Free Webinar: A Review of Sanctions & Fraud Cases
Join us next week for a free webinar hosted by the Association of Trade Finance Compliance Professionals, exploring recent court
US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security
Economic sanctions challenge lawyers to navigate compliance and regulatory interpretations. The historical case of Shanning International v. Lloyds TSB Bank highlights the ongoing nature of demand guarantees amidst changing sanctions. Recent US OFAC views also complicate trade finance obligations.
Petroecuador, Ecuador’s state oil company, has cautioned Trafigura Group about avoiding importing fuel of Russian origin after the commodity trader reportedly “finished discharging a cargo of mostly Russian diesel at the Ecuadorian port of Esmeraldas”
Citing an inability to find an appropriate payment arrangement, would-be purchasers of discounted Russian thermal coal based in Asia have
On 20 April 2022, U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Russian bank,
Celestial Aviation Services, a subsidiary of Irish-based aircraft leasing giant AerCap, filed a USD 45.8m suit in London High
Foreign leasing companies which have supplied Russia’s airline industry with more than half of its 980 aircraft fleet recovered “only a fraction” of the jets
According Reuters reporting, a Sri Lankan government official has affirmed that the country has purchased two cargoes of 60,000
In compliance with applicable sanctions laws and conforming to legal instructions issued by the European Union, SWIFT disconnected selected banks from its financial messaging services in March 2022.
First quarter 2022 financial results released by AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft leasing company, indicate it has recognised a USD 2.4b net charge related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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