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1 month ago | lexology.com | Jason Hungerford |Paul Whitfield-Jones |Chris Roberts |James Ford |Findley Penn-Hughes |Mihira Patten | +1 more

On March 14 2025, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) granted a general licence which authorises UK nationals to purchase… Please login or register to continue reading. Register

Aug 30, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Ivan Y. Baranenko |Gretel Morales |James Ford

US Sanctions | EU Sanctions | UK Sanctions | Russia/Ukraine Sanctions | Other Notable DevelopmentsI. 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 Department of State sanctioned nearly 400 individuals and entities determined to offer products and services enabling Russia to sustain its war effort and evade sanctions.

May 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Jason Hungerford |Paul Whitfield-Jones |Chris Roberts |James Ford

MB Mayer Brown More Mayer Brown is a distinctively global law firm, uniquely positioned to advise the world’s leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex deals and disputes. With extensive reach across four continents, we are the only integrated law firm in the world with approximately 200 lawyers in each of the world’s three largest financial centers—New York, London and Hong Kong—the backbone of the global economy.

May 13, 2024 | lexology.com | Jason Hungerford |Paul Whitfield-Jones |Chris Roberts |James Ford |Findley Penn-Hughes |Mihira Patten | +1 more

1. Russia SanctionsThe UK Treasury Committee ongoing inquiry into the UK’s financial sanctions against Russia: On May 14, 2024, the Treasury Committee will hold its second oral evidence session in relation to its inquiry as to the effectiveness of UK financial sanctions targeting Russia. Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, is among the experts called to give evidence.

Apr 15, 2024 | lexology.com | Jason Hungerford |Paul Whitfield-Jones |Chris Roberts |James Ford |Findley Penn-Hughes |Mihira Patten | +1 more

1. Russia SanctionsUK and US clamp down on the trade of Russian metals: On April 12, 2024, the London Metal Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange announced that they would no longer trade new aluminium, copper and nickel produced by Russa. This joint action builds on an existing ban on metal imports targeting $40 billion of Russian exports of aluminium, copper and nickel. (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-us-to-clamp-down-harder-on-the-trade-of-russian-metals).