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Carter-Ruck and Guy Martin highly commended in leading sanctions awards
Carter-Ruck is proud to announce that our partner and Head of International Law Guy Martin, and our firm, have both been Highly Commended in this year’s awards from WorldECR, the leading journal for sanctions and export controls practitioners. The awards are in the respective categories of ‘Practitioner of the Year’ and ‘Sanctions Law Firm of the Year, Europe’.
International Boxing Association Interim President Gafur Rakhimov Seeks Removal Of US Sanctions
Carter-Ruck has been instructed on behalf of Mr. Gafur Rakhimov, the Interim President of the International Boxing Association, who seeks to have his name removed from the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) "Specially Designated Nationals List" of individuals who have been sanctioned.
Press release from the Office of the AIBA Interim President
Qatar Blockade - The Human Rights Consequences and Remedies Conference: Monday 12 March 2018
Partner and Head of Public International Law, Guy Martin will be participating as an expert panel member at an Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK Conference on Monday 12 March. Guy and the other panel members will be discussing the blockade of Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt which is now into its eighth month. The discussion will focus on why it is essential to assess why steps have not been implemented to resolve the crisis.
Guy Martin: Special WorldECR Sanctions Report (December 2017)
Carter-Ruck's Sanctions expert Guy Martin provides commentary for the Special WorldECR December 2017 Report (Sanctions: What next now?) and an article (assisted by Magali Sharma) on Targeted sanctions and the obligation to self-disclose dealings with potentially sanctioned individuals: UK, US, Japan.
Read the full report and article here.
Carter-Ruck Ranked For Public International Law In Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners
Carter-Ruck has been ranked for Public International Law by the two leading legal directories, Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.
A New Dilemma For Lawyers: Will Sanctions Rules Force You To Report Your Clients?
A new set of regulations has been heavily criticised for putting professions in an impossible position - and at risk of a criminal penalty. Here Guy Martin, Carter-Ruck's Head of International Law, follows up on his recent interview in The Times and answers some pressing questions.
New financial sanctions reporting requirements
Accountants, tax advisers, estate agents and other businesses need to be aware of the European Union Financial Sanctions (Amendment of Information Provisions) Regulations 2017 ("the Regulations") which came into force on 8th August 2017.
For all sanctions related advice please contact Guy Martin at guy.martin@carter-ruck.com
Carter-Ruck announces three new partner promotions
The firm is delighted to announce that Antonia Foster, Miranda Rushton and Rebecca Toman have been promoted to the Carter-Ruck partnership.
To learn more about their work please go to:
Click here for the New Law Journal article
Business and human rights: The UN’s principles and OECD guidelines
Miranda Rushton, Senior Associate, has written an article for the Solicitors Journal on why businesses should put measures in place to ensure that they adhere to human rights standards.
Click here to read the article
Let’s get ready to do business with Iran
The Financial Times has published a letter by Guy Martin, Partner and Head of International Law, about the need for the UK government to ensure that UK business is better placed to take advantage of business opportunities in Iran.
Click here to read the letter
Opening up the UK business world to Iran
Guy Martin, Head of International Law, has written an article for Finance Monthly on opening up the UK business world to Iran.
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Al Jazeera launches investment treaty claim against Egypt
Al Jazeera’s claim against Egypt under the 1999 Qatar-Egypt Bilateral Investment Treaty has been formally registered by the Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington, DC as ICSID Case No ARB/16/1.
Click here for the Press Release in English and Arabic
Click here for articles in the Guardian, Wall Street Journal and Gulf Digital News.
Al Jazeera is represented by Partner Cameron Doley, Senior Associate Miranda Rushton and Associate Lawrence Northmore-Ball
Investors should approach potential investments in Iran with cautious optimism
Iran’s implementation day is expected to be first quarter of 2016, and investors will be watching what happens with interest. World Finance speaks with solicitor Guy Martin, who says the Persian state should be approached with caution.
This interview was first published on World Finance on 8 December 2015
2016 editions of the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners
Carter-Ruck’s three core practices areas have been commended in the 2016 editions of the two main independent legal directories; Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.
Read more here
Public International Law
Chambers and Partners notes that the team is known for its “growing reputation in the PIL market thanks to its esteemed sanctions practice”.
The Legal 500 notes that “Carter-Ruck’s ‘lawyers can be relied on to provide excellent, well-thought-out, intelligent advice’".
