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AI in Fraud Investigations, Trends in International Financial Crimes & Fraud in ESG Matters: Perspectives From Spain

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Forensic services in Spain are robust, but still have room for growth compared to other markets, especially with respect to the market in the United Kingdom. Growth in the legal marketplace will come through the proliferation...more

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Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review: Cayman Islands – January to March 2024

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Welcome to the first instalment of 2024 of our Cayman Islands Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. As we cover in this issue, there have been a number of updates in the first quarter of the year. Perhaps most notably is the...more

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Regulatory & Risk Advisory Outlook 2024: Cayman Islands

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2023 was an active year for the Cayman Islands regulatory industry. While we have endeavoured to keep you updated throughout the year with our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Reviews, our team has highlighted below the key changes...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd Forum on Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight - October 17th - 18th, New York, NY

With so many new, emerging risks coming to the forefront, ACI is excited to announce our Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight. Unlike other conferences, this highly anticipated event stands apart...more

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Frozen assets report due 11 November for UK Persons holding or controlling frozen assets

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On 2 September 2022, HM Government – through the Treasury – exercised its power to request information by issuing a financial sanctions notice requesting that all persons that hold or control funds or economic resources...more

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UK Amends License for 30-Day Wind Down of VTB Bank Positions

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The U.K. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has published a revised General License under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The License was first published on February 25, 2022, and allows...more

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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for October 2021

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Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and case developments from the past month,...more

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UK Introduces New Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime

On 26 April 2021, the UK’s first sanctions under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/488) (“the Regulations”) came into force. The Regulations are made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of Brexit on UK and EU Sanctions Frameworks

The U.K. adopted an autonomous financial sanctions regime when it exited the European Union on December 31, 2020. The U.K. and EU have both stated that they intend to coordinate post-Brexit sanctions policy as much as...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.K. Announces “Magnitsky Act-style” Global Human Rights Sanctions and 49 Designations

- As of 1:00 p.m. BST July 6, 2020, the GHR Regulation came into force, representing the introduction of the U.K.’s long awaited GHR Regime. - The GHR Regime is the first standalone U.K. sanctions regime to be in current...more

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UK Government Amends Sanctions Legislation

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HM Treasury has published the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations and the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations, amending certain aspects of the U.K. sanctions regime. The...more

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Guidance on Post-Brexit Counter-Terrorism Regulations Issued by UK Government

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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued guidance on the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the proposed U.K. regulations that will govern the U.K.'s application of international...more

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Post-Brexit UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill receives Royal Assent and becomes an Act of Parliament (law)

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Currently the UK, as a Member State of the EU, adopts UK and EU sanctions through EU Council decisions and regulations, brought into effect in the UK by Section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972....more

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FCA sanctions bank and its MLRO for anti-money laundering systems failings

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In this decision report we review the FCA’s action against Sonali Bank (UK) Ltd (Sonali Bank) and its money laundering reporting officer (MLRO), Steven Smith, in connection with failings identified in relation to Sonali...more

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2015 Year-End Cross-Border Government Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement Review

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Globalization has connected people, companies, and products across national borders more than ever. Goods and services developed in one part of the world are readily available in other parts of the world and technology is...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - May 2015

It’s an Absolute Privilege to Meet You! Texas Supreme Court Rules That Internal Investigation Report Provided by Shell Oil to DOJ Enjoys “Absolute Privilege” - Why it matters: On May 15, 2015, the Texas Supreme Court...more

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