Tatiana Kalaji

Jan 10, 2025 | sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com | Ben Smith |Andrew Rose |Tatiana Kalaji |Sophie Armstrong

On 8 January 2025, the UK Government announced the forthcoming launch of a new sanctions regime targeting irregular migration and organised immigration crime, expected to come into force in 2025. The UK Government explained, in an 8 January press release, that this new sanctions regime is designed to target organised immigration networks operated and utilised by people smugglers, with the goal of deterring smugglers and stemming their financial flows at their source.

Nov 26, 2024 | sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com | Kerry Contini |Ben Smith |Kelvin Hong |Tatiana Kalaji

In October 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the United Kingdom’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) celebrated the second anniversary of their Enhanced Partnership. This collaboration, initiated in response to the increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, aims to bolster the effectiveness of sanctions as a global tool for national security.