The sanctions world experienced another action-packed year in 2023. Sanctions against Russia dominated the year in terms of the number of designations and new restrictions, and the attacks perpetrated by Hamas in Israel on 7...more
As of August 29, there is renewed optimism that the EU, the US, and Iran are on the verge of reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA) to limit Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons in exchange for a lifting...more
Over the past few weeks, we have been speculating on the international trends and tides we expect to see in the next four years under a new U.S. presidential administration. So that you can enjoy our prognostications (before...more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 19 (October 1, 2020) - The United States argued before the United Nations (UN) that Germany, France and the United Kingdom must support the U.S. demand to reimpose UN sanctions on...more
Earlier this month, France, Germany and the UK triggered the dispute process under the Iran nuclear deal, saying they had been "left with no choice" after Iran decided to further reduce compliance with the agreement. The...more
France, Germany and the United Kingdom, known as the “E3”, announced on 14 January 2020 that they had triggered the dispute resolution mechanism under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”) due to concerns about...more
As part of our periodic updates, here is an overview of recent developments of relevance to participants in the real estate finance market across certain key jurisdictions in Europe....more
On May 8, 2019, following Iran's announcement that it intends to suspend certain nuclear proliferation-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the United States issued a new Executive order...more
With Brexit looming, the UK's autonomous sanctions policy is slowly taking shape. This month saw the publication of regulations setting out the post-Brexit UK sanctions regimes for Iran, Burma and Venezuela, which will come...more
On 31 January 2019, France, Germany and the United Kingdom (the "E3") announced the registration in France of INSTEX SAS ("Instrument for Supporting Trade Exchanges"), which is a special purpose vehicle aimed at facilitating...more
A court in the United Kingdom has issued a ruling considering the intersection of a clause in an insurance agreement meant to protect the insurer from obligations that would violate international sanctions regimes and the...more
Economic sanctions, in one form or another, have been applied for centuries to effect change in the activities or policies of states, groups or individuals. Sometimes they are perceived as geopolitical economic weaponry,...more
On 12 October 2018 the High Court handed down judgment in a case that concerned a claim brought against insurers for payment under a marine cargo policy relating to the theft of steel billets from an Iranian port in late...more
Russia remained at the forefront this quarter, as the Trump Administration imposed new measures and markets reacted to the threat of additional, “crushing” sanctions from Congress on Russian sovereign debt. Meanwhile, EU...more
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE - Dumping - U.S.: Imports of a type of polyester from Asia will face new anti-dumping duties of up to 50% under a recent International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling issued on July 19, 2018 ...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Award Program - On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its whistleblower award process for the first...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office – On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more