On 5 December 2024 the UK's Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024 came into force. The UK Regulations are made under the UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 ("SAMLA") and make...more
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In our recent article (available here) we reported that the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the "GFSC") had been granted leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal. The GFSC obtained leave to appeal on the basis of a...more
In 2016 Moneyval issued an evaluation report on the Bailiwick of Guernsey. This commented favourably upon the Island's regulatory framework and compliance regime, but also noted the "relatively limited number of cases...more
The States of Guernsey has approved the Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2022 (the “LCFL”) which will regulate various virtual asset service providers (“VASPs”) and financial services businesses...more