Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent revelations of alleged atrocities in territories previously controlled by Russia have had a global impact. Dozens of foreign countries (States) have imposed a wide variety of...more
4/20/2022
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Economic Sanctions ,
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Financial Transactions ,
Foreign Investment ,
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Trade Restrictions ,
UK ,
Ukraine
What is it? On 15 March 2022 the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the Act) received royal assent, having been expedited through parliament as part of the United Kingdom’s response to Russia’s invasion...more
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has pushed forward a wider government agenda to encourage transparency in relation to how overseas entities own UK real estate. We first reported many years ago on the details of the...more
3/25/2022
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New Legislation ,
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Real Estate Investments ,
Real Estate Market ,
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Transparency ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The UK Government has announced sanctions and export controls against Russia that are in addition to those imposed on 22 February 2022. This escalation of sanctions is in response to Russia’s military advance into Ukraine on...more