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Michael O'Kane

EU strengthens terrorism sanctions regime, adds new designation criteria

27/02/2026 — The EU has amended its terrorism sanctions regime under Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 by expanding its listing criteria and introducing travel bans on sanctioned...
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Maya Lester KC

US Treasury proposes rule to sever Swiss bank’s access to US financial system

27/02/2026 — The US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed a rule that would sever a Swiss bank’s access to the...
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Michael O'Kane

US sanctions 5 Nicaraguan government officials

27/02/2026 — The US has sanctioned 5 Nicaraguan government officials who are said to have assisted the Murillo-Ortega government in repressing the political opposition in Nicaragua...
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Maya Lester KC

US BIS reaches administrative enforcement settlement with Teledyne FLIR LLC

27/02/2026 — The US Bureau of Industry and Security has published a settlement order against Teledyne FLIR LLC (FLIR) in which the company agreed to pay...
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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.

Key Russia Sanctions Documents

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Michael O'Kane

UK blog post on how OFSI prioritises sanctions licence applications

27/02/2026 — The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published a blog post on how it prioritises applications for sanctions licences. See our UK...
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Maya Lester KC

EU Advocate General’s Opinion on national lists of entities owned or controlled by sanctioned people

27/02/2026 — Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona (the Spanish Advocate General at the European Court of Justice) has issued his non-binding opinion in Case C-147/25, a request...
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Maya Lester KC

Judgment says Charity Commission right to have removed Vladimir Potanin from charity once he was sanctioned by the UK

27/02/2026 — The UK First Tier Tribunal has held that Vladimir Potanin’s failure to resign from a UK charity after he was sanctioned constituted misconduct or...
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Maya Lester KC

AG Opinion on Swedish request for preliminary reference – EU prohibitions on satisfying Russian claims are part of EU public policy

27/02/2026 — Advocate General Biondi (the Italian Advocate General at the European Court of Justice) has published his Opinion on a Swedish request for a preliminary...
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