Complying with the UK Sanctions Regime

New Year, New UK sanctions regimes - Eversheds Sutherland

Organisations falling in scope of the UK sanctions regimes must take steps to ensure that compliance with the new regimes is firmly embedded within relevant ...

New UK sanctions regime | Gowling WLG

The UK's Sanctions and Money Laundering Act 2018 ("SAMLA") allows the UK to adopt its own sanctions regulations to maintain compliance with UN ...

New UK Sanctions Regime Introduced

As a result of the GHR Sanctions, it is now prohibited for persons in the UK and UK nationals and entities located overseas to: deal with ...

European Union sanctions | EEAS

For a majority of sanctions regimes, measures are targeted at individuals and entities and consist of asset freezes and travel bans. The EU can also adopt ...

What is the Sanctions & Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018? - Skillcast

The Act also includes provisions allowing the UK to impose sanctions for compliance with international human rights law or respect for human ...

What you need to know about the new UK sanctions regime post ...

all UK nationals and UK legal entities established under UK law, including their non-UK branches, must also comply with UK financial sanctions ...

Government sanctions regime - how law firms can stay compliant

As an SRA-regulated firm, it is essential to understand the UK Sanctions Regime and comply with it to avoid any breaches. The sanctions are ...

UK Sanctions Post-Brexit - NCBarBlog

The existing EU and UK sanctions regimes have lacked a corollary to the U.S. concept of a “general license”, which allows for persons to ...

UK Sanctions Implementation and Strategy Taskforce - RUSI

The Brexit vote in 2016 set the UK on a path to develop its independent sanctions policies. This presented the opportunity to establish new sanctions ...

Sanctions - The Bar Standards Board

Overview of the UK sanctions regime · OFSI consolidated list of sanctions · Financial sanctions listed by regime · Sign up for OFSI alerts · OFSI guidance · OFSI ...

Navigating the UK sanctions regime in the context of litigation

Following Brexit, the UK established an autonomous sanctions regime by implementing the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 ("SAMLA 2018"), ...

Examining UK And EU Approaches To Sanctions Enforcement

Law360, London (November 14, 2024, 3:18 PM GMT) -- Despite criticism of some aspects of the U.K.'s sanctions regime, there appear to be ...

Don't Let Ship Sale Be a Vessel for Non-Compliance – UK ...

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the “2019 Regulations”) came into force in the UK in December 2020 to replace the EU ...

Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 - Legislation.gov.uk

There are around 2,000 designated persons under existing sanctions regimes implemented by the UK. Examples include individuals involved in providing support to ...

Russia: What has changed and what do I need to do? - OFSI Blog

OFSI helps ensure financial sanctions are properly understood, implemented and enforced in the United Kingdom. This includes the Oil Price Cap ...

UK Sanctions Post-Brexit | Insights - Ropes & Gray LLP

The existing EU and UK sanctions regimes have lacked a corollary to the U.S. concept of a “general license”, which allows for persons to ...

Financial sanctions FAQ | Law Society of Scotland

All individuals and legal entities who are within or undertake activities within the UK's territory must comply with UK financial sanctions that are in force.

Law Firm | The sanctions regime in the British Virgin Islands - Mourant

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation of HM Treasury (OFSI) is the authority responsible for implementing the UK's financial ...

UK Sanctions Enforcement Update - Covington & Burling LLP

regime, had acted in good faith, had intended to comply with the relevant restrictions, had fully co-operated with OFSI and had taken remedial ...

Sanctions - States of Guernsey

The 2020 regulations give effect to all of the UK sanctions regimes under the SAML Act to date, and repeal the Ordinances giving effect to corresponding EU ...