Sentences with phrase «sanctions regime»

Members of Chambers have in - depth experience on the application of international sanctions regimes.

It was a long hard slog to put the current sanctions regime in place, and Russia and China no longer support the regime, but have continued to adhere to it.

Also at the meeting David Lidington MP said that it was vital that the EU matched the USA's sanctions regime against Iran.

Global Witness welcomes the UN Security Council's decision to extend the current sanctions regime on Liberia for its threat to international peace and security, and applauds the inclusion of an embargo on Liberian timber (1).

It remains to be seen whether Advocate General Bot's recent Opinion in the Kadi II case (C - 584 / 10 P Commission v. Kadi)-- that is to say, should the Court of Justice follow his Opinion — could have any impact on the General Court's jurisprudence concerning the Iran sanctions regime:

The SNP's Mhairi Black has dubbed the latest figures from foodbank charity The Trussell Trust «shameful» ahead of her attempt to change the benefits sanction regime.

The Brexit: sanctions policy report considers the UK's current sanctions regime — as a member of the EU — and its options for designing an autonomous regime and collaborating with the EU and other international partners after Brexit.

UNSC resolutions issued under Ch VII of the UN Charter which may be applicable (particularly in the context of sanctions regimes).

Involved in legal and regulatory challenges in several of the EU sanctions regimes, challenging the implementing regulation in the EU General court, claiming damages, bringing national court challenges, dealing with the impact of the EU blocking regulation against US sanctions (Reg 2271/96).

The initial draft text - to renew the annual mandate of a targeted sanctions regime related to Yemen - wanted to include a condemnation of Iran for violating an arms embargo on Houthi leaders and include a council commitment to take action over it.

Osborne said the government was looking at strengthening the criminal sanctions regime in general for market abuse.

He said the Treasury was examining whether the criminal sanctions regime for Libor needed to be boosted, stating: «If so we will provide for these powers quickly.»

And on Monday, our shadow work & pensions secretary Debbie Abrahams announced we would be scrapping the punitive sanctions regime and the degrading Work Capability Assessment.

At this stage, it is important to note that the EU runs two different sanctions regimes: autonomous EU sanctions (e.g. against the Iranian banks and PMOI) and sanctions implementing UN lists of terrorist suspects issued by the UN Sanctions Committee (e.g. against Al - Quaeda affiliates and other terrorist outfits).

The case marks yet another step in a new era that sees domestic and regional courts asserting with confidence their (indirect) jurisdiction over UN sanctions regimes.

The recent prosecutions under the Iraqui sanctions regime show that serious penalties are being handed down by English courts for sanctions offences.

Following the failed vote on the British draft, the council adopted a rival Russian draft that did not mention Iran and simply renewed the U.N. sanctions regime on Yemen for a year.

The North Korean test, the word from Secretary Mnuchin, a new sanctions regime.

What you'll end up with is a leaky, messy sanctions regime.»

And finally, Freeland announced a C$ 3.25 - million commitment aimed at strengthening the global sanctions regime and countering North Korea's sanctions evasion and proliferation networks, an initiative to be implemented in partnership with the U.S.

Most of the time, United States sanctions are part of a larger sanctions regime, supported by Europe and countries like Canada and Australia.

The Tory Work and Pensions secretary said 75 % of people who have had their benefits stopped under his department's cruel sanctions regime said it helped them «focus and get on.»

In my view, in the light of this and the recent debacle in the DWP with falsifying testimonies on leaflets, to support the government's unfair and inappropriate sanctions regime, I believe the Secretary of State should resign.

Just last week, IDS claimed benefit claimants hit by his brutal sanctions regime thanked him for taking their benefits away.

«We find suggestive incentive effects in schools first entering the NCLB sanction regime, but no significant effects of intermediate sanctions.

A two - tiered sanctions regime will apply.

The Court of Appeal has given judgment in favour of the Iranian commercial bank Bank Mellat in the most recent instalment in this long - running challenge to the UK's financial sanctions regime.

Chairman of the Committee Baroness Taylor of Bolton said: «The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill grants unduly broad powers to ministers and establishes sanctions regimes that will be subject to less scrutiny and challenge than those that exist at present.

The wide scope of the Libyan sanctions described above is a reminder to a wide range of businesses, not just those in the financial sector, of the importance of sound compliance systems when dealing with the trade in goods or services likely to be affected by the various sanctions regimes now in force in the UK.

In the longer term, the best solution is concerted action by victims of data ransoming, perhaps incentivized through government sanctions regimes.

One way to decrease the incentives for businesses to pay ransoms is for governments to institute sanctions regimes that prohibit companies from paying ransoms.

The Defendants allege breach of US, EU and other sanctions regimes; illegality; and fraud.

The main sanctions regimes exist in the EU, US and UK, often implementing measures imposed by the United Nations.

Like most countries, Canada has an economic and trade sanctions regime in place.

Black, a member of the work and pensions select committee, is set to introduce a backbench bill aimed at curbing the benefits sanction regime.

Advised various governments and commercial clients in relation to the application of sanctions regimes (Iranian, Syrian, Egyptian and Libyan), ECT claims, claims arising from BIT claims, the renegotiation of sovereign debt.

EU sanctions regimes have a significant impact where agreement can not be reached at the UN, or agreed UN measures are limited in scope.

«We pledged to scrap the Work Capability Assessment, and the Personal Independence Payment system, and we have also pledged to get rid of the punitive sanctions regime.»

The two appellants were convicted and sentenced earlier this year to 21 months and eight months imprisonment for breaching the Iraqui sanctions regime.

Advising on the application of the Iran sanctions regime and impact on contractual obligations (e.g. Owners» carriage obligations) and subsequent remedies.

What will follow — if all goes well — is a long negotiating process where China will support North Korea's demands for iron - clad security guarantees and the dismantling of the sanctions regime in exchange for gradual measures of nuclear disarmament.

«All the sanctions regimes have mechanisms built in to alleviate them,» the official said.

The key problem for the Russian oil industry, in addition to the low oil prices, is the lack of fresh capital and access to technology created by the sanctions regime.

Liam Purcell, Church Action on Poverty's communications and supporter relations manager, told Premier's New Hour: «We've got a sanctions regime on benefits, which is making more and more people completely destitute, often very unfairly, so we've now got millions of people relying on foodbanks.