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Article 01/07/2022
Russia - Ukraine crisis: impact of global sanctions on shipping
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine progresses, global leaders have responded by imposing increasingly severe sanctions against Russia, Russian companies and Russian individuals. Here, we consider the impact of the current sanctions from various jurisdictions around the world, with a focus on those areas which might impact the global shipping and trade industry.
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Article 07/03/2022
Singapore Imposes Sanctions Against Russia
On 5 March 2022, Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced details of Singapore’s new sanctions against Russia.
The sanctions which aim to constrain Russia’s capacity to conduct war against Ukraine and undermine its sovereignty fall within two broad categories:
- The imposition of export controls on items that can be directly used as weapons to inflict harm on or to subjugate the Ukrainians, and items that can contribute to offensive cyber operations.
- The imposition of financial measures targeted at designated Russian banks, entities and activities in Russia, and fund-raising activities benefiting the Russian government.
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News 19/01/2022
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 rankings: Kennedys recognised across the region
Following the publication of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022, the firm has seen some impressive rankings in the latest guide to top law firms and lawyers across the region.
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News 19/01/2022
Who's Who Legal recognises 22 Kennedys lawyers as Global Leaders in 2022 guides
In the latest edition of Who’s Who Legal’s annual global Transport and Professional Negligence guides, 22 Kennedys lawyers have been recommended as ‘Global Leaders’ across eight countries (Belgium, France, Peru, Singapore, Spain UAE, UK, and the US).
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News 22/12/2021
Chambers Asia-Pacific and Chambers Greater China 2022 rankings: success for Kennedys across the region
Following the publication of Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022, the firm has seen some impressive rankings in the latest guide to top law firms and lawyers across the region.
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Article 03/03/2021
Marine Brief: latest decisions March 2021
In this briefing, we consider some recent, global decisions addressing issues including: the application of the Collision Regulations; a Master’s responsibilities when presented with a draft bill of lading; a statutory moratorium’s effect on in rem writs in Singapore; the general average position when insurance provisions are contained in the contract of carriage; and the interpretation of letters of undertaking wordings.
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Article 03/03/2021
Embracing new waves of change: Singapore’s new laws on electronic bills of lading, and a Spanish and UK comparison
On 1 February 2020, the Singapore government passed the Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Bill in Parliament (the Bill), amending the Electronic Transactions Act (ETA), Bills of Lading Act and Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act.
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News 29/01/2021
The Legal 500 APAC 2021 summary of results
The Legal 500 APAC 2021 results has seen Kennedys build on our 2020 achievements and confirmed the strength of the firm’s reputation across the region.
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News 17/12/2020
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021 results – rankings success for Kennedys
The launch of the 2021 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific has seen Kennedys build on our 2020 achievements and confirmed the strength of the firm’s reputation across the region.
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News 04/02/2020
Kennedys reveals Asia Pacific 2020 legal directory results
The publication of the 2020 editions of the legal directories covering Asia Pacific has seen Kennedys continue its ranking success.