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INSURANCE AND LEGAL News Archive

15 May 2026
Model Sanctions Clauses and Due Diligence Tools updated
The INTERTANKO Model Sanctions Clauses and Due Diligence Tools have been updated by the Insurance & Legal and Documentary Committees... MORE
8 May 2026
EU Adopts 20th Sanctions Package against Russia
On 23 April 2026, the European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package against Russia.  Whilst earlier packages focused on... MORE
8 May 2026
EU Adopts 20th Sanctions Package against Russia
On 23 April 2026, the European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package against Russia.  Whilst earlier packages focused on... MORE
17 April 2026
Fraudulent registration of ships a key focus at IMO Legal Committee
The fraudulent registration of ships was high on the agenda for the IMO’s Legal Committee that met between 13-17 April... MORE
17 April 2026
IMO continues work on Shadow Fleet and regulatory scoping exercise
In addition to the work on fraudulent Registries (see separate article) the IMO’s Legal Committee also embarked upon a regulatory... MORE
13 February 2026
EU Regulations on Russian gas phaseout now published and 20th sanctions package announced
As reported in our Weekly News article of 24 October 2025, Europe’s 19th sanctions package against Russia included a ban on the import... MORE
12 February 2026
Russian sanctions
Clarity on price cap compliance, sanctions and the shadow fleet The G7, EU, Australia and Japan (G7+) have introduced sanctions... MORE
23 January 2026
Nigerian tax laws 2025 implemented from 1 January 2026
With the new Nigerian tax laws due to take effect on 1 January 2026, it is understood that there is... MORE
16 January 2026
EU and UK lower oil price cap on Russian crude oil
As reported in the Weekly News of 25 July, the EU’s 18th sanctions package included a dynamic automatic procedure to modify the price... MORE
9 January 2026
IOPC Funds amends “Guidance for Member States – Consideration of the definition of ‘ship’ under the 1992 Civil Liability Convention”
The IOPC Funds secretariat has published a revised guidance for Member States on the consideration of the definition of ‘ship’... MORE

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