Baker McKenzie will be hosting a seminar on 8 October 2024 in Dubai as part of our EMEA Russia Sanctions Briefings. We will be joined for the seminar by representatives from our Global Sanctions Investigations Group, including from our US and London offices. The seminars will focus on the multijurisdictional sanctions challenges facing financial institutions and other companies in the Gulf, in relation to the US, UK, EU and UAE sanctions regimes, particularly against Russia.…
On 5 September 2024, the UK amended the scope of its Russia sanctions relating to the provision of certain legal advisory services to non-UK persons, as contained in Regulations 54D and 60DB of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“UK Russia Regulations”), via The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024 (the “Amending Regulation”). The Amending Regulation entered into force on 6 September 2024, in short (i) clarifying the knowledge a person must have…
On August 23, 2024, the eve of Ukraine’s Independence Day (August 24, 2024), the US Departments of Commerce and Treasury issued new export controls and sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The new controls target the procurement networks who support Russia’s war on Ukraine and its military industrial complex and payment channels. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) made the following changes to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) and…
The Middle East is an increasingly important jurisdiction for Western governments from a Russia sanctions foreign policy perspective, as there is a perception that increased trade flows between the Middle East and Russia means that Western sanctions are effectively being circumvented. Companies in the Middle East may have concerns about triggering EU / UK / US sanctions jurisdiction, or being directly designated by Western governments for engaging in activities deemed to be contrary to the…