OFAC and BIS: a Detailed Comparison of Sanctions Regime On February 24, 2023, US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued an amended Specially Designated Nationals… Read More
EU Introduces the 10th Package of Sanctions Against Russia On February 24, 2022, the European Council has announced its 10th package of sanctions against Russia. This package… Read More
The UK Updates its Russian Sanctions List On February 24, 2023, the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation of the Treasure has updated its Russian… Read More
OFAC Updated its SDN list, issues new General Licenses, a new Determinat... On August 24, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed… Read More
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Excludes Russia from the Organization On February 24, 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a Paris-based intergovernmental body that sets anti-money-laundering law… Read More
OFAC and BIS Provide Clarification on the Expanded List of Sanctioned In... On June 28, 2022, the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau… Read More
The High Court of New Zealand Confirms the Right of the Bank to Terminat... On 17 February 2023, the High Court of New Zealand has delivered a judgment on a dispute between… Read More
Swiss Federal Council Determines that There is No Legal Ground for Confi... The Swiss Federal Council has received legal clarifications on frozen Russian assets from a working group led by… Read More
Russia was Added to the Amended European Black List of Countries for Tax... At February 14, 2022, the European Council has updated its so-called Black List of ‘non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax… Read More
Delaware Court Expands Business Judgment Rule to Company’s Corporate Off... In 1996 case In re Caremark International Inc. Derivative Litigation, 698 A.2d 959 (Del. Ch. 1996), the Court… Read More
OECD Issues an Administrative Guidance on Clarifying the Interpretation ... The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit… Read More
US Court Allows Forfeiture of Assets that Belong to a Sanctioned Russian... In April, 2022, the European Council has announced its “freeze and seize” legislative initiative and formed a so-called… Read More