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UK Foreign Secretary cracks down on dirty money with fresh sanctions
David Lammy, the UK Foreign Secretary, has frozen over £100 million in illicit assets and dismantled extensive networks used by kleptocrats to hide wealth embezzled from their nations. The sanctions also target the kleptocrats’ associates, including friends, family members, and facilitators who aided in siphoning resources from their home countries…
OFSI publishes Oil Price Cap advisory on evasion linked to product origin manipulation through fabricated and falsified Certificates of Origin (CO)
OFSI has identified instances where shipments of Russian origin oil and oil products have been manipulated to appear as non-Russian through the use of fabricated or falsified certificates of origin (CO).
OFSI highlights key changes to Sanctions legislation introduced through the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024
This instrument introduces the following changes to sanctions legislation: An expansion of the definition of relevant firms subject to financial sanctions reporting obligations to cover additional sectors – high value dealers, art market participants, insolvency practitioners and letting agencies. Changing the existing requirements on relevant firms and involved persons to report suspected offences to a requirement to report suspected breaches of sanctions regulations.
FCDO announces a wave of new sanctions against Russia’s military industrial complex and Russian-backed mercenary groups
The UK has imposed new sanctions on Russia’s military-industrial complex targeting suppliers of crucial military equipment and Russian-backed mercenaries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The sanctions aim to disrupt Russia’s access to vital resources for its illegal war in Ukraine, including goods from China, Turkey and Central Asia. This action precedes the European Political Community Summit in Budapest…
OFSI publishes Financial sanctions guidance for Insolvency Practitioners
Financial sanctions include restrictions on designated persons, such as freezing financial assets, as well as wider restrictions on investment and financial services. UK financial sanctions apply to all persons within the territory and territorial sea of the UK and to all UK persons, wherever they are in the world…
UK strikes at heart of Putin’s war machine with latest wave of sanctions
UK announces 56 new sanctions in its largest sanctions package against Russia since May 2023. New targets include suppliers supporting Russia’s military production, Russian-backed mercenary groups operating in Sub-Saharan Africa and a GRU agent involved in the use of a Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury.
OTSI’s new unit is equipped with enhanced powers to target businesses that violate sanctions and ensure the effectiveness of UK sanctions
OTSI will be instrumental in providing vital additional tools not only to help businesses comply with our sanctions, but also to deter and impose costs upon those seeking to breach them. The new unit is part of the Department for Business and Trade. OTSI will work with businesses to offer guidance, issue licences and investigate reports of trade sanctions…
OFSI updates its guide to the current consolidated list of asset freeze targets, and a list of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions under the Russia regulations
OFSI updates its guide to the current consolidated list of asset freeze targets, and a list of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions under the Russia regulations
UK Govt has sanctioned Russian troops for their use of chemical weapons on the battlefield
Russian forces have admitted to using hazardous chemical weapons on the battlefield such as riot control agents and the toxic agent chloropicrin in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. In retaliation, the UK has sanctioned the Radiological Chemical and Biological Defence Troops of the Russian Armed Forces and their leader Igor Kirillov for deploying these weapons and disseminating Kremlin disinformation…
The House of Commons Library briefing on Russian sanctions provides key developments and insights, along with relevant links and think tank research assessing the effectiveness of the sanctions
Summarises landscape that has led to a strengthening of the sanctions regime and examines the detail of the measures imposed.
FCA develops an AI tool to help identify potential breaches of Russian sanctions
This initiative aims to enhance monitoring capabilities and effectively address the complex and evolving sanctions landscape, particularly in light of geopolitical events. By utilizing AI, the FCA can process vast amounts of data to detect potential violations more efficiently, thus strengthening financial crime prevention measures…
UK sanctions 10 vessels in Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, a group of ships that use illicit practices to avoid sanctions on Russian oil
The UK’s action directly targets vessels that facilitate the movement of Russian oil to sanctioned or restricted markets, undermining sanctions and allowing Russia to sustain its economy during the war. The sanctioned vessels will face restrictions on insurance, port access, and financial transactions, making it harder for them to operate internationally…