Topic
Sanctions
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Insurance Law Hawaii
No Coverage for Attorney’s Fee Award Found to be Sanction
The court rejected the attorneys' claim that an award of attorney's fees awarded for pursuing a frivolous claim under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was not…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Individual accountability for directors of non-UK entities under the UK’s Russian sanctions regime
By Hannah McAslan (UK), David Harris (UK)
In addition to the obligations on regulated firms to comply with applicable sanctions regimes, individuals also need to be aware of their own compliance with sanctions restrictions. From a territorial…
Global Trade Law Blog
Technology to Iran: OFAC Lifts Certain Iran Sanctions In Response to Protests in Iran
By Reid Whitten, Lisa Mays, Julien Blanquart
After Mahsa Amini was killed in the custody of “Gasht-e-Ershad” or Iran’s Guidance Patrol, commonly referred to as Iran’s morality police, following an arrest for placement of her hijab, protests…
In Solvency
Surviving Rule 12(b)(6) Motion Could Still Lead to Sanctions Under Bankruptcy Rule 9011
Surviving a motion to dismiss does not necessarily mean that counsel drafting a pleading will survive a motion for sanctions under Rule 9011 if they have not conducted a “reasonable…
eDiscovery Bytes
#CaseoftheWeek Episode 81: When Repeated Violations of Court Orders Result in Default Judgment
Episode 81 is an analysis of United States District Judge Mark L. Wolf’s decision on Red Wolf Energy Trading, LLC v. BIA Capital Mgmt., LLC, 2022 WL 4112081 (D. Mass.…
International Compliance Blog
What to Expect Next? US Economic Sanctions and Export Controls Enforcement Actions Thus Far in 2022
By Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Wilson Zhao
This year, we have witnessed an extraordinary set of coordinated economic sanctions and export control regulatory actions against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. In contrast to the fast and…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
EU reverses controversial transfer restrictions on Russian coal and other goods
By Leigh T. Hansson, Alexander Brandt, Ray-Shio Ho, Sophie Davis, William Young
In order to help mitigate food and energy insecurity, the EU published new FAQs on September 19, 2022. These FAQs reversed the recent restrictions that prohibited the transfer of coal,…
SmarTrade
Annual Blocked Property Reports Due to OFAC by September 30
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
All U.S. persons and persons otherwise subject to U.S. jurisdiction, not only U.S. financial institutions, holding property blocked pursuant to various OFAC sanctions programs must file their annual reports on…
International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of September 15, 2022]
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian, Laurel Saito
Sanctions Designations: U.S. Designates Numerous Individuals and Entities: On September 15, 2022, the U.S. added a number of individuals and entities to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (“SDN”)…
International Compliance Blog
OFAC Releases Preliminary Guidance on Implementation of the Russian Oil Price Cap
By Claire Schachter, Jeffrey Weiss, Evan Abrams, Ed Krauland, Meredith Rathbone, Dave Stetson
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently released preliminary guidance on the implementation of a price cap policy on Russian crude oil and petroleum…