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Israel: Court follows the Tax Authorities – Proceeds from Bitcoin not Tax Exempt

pearlcohen.com/news/2019/05/21/israel-court-follows-the-2017-position-of-the-tax-authoritie/pearlcohen.com/news/2019/05/30/israeli-court-rules-bitcoin-is-not-a-form-of-currency-exempt/www.taxathand.com/article/11773/Israel/2019/First-court-decision-issued-on-taxation-of-Bitcoin-transactions-by-individualswww.gornitzky.com/client-update-in-a-landmark-ruling-the-israeli-tax-court-classified-cryptocurrency-as-an-asset-and-rejected-the-taxpayer-classification-of-bitcoin-as-a-currency-or-a-security/ 0
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Israel: Purchasing Property in Israel

www.arnon.co.il/sites/default/files/US-Israel_Legal_Review_2019_LeeMaor.pdf files8.webydo.com/93/9306071/UploadedFiles/DF245A0B-18DD-CB64-DBC7-F83F14EB4A5F.pdffiles8.webydo.com/93/9306071/UploadedFiles/DD925DA8-0385-CC09-B8FE-EE679D72A93B.pdf See also:files8.webydo.com/93/9306071/UploadedFiles/E00CD3AA-E7F4-623E-EBC3-19F402D66324.pdffiles8.webydo.com/93/9306071/UploadedFiles/15A89381-33B6-38CF-A6E9-8E3EA79B331A.pdffiles8.webydo.com/93/9306071/UploadedFiles/7CE75203-6A9A-D94D-B6FB-A8DF5BE9D217.pdf 0
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US: foreign financial institution to pay $1.3 billion for Iran sanctions violations

buckleyfirm.com/blog/2019-04-17/german-headquartered-financial-institution-pay-13-billion-iran-sanctions-violations www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/economic-sanctions-aml/publications/unicredit-group-banks-agree-to-pay-a-combined-13-billion-penalty-for-iranian-and-other-sanctions-violations-one-bank-pleads-guilty?id=28671www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/u-s-regulators-fine-foreign-bank-1-3-88331/www.thewbkfirm.com/industry/u-s-regulators-fine-foreign-bank-1-3-billion-over-ofac-violationshome.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm658 See also:www.findknowdo.com/news/08/27/2021/bank-and-parent-company-settle-ofac-charges-iranian-and-syrian-sanctions-violations?utmhsfnotes.com/sanctions/2021/08/31/ofac-enters-settlement-agreement-with-a-non-u-s-company-and-its-u-s-parent-company-related-to-violations-of-iran-and-syria-sanctions/#page=1buckleyfirm.com/blog/2021-09-01/ofac-reaches-settlement-romanian-bank-iranian-and-syrian-sanctions-violations#page=1 0
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UAE: New AML Law being implemented

globalcompliancenews.com/uae-issues-cabinet-resolution-implementing-new-aml-law-20190318-2/riskandcompliance.freshfields.com/post/102fj4e/enhancements-to-the-adgm-and-difc-anti-money-laundering-regimes-in-the-uaewww.tamimi.com/law-update-articles/learning-to-adapt-the-uaes-new-anti-money-laundering-law-and-matching-fatf-standards/ afridi-angell.com/knowledge_detail.php?ids=395afridi-angell.com/knowledge_detail.php?ids=372 See also:www.professionallawyer.me/legal-articles/criminal-law/what-is-the-full-list-of-fines-for-money-laundering-in-uaewww.jdsupra.com/legalnews/dubai-announces-creation-of-specialist-3243199/#:~:text=The%20Government%20of%20Dubai%20Media,of%20the%20UAE's%20financial%20system. See also:www.shoosmiths.co.uk/insights/podcast/in-early-the-crypto-podcast-episode-3#page=1 Update:www.glaco.com/blog/securities-and-commodities-amendment-zoom-in-on-anti-money-laundering-measures/ 0
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Bahrain: Regulations On ‘Crypto-Assets’ enacted

www.dlapiper.com/sv/middleeast/insights/publications/2019/03/bahrain-introduces-regulations/www.cbb.gov.bh/media-center/central-bank-of-bahrain-issues-final-rules-on-crypto-asset-services-and-crypto-asset-exchanges/ Central Bank of Bahrain Issues Regulations governing Crypto-Asset Services 0
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UK: Court upholds disclosure order despite risk of prosecution abroad

hsfnotes.com/litigation/2019/03/22/court-of-appeal-upholds-disclosure-order-despite-risk-of-prosecution-in-iran/www.allenovery.com/publications/en-gb/Pages/disclosure-obligations-override-foreign-criminal-law-breach.aspx www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/articles/2019/may/bank-mellat-v-hm-treasury-disclosure-in-english-civil-proceedings-overrides-iranian-sharia-law-on-privacy/ See also:Striking A Balance: Disclosure Orders Against Foreign Banks – ParrisWhittaker 0
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