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Sanctions 360: Exculpatory provisions in UK sanctions
In this video we discuss a discrete procedural defence in the UK sanctions' civil litigation set out in section 44 ...
EU sanctions and travelling with cash to Russia/Belarus
A practical example of EU sanctions application to day-to-day travels was recently reported in the press. In summary, the matter ...
US President waives the application of new sanctions envisaged in the Graham Act
On 16 October 2026, President Trump issued an executive order whereby he waived (Section 4 of the executive order) for ...
Sanctions 360: EU 22 package of sanctions against Russia
On 12 October 2022, the EU published its 22 sanctions package against Russia. This video is a part of our ...
Sanctions 360: US – Russia diesel fuel deal
In this video we look into the sanctions' aspects of a so-called, US - Russia diesel fuel deal. Pursuant to ...
Sanctions 360: US designated the International Criminal Court as a Specially Designated National
This video is a sequel of our earlier video on the US sanctions policy towards the International Criminal Court. In ...
US – Russia diesel fuel sanctions deal
On 9 October 2026, the US OFAC issued a succinct and yet an important general license No. 135. The general ...
EU’s unconventional roll-over of blocking sanctions against Russia
On 22 September 2026, the EU extended its blocking sanctions against Russia. This is normally a technical and routine matter ...
Sanctions 360: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
In this video we discuss one of the most important recent interventions of US Congress into international economic sanctions realm, ...
Sanctions 360: New US sanctions against Iran – “Operation Economic Outcast”
On 24 August 2026, the US announced a new front in its war against Iran, a sanctions front. The title ...
Sanctions 360: EU blocking sanctions and investor-state dispute settlement (“ISDS”)
In this presentation we add to our series, Sanctions 360, another specific video regarding the effect of sanctions on various ...
Sanctions 360: Sanctions relevant for trade with Belarus
In this video we expand the geographical scope of our series, Sanctions 360, to Belarus. We discuss the main applicable ...
Sanctions 360: Sanctions and structuring M&A transactions
In this video of our series, Sanctions 360, we consider the sanctions risk in the context of structuring an M&A ...
Sanctions 360: Revenues from Russian frozen assets
In this video we look in a very specific question related to the distribution of revenues from the frozen / ...
Sanctions 360: Sanctions relating to cash
The purpose of this video is to assist private individuals in their sanctions compliance when travelling to Russia and/or Belarus ...
Sanctions 360: Sanctions relevant for trade with Venezuela – 2026 Up-date
This is the second video covering sanctions relevant for trade with Venezuela in our series Sanctions 360. In our first ...
Sanctions 360: The Ukraine Support Loan
In this video of our series, Sanctions 360, we discuss the Ukraine Support Loan which is an essential element of ...
Sanctions 360: EU 21st package of sanctions against Russia
In this issue of our series, Sanctions 360, we summarise the EU 21st sanctions package against Russia which was issued ...
UK OFSI: the receipt of payments from designated persons requires a prior licence
In the notice of an enforcement action taken against a UK service provider, the UK OFSI took the position that ...
Sanctions 360: Imposing US blocking sanctions for speech: the case study of Francesca Albanese
One could hardly imagine that the US would impose its blocking sanctions on the basis of speech only. Yet, this ...
EU designates VKontakte to its asset-freeze sanctions
On 13 July 2026, the EU designated VK (VKontakte) to is asset-freeze sanctions. The designation was made under Regulation 2024/1485 ...
UK OFSI extend the designated brokerage firms general licence
On 13 July 2026, the UK OFSI extended the General Licence INT/2025/6641960 by one year to 16 July 2027. This general licence permits ...
Sanctions 360: Phasing out the EU imports of Russian natural gas
Many events have occurred recently which were quite unthinkable a few years ago. The world of international economic sanctions can ...
US OFAC for the third consecutive time lift sanctions on Russian seaborne oil
On 18 May 2026, the US OFAC issued General License 134C whereby the US lifted for the third month (until ...
Sanctions 360: EU 20th package of sanctions against Russia
In this video we develop our series, Sanctions 360, with the overview of the 20th package of sanctions which was ...
US continue to disapply sanctions on Russian seaborne crude and petroleum products
On 17 April 2026, the US OFAC issued General License 134B whereby the US lifted for another month (until 16 ...
US issue a temporary relief on Iranian oil sanctions
In a truly spectacular move to bring down the price for crude and petroleum products, the US OFAC issued general ...
ECJ: exercising voting and attendance rights related to blocked securities is prohibited
On 12 March 2026, within the framework of the preliminary ruling procedure, the highest EU Court issued a succinct judgement ...
US issue a temporary relief on Russian oil sanctions
Beginning March two important general licenses were issued by US OFAC, general license 133 and general license 134. Both of ...
OFAC takes action to enforce the 2025 Joint Peace Declaration between the DRC and Rwanda
On 2 March 2026, US OFAC took an important sep to enforce the joint declaration signed on 4 December 2025 ...
