Archive:March 2022

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New U.S. Sanctions on Russia and Belarus Impose Trade and Investment Restrictions on Luxury Goods Sector
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PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival: Fashion Law Seminar – Important Changes to the Designs Act

New U.S. Sanctions on Russia and Belarus Impose Trade and Investment Restrictions on Luxury Goods Sector

As an update to K&L Gates’ previous alerts of 24 February and 25 February, U.S. President Joe Biden issued executive orders (EOs) last week imposing additional sanctions against Russia.

The order, EO 14068, issued on 11 March 2022, restricts:

  1. exports of luxury goods to Russia and Belarus,
  2. U.S. imports of Russian alcohol, seafood, and diamonds, and
  3. the supply of U.S. dollar-denominated banknotes to Russia and the Russian Government worldwide.

This alert describes these new developments in more detail.

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PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival: Fashion Law Seminar – Important Changes to the Designs Act

K&L Gates is proud to be hosting, as part of the PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival, its annual fashion law seminar. As an Official Supporting Partner of the 2022 Festival, this year our session will cover recent changes to the Australian Designs Act and how these changes will assist fashion designers in protecting their valuable designs.

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