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15 July 2015

Iran sanctions – parties reach agreement on Iran's nuclear program and sanctions relief

In the early hours of July 14, 2015, it was announced that the P5+1/EU3+3 and Iran had reached agreement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action …

09 July 2015

Iran Sanctions Update

Further to our previous briefing, it has been announced that negotiations between the P5+1 and Iran regarding Iran's nuclear program have been further …

02 July 2015

Iran nuclear program negotiations and sanctions

In April 2015, the US and EU announced the agreed framework for a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the "JCPOA") regarding Iran's nuclear program. At …

23 April 2015

The EU publishes amended guidance on financial sanctions

The Council of the European Union recently published a revised version of the EU Best Practices for the effective implementation of restrictive …

03 April 2015

Iran sanctions - US and EU announce framework agreement including proposals to suspend sanctions

On April 2, 2015 representatives from the US, EU and Iran announced that, following extensive negotiations, the "P5+1" (China, France, Germany, Russia, …

10 March 2015

US establishes new Venezuela sanctions regime and imposes sanctions on Venezuelan officials

On Monday, 9 March 2015, President Obama signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to deal with the threat to US national security and …

22 December 2014

EU introduces new asset freezing measures against Yemen

On 19 December, the EU published Council Decision 2014/932/CFSP and Regulation 1352/2014 in relation to the situation in Yemen. The measures came into …

22 December 2014

US President signs Ukraine Freedom Support Act into law

On 13 December 2014, the US Congress passed legislation entitled the "Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014" (H.R. 5859) seeking to impose new sanctions …

22 December 2014

EU sanctions update: Russia

Our latest briefing summarises recent developments in the EU's sanctions imposed against Russia.  In particular, we provide an overview of (a) new …

12 September 2014

EU publishes legislation expanding sectoral sanctions against Russia

The EU has today published new legislation expanding its existing sanctions against Russia.  This briefing provides an overview of the new measures, …

13 May 2014

EU: Ukraine Sanctions - EU expands asset freezing measures

On 12 May 2014, the EU announced that it was further expanding the sanctions imposed in connection with the situation in Ukraine in light of a perceived …

18 March 2014

Ukraine – EU and US impose asset freeze and travel ban on Ukrainian and Russian individuals

Following the weekend's Crimea referendum, the EU and US have taken further steps (building on those outlined in our previous briefing) to impose …