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Maya Lester KC

Trinidad and Tobago receives US sanctions license for Venezuela gas field project

14/10/2025 — OFAC has granted Trinidad and Tobago a sanctions license to pursue negotiations related to a gas field development project in Venezuelan waters, according to...
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Michael O'Kane

US and UK impose sanctions on online fraud network

14/10/2025 — The US and the UK have imposed sanctions on a network of people and companies said to operate illegal scam centres in Southeast Asia....
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Maya Lester KC

Canadian court confirms statutory review process must be followed in sanctions delisting cases

14/10/2025 — The Federal Court in Ontario, Canada has rejected an appeal against a first instance judgment holding that the statutory review process under Canada’s Haiti...
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Michael O'Kane

UK parliament debates Global Migration sanctions

14/10/2025 — The UK Parliament debated the implementation of the Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025 on 13 October 2025. The Regulations...
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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

Netherlands takes control of Chinese semiconductor manufacturer

14/10/2025 — The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) has taken control of Chinese semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia under the Dutch Goods Availability Act. The MEA said...
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Maya Lester KC

UK OTSI publishes case study on sanctions breach detection

14/10/2025 — The UK’s Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) has published a case study highlighting how good due diligence can prevent breaches of UK trade...
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Michael O'Kane

China imposes countermeasures against US subsidiaries of Hanwha Marine Corporation

14/10/2025 — China’s Ministry of Commerce has imposed countermeasures against 5 US subsidiaries of the South Korea based Hanwha Marine Corporation: Hanwha Shipping LLC Hanwha Philly...
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Maya Lester KC

UK to move to a single list for sanctions designations

14/10/2025 — The UK has announced that it will move to a single list for sanctions designations from 28 January 2026. The UK currently publishes two...
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China & US imports
Michael O'Kane

US and China reciprocal port service fees effective today

14/10/2025 — Port service fees imposed by the US and China come into effect today, 14 October 2025. US port fees The US announced in April...
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Maya Lester KC

Moscow Court orders Euroclear bank to pay DOM RF damages for freezing NSD accounts

14/10/2025 — The Moscow Commercial Arbitration Court has ordered Euroclear Bank to pay damages to DOM RF bank for blocking DOM RF’s assets after the EU...
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Maya Lester KC

Swiss court rejects Dmitry Konov’s delisting application

13/10/2025 — The Swiss Federal Administrative Court has rejected Dmitry Konov’s application to be removed from Switzerland’s sanctions list. Switzerland usually adopts EU sanctions against Russia...
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Maya Lester KC

EU to renew chemical weapons sanctions for one year

13/10/2025 — The EU has said it will renew its chemical weapons sanctions regime under Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 for another year, until 16 October 2026...
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