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Law firm’s Moscow office breached sanctions
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
21 March 2025
Expect permanent disruption to cross-border deals, warns report
Cross-border deals are becoming more uncertain, costly and challenging for senior in-house counsel at major multinationals.
19 February 2025
UK sanctions: public officials & control Premium Content
Vivien Davies, Galiya Martirosova & Krysteen Ormond ask: do we have all the guidance we need?
15 March 2024 / Krysteen Ormond / Galiya Martirosova / Vivien Davies
NLJ this week: Sanctions, designated persons and establishing ‘control’

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

15 March 2024
More Russia sanctions—but are they effective?
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
23 February 2024
Compliance crucial after rise in Hamas and Russia sanctions
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
26 January 2024
Breach of new Russia sanctions ‘career-ending’ for lawyers
UK lawyers have been blocked from advising Russian companies in trade deals between global corporations, international money lending transactions and other business deals.
05 July 2023
New wave of Russian sanctions announced
A further 86 individuals and entities have been sanctioned by the UK.
24 May 2023
Record numbers of Russian litigants in commercial courts
A record number of Russian litigants appeared in the London Commercial Courts last year, despite the war in Ukraine and sanctions.
10 May 2023
Russian state assets: a question of trust? Premium Content
Philip Munro & Phineas Hirsch examine the proposed use of a trust in relation to international sanctions laws, & the issues that a trustee might face
05 May 2023 / Philip Munro / Phineas Hirsch
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NLJ this week: Company conspiracy clarified
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
NLJ this week: Home is where intent lies
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
NLJ this week: Farewell to Chancery
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
NLJ this week: Silence carries a price
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
NLJ this week: Costs sting after a courtroom gamble
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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