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C5 events this November in London – Women in International Trade & Sanctions and London Forum on Global Economic Sanctions – Global Sanctions discounts

22/10/2026 — 10% discount for Global Sanctions subscribers with Global Sanctions’ discount code: D10-999-GLOBALSANCTIONS27 Women in International Trade & Sanctions C5 Women in International Trade &...
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Maya Lester KC

Iceland amends Belarus and Libya sanctions regulations to align with EU sanctions

22/10/2026 — Iceland has issued 2 regulations to transpose EU amendments to its Belarus and Libya sanctions regimes into Icelandic domestic law. Iceland is not an...
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Michael O'Kane

US adds 5 entities to PAIPA sanctions list and issues related general licenses

21/10/2026 — The US has sanctioned 5 entities for being involved in trade secret theft in connection with Chinese national Linwei Ding, who was convicted of...
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Maya Lester KC

Banco Santander – UK High Court judgment clarifying the scope of the Ralli Brothers defence, discussion of sanctions cases

21/10/2026 — The UK High Court has ordered Spanish bank Banco Santander to pay Central Térmica de Temane SA (CTT) the value of 2 on-demand bonds...
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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

UK expands global human rights sanctions regime to cover breaches of international humanitarian law

19/10/2026 — The UK has made the Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026. The Regulations came into force on 15 October 2026....
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Michael O'Kane

Russia extends rules for strategic companies to comply with foreign law

19/10/2026 — Russia has adopted two presidential decrees in the past month extending the rules on how its strategic companies respond to foreign legal obligations, and...
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Maya Lester KC

European Court rejects Galina Pumpyanskaya’s appeal against General Court judgment on her 2022 sanctions listing

19/10/2026 — The European Court of Justice has dismissed Galina Pumpyanskaya’s appeal against the General Court’s judgment rejecting her application to annul her 2022 EU sanctions...
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Michael O'Kane

US issues renewed general licence for Venezuela earthquake relief until April 2027

19/10/2026 — The US has issued Venezuela-related general license 60A to continue authorising transactions related to earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela until 21 April 2027. The...
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