February 28, 2021 By: Alejandro Leáñez, Reporter, ACSS With hundreds of billions of dollars in transactions over recent years, virtual currencies are becoming a major player in the global economy. Some cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, can even fetch a price of over...
February 22, 2020 By: Benoit Beaulieu, ACSS Reporter In accordance with sanction regimes targeting Syria’s Assad regime, North Korea, and Iran, maritime shipping has been a point of focus for sanctions authorities and those operating within their jurisdiction. This...
February 3, 2021 By: Benoit Beaulieu, Content Writer, ACSS From the global pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, documented atrocities in Xinjiang and Myanmar, to repression in Hong Kong and Belarus, 2020 was a year that was unfortunately scarred by human rights...
January 24, 2021 By: Benoit Beaulieu, Content Writer, ACSS With negotiations between the U.K. and E.U. coming to a head just in the nick of time, members of the European business community eagerly await how the new Brexit deal may impact trade, finance, and sanctions...
January 06, 2021 By: Natasha Bright, ACSS Reporter The use of sanctions as an international regulatory and compliance tool has risen exponentially in recent times. These sanctions programs’ increasingly complex nature has led to the need for qualified persons...
December 18, 2020 By: Miranda Hearn, Hill Dickinson LLP Disclaimer: This article does not constitute legal advice. Legal advice should be sought for each individual case taking into account its unique facts and circumstances. Sanctions can often times be practically...
