Jason Williamson

Sep 4, 2024 | lexology.com | Jonathan Benson |Ryan Junck |Jason Williamson

IntroductionRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in unprecedent judicial scrutiny of the UK’s sanctions regulations. While the judgments delivered in many cases have provided companies with needed certainty on some topics, the courts have struggled to provide clarity on the key issue of when an entity is indirectly targeted by sanctions due to a targeted person controlling an entity.

May 21, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Jason Williamson

SINGAPORE: How do you decide whether to accept a call from an unknown number? As people become more wary of +65 calls and overseas scammers spoofing local numbers with Singapore’s country code, scammers have been adapting by using local numbers to dupe unwitting victims. Singapore's new law making it illegal to sell or misuse SIM cards for scams is a much-needed hard line in the fight against scams, making it tougher to access an authentic local number.

May 20, 2024 | lexology.com | Andrew Good |Vanessa McGoldrick |Jason Williamson |Molly Brien |Jack Zaher

Below is a summary of recent developments and enforcement trends in the UK white collar crime space in the first quarter of 2024. I. New LegislationThe Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) became law in the UK in October 2023, and although certain parts are not yet fully in force, the act contains key legislative changes around which companies should anticipate making related updates to their compliance programs.

Mar 19, 2024 | dialnet.unirioja.es | Antonio Castro |António Castro |Jason Williamson

“There’s something wrong in society": Teaching for racial civic literacy using young adult fictionAntonio J. Castro[1];Jason Williamson[2][1]University of Missouri[2]School of the OsageLocalización: Theory and research in social education, ISSN 0093-3104, Vol. 52, Vol. 1, 2024, págs.

Mar 11, 2024 | lexology.com | Ryan Junck |Jason Williamson |Jack Zaher |Cormac Ruiz

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.