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UK and U.S. Announce ‘Enhanced Partnership’ on Economic Sanctions Implementation, Enforcement

By Annabel Thomas, Kara M. Bombach, Gavin Costelloe, Bethany Histed & Tina Kang on October 19, 2022
Posted in Compliance Programs, Corporate, criminal law, Economic Sanctions, Featured, Financial Regulatory and Compliance, Government, GT Alert, International Trade, Litigation, Regulatory, Russia, Sanction

The United Kingdom and United States announced in a joint statement on 17 October a new strategy to cooperate and collaborate further on economic sanctions…

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Incoming UK Sanctions on Professional Services

By Annabel Thomas, Bethany Histed, Gavin Costelloe & Tina Kang on October 6, 2022
Posted in Economic Sanctions, Featured, Government, GT Alert, International Law, International Trade, Russia, Sanction, UK

On 30 September the UK announced a series of significant additional sanctions in response to Russia’s illegal annexations in Ukraine following internationally condemned sham referendums.

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Claimants Seeking to Enforce English Judgments in the UAE Now Have Cause to Celebrate

By Elizabeth Fox & Jinan Jawad on September 16, 2022
Posted in Featured, Government, GT Alert, International Law, Litigation, UK

On 13 September 2022, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Justice issued a letter, signed and sealed by the Director of the International Cooperation Department,…
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REPO Task Force: The First 100 Days

By Jo Rickards, Annabel Thomas, Bethany Histed, Gavin Costelloe, Kara M. Bombach & Kyle R. Freeny on July 7, 2022
Posted in Compliance Programs, Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, Featured, Government, GT Alert, Russia, Sanction

On June 29, the Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force published a statement on its work in blocking or freezing sanctioned Russian assets.
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New Era in UK Sanctions Enforcement: Introduction of Strict Liability Standard and OFSI Guidance Update

By Jo Rickards, Annabel Thomas, Bethany Histed & Gavin Costelloe on June 24, 2022
Posted in Compliance Programs, Economic Sanctions, Featured, Government, GT Alert

On 15 June 2022, the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) implemented important changes to its enforcement powers and updated its “Monetary Penalty” guidance.
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Update: UK Bans Exports of UK Professional Services to Russia and Includes Evraz plc on the UK Sanctions List

By Jo Rickards, Gavin Costelloe, Bethany Histed & Eleanor Pike on May 7, 2022
Posted in Export Controls, Featured, Government, GT Alert, Russia, Sanction

On 4 May 2022, the UK government announced[1] a ban on UK persons or entities exporting certain professional services to Russia, prohibiting Russian businesses…
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UK Russian Sanctions – Updated Guidance on Ownership and Control

By Jo Rickards, Annabel Thomas & Bethany Histed on March 24, 2022
Posted in Export Controls, Featured, Government, GT Alert, International Law, Russia, Sanction, UK, UK Civil Fraud

The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its guidance on ownership and control. If a person or entity is on the UK…
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UK Introduces Economic Crime Legislation in Wake of Russian Invasion of Ukraine

By Jo Rickards, Annabel Thomas, Kara M. Bombach, Cyril T. Brennan, Sonali Dohale & Francisco J. Vélez ‡ on February 28, 2022
Posted in Featured, Financial Regulatory and Compliance, Government, GT Alert, International Law, International Trade

As anticipated in our previous GT Alert, the UK government is bringing forward its economic crime legislation in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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What Steps Other than Sanctions Might the UK Government Take Against Russian Assets in the UK?

By Jo Rickards, Annabel Thomas, Kara M. Bombach, Cyril T. Brennan, Sonali Dohale & Francisco J. Vélez ‡ on February 25, 2022
Posted in Featured, Financial Regulatory and Compliance, Government, GT Alert, International Law, International Trade, National Security

The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces was much heralded by U.S. and UK intelligence services but the scale of the attack seemed to take…
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UK Issues Sanctions Against Russia Following President Putin’s Attack on Ukraine

By Jo Rickards, Annabel Thomas, Kara M. Bombach, Cyril T. Brennan, Sonali Dohale & Francisco J. Vélez ‡ on February 24, 2022
Posted in Featured, Government, GT Alert, International Law, International Trade

On Feb. 24, 2022, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a comprehensive package of sanctions targeting Russian entities and individuals following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of…
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