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E(U)xterritoriality of EU Sanctions: The No Russia Clause

The EU is going extraterritorial, and it is doing so through private contract. It is a pretty neat trick. As a general rule, EU regulations do not apply extraterritorially. This policy is a bit pointed, intended to stand...more

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EU’s 11th package of sanctions on Russia targets third-country evasion, expands existing restrictions and extends derogations

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The EU adopted its eleventh sanctions package against Russia on 23 June, 2023. A new anti-circumvention framework enables the EU to tackle sanctions evasion through third countries. The EU extends the scope of existing...more

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The Emergence of a Global Russia Sanctions Enforcement Regime

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The year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been marked by the development of a multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency sanctions regime in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union. Although coordination...more

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EU marks Human Rights Day with new global human rights sanctions regime

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On 7 December 2020, the EU Council adopted a landmark decision and a regulation setting up for the first time a global human rights sanctions framework for the EU. The EU can now respond to serious human rights violations and...more

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New notable EU asset freeze listings in relation to Belarus and Syria

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The EU has recently made certain notable EU asset freeze designations in relation to Belarus1 and Syria, focusing on various government officials – including President Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus - The Belarusian and...more

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EU extends sanctions on Belarus following Presidential elections

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On 2 October 2020, the EU adopted sanctions against Belarus in response to the repression and intimidation against peaceful demonstrators, opposition members and journalists in the wake of the 9 August 2020 presidential...more

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EU designates nine persons for malicious cyber-attacks threatening the EU or its Member States

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On 30 July 2020, the EU designated the first individuals and entities under its 2019 sanctions framework targeting parties involved in cyber-attacks that undermine the EU’s integrity, security and economic competitiveness....more

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UK Secondary Legislation Published to Combat Cyber-Attacks

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The Cyber-Attacks (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2019 have been made and will come into force on June 11, 2019....more

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New EU sanctions to target malicious external cyber-attacks

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On 17 May 2019, the EU put in place a new legal framework for sanctions targeting malicious cyber activities from outside the EU that threaten the Union or its Member States. The aim is to enhance the EU's cyber resilience...more

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EU sanctions Syrian and Russian parties involved in the use and proliferation of chemical weapons

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On 21 January 2019, the EU adopted the first sanctions measures under its new sanctions framework targeting parties involved in the use and proliferation of chemical weapons introduced in October 2018...more

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European Regulation on the freezing of bank accounts – are you ready?

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From 18 January 2017, claimants will be able to apply for a European Account Preservation Order (EAPO), a new, and potentially potent, weapon in their litigation armoury pursuant to the new European EAPO Regulation...more

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