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GT London Law Blog
Update: UK Bans Exports of UK Professional Services to Russia and Includes Evraz plc on the UK Sanctions List
By Jo Rickards, Gavin Costelloe, Bethany Histed, Eleanor Pike
On 4 May 2022, the UK government announced[1] a ban on UK persons or entities exporting certain professional services to Russia, prohibiting Russian businesses from benefitting from these services. Click here…
SmarTrade
OFAC Replaces 2014 “Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations” With More Comprehensive Set of Regulations
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On May 2, 2022, new amendments to the Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, renaming them “Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations” (URSR), were published by U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)…
GovCon & Trade
Russia, Ukraine: Update as of May 5
The Bass, Berry & Sims international trade team is actively monitoring the situation in Russia and Ukraine and providing real-time advice to clients on managing the situation. This post summarizes…
International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of May 5, 2022]
By Caroline Brown, Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian, Rachel Schumacher
Russia Sanctions: The UK designated 63 individuals this week, including several war correspondents embedded with Russian forces in Ukraine that work at Channel One, a major state-owned media outlet in…
International Compliance Blog
April 18 – May 2, 2022 Russian Sanctions Update
By Ed Krauland, Meredith Rathbone, Wendy Wysong, Dave Stetson, Jack Hayes, Peter Jeydel, Martin Willner, Jordan Cannon, Ryan Pereira
Between April 18 and May 2, 2022, the US government continued to ratchet up economic sanctions, export controls, and other restrictive trade measures targeting Russia. Most significantly, on April 21,…
Capital Thinking
Transatlantic Trade | US and Europe: April 18-30, 2022
After multiple top European officials’ visits to Kyiv, the United States (US) Government dispatched two Cabinet-level officials to Ukraine, marking the return of American officials to the country and a…
The D&O Diary
First Ukrainian War-Related Securities Suit Filed
While it may or may not be true, as some have said, that “everything is securities fraud,” it certainly does seem to be the case that there is not an…
International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of April 28, 2022]
By Caroline Brown, Carlton Greene, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Anand Sithian, Laurel Saito, Rachel Schumacher
Russia Sanctions: There were limited developments this week. There has been speculation that the EU would release its sixth round of sanctions against Russia, but no updates have been reported…
The Trade Practitioner
Ukraine Crisis: Global Sanctions Developments – Updated April 22, 2022
In light of the current conflict and crisis in Ukraine, we are tracking the evolving sanctions imposed by several governments on Russia and Russia-aligned regions and certain individuals. The jurisdictions…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
FCA CP22/08: Protecting investors in authorized funds following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
By Iona Wright (UK), Nicoletta Vogg-Wrightson
On 28 April 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Consultation Paper 22/08: Protecting investors in authorised funds following the Russian invasion of Ukraine (CP22/08). The FCA has published CP22/08…