We were delighted to attend the “Posidonia 2016 International Shipping Exhibition” in Athens, Greece earlier this month. Owing to the status of the Greek shipping community that has continued to strengthen its position in recent years, Posidonia reached another record this time attracting more than 22,000 visitors which is indicative of the importance of the exhibition, even in a market suffering ...

Maryam Taher was invited by the First Vice President of Moscow City Bar, Dr. Gerni Reznik, to give a presentation, on Tuesday 22nd March 2016, concerning the “EU Sanctions in relation to Russia” at the International Centre of Conferences in Geneva. The event was highly attended by a number of reputable field experts and a delegation of senior Russian lawyers. The ...

On Wednesday, 9th March 2016, Maryam Taher was invited to give a talk on "The lifting of sanctions against Iran and the implications for shipping companies" at the 8th Chemical & Product Tanker Conference at Grange City Hotel. The event was highly attended by leading shipowners, ship-operators, charterers, insurers, lawyers and regulators. Maryam Taher, the industry expert on Iran ...

Late on Saturday 16th January 2016, The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Director Yukiya Amano submitted a report to the IAEA Board of Directors and the UN Security Council, and subsequently confirmed that Tehran has adhered to all the terms of the JCPOA agreement that were required to trigger Implementation Day. Within hours, nuclear-related sanctions were lifted. The EU foreign policy ...