justice Department has announced the indictment of Jin Sung-Il, Pak Jin Song, Pedro Ernesto Alonso De Los Reyes, Erick Ntekereze Prince and Emanuel...
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Maya Lester KC

Syrian central bank orders asset freeze on accounts linked to former regime

24/01/2025 — Syria’s central bank has distributed a circular ordering commercial banks to freeze all accounts tied to people and entities linked to President Assad’s former...
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Michael O'Kane

Canada releases data on frozen assets and blocked transactions

24/01/2025 — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have published data on assets frozen and transactions blocked under the Special Economic Measures Act from 24 February 2022...
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Maya Lester KC

UK adds new reporting obligations to Syria sanctions guidance

23/01/2025 — The UK has amended its Syria sanctions guidance to reflect the amendments made in the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024. The...
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Michael O'Kane

Australia sanctions guidance updated

23/01/2025 — In December 2024, the Australian Sanctions Office updated its guidance page. The guidance includes a Sanctions Compliance Toolkit, which provides: definitions of sanctions-related terms...
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