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UPDATE: UK Announces Expansion of Trade Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus

By Jo Rickards & Gavin Costelloe on May 11, 2022
Posted in Featured, GT Alert, International Trade, Russia, Sanction, UK

On 9 May, the UK government announced it was targeting Russia and Belarus with a 35% increase in import tariffs to be imposed on precious…
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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: Is the UK Doing Enough?

By Jo Rickards, Annabel Thomas & Bethany Histed on March 11, 2022
Posted in European Union, Featured, GT Alert, International Law, International Trade, National Security, UK

Despite the rhetoric, it is clear that the United Kingdom has not, in fact, been leading the way on sanctions against Russia in response to…
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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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