385 results found
Sydney Criminal Lawyers | Australia, China, Syria | 2 Feb 2022
Boycott Beijing’s Sportswashing: An Interview With Australia Tibet Council’s Dr Zoe Bedford
The Australia Tibet Council, and other human rights groups, staged a rally out the front of the Channel 7 studios in Sydney’s Martin Place last…
Baker McKenzie | Syria, USA | 14 Dec 2021
OFAC Publishes Final Rule Amending the Syrian Sanctions Regulations
On November 26, 2021, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published a final rule amending the Syrian Sanctions…
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP | Syria, USA | 24 Nov 2021
OFAC Amends Syria Sanctions Regulations to Authorize Certain NGO Activities
OFAC adopted a final rule amending a General License ("GL") in the Syrian Sanction Regulations ("CFR Part 542"). The final rule expands the existing…
Rahman Ravelli | European Union, France, Germany, etc. | 9 Sep 2021
Lafarge, Aldi, Uniqlo: Business and Human Rights Litigation Is Picking Up Throughout Europe
Various European countries are witnessing an emerging trend in complex, cross-border litigation, where allegations of human rights violations are…
Buckley LLP | Iran, Syria, USA | 1 Sep 2021
OFAC reaches settlement with Romanian bank for Iranian and Syrian sanctions violations
On August 27, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $862,318 settlement with a Romania-based bank and…
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP | Syria, USA | 27 Aug 2021
Bank and Parent Company Settle OFAC Charges for Iranian and Syrian Sanctions Violations
A Romania-based bank and its U.S. parent company settled potential civil liability with OFAC for alleged violations of the Iranian Transactions and…
Buckley LLP | Syria, USA | 29 Jul 2021
OFAC sanctions Syrian officials and entities
On July 28, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions pursuant to Executive Orders 13894 and 13572…
Ropes & Gray LLP | Iran, Syria, USA, etc. | 7 Jul 2021
Three new General Licenses expand scope of COVID-19-related activity with Iran, Syria and Venezuela under U.S. Sanctions
Despite general authorizations for humanitarian activity, U.S. sanctions have remained a challenge in response to global humanitarian crises…
Steptoe & Johnson LLP | Canada, European Union, Syria, etc. | 28 Jun 2021
Belarus Faces New EU, US, UK, and Canadian Sanctions After Ryanair Flight Diverted
On June 21, 2021, the United States, the EU, the UK, and Canada announced coordinated sanctions following the forced and unlawful landing of a…
Baker McKenzie | Iran, Syria, USA, etc. | 25 Jun 2021
OFAC Issues COVID-19-Related General Licenses for Syria, Venezuela, and Iran
On June 17, 2021, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC“) issued three pandemic-related general licenses (“GLs“)…
