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Cohen & Gresser LLP

Sanctions Enforcement in England & Wales

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On 8 June 2022, and to coincide with the introduction of amendments to the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (“the Economic Crime Act”), the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”)...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

OFSI Fines UK Firm Located Overseas for UK Financial Sanctions Breach

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) imposed a £15,000 penalty on UAE-based and UK-registered entity, Tracerco Limited (Tracerco), for breaching UK sanctions when it purchased flights for an employee from...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Important Changes to the UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation's Enforcement Powers Come into Force On June 15, 2022

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From June 15, 2022, important changes to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation’s (OFSI) enforcement powers come into force. These were highlighted in our 2022 Compliance and Regulatory Update....more

Hogan Lovells

UK: OFSI flexes its muscles in imposition of first monetary penalty for breach of financial sanctions

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Executive summary: On 21 January 2019, OFSI issued its first monetary penalty for a breach of financial sanctions, marking a significant development in the UK’s evolving sanctions enforcement landscape. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A New Sleuth in Britain: The UK Quietly Empowers a Sanctions Enforcement Office

On April 3, 2017, the UK Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) announced new penalties for economic sanctions violations of £1 Million or 50% of the value of the transaction, whichever is higher. As a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"UK Tracks OFAC Model in Issuing Guidance on Monetary Penalties for Breaches of Financial Sanctions"

As previously reported, the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (the Act) introduced a series of major changes to the U.K. financial sanctions regime. The changes, which came into force on April 1, 2017, included the creation of new...more

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