An overview of the ECJ judgment on the Sanctions and Blocking Regulation (Case C-124/20)

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The long anticipated interpretative judgment of the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) in Case C-124/20 has at long last been handed down as of 21st December 2021. The interpretative judgment regards the extra-territorial effects of sanctions imposed by Third Countries, on countries operating within the EU jurisdiction. The largest sanction emitter in the world is…

The Digital Gold Rush: Proceed with Caution

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In the contemporary digital era, the potentially fast-changing nature of cryptocurrency has the potential to be a very lucrative opportunity for all interested retail investors, speculators, hedge funds, and a multitude of institutional investors. Akin to the old gold rush mentality comes the same revolving problems; namely, even though crypto-based investments have the possibility of…