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New Guidance United Kingdom Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)

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UK OFSI updates financial sanctions guidance with new licensing ground

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The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its general guidance on financial sanctions, introducing a new licensing ground under Section 6.6, permitting the return of funds from designated Money...more

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HMT consults on reforms to OFSI civil enforcement processes

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HM Treasury (HMT) has published a consultation paper on proposed reforms to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation's (OFSI) civil enforcement processes. The aim is to improve the efficiency, transparency and...more

Mayer Brown

UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of June 23, 2025

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In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our London...more

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UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of June 2, 2025

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In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our London...more

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New sanctions guidance on "ownership and control" and due diligence expectations

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Updated guidance regarding the enforcement of financial sanctions from the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) was published on 16 March 2023. The guidance, which sits alongside OFSI’s general guidance on...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Following U.S. Lead, UK Office Of Financial Sanctions Implementation Issues Maritime Guidance

Much of the world’s focus is on the COVID-19 pandemic, and rightfully so, but sanctions regulators also have their gazes fixed on another issue: the maritime industry. On May 14 2020, we saw the U.S. Departments of State and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"UK Tracks OFAC Model in Issuing Guidance on Monetary Penalties for Breaches of Financial Sanctions"

As previously reported, the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (the Act) introduced a series of major changes to the U.K. financial sanctions regime. The changes, which came into force on April 1, 2017, included the creation of new...more

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