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Maya Lester KC

EU to renew ISIL/Al-Qaida sanctions until October 2026

27/10/2025 — The EU has said it will renew its ISIL and Al-Qaida sanctions regime under Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 until 31 October 2026. This regime is...
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Michael O'Kane

UK amends Israel, Palestine and Lebanon humanitarian aid GL

27/10/2025 — The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has amended General Licence INT/2023/3749168, which facilitates the delivery of humanitarian aid to Israel, Palestine and Lebanon...
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Maya Lester KC

Danish court fines Alfa Laval for sanctions breach

27/10/2025 — A Danish subsidiary of Swedish engineering company Alfa Laval has been fined DKK 100,000 (GBP 12,000) for selling centrifuge parts worth DKK 500,000 to...
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Michael O'Kane

US sanctions Colombian President, his family, and Interior Minister

27/10/2025 — The US has sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro under EO 14059, the US’ counternarcotics sanctions list – press release. Mr Petro’s wife and son,...
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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

Russian court grants anti-suit injunction preventing Singapore litigation because of sanctions

27/10/2025 — The Moscow Arbitration Court has granted an anti-suit injunction in Case No. A40-141972/2025, preventing an insurance dispute from being litigated in Singapore due to...
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Michael O'Kane

UK publishes FAQs on legal services general licence

24/10/2025 — The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has issued 2 FAQs to clarify the scope of the legal services GL which is due to...
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Maya Lester KC

Chelsea FC sanctions question raised in UK Parliament

24/10/2025 — The UK Government has answered a question raised by Labour MP David Taylor on sanctioned funds linked to Chelsea Football Club. Mr Taylor MP...
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Michael O'Kane

North Korea sanctions monitoring team publishes cyber sanctions report

24/10/2025 — The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) has published its second report on North Korea’s evasion of UN sanctions through cyber and information technology worker...
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