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Oct 7, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Ryan Junck |Jonathan Benson |Jason Williamson |Karolina Kopczynska-Grobelny |Jack Zaher
On 27 September 2024, the UK’s financial sanctions regulator, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), announced that it had issued its first monetary penalty for a breach of UK financial sanctions imposed against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jonathan Benson |Ryan Junck |Jason Williamson
The UK Court of Appeal recently held that the National Crime Agency’s decision not to investigate whether cotton goods manufactured in China and imported to the UK were the product of forced labour was unlawful — a decision that could have significant impact on organisations. On 27 June 2024, the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in R.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Ryan Junck |Cormac Ruiz |Jason Williamson
On 22 February 2024, shortly before the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK government published its first sanctions strategy (the Strategy).1 The Strategy explains the UK’s use and implementation of sanctions as a foreign policy and security tool and signals the government’s likely areas of focus going forward. The publication of the Strategy coincided with the UK’s announcement of designations against 52 individuals and entities under the Russia and Belarus regimes.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Ryan Junck |Vanessa McGoldrick |Jason Williamson
On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) became law in the UK. The Act represents a major overhaul of the UK government’s framework for tackling financial crime and has brought into force a number of significant changes.1 Below we have set out the key changes that are now in effect, together with other provisions that are due to be implemented and which will impact corporates in the UK.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Ryan Junck |Vanessa McGoldrick |Jason Williamson
On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) became law in the UK. The Act represents a major overhaul of the UK government’s framework for tackling financial crime and has brought into force a number of significant changes.1 Below we have set out the key changes that are now in effect, together with other provisions that are due to be implemented and which will impact corporates in the UK. 1.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
civilrights.org | Monifa Bandele |Tierra Bradford |Jason Williamson |Kanya Bennett
Pod Squad Monifa Bandele Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, MomsRising Leadership Team, Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) Tierra Bradford Senior Program Manager, Justice Reform The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Jason Williamson Executive Director Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law, New York University School of Law Our Host Kanya Bennett Managing Director of Government Affairs The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Leadership...
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Ryan Junck |Jason Williamson |Jack Zaher
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearing the end of its second year, the United Kingdom has continued to introduce sanctions measures against Russia, with the latest round announced on 14 December 2023.1In particular: Existing import restrictions were expanded to include certain Russian metals and ancillary services provided in relation to luxury goods, whilst existing restrictions on processing sterling payments were expanded to cover non-sterling payments.
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Aug 21, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Robertson |Jason Williamson |Jack Zaher
When the UK legal services ban was introduced in June 2023, concerns were raised that the exception outlined in the legislation relating to the provision of sanctions compliance advice was limited in scope. In particular, as drafted, the exception is limited to advice relating to compliance with UK sanctions; it does not include the provision of legal advice in relation to whether a client’s proposed activity is prohibited by other international sanctions regimes.
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Feb 20, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Elizabeth Robertson |Jason Williamson |Jack Zaher
On 20 January 2023, the UK High Court of Justice (the High Court) delivered its judgment in R. (on the application of World Uyghur Congress) v Secretary of State for the Home Department. The case concerned a judicial review application brought by the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), a nongovernmental organisation which promotes the interests of exiled Uyghur groups, relating to the decision of certain UK enforcement agencies not to investigate alleged criminal wrongdoing.
