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

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Sanctions Guide – June 2025

Sanctions activity in June 2025 was marked by the continuation of US designations against transnational criminal networks and narcotics traffickers, as well as the revocation of sanctions against Syria, with the exception of key members…
Dom Dixey
July 3, 2025

Ukraine Update – 1st March

By James Barr   Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022, the EU, UK and US, alongside other Western partners, have imposed increasingly severe and wide-ranging sanctions against…

Sanctions Guide – March 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24th February has resulted in an enormous wave of new sanctions being placed on the country through coordinated action by the US, EU, UK and…

Ukraine Update – 24th February

New Measures In the immediate aftermath of its invasion of Ukraine on the morning of 24th February 2022, Russia is widely expected to be on the receiving end of wide-ranging sanctions…

Sanctions Guide – February 2022

Over the course of January 2022 many headlines were dedicated to the worsening security situation in Ukraine, with Western governments threatening to introduce extremely tough sanctions measures on Russia in…

Sanctions Guide – December 2021

November saw the US impose sanctions on Israeli technology provider NSO Group and the Eritrean military and ruling party in connection with instability in Ethiopia as well as EU legislation…

Sanctions Guide – November 2021

This month has seen the publication by both OFSI and OFAC of reviews of their sanctions activity over the past year, both of which  included new detail on their proposed…

Sanctions Guide – October 2021

Key sanctions updates over the past month have included the imposition of US sanctions against those involved in violence in Ethiopia, the US clarifying its position on the provision of…

Sanctions Guide – September 2021

Key sanctions developments in August include further US, EU and UK measures against Belarus which target the government and business sectors and the continued targeting of alleged human rights abusers…