Solicitors Regulation Authority has published guidance on the UK Sanctions Regime for SRA-regulated firms, solicitors, registered European lawyers and registered foreign lawyers. “The sanctions …
UK’s Second Economic Crime Bill is at odds with the EU decision. Hogan Lovells reminds clients, “An existing overseas entity (and its officers) who owns land but has failed to register at …
The European Commission has released a proposal to harmonize criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU restrictive measures. Individual persons could be liable to a maximum penalty of …
The European Commission is proposing to create a new structure to manage frozen and immobilized public Russian assets, invest them and use the proceeds for Ukraine. The announcement includes measures …
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) governing the circumstances under which beneficial ownership information may be disclosed to federal …
In a win for the Legal Industry, the Senate stripped the ENABLERS Act from the National Defense Authorization Act. The amendment would have closed a key loophole identified by anti-corruption …
Big sugar suffered an uncommon setback when US Customs and Border Patrol issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against a Dominican affiliate of Florida’s Fanjul organization, based on …
Enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) has begun in earnest, according to a DHS official. “We’ve moved a lot of resources over to this new enforcement priority. …
State’s Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to engage in a public-private partnership with the Quantum Technology Center (QTC) at the …
“Modern, data-driven digital technologies utilizing AI and machine learning can and should play an integral role in enhancing BIS export control enforcement capabilities,” according to a …
The United States needs to be more strategic and less reactive in its use of export controls, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said yesterday in a major speech on US-China relations. “For too …
President Biden called for government officials reviewing foreign investments to put more focus on national security risks. The September 15 executive order is the first-ever presidential …
Arms Trade Treaty Conference: Focus on Diversion Post-shipment on-site inspections are one of the main focuses of the German presidency of the Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP8) to the 2013 …
Minutes before midnight on her last day as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet authorized the release of a harshly critical report of China’s treatment of …
“While the United States space industrial base remains on an upward trajectory, the upward trajectory of the People's Republic of China is even steeper, with a significant rate of overtake, …
Continuing to emphasize that greater consequences drive greater compliance, BIS Export Enforcement Chief Matt Axelrod updated practitioners on the changes to export control enforcement firms can …
Estevez Comes Out Swinging Alan Estevez, the newly installed Undersecretary of Commerce for Industry and Security shared his thinking at what he called his “coming out party” May …
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