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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

Co-ordinated sanctions against key figures involved in financing Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) were imposed this week by the UK, US and Australia

UK lawyers have been blocked from advising Russian companies in trade deals between global corporations, international money lending transactions and other business deals.

A further 86 individuals and entities have been sanctioned by the UK.

A record number of Russian litigants appeared in the London Commercial Courts last year, despite the war in Ukraine and sanctions.

Philip Munro & Phineas Hirsch examine the proposed use of a trust in relation to international sanctions laws, & the issues that a trustee might face

Law firms have been required by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to take part in a sanctions assessment.

One year and counting since the invasion of Ukraine, cracks are appearing in the sanctions regime, Ben Keith, Rhys Davies & Olivia Chessell at International Human Rights Advisors report in this week’s NLJ.

It is imperative that states maintain a robust, coherent & joined-up approach to sanctions if they are to succeed, argue Ben Keith, Rhys Davies & Olivia Chessell

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced a sanctions assessment for firms.

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Sanctions

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Declan Goodwin & Elinor Owen

Hill Dickinson—Joz Coetzer & Marc Naidoo

Switalskis—11 promotions