By Kara M. Bombach, Anne-Marie Ottaway, Barry Vitou and Gareth R. Hall on Posted in criminal law,GT Alert,International Trade,White collarThe UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), the body tasked by the UK Treasury to administer and enforce financial sanctions in the UK, has issued its biggest monetary penalty to date, against the UK arm of an international telecommunications company for breaching sanctions imposed on a Syrian entity. The £146,341 monetary penalty was issued against… Continue Reading
By Aonghus Heatley on Posted in Brexit,Environmental,GT Alert,International LawAn important difference between UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement and former Prime Minister Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement is that provisions relating to environmental protections have been removed and are now to be found in the amended Political Declaration. While the Withdrawal Agreement, once ratified, would be a legally binding treaty between the UK… Continue Reading
