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Maya Lester KC

US Court dismisses claim relating to sanctioned Sberbank shares

25/04/2025 — The US Court of Federal Claims has dismissed a claim brought by James Tindall relating to frozen shares in Sberbank – Tindall v United...
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Michael O'Kane

Recent Estonia sanctions enforcement

25/04/2025 — The following 4 judgments are on our EU Member States Judgments page and Enforcement pages. With thanks to Mark Handley’s European Sanctions Enforcement blog....
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Maya Lester KC

Russian arbitzvah court sanctions judgments

25/04/2025 — Case A56-49800/2024 The Northwestern District Arbitration Court on 1 April 2025 has overturned on appeal a judgment of the arbitration court of St Petersburg...
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Maya Lester KC

UK extends Russia sanctions licence relating to GTLK

25/04/2025 — OFSI has extended general licence INT/2023/3263556, which authorises payments concerning insolvency proceedings of GTLK and its subsidiaries. The licence was issued in August 2023...
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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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Michael O'Kane

Latvia publishes statistics on sanctions enforcement

25/04/2025 — The Latvian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has published its Financial Integrity Newsletter, which includes statistics on sanctions enforcement in Latvia in 2024: 392 criminal...
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Maya Lester KC

UK revises statement of reasons for multiple Syria listings

25/04/2025 — OFSI has amended the statement of reasons for sanctions on 310 people and 39 entities listed on the UK’s Syria sanctions list. The amendments...
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Michael O'Kane

UK House of Commons responds to Russia sanctions and reaffirms sanctions commitment

25/04/2025 — In a debate on the Ukraine War, MPs have condemned Russia’s sanctioning of 21 UK parliamentarians.  Stephen Doughty, Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and...
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Maya Lester KC

EU renews Burma/Myanmar sanctions

25/04/2025 — The EU has renewed its sanctions against Burma/Myanmar for a further year until 30 April 2026. 106 people and 22 entities are currently listed...
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Michael O'Kane

UK publishes new Russia sanctions guidance following new legislation

25/04/2025 — OFSI has issued 2 new guidance documents following the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which expanded trade sanctions to prohibit transfers of...
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Michael O'Kane

Serbian Oil Industry requests new US sanctions waiver

24/04/2025 — The Serbian Oil Industry (NIS) has applied for a further sanctions waiver to ensure its operations continue beyond 28 April 2025 (when the current...
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Michael O'Kane

Former US army intelligence analyst sentenced for US export control violations

24/04/2025 — Korbein Shultz, a former US Army intelligence analyst, has been sentenced to 84 months imprisonment for conspiring to send military information to the Chinese...
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Maya Lester KC

US investigates tariffs on imports that impair US national security & requests comments

24/04/2025 — The US Department of Commerce is conducting 4 investigations under s232 of the Trade Expansion Act 1962 (which allows the imposition of tariffs/other restrictions...
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