Mar 15, 2023 REPO sets Sanctions Enforcement Priorities for 2023 By Peter Caldwell One year ago, the Russian Elites, Proxies and Oligarchs Taskforce (REPO) was formed to co-ordinate sanctions implementation and...
Jun 08, 2022 OFSI updates guidance for Sanctions breaches By Peter Caldwell OFSI has published an updated version of its enforcement and monetary penalty guidance, which will come into effect from 15 June 2022....
Oct 20, 2021 Sanctions Compliance for the Crypto World By Peter Caldwell Increased use of virtual currency as a payment method brings greater exposure to sanctions risks, whether in respect of UN and trade...
Apr 28, 2021 Financial Sanctions Update: UK Sanctions Policy targets corruption By Peter Caldwell On 26 April 2021, the UK Foreign Secretary announced the coming into force of the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021,...
Mar 24, 2021 Sanctions Regulator hardens its heart By Peter Caldwell The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its monetary penalty guidance, coming into force next week on 1 April...
Jul 07, 2020 UK Sanctions regime targets Human Rights abusers By Peter Caldwell The UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, has finally introduced a long awaited equivalent to the US Magnitsky Act. The new Sanctions...
Oct 09, 2019 Solicitors urged to review Sanctions list By Peter Caldwell The Law Society has made an urgent plea to solicitors to participate in this year's frozen asset reporting exercise. As part of this...
Jun 06, 2019 Sanctions update: business as usual for EU sanctions law pending Brexit By Peter Caldwell Today Parliament published The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2019 (SI No.989 of 2019), which will implement the most recent EU...