The EU’s 16th sanctions package on Russia represents a significant expansion of measures, including additional restrictions on Russian banks, further oil and gas related restrictions, and new export and import restrictions. ...more
On 24 February 2023, the U.S. intensified its sanctions on Russia and released new trade control measures targeting key sectors, evasion efforts, and military supplies. Taken together, the additional sanctions, export...more
The European Union and the United Kingdom have each significantly expanded the scope of their sanctions against Belarus in response to the forced Ryanair aircraft landing in May. The new measures adopted target a significant...more
8/17/2021
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The EU regime for controlling the exports from the EU of products and/or technology that can be used for both civil and military purposes (dual-use items) is now 10 years old. As a result of the changes in technology and...more
The EU-UK agreement reached on 17 October 2019 ("Agreement") revises the Irish backstop with a new protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland ("NI protocol")....more
10/21/2019
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UK Brexit
The United Kingdom ("UK") is gearing up to "roll-over" the EU network of Free Trade Agreements ("FTA") once Brexit takes effect. In the past few weeks, the UK announced that it had successfully rolled-over the FTAs that the...more
The prospects for a UK-U.S. free trade agreement ("FTA") might have been muddied somewhat by the outcome of the U.S. 2018 mid-term elections....more
Currently the UK, as a Member State of the EU, adopts UK and EU sanctions through EU Council decisions and regulations, brought into effect in the UK by Section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972....more
As the UK urgently negotiates a bespoke trade agreement with the EU, it must also look to retain over 40 free trade agreements with non-EU nations. ...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
A number of very significant changes are being made to the UK anti-money laundering regime.
Of particular interest to the private equity industry will be the proposed new criminal offence of failure to prevent the...more
1/30/2017
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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) ,
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Tax Evasion ,
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UK Bribery Act
This week, the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, set out the UK Government's long-awaited position on what the UK out of the EU should look like. The announcement of what is generally thought of as a "hard Brexit" negotiating...more
1/19/2017
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