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Iran sanctions - UK updates guidance on doing business with Iran as implementation day approaches
Since the announcement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ("JCPOA") in July 2015, companies have been preparing for the relaxation of sanctions …
EU prolongs Russian sectoral sanctions until July 2016
On 21 December, the Council of the EU announced that the EU's economic sanctions against Russia would be extended until 31 July 2016. These …
European Commission formally presents proposed Investment Chapter for TTIP to the US
Yesterday, 12 November, the EU formally presented its proposed language for the Investment Chapter of the TTIP to the US. As discussed in our earlier …
ADOPTION DAY UNDER THE IRAN AGREEMENT – US AND EU PUBLISH DETAILS OF CHANGES TO THEIR SANCTIONS REGIMES
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action relating to Iran's nuclear programme (the "JCPOA") officially came into effect on 18 October ("Adoption Day"), …
European Commission publishes draft investment chapter for the TTIP, including investment protection provisions and the establishment of an International Investment Court
On 16 September the European Commission published detailed draft proposals for the investment chapter in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment …
Russia-related sanctions: US Issues important advisory on ensuring compliance with Crimea sanctions regime and expands sanctions designations
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) recently added a number of new persons and individuals to the US's …
High Court rules that payment under a guarantee would breach EU Libya sanctions regime, and considers contractual exemption provisions
In a recent judgment, the English High Court has considered some of the exemption language commonly found in EU sanctions regimes which is applicable to …
Iran sanctions – parties reach agreement on Iran's nuclear program and sanctions relief
In the early hours of July 14, 2015, it was announced that the P5+1/EU3+3 and Iran had reached agreement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action …
The future of ISDS in the TTIP: European Parliament recommends a "new system" of judicial decision-making
As reported in our previous blog posts (please click here and here), the proposed inclusion of investor-state-dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions in the …
Iran Sanctions Update
Further to our previous briefing, it has been announced that negotiations between the P5+1 and Iran regarding Iran's nuclear program have been further …
EU sanctions update: EU extends duration of sanctions against Russia
The EU has recently announced an extension of its sanctions imposed in response to the situation in Ukraine. EU leaders had previously confirmed …
The EU publishes amended guidance on financial sanctions
The Council of the European Union recently published a revised version of the EU Best Practices for the effective implementation of restrictive …
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