The Russia / Ukraine newsletter

United Kingdom: General licenses issued for charities and media
United Kingdom / European Union: A ban on insuring Russian ships
Russia: Study identifies arms exports to Russia in violation of EU sanctions
European Union: EUR 9.7 billion in assets frozen under European sanctions against Russian and Belarusian oligarchs
European Union: European Commission updates Russia sanctions FAQs

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The Anticorruption & Ethics Newsletter

Germany: Germany refuses to support certain investments in China
Germany: Volkswagen accused of “slavery” practices during the dictatorship in Brazil
Germany: A director of Deutsche Bank resigns in the context of an investigation for “greenwashing”
United States: Tenaris pays 78 million to settle FCPA offenses
France: Three French armament companies targeted by a complaint for “complicity in war crimes” in Yemen
France: Publication of a barometer of ransomware attacks since January 2022
France: General Electric taken to court before the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office for tax fraud laundering
France: HATVP publishes its activity report for 2021
France: Areva indicted for “involuntary injury”
United Kingdom: Two executives of a Brazilian company convicted for fraud

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The Russia / Ukraine Newsletter

United States: Measures taken against Rossiya airlines and Roman Abramovich’s aircraft
United States: Publication of a new general license relating to administrative transactions in Russia
World: G7 consider proposal to allow Russian oligarchs to buy their way out of sanctions finance
United Kingdom: Licence of sale issued for Chelsea FC
United Kingdom: UK Government will not restrict UK law firms in Russia
Russia: 154 members of the House of Lords banned from Russia
European Union: Adoption of a sixth package of sanctions against Russia

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The Anticorruption & Ethics Newsletter

United States: SEC proposes new rules to improve transparency of ESG criteria for investment funds
United States/United Kingdom/Brazil: Glencore had entered guilty pleas with the American, Brazilian and UK judiciary to resolve several corruption and market manipulation cases
France: Publication of the GDPR 2022 Barometer
France: AFA publishes its annual report for 2021
France: Vinci Construction France indicted for “private bribery”
France: Opening of a judicial investigation into the conditions under which the Triangle Tower concession contract was awarded
Guinea: BSG Resources loses case against Guinea for bribery in obtaining mining rights
United Kingdom: KPMG faces a fine in a bribery case involving Rolls-Royce

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The Sanctions & Export Control Newsletter

United Kingdom: The Financial Conduct Authority calls for reporting of sanctions evasions
UN: UN Special Rapporteur calls for the lifting of unilateral sanctions on Iran
Canada: The government announces its decision to ban Chinese Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks
United States: The Department of State warns about risks related to Sudanese state-owned enterprises
United Kingdom: Amendment to the Export Control Order 2008

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The Russia / Ukraine Newsletter

Australia: New entities and persons sanctioned including the Wagner Group
Faroe Islands: Adoption of a framework for Russian sanctions
France: Transparency International files a lawsuit against ill-gotten assets

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The Anticorruption & Ethics Newsletter

South Africa: Publication of the fourth investigation report by the Zondo commission
France: Publication by the High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life of a list of companies that have not declared their lobbying activities in 2021
France: The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) submits for public consultation amendments to its General Regulation in order to integrate sustainability factors
United States: Brazilian mining company Vale sued for “fraudulent and misleading statements” about dam safety
United States: Chinese group Hikvision under threat of US sanctions
United Kingdom: Investigations regarding four audits conducted by King & King
Switzerland: The President of the Confederation urged to reform the legislation on banking secrecy

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The Russia / Ukraine Newsletter

United States: Raytheon cuts revenue forecast as suspension of Russia business hits sales
Russia: Parole granted to ex-minister jailed for bribery
Switzerland: Adoption of new sanctions against Russia and Belarus
United Kingdom: New sanctions against Russia
Russia: Information on stakeholders of thousands of Russian companies may be removed from public access by a draft Decree
Russia: Moscow could seize assets of ‘hostile’ countries
Russia: Signing of a decree on Russian counter-sanctions against persons and entities of countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia
United Kingdom: Two NGOs publish annual review of government anti-corruption policy
Canada: Towards the confiscation and distribution of frozen assets

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