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US Supreme Court: the President cannot impose tariffs under IEEPA
On 20 February 2026, the US Supreme Court issued its judgement on the powers of the President to impose tariffs ...
“No claims” clause in EU sanctions was given a new interpretation
A typical no-claims clause of an EU sanctions' regulation reads as follows: "No claims in connection with any contract or ...
EU sanctions and personal cross-border travels
On 5 February 2026, the ECJ issued a judgement in a preliminary ruling procedure (Case C-619/24) where, in essence, the ...
EU formally sets end dates for the supply of Russian gas
On 3 February 2026, EU Regulation 2026/261 on phasing out Russian natural gas imports and preparing the phase-out of Russian ...
Sanctions 360: US embargo of Cuba
This video of our series Sanctions 360° is dedicated to one of the most controversial and, yet, the oldest and ...
New Oil Price Cap is effective
On 1 February 2026, the new Oil Price Cap of USD44,1 for a barrel of Russian crude oil became effective ...
US start relaxing sanctions with respect to Venezuela
On 29 January 2026, US OFAC published general license No. 46 (as amended by general license No. 46A) which authorises, ...
Up-dated EU FAQs regarding sanctions against Russia and Belarus (as of 2026.01.23)
Attached below is the mark-up of the current FAQs published by the European Commission (version as of 2026.01.23) against the ...
Sanctions 360: Sanctions relevant when dealing with Somalia
With this presentation we expand the geographical coverage of our series, Sanctions 360°, to Somalia. Somalia slipped from managing a ...
Sanctions 360: EU Blocking Statute
In this video of our series, Sanctions 360°, we consider, a so-called, Blocking Statute, being a legislation which purpose is ...
OFAC delisting of Veles International Ltd
On 18 December 2025, OFAC de-listed Veles International Ltd and one of its leaders. Veles, a Cypriot based securities broker, ...
OFAC authorises transactions with Belaruskali, Agrorozkvit, and Belarusian Potash Company
In exchange for the release of 123 political prisoners by Belarus, US OFAC authorised any transactions with Belaruskali, Agrorozkvit, and ...
Up-date of OFAC clarifications on the sale of Lukoil’s foreign assets
In our previous post we considered the clarifications issued by OFAC in connection with the proposed sale by Lukoil of ...
“Permanent” freeze of the Russian Central Bank’s assets
On 12 December 2025, the EU Council adopted Regulation 2025/2600 which sets out a separate sanctions' regime for the assets ...
Level of compensation for expropriated property which is affiliated with sanctioned persons
Attached is the case where the UKCA considered an application for declaratory relief sought by L1T FM Holdings and LetterOne ...
Sanctions 360: Ralli Bros principle in sanctions litigation
Enforcement of an English law contract is generally not affected by any illegality arising under foreign law. Ralli Bros and ...
Sanctions 360: Sanctions relevant for Guatemala, Haiti, and Nicaragua
In this presentation we develop our series, Sanctions 360°, by the geographical expose of UN and national sanctions' regimes relevant ...
Up-dated EU FAQs regarding sanctions against Russia and Belarus (as of 2025.11.21)
On 2025.11.21, four new FAQs (see the first file below) were added to the consolidated EU FAQs (see the second ...
OFAC clarifications on the disposal of Lukoil’s off-shore assets
This clarifications were up-dated by OFAC on 18 December 2025. Please see our up-date post on this up-date. On 19 ...
Sanctions 360: Sanctions regarding the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (the "DRC") is one of the most critical players in world supply chains in ...
Sanctions 360: Sanctions relevant for the Western Balkans
By this video we expand the geographical scope of our series, Sanctions 360°, to the Western Balkans. In middle-90s, international ...
Sanctions 360: EU new rules on the issue of visas to Russian nationals
By this video we expand that part of our series, Sanctions 360°, where we look into how international economic sanctions ...
Sanctions 360: Overview of sanctions against terrorism
In this next video of our series headed Sanctions 360° we continue to expand the scope of international and national ...
Up-dated EU Commission FAQs on Russia and Belarus sanctions
Attached is the up-dated FAQs. The updates mainly relates to clarifications of the 18th EU package of sanctions against Russia ...
Sanctions 360: Annulment of sanctions acts through a preliminary ruling procedure
With this video we develop the procedural aspect of our series, Sanctions 360°, and consider the preliminary rulings procedure as ...
EU 19th package of sanctions against Russia
On 23 October 2025, the EU adopted, so-called, 19th package of sanctions against Russia. Accordingly, Regulation 2025/2033 amended Regulation 833/2014 ...
Sanctions 360: EU 19th package of sanctions against Russia
In this video of our series, Sanctions 360°, we discuss, so-called, 19th package of the EU sanctions against Russia. It ...
US OFAC designated Rosneft and Lukoil as SDNs
On 22 October 2025, the US OFAC designated Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, to its SDN list ...
Practical examples of alleged breach of the EU prohibition to provide professional services to the Russian state and the Russian companies
Attached are links to the press reports (here and here) of several prosecutions initiated by the Latvian law enforcement authorities ...
Sanctions 360: Annullable sanctions acts in JR proceedings
With this video we develop the procedural aspect of our series, Sanctions 360°, by discussing the discrete concept of annullable ...
