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UK GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES NEW SANCTIONS AND ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING BILL
On 19 October the UK Government published the text of a proposed new Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill (the "Bill"), which seeks to create a …
POTENTIAL SANCTIONS IMPOSITION PURSUANT TO US ADMINISTRATION'S ANNOUNCED NEW STRATEGY ON IRAN
President Trump has repeatedly criticised the ‘Iran deal’, referring to it as an ‘embarrassment’ for the United States. On 13 October 2017, he laid out …
OFSI publishes quick guide to financial sanctions
On 4 October 2017, HM Treasury's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ("OFSI") published a quick guide for UK businesses, with the aim of helping …
Corporate Crime monthly update - September 2017
Welcome to the September 2017 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, …
UK Government’s future Partnership Paper on Foreign policy, defence and development: including proposals for co-operation on sanctions, cyber security, and the defence and security industries
The UK Government has released a Paper outlining the UK’s proposals for a future partnership with the EU regarding foreign policy, defence and …
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTS SECTORAL SANCTIONS TARGETING VENEZUELA
On August 24, 2017, President Trump issued a new Executive Order targeting the current Venezuela regime. The next day, the US Department of the …
NEW SANCTIONS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-FINANCIAL SECTOR BUSINESSES
With effect from 8 August, the Government has introduced significant new reporting requirements in relation to EU asset freeze regimes. Previously, only …
UK GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES RESPONSE ON THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR SANCTIONS POST-BREXIT
On 2 August 2017, the UK Government published its response to the public consultation on the UK’s future legal framework for imposing and implementing …
US PRESIDENT SIGNS IRAN, NORTH KOREA AND RUSSIA SANCTIONS BILL – WITH TWO SIGNING STATEMENTS
H.R. 3364 (the "Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act") overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate and has now been signed into law by …
US PRESIDENT RECERTIFIES IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL AND EXTENDS REVIEW OF SUDAN SANCTIONS
Iran Nuclear Deal Recertified with New Sanctions Imposed On July 17, the US President certified Iranian compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, the Joint …
US to reinstate certain actions against Cuba
On June 16, 2017, President Trump announced a policy framework for the re-imposition of certain US sanctions with respect to Cuba. In particular, the …
US Senate votes to impose new sanctions on Iran
The US Senate has voted to impose an array of new sanctions with respect to Iran, related to Iran's alleged activity concerning its ballistic missile …
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