A Question of Control
One more point should be made about the Al Haramain case that I discussed yesterday. And this point should strike fear in the heart of all but the most foolhardy. In holding that OFAC had sufficient evidence to designate the…
Court Rules That OFAC Blocks Require Judicial Warrants
Last Friday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit released its opinion in a case brought by the Al Haramain Islamic Foundation (“AHIF”) in which AHIF challenged its designation as a terrorist-supporting organization by the Office of Foreign…
U.K. Tribunal Rules That Export Agency Can Keep Iran Licenses Secret
This blog reported earlier on a lawsuit brought by Bloomberg Business Week against the U.K. Export Control Organization (“ECO”) which had rejected a request by Bloomberg to release information on licenses the ECO had granted to permit U.K. companies to…
OFAC Is Seeking Solution To Permit US Oil Companies in South Sudan
Even though the U.S. has lifted its Sudan sanctions with respect to the newly-minted state of South Sudan, that has not resolved the conundrum of U.S. oil investment and activity in South Sudan. South Sudan is land-locked, and all oil…
BIS Dings Freight Forwarder for Failing to Check Entity List
Last week the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a press release, announcing a $40,000 fine that Ram International, a St.-Louis-based freight forwarder, had agreed to pay in connection with two exports of tin scrap to Allied Trading Company…