After the United Kingdom imposed new restrictions on legal advisory services on 30 June 2023, it is becoming increasingly more complicated for organizations to gauge what kinds of legal advice they are able to provide with respect to Russia. As these restrictions apply to in house legal and compliance functions as well as law firms
On 9 June 2023, the UK implemented The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 which amends The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the “Belarus Regulations”). The latest approach allows the UK government to more strongly target exports from Belarus and to ramp up restrictions against Belarus to avoid any
In response to the on-going war in Ukraine, the UK enacted several new sanctions against Russia on July 21, 2022. These sanctions are far-reaching and will place restrictions on a variety of industries such as oil, insurance, energy, gold, and coal, as well as to the provision of professional and business services to Russia.
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