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Court of Justice of the European Union Issues Decision on a Potential Breach of Sanctions Corporate and M&A

Court of Justice of the European Union Issues Decision on a Potential Breach of Sanctions

The Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) has issued a decision (C-109/23) on a reference for a preliminary ruling requested by a German court in relation to a potential breach of restrictive measures issued against Russia. The referring court requested the CJEU to provide a ruling on whether a German notary would have infringed the prohibition to provide legal advisory services to a legal person in Russia had he authenticated a contract for the sale of title to an apartment that was entered into between the Russian legal person as seller and a national of a Member…
Zachary Galea
9th September 2024
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Council of Europe Issues Guidance on Best Practices on Implementation of Restrictive Measures Corporate and M&A

Council of Europe Issues Guidance on Best Practices on Implementation of Restrictive Measures

The Council of Europe has recently published a guidance note to the general public considering the best practices for the effective implementation of restrictive measures. This guidance note sets out to provide a non-exhaustive list of recommendations for the effective implementation of restrictive measures. The first set of recommendations relates to the designation and identification of persons and entities which are subject to restrictive measures. One of these recommendations relates to the specific identifiers of persons and entities which are subject to targeted restrictive measures. The Council of Europe suggests that as many specific identifiers as possible be published at…
Zachary Galea
28th August 2024
Mamo TCV Advocates: Reporting Obligations on the Flow of Funds by Russian-Owned Entities
Sanctions 8: Reporting Obligations on the Flow of Funds by Russian-Owned Entities Corporate and M&A

Sanctions 8: Reporting Obligations on the Flow of Funds by Russian-Owned Entities

Following from the recent geopolitical developments in Ukraine, there has been a heightened interest in international sanctions. Through this series of articles, we aim to provide a general overview of the notion of sanctions, consider the local framework through which sanctions function in Malta, illustrate the general obligations which subject persons are required to observe vis-à-vis sanctions and discuss a general overview of the sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia. In this eighth article, we shall consider the salient aspects of the guidance provided by the Maltese Sanctions Monitoring Board and European Commission in relation to a recently introduced…
Zachary Galea and Edmond Zammit Laferla
23rd May 2024
European Commissions Releases FAQs on Notification and Authorisation of Tanker Sales
Sanctions 7: European Commission Releases FAQs on Notification and Authorisation of Tanker Sales Corporate and M&A

Sanctions 7: European Commission Releases FAQs on Notification and Authorisation of Tanker Sales

Following from the recent geopolitical developments in Ukraine, there has been a heightened interest in international sanctions. Through this series of articles, we aim to provide a general overview of the notion of sanctions, consider the local framework through which sanctions function in Malta, illustrate the general obligations which subject persons are required to observe vis-à-vis sanctions and discuss a general overview of the sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia. In this seventh article, we shall consider the salient aspects of the guidance provided by the European Commission from these frequently answered questions. The European Commission has issued a…
Zachary Galea and Edmond Zammit Laferla
10th April 2024
Sanctions 6: SMB Issues Guidance on Sanctions in Relation to Sale of Tanker Vessels Corporate and M&A

Sanctions 6: SMB Issues Guidance on Sanctions in Relation to Sale of Tanker Vessels

Following from the recent geopolitical developments in Ukraine, there has been a heightened interest in international sanctions. Through this series of articles, we aim to provide a general overview of the notion of sanctions, consider the local framework through which sanctions function in Malta, illustrate the general obligations which subject persons are required to observe vis-à-vis sanctions and discuss a general overview of the sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia.  In this sixth article, we shall consider the salient aspects on the EU sanctions imposed on Russia in relation to the sale of tanker vessels. On the 18th of…
Edmond Zammit Laferla and Zachary Galea
31st January 2024
European Parliament, Strasbourg
Sanctions 5: SMB Issues Guidance in Light of Recent Developments in the Middle East Corporate and M&A

Sanctions 5: SMB Issues Guidance in Light of Recent Developments in the Middle East

Following recent developments in the Middle East, the Sanctions Monitoring Board (the “SMB”) has issued a guidance note on the targeted counter-terrorism sanctions which are applicable to Malta in terms of Article 7(5)(b) of the National Interest (Enabling Powers) Act (Chapter 365 of the laws of Malta). This guidance note follows the conflict which arose in the Gaza Strip on the 7th October 2023. This guidance note highlights the sanctions imposed by the European Union to counter terrorism and reduce the financing of terrorist groups through specific restrictive measures. These measures are being directed at specific persons and entities in…
Edmond Zammit Laferla and Zachary Galea
19th January 2024