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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?

The Foreign Office has imposed a further 50 sanctions against individuals and businesses connected to Russian president Vladimir Putin or which act as sources of Russian revenue

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Mazur appeal to proceed

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Sanctions

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Mike Wilson, Blake Morgan

Clarke Willmott—Alexandria Kittlety

Birketts—Will MacFarlane & Sarah Dodds