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Maya Lester KC

UK High Court requires sanctioned bank (VTB) to pay cross-undertaking fortification into court

14/05/2026 — The High Court has held that VTB Bank must pay £500,000 into court as fortification for its cross-undertaking in damages in support of a...
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Maya Lester KC

EU statement on alignment with Russia, Belarus & Myanmar sanctions

14/05/2026 — The EU has issued 4 statements on third country alignment with recent sanctions updates. On 23 April 2026, the EU introduced Regulation (EU) 2026/506...
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Michael O'Kane

Ukraine adds 66 to Russia sanctions list & relists 34

14/05/2026 — Ukraine has added 66 people and entities in Russia’s defence manufacturing sector to its sanctions list established by Ukraine’s Sanctions Law. It has also...
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Maya Lester KC

Russian court rejects EU sanctions defence in damages claim

13/05/2026 — The Arbitration Court of the Murmansk Region has ordered 2 EU companies to pay €8.8m in  damages to a Russian port company after finding...
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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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Michael O'Kane

EU alignment statements on multiple sanctions regimes

13/05/2026 — The EU has issued 8 statements on third country alignment with updates across sanctions regimes covering Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran and Sudan....
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Maya Lester KC

EU extends cyber sanctions regime until 2027

13/05/2026 — The EU has extended the application of travel bans and asset freezes on those sanctioned under Decision 2019/797 concerning cyber-attacks threatening the EU or...
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Michael O'Kane

OFSI updates guidance updates in light of Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2026

13/05/2026 — The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published guidance updates ahead of the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 entering into...
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Maya Lester KC

Italy publishes guidance on criminal offences for EU sanctions violations

13/05/2026 — On 7 May 2026, Italy’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) published a Communication with guidance on the new offences criminalising activity related to the breach of...

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