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Law firm HFW is offering clients lawyers on call for dawn raids, sanctions issues and other regulatory emergencies
Are shipowners caught between sanctions & repudiatory breach? Isuru Devendra reports on a telling case
Lawyers have voiced support for judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC) subjected to US sanctions
James Clark, Ian Hargreaves & James Philippsohn explain both countries’ approach to sanctions on Russia & how businesses should navigate the systems
The UK and US sanctions regime against Russia have notable differences, and President Trump has indicated he may lift certain sanctions. In this week’s NLJ, James Clark, partner, Ian Hargreaves, partner, and James Philippsohn, associate, of Quillon Law, discuss the sanctions landscape and how it applies to businesses and individuals
Two brothers have been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court in the first-ever UK prosecution of Russian sanction breaches.
A branch of law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has been fined for breaches of UK financial sanctions on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine
Cross-border deals are becoming more uncertain, costly and challenging for senior in-house counsel at major multinationals.
Vivien Davies, Galiya Martirosova & Krysteen Ormond ask: do we have all the guidance we need?

What is the meaning of ‘control’ in the context of international sanctions? Who exercises it? How do we interpret it?

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