Members of our Business Crime team are widely respected for their expertise in economic and financial sanctions as well as trade and export controls imposed by governments against designated individuals and companies in relation to a range of countries.
We are regarded as one of the leading Business Crime and International Criminal Law sets at the Bar. Our barristers specialise in advising and acting in highly complex, multi-jurisdictional sanctions and export control matters under UK and EU regimes, as well as advising on UN and US sanctions, including those imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Our work spans challenges to sanctions designations, advice on the application of sanctions in sensitive commercial transactions, licensing advice and representation in cases involving alleged breaches of sanctions. We also advise on reporting obligations and the intersection of sanctions and proceeds of crime legislation.
Our barristers have acted in a number of leading sanctions and export control cases, including OFAC and anti-corruption sanctions imposed on a prominent South Sudanese businessman.
Our expertise includes:
- Assessing the implications of potential sanctions or export controls
- Licensing applications and licence infringement claims
- Liaison with UK and overseas regulators, including HMRC, OFSI and OFAC
- Challenging designations and sanction listings domestically and internationally
- Compliance advice, including reporting obligations, lawfulness challenges and internal investigations
- Enforcement action, including criminal prosecution and regulatory proceedings for breaches of sanctions or export controls
- Money laundering and proceeds of crime issues arising from sanctions and export controls countersanctions
- Commercial disputes resulting from sanctions or export controls