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Sanctions
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Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Inside ISO 20022: Adoption, Compliance, and Innovation in Payments
In this episode of Payments Pros, host Carlin McCrory speaks with Frank Van Driessche, head of the ISO 20022 practice at Federal Reserve Financial Services, about the global messaging standard…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
UK sanctions update: new Russia package targets LNG shadow fleet, propagandists, and human rights abusers
By James Willn, Leigh T. Hansson, Alexander Brandt, Finlay Donaldson, Tan Albayrak, William Young, Dimitris Athanasopoulos, Danai Kandilorou, Giulia Morelli, Banu Hilalqizi
Overview On 1 October 2026, the UK government announced a significant new package of 31 sanctions against Russia. The package comprises 23 new designations of individuals and entities and eight…
California Attorney's Fees
Sanctions: 2/1 DCA Agrees With Other Divisions Of The Second District That A CCP § 128.7 Unfiled Sanctions Motion Must Have A Motion Hearing Date To Be Valid
It Acknowledges A Contrary First District Decision, But Agrees With The Result Reached By Other Sister Divisions Of The Second District. In Max v. 8E6 Corp., Case No. B344025 (2d…
California Attorney's Fees
Family Law: Ex-Wife’s Failure To Prevail In Contempt Proceedings Did Not Bar Family Code § 271 Sanctions Awards To Ex-Husband
The Statutes Serves Separate Policy Purposes, Such That They Can Be Concurrently Applied In Dissolution Proceedings. Arora v. Arora, Case No. D086321 (4th Dist., Div. 1 Sept. 28, 2026) (unpublished)…
Katten Law: In the news
Christopher Collins Comments on Compliance Risks for Crypto Firms Seeking FCA Authorization
Financial Markets and Funds Partner Christopher Collins spoke with Law360 UK about the challenges crypto businesses face in seeking authorization under the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) new cryptoasset regime. The…
ComplexDiscovery
A cell tower near Lyman and Russia’s fight over its own war record
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: A cell tower standing in Russian footage of Nove, which a pro-war Russian blogger said Ukrainian video had shown destroyed a day earlier, was enough for him to…
SmarTrade
DDTC Removes Syria from ITAR Section 126.1 Policy of Denial
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On September 30, 2026, the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued a final rule in the Federal Register that, effective October 1, 2026, revises the International…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
UK introduces further sectoral sanctions against Iran, further to wider international action by the EU, US and UAE
By Ben Smith (UK), Kerry B. Contini (US), Laya Aoun-Hani (UAE), Julian Godfray (UK), Johanna Asplund (UK), Tom Reynolds (US)
On 29 September 2026, a range of new and expanded UK sanctions targeting Iran entered into force, following the publication on 8 September 2026 of the Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations…
SmarTrade
OFAC Issues New Cuba Sanctions Regulations and Amends Other Existing Sanctions
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On September 30, 2026, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) implemented new sanctions on Cuba and formally amended the existing Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR). In…
AGP & Co Insights
Six lessons from the Citibank sanctions fine
A sanctions policy is only as useful as the processes that carry it out. A recent UK enforcement decision shows how routine weaknesses can allow payments to continue after restrictions…