Réalisée par l’institut IPSOS-bva sur un panel représentatif de 502 entreprises et selon des méthodes éprouvées, cette enquête, dont les résultats ont été analysés par l’AFA, offre une photographie dé...

New Argentine sanctions and legislation targeting Falklands activities could reshape compliance obligations and business risk.

Ukraine Field Dispatch, September 2026

By Sabina Nicholls

Western Libya’s GNU say working with Saddam Haftar ‘impossible’ as US-backed merger plan breaks down

The International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion of 2024 on Legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Terrritory, including East Jerusale…

Two newly surfaced videos of Uruguayan drug lord Sebastián Marset alleging high-level state protection triggered a law enforcement purge in Bolivia, ending in the arrest of the country’s attorney gene...

AMLA is inviting obliged entity representatives, trade associations and other representative bodies from the financial and non-financial sectors to express their interest in participating in sectoral ...

The eATA Carnet system digitalises the traditional paper ATA Carnets and their lifecycle management process, so that users can initiate and track carnet declarations digitally and at each step of thei...

Technology investigative journalist and author Geoff White explores the growing sophistication of cyber criminals, from unlikely alliances between organised crime and nation states to the rise of cros...

New controls proposed for toxic substances, acting on recommendations made by the Southport Inquiry.

GIR identified at least 11 companies hit with new US Antiterrorism Act lawsuits in the three days preceding the tenth anniversary of a law that introduced corporate penalties for aiding and abetting t...

Coordinated U.S. Government Action Exposes Multi‑Year Scheme Using Sham Charities and Cryptocurrency to Fund Hamas  WASHINGTON—Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a member of Hamas’s military wing, along with two France-based individuals and two …

Purpose. There is a growing debate about the use of cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions. This paper aims to systematically collect and organize the available literature on cryptocurrencies and sanctio...

Tajikistan has begun receiving oil and petroleum products from Iran in a move to diversify supplies long dominated by Russia. The volume, price, and route of the shipments remain unknown, raising ques...

Representatives from 110 countries meet in Panama to reinforce international response

There are significant changes to the treatment of convictions in absence under the Extradition Act 2003.

Five suspects linked to the organisation and recruitment of serious violence have been arrested in Spain, Morocco, and France, in the latest results of the Operational Taskforce (OTF) GRIMM, coordinat...

The UK and the EU insist that sanctions remain atop their security agendas, but current enforcement levels provide little evidence to support that claim.

Coordinated efforts by Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Eurojust and Europol, have resulted in the arrest of 21 suspected members of a drug trafficking group smuggling drugs into Europe on commer...

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published a database of companies involved in activities in Israeli settlements.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection provides information on border security, trade, travel, customs regulations, trusted traveler programs and enforcement news to the public.

On February 23, 2026, the Justice Department announced a 35-count indictment against three Mexican citizens who ran Las Princesas Corporation, a farm labor contracting company based in Washington, Nor...

Actions Target Iran’s Automotive, Rail, Manufacturing, and Steel Networks WASHINGTON—Today, as part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is targeting some of the last significant elements of Iran’s failing industrial infrastructure, including its rail and automotive …

WASHINGTON—Today, as part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury took unprecedented action against the A7 Network, a shadow banking network with ties to Russia used by the Iranian regime to evade sanctions.  - Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) …

As discussed in a previous client alert, growing demand from AI, cloud computing, and digital services is driving interest in alternative data center solutions, including those beyond Earth.

The first court action for identity verification offences points to the expanding role of the UK corporate register and the need for firms to file accurately, an expert has said.

More than 50 kilograms of cocaine tied to two major criminal trials vanished from the High Court registry, marking the second major evidence theft this year.

Considered one of the world’s most oppressive countries, Turkmenistan has long silenced critics at home. A leaked arrest warrant list reveals how the regime has weaponized the legal system to target d...

AMLA has published its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the cooperation of home and host supervisors of cross-border groups.

AMLA has finalised three sets of regulatory technical standards (RTS) defining key measures companies and professionals must apply to reduce money laundering and terrorist financing risks.

Cannabis smuggling from North America and Thailand in Europe has seen a sharp rise, driven by oversupply in legal markets and the adaptability of organised crime groups. A dedicated Europol Operationa...

The FCA's latest review of money mule activity sends a clear message to regulated firms: identifying and closing suspected mule accounts remains important, but it is not enough on its own.

The Trump administration is fighting to keep up "third-country" deportation flights. We examined the private contractors profiting from these abuses.

Guidance, general licences and reporting forms relating to the Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap Exception.

Experts question whether tougher laws will improve enforcement after a push from the U.S. Treasury and an international body.

A new excise duty on vaping products has come into force in the UK today (1 October 2026) to reduce the affordability and appeal of vaping, especially to...