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Maya Lester KC

Russian Court of Appeal judgment in Karpinsky – foreign sanctions are not force majeure in contractual penalty claim

05/11/2026 — The Russian Thirteenth Arbitrazh Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Russian company Plastavia against a judgment ordering it to pay RUB 858,542...
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Maya Lester KC

Swiss Supreme Court Pumpyanskiy judgment on right to hearing in sanctions delisting case

05/11/2026 — Swiss Federal Supreme Court judgment on Alexander Pumpyanskiy’s challenge to his Swiss sanctions listing. Mr Pumpyanskiy, a Swiss-Russian dual national, was sanctioned in Switzerland...
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Maya Lester KC

EU delists 3 people from ISIL and Al-Qaida sanctions list

04/11/2026 — The EU has removed 3 people from its Regulation (EC) 881/2002 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list. They were all delisted by the UN...
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Michael O'Kane

US Library of Congress publishes research briefing on US sanctions on Iran

04/11/2026 — The US Library of Congress has published a research briefing on US sanctions on Iran. All US Congressional Research Service reports are on our...
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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

EU statement on 3rd country alignment with designations linked to Russia’s military-industrial complex

04/11/2026 — The EU has issued a statement on 3rd country alignment with EU Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/2279 of 12 October 2026. The decision added 743...
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Michael O'Kane

The Netherlands to centralise sanctions reporting obligations if International Sanctions Act comes into force

03/11/2026 — In February 2026, the Dutch government submitted draft legislation to Parliament to replace the 1977 Sanctions Act with a new International Sanctions Act (see...
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Maya Lester KC

EU Sanctions Helpdesk interview with the Central Bank of Ireland: financial institutions and sanctions

03/11/2026 — The EU Sanctions Helpdesk has published an interview with Vivian Meacham, head of the Central Bank of Ireland’s Financial Sanctions Team, on the effect...
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Michael O'Kane

Poland adds Polish company WREX to its Russia sanctions list

03/11/2026 — Poland has added Polish chemicals trading company WREX to its Russia sanctions list under the Sanctions Act. See our Poland page for Polish sanctions...
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