In a much-anticipated move, on 7 December 2020, the Council of the European Union adopted a Council Decision and a Council Regulation establishing the EU’s global human rights sanctions regime (the GHRSR). ...more
Two recent settlements in the United States have highlighted the risks for parties involved in aviation and shipping of incurring liabilities for a breach of sanctions. ...more
The EU’s key financing restrictions targeting certain Russian sectoral sanctions targets are contained in Article 5 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 (Article 5). Article 5 restricts certain activities involving...more
On 5 April 2019, a decision of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Panel in “Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit” (WT/DS512/R) (the Report) was published. The decision related to restrictions imposed by Russia on...more
When the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 was first proposed, the expectation was that it would enable the UK to maintain the status quo after it leaves the EU in the areas of sanctions and anti-money laundering...more
A new regime in the UK for punishing individuals or businesses that breach financial sanctions came into force on 1 April 2017.
In March 2016 the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) was formed, as part of...more
A new regime in place in the UK for punishing individuals or businesses that breach financial sanctions comes into force from 1 April. In March 2016 the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) was formed, as part...more