New UK enforcement body goes live and new powers granted to existing body, regulating those doing business in the UK. UK trade sanctions enforcement risks are set to increase on October 10, 2024, as two government agencies...more
On 12 September 2024, the UK Government published The Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (“the Regulations”), which provide the regulatory framework for the Office of Trade Sanctions...more
In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a broad and unprecedented range of sanctions were imposed on Russia by various countries and international bodies to target the Russian economy and prevent further...more
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its ‘enforcement and monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions’ guidance, which was last updated in June 2022. ...more
The UK sanctions authority, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), has announced its first multi million pound fine since its establishment in 2016. The fine confirms OFSI’s increasing enforcement activity...more
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (the “2017 Act“) came into effect on 1 April 2017, and introduced a number of changes, including new powers for the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI“) to impose increased...more
On March 31, 2016, the U.K. launched the new Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) within HM Treasury. OFSI, which assumes the financial sanctions responsibilities previously carried out by HM Treasury’s Asset...more
On 7 March 2016, the new Police and Crime Bill (the “Bill”) received its second reading in Parliament. The stated aims of the Bill are to bring consistency to all penalties across the UK financial sanctions regimes, increase...more