Insights

Our insights into sanctions issues have been published by a range of major publications including Forbes, the South China Morning Post and Business Insider.

Sanctions Guide – December 2023

November saw the arrival of another wave of Russia-related developments with OFAC announcing a raft of over 100 new designations, as well as details emerging of the proposed 12th package…

Sanctions Guide – November 2023

This month has seen a dramatic sanctions ruling in UK courts as the Court of Appeal appeared to find that the regulations currently set out in the Sanctions Act determine…

Sanctions Guide – October 2023

The sanctions landscape this month was dominated by ongoing challenges by sanctioned individuals to their designations, with some notable successes.  Crucially, a ruling by the EU General Court has paved…

Sanctions Guide – September 2023

OFAC, the EU and OFSI have continued to focus this month on strengthening the effectiveness of sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian war effort in Ukraine.  Notably, OFAC and the…

Sanctions Guide – August 2023

July has seen renewed efforts by OFAC, the EU and OFSI to further limit Russia’s ability to import key technological goods and services in support of its strategic military and…

Sanctions Guide – July 2023

June saw the launch of new packages of measures by the EU and the UK respectively targeting Russia and Belarus.  Both the EU and UK also worked to tighten the…

Sanctions Guide – June 2023

This month has seen a renewed focus on Russia, with the EU announcing the outline of its planned eleventh package of measures targeting the Russian economy.  The new planned package…

Sanctions Guide – May 2023

This month has seen a continued focus by the US and UK on Russia, as both countries added suspected proxies of Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich to their respective Russian…

Sanctions Guide – April 2023

This month saw a renewed focus on Iran by OFAC, the EU and OFSI with all three bodies marking International Women’s Day by announcing measures targeting elements of the Iranian…