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Sanctions
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Sanctions & Export Controls Update
UK Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation to expand licensing remit to include sanctioned goods for export to sanctioned destinations
By Julian Godfray (UK), Kelvin Hong (UK), Sophie Armstrong (UK)
On 9 April 2026, the UK Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) announced that, from 27 April 2026, it will assume responsibility for licensing the export of sanctioned goods (and…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision 4A_454/2025 (the PostFinance Decision) from a Sanctions Perspective: No Free Pass for Sanctioned Parties!
By Philippe Reich (Switzerland), Kaspar Projer (Switzerland), Samantha Salsench (Switzerland), Anna Zellweger (Switzerland), Nicole Christ (Switzerland)
On 3 March 2026, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court delivered a notable decision addressing the interplay between foreign sanctions regimes and Swiss law relating to the mandate of Swiss bank…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC Continues Relaxation of Sanctions On Venezuela’s Mineral Sector and Issues New Guidance About Secondary Sanctions Risks for Non-US Persons Engaging in Venezuela Transactions
By Alison J. Stafford Powell (US), Eunkyung Kim Shin (US), Elliot Hecht (US)
On March 27, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) significantly expanded the scope of authorizations available for the Venezuelan minerals sector by amending…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Fees and Sanctions in a Legal Malpractice Case
Link Motion Inc. v DLA Piper LLP (us) 2026 NY Slip Op 02066 April 7, 2026Appellate Division, First Department is a short distillation of how a legal malpractice clame can…
Verfassungsblog
Weaponizing Necessity
By Jose Atiles
On March 30, 2026, reports indicated that the US would allow a Russian oil tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of crude oil to dock in Cuba, delivering much-needed fuel to an…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
OFAC Lifts Belarus Sovereign Debt Ban, Eases Sanctions on Belarusian Potash Sector
By Chase D. Kaniecki, Samuel H. Chang, Yulia A. Solomakhina, Ana Carolina Maloney, Kerry Mullins
On March 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) rescinded Directive 1 under Executive Order (E.O.) 14038, which had prohibited transactions in…
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Los limitados efectos de la caducidad del procedimiento sancionador
By JR Chaves
Es sabido que cuando un procedimiento sancionador caduca, se archivan las actuaciones y cabe reiniciar otro procedimiento sancionador si no se hubiese agotado el plazo de prescripción de la acción…
International Trade Insights
OFAC Issues Guidance on Sham Transactions and Sanctions Evasion
On March 31, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued an advisory (the “Advisory”) regarding sham transactions and their use in evading US sanctions. OFAC described sham transactions…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC Issues Iran-Related General License Authorizing Delivery and Sale of Iranian-Origin Crude Oil and Petroleum Products, and Amends Russia-Related General License 134
By Paul Amberg (Spain), Lise S. Test (US), Steven Cotto (US)
On March 20, 2026, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued Iran-related General License U (“GL U”), “Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
OFAC Expands Authorized Activities in Venezuelan Mining Sector
By Samuel H. Chang, Chase D. Kaniecki, Yulia A. Solomakhina, Ana Carolina Maloney, Kerry Mullins
On March 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended an existing General License (GL) and issued two new GLs authorizing new activity…