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Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of August

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US SANCTIONS - US Department of the Treasury Takes Further Action against Russia’s International Supply Chains: On August 23, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the US...more

Venable LLP

New U.S. Sanctions Target Russia's Industrial Base, Additional Financial Institutions, and Technology Suppliers

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Since the outset of the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Biden administration has issued incremental sanctions targeting various sectors of the Russian economy, aimed at curbing Russia's ability to wage war against Ukraine....more

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Can Forced-Labour Goods Trigger UK Money Laundering Violations?

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A court recently found that UK authorities did not fetter their discretion by not investigating general cotton imports potentially produced by the forced labour of Uyghur people in China. On 20 January 2023, the High...more

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Avoid Contributing to Ecocide - Know Your Supply Chain

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Sustainability has risen to the top of the agenda for businesses around the world. Governments, investors and the public demand that organisations play a part in the global push to eliminate, or at least limit, the...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

UK Government Requests Views on Supply Chain Cybersecurity

The United Kingdom’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is requesting views on supply chain cybersecurity, which it will look to incorporate into its new National Cyber Security Strategy....more

Perkins Coie

Supply Chain Compliance: Products From China

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In recent months, there has been much attention focused on Beijing’s labor policies and practices toward the Uyghur Muslim population and other minority groups in China. Given that the western Xinjiang region is responsible...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 2.19.2021 | Top Story: UK High Court Deems Uber Drivers “Employees”

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Britain’s Supreme Court dealt Uber a blow this morning when it ruled that “drivers must be classified as workers entitled to a minimum wage and vacation time.” The decision—a disaster for Uber in a dispute that reaches back...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

USTR Suspends Tariffs on Certain French Luxury Goods: A Potential Shift in Trade Talks

Key Takeaways: • Threatened 25% tariffs on French luxury goods are suspended. • USTR is still looking at tariffs in retaliation for taxes on U.S. global tech companies. • Biden’s new USTR will face immense pressure to...more

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European Union Approves Global Magnitsky-Style Human Rights Sanctions Regime

In a landmark development, the European Union’s Foreign Ministers on December 8 approved an “Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy” that establishes a new mechanism for targeting systematic violators of human rights from...more

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COVID-19 Report for Life Sciences and Health Care Companies (UPDATED)

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In Tuesday's Report: Moderna announces vaccine efficacy, Fauci concerned about presidential transition, testing labs raise supply chain alarm, impact of COVID-19 on insolvency and arbitration in the U.K., and a podcast on...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, November 2020 # 9

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In Washington: Two public health experts on President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 task force rejected the idea of broad “lockdowns” like those seen in the spring designed to slow skyrocketing case numbers. Celine Gounder told...more

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