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New US Cyber Security sanctions targeting Russia
On 29 December 2016, President Obama signed an Executive Order entitled "Taking Additional Steps To Address The National Emergency With …
EU prolongs duration of Russian sectoral sanctions until July 2017
On 19 December 2016, the European Council announced that the EU's sectoral sanctions, targeting the Russian financial, energy and defence sectors, and …
President Obama Expected to Sign 10-Year Extension of Iran Sanctions Act
On December 1, 2016, the Senate unanimously passed a bill to extend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (the "ISA") for 10 years by a 99-0 vote, after it …
EU adds six members of the Russian Federation State Duma to Russian sanctions list
On 9 November 2016, the European Council announced that six members of the State Duma of Crimea have been added to the list of persons subject to …
Corporate Crime Monthly Update October 2016
Welcome to the October 2016 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, …
US further eases sanctions against Cuba
On 14 October 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of …
US Government Terminates Burma Sanctions and Further Clarifies the Application of Iran Sanctions
In the past week, the US government took executive actions to continue its easing of the Burma and Iran sanctions regimes. On October 7, 2016, the U.S. …
Corporate Crime Monthly Update September 2016
Welcome to the September 2016 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …
EU extends the duration of asset freeze in relation to Ukraine's territorial integrity
On 15 September 2016, the European Council announced that the EU's Russia-related asset freezing measures imposed in relation to Ukraine's territorial …
EU extends Russian sectoral sanctions
On 1 July, the Council of the EU announced that its sectoral sanctions against Russia (which were previously due to expire on 31 July 2016) …
Iran files case against the USA before the ICJ
In a press release published on 15 June 2016 (available here), the International Court of Justice ("ICJ") announced that Iran has instituted proceedings …
EU further expands sanctions against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
In light of missile and nuclear weapons tests by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK”) earlier this year, which the EU has described as …
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