UK Government introduces new sanctions measures and extends the reporting obligations to Cryptoasset exchange and custodian wallet providers. The UK Government has implemented new restrictions in relation to investments in...more
From 15 June 2022 the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 will introduce changes to the enforcement of UK sanctions laws that parallel enforcement powers held by the Office of Foreign Assets Control...more
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On 21 January 2019, OFSI issued its first monetary penalty for a breach of financial sanctions, marking a significant development in the UK’s evolving sanctions enforcement landscape. ...more
On 8 August 2017, the European Union Financial Sanctions (Amendment of Information Provisions) Regulations 2017 (the "Regulations") will come into force. The Regulations "expand the scope of the reporting requirements set out...more
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (the “2017 Act“) has introduced measures to strengthen the effectiveness of the UK’s financial sanctions regime. The delay in the implementation of UN sanctions as a result of EU processes is...more
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (the “2017 Act“) came into effect on 1 April 2017, and introduced a number of changes, including new powers for the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI“) to impose increased...more