UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces the “largest and most severe package of economic sanctions that Russia has ever seen” before Parliament and OFSI designates additional Russian entities and individuals as asset freeze...more
Today the UK government has adopted the “first barrage of UK economic sanctions against Russia” as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “bent on a full scale invasion of Ukraine”. UK...more
2/23/2022
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Ukraine
The UK Government has strengthened its Russian sanctions legislation by extending its sanctions designation criteria to target Russian businesses and individuals in a wide range of economic and strategically significant...more
The Court of Justice of the EU has interpreted for the first time the Blocking Regulation. The ruling confirms that it is possible to terminate contracts with a US designated person without providing reasons. However, in...more
Between March and November 2021 HMRC issued compound penalties in respect of unlicensed exports of dual use goods, military goods and related activity controlled by the Export Control Order 2008 with settlements totalling...more
The EU has expanded the listing criteria for specific designations under the Belarus sanctions regime that targets those that facilitate illegal crossing of the EU’s external borders. In addition, the EU has adopted an...more
On 1 November 2021, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published an updated charity sector guidance regarding the UK’s humanitarian activity following Afghanistan’s Taliban takeover. The notice follows...more
The European Union and the United Kingdom have each significantly expanded the scope of their sanctions against Belarus in response to the forced Ryanair aircraft landing in May. The new measures adopted target a significant...more
8/17/2021
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On 26 April 2021, the UK launched the Global Anti-Corruption sanctions regime against individuals and organisations responsible for serious international corruption. The first wave of sanctions designations includes 22...more
On 22 March 2021, the UK Government published new official guidance on exporting military or dual-use technology.The guidance provides that controlled software and technology is generally subject to an export licence...more
3/26/2021
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Export Controls ,
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Information Technology ,
International Trade ,
Software ,
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UK Brexit
On 11 March 2021, the UK government announced that it is extending the existing post-Brexit import customs declarations deferment from 1 July 2021 until 1 January 2022, meaning full customs processes for some imports will not...more
Following the military coup on 1 February 2021 and subsequent human rights violations, the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office added three Myanmar military officers to the UK Sanctions List on 18 February 2021....more
On Christmas Eve, the United Kingdom and European Union finally agreed a trade deal – the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) – which will define the post-Brexit trading relationship between the European Union and United...more
1/7/2021
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On 20 July 2020, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced (through a statement to the House of Commons) that as part of the UK's response to China’s imposition of new national security laws on Hong Kong...more
Governments all over the world are continuing to take steps to strengthen their powers to intervene in foreign direct investments ("FDI") into their countries. These changes come at a time of increased scrutiny of foreign...more
The UK Government has issued sanctions for the first time under the new global human rights sanctions regime against individuals and organisations responsible for human right violations. This is the first wave of designations...more
Amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic many things are uncertain. For businesses, this is further compounded by the rapidly changing and temporary measures that governments are launching to limit the financial fallout of the...more
The disruption linked to COVID-19 already affects the global economy significantly, including M&A transactions in Europe and across the globe. On the regulatory side, many deals face challenges caused by national authorities'...more
What lies ahead for the UK's future trading relationship with the EU and the US?
Following the Conservative Party's landslide victory in the UK general election, which Boris Johnson won on a promise to "get Brexit done",...more
12/17/2019
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Trade Relations ,
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US Trade Policies
The EU regime for controlling the exports from the EU of products and/or technology that can be used for both civil and military purposes (dual-use items) is now 10 years old. As a result of the changes in technology and...more
On 14 October, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13894, Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria (EO).
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10/18/2019
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Syria ,
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