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Michael O'Kane

UK issues new Legal Services general licence, amends FAQs

24/04/2026 — The UK has published GL INT/2026/9512597, which replaces and amends the previous Legal Services GL which will expire on 28 April 2026. The new...
US Department of Justice
Michael O'Kane

US sanctions Cambodian senator and South-East Asian scam centres

24/04/2026 — The US has sanctioned Cambodian senator Kok An and 28 people and entities said to be involved in a network of scam centres run...
China Great Hall of the People
Maya Lester KC

China adds 7 EU companies to export control list

24/04/2026 — China has banned exports of dual-use goods to 7 EU companies which are said to have supplied weaponry and technological assistance to Taiwan –...
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Michael O'Kane

US sanctions illicit supply chain supporting the Sinaloa Cartel

24/04/2026 — The US has sanctioned 23 people and companies which are said to be part of a synthetic opioid procurement network with ties to the...
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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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Maya Lester KC

EU publishes report on member state military equipment export controls

24/04/2026 — The EU has published its 27th annual report under Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, the framework governing how EU Member States control exports of military...
Maya Lester KC

EU adopts 20th Russia sanctions package

24/04/2026 — The EU has adopted its 20th Russia sanctions package, which targets Russia’s energy industry, military-industrial, trade, and financial services sectors. The sanctions package was...
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Michael O'Kane

UK family court judgment in Potanina v Potanin – impact of sanctions in divorce proceedings

23/04/2026 — The English Family Court has rejected Vladimir Potanin’s application to adjourn financial remedy proceedings on the basis of UK Russia sanctions – Potanina v...
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Maya Lester KC

EU General Court annuls Viktor Chevtsov’s previous 2024 and 2025 Belarus listings

23/04/2026 — The EU General Court has annulled Viktor Chevtsov’s 2024 and 2025 listings on the EU’s Belarus sanctions list under Regulation (EC) 765/2006 – Case...

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