Sanctions and Export Controls
Sanctions compliance – John Binns speaks to The Law Society Gazette
Sanctions Designations in UK Courts: Lessons from the Synesis Case
Supply Chains and the Proceeds of Crime: A Green Light for Slavery Products?
BCL’s John Binns speaks at English Law Day Conference in Istanbul 2023
BCL to deliver Lexology Webinar on The UK’s Sanctions Regime: Navigating an Ever-Moving Horizon
Balancing human rights protections and international obligations in the post-Brexit UK sanctions regime: John Binns writes LexisNexis Case Note
Umar Azmeh discusses UK post-Brexit sanctions
OFSI Annual Review 2020-2021
Cyber Sanctions: what are they, and are they here to stay?
Sanctions in the UK
Sanctions (including travel bans[1] and asset freezes) are a tool of foreign policy where the UK, as an EU member, not only implemented EU laws[2], but also played a leading role in making them.
While the policy lead for sanctions lies with the Foreign Office, the responsibility for enforcement lies with the Home Office (for travel bans) and HM Treasury, specifically the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), which oversees a system of financial penalties for breaches of financial sanctions[3].