Sanctions against Russia: an ongoing process. Not only by addopting new sanctions packages. Since the 14th package new persons were listed who helped for setting up a circumvention scheme for Oleg Deripaska and others participating in illegal weapon trade schemes with North Korea

Hoge Raad besproken: 14 sanctiepakketten tegen Rusland. Door de bomen het bos wél zien is wellicht interessant voor je. Je kunt je via deze link inschrijven: studioavdr.webinargeek.com/eu-sancties-te… via WebinarGeek

Sanctions: misunderstandings after the CFI in Luxembourg ruled that the sanctions against Dmitry Pumpyanskiy has to be annuled. This is an annulment for the years at stake (2022/2023) but not for the current year. Same situation as with Fridman and Aven. reuters.com/world/europe/e…

Special situation. The Dutch authorities have supended the CONVENTION on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965). This means that we (lawyers) cannot inform anymore in an official way the Russian defendants in court cases..

Sanctions: this is how it works. The funds of Aven (former owner of Dutch ATBank) were frozen in the UK, but now can be seized permanently. Reason: infringement of the sanctions, by continuing doing business via a representative. occrp.org/en/daily/18859…

Sanctions: good news. I commented on this topic often. Finally, Euroclear will transfer the windfall contribution on the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank to Ukraine fund! euroclear.com/newsandinsight…

Sanctions: for the first time in the UK, the National Crime Agency (comparable to the Dutch FIOD) has secured the forfeiture of sanctioned funds under the Proceeds of Crime Act. This means: claim to confiscate frozen assets of ATBanker Aven is satisfied. nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-recov…

Sanctions: today I defended client, suspected of having infringed the sectoral sanctions (HS code 88) against Russia. The prosecutor asked for 32 months imprisonment. I pleaded for acquittal (vrijspraak) with convincing reasons. Verdict after 14 days. volkskrant.nl/economie/om-ei…

Westerse sancties hebben er niet toe geleid dat Rusland de oorlog is gestopt, integendeel. Hebben sancties überhaupt wel eens gewerkt? Paul van Liempt bespreekt het met HCSS energie expert Lucia van Geuns en sanctierechtadvocaat Heleen over de Linden, bij BNR Nieuwsradio. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heb…

Sanctions: settlement agreement between Dutch prosecutors office and entity who infringed the financial sanctions. Penalty 195.000,- + for director 20.000,-.Remarkable: persons who circumvented sectoral sanctions are sentenced for years + assets forfeited om.nl/actueel/nieuws…

Sanctions: 3-10-2024 Rotterdam court ruled in very important sanctionscase were defendant is convicted for 32 months imprisonment following assumed circumvention of the EU sanctions against Russia. Heleen over de Linden defended this person and company. uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/details?id=ECL…

Peace in 2025. How Trump will stop the war in Ukraine?With the financial help of Musk. For Musk billions are nothing. "Everything is for sale, only for what price?" He will settle this war with his billions. I am convinced.