The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is currently consulting on its draft guidance on monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions within the context of new civil powers in the Policing and Crime Act 2017. This guidance sets out how OFSI will assess whether to impose monetary penalties and how those penalties will be … Continue Reading
The Order came into force on 6 May 2016 and sets out the penalties and licences related to the UK’s Iranian sanctions. It also amends Export Control Orders relating to Russia, Crimea, Sevastopol and the Central African Republic.… Continue Reading
OFAC announced settlement agreements with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CACIB) and Banco do Brasil for apparent violations of US sanctions. CACIB agreed to pay a total of US$787.3 million in criminal and civil financial penalties, which included penalties assessed by multiple government authorities, in connection with thousands of apparent violations of US sanctions. … Continue Reading
