On 18 September 2024, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC following an earlier...
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As part of the 14th package of sanctions against Russia adopted on 24 June 2024 as Regulation 2024/1745, the EU has introduced three...
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In recent years, we have seen various global events that have placed unforeseen obstacles in the way of strict contractual performance....
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The landscape of investment treaty claims against Russia may be reaching an inflection point. The first wave of arbitrations – brought by...
Introduction In September 2023, the International Association of Lawyers (Union Internationale des Avocats) published a guide on economic...
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Freshfields has launched International arbitration: top trends in 2024. Our annual report, compiled by international arbitration...
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The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) recently issued its first “disclosure notice” and, on the same day, updated...
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Over the course of the last months, the Russian government has ramped up its “countermeasures” intended to counteract the effect of...
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US, UK, and EU regulators are warning companies that even seemingly innocent activities can result in sanctions enforcement and penalties...
The demands on compliance programmes and procedures have increased considerably in recent months, especially in light of the fast-moving...
After two decades of relative stability of input cost for labour and materials, a perfect storm of events (including COVID-19, global...
Given the exceptional scale and speed with which sanctions were implemented against Russia by the UK Government, the FCA and the Office...