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Cross-border enforcement is increasingly under pressure from geopolitical tensions, sanctions & complex ownership structures, write Tom Clark, Jack Barlow & Taronish Mistry

Winning a judgment is only half the battle when sanctions, geopolitics and offshore structures complicate recovery

John Gibson considers sanctions law post-Ukraine invasion & weighs up the robust but realistic approach of the English courts

English courts are developing a distinctly practical approach to sanctions disputes arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Shipowners and commercial traders have been handed welcome guidance on when sanctions concerns justify refusing to perform a contract

When does sanctions risk justify refusing to perform a contract? Isuru Devendra reviews a Court of Appeal ruling that will be welcomed by shipowners navigating uncertain circumstances

The UK has tightened up its regime against Russia, targeting cryptocurrency exchanges and the Kremlin-backed finance network A7, which are used to bypass sanctions

A landmark Supreme Court ruling has underscored the sweeping reach of UK sanctions. In NLJ this week, Brónagh Adams and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper say the regime is a ‘blunt instrument’ requiring only a factual, not causal, link to restricted goods

Sanctioning non-payment: what’s caught by the wide net of the UK regime? Brónagh Adams & Harriet Campbell stress the need for caution following Celestial Aviation v Unicredit

Global firm Dentons could be forced to return to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over its vetting of a client inherited from its merger with French firm Salans, following a Court of Appeal decision

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Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill

Katten strengthens financial markets and funds group in London

Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart

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HFW—Rémi Ducloyer

HFW continues Paris office growth with public law Partner hire

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The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life

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Sanctions

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill

Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart

HFW—Rémi Ducloyer