Sanctions School

In this lesson, we are joined by Thomas Lane from Latham & Watkins to discuss thematic sanctions. What type of thematic regimes exist and what differentiates them? How do the UN, US, EU, and UK thematic regimes differ? And how are freezing orders imposed? Tune in to learn more.

In the first lesson of year two, we are joined by Victoria Turner from Eversheds Sutherland to discuss ownership and control. What is ownership and control and what do they cover? How do the UN, US, EU, and UK positions differ? And what is the 50% rule and why is this significant? Join us to learn more.

What is the maximum fine for a sanctions breach? How does the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) respond to a breach of sanctions? And what is the role of the NCA? Join us as Alexandra Adey from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) leads a lesson on reporting and enforcement action.

In this lesson, we are joined by Louis Dawson Jones from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation to discuss guidance and licenses. What is the difference between guidance and licenses and exceptions? Why do we have guidance and licenses, and what do these cover? And what are common areas for exceptions? Join us to learn more.

Gem Conn, Vice President of Content, Strategy, and Quality, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance is our guest teacher this month and joins us to lead a lesson on screening. We hear from Gem on the impact of new sanctions regimes imposed due to the dynamic political landscape and what this means for screening. What is screening? What tools and systems are used in screening? And what is the difference between transaction and customer screening? Join us to learn more.

In this lesson, we are joined by Alfonso Cortes, Finance & Economic Unit Chief, US Embassy London, as we learn about US sanctions. What sanctions have the United States authorised in recent years to counter threats to national security? How can sanctions elicit a change in behaviour regarding terrorism, drug trafficking, and human rights issues? And why would the President of the United States sign an executive order? Join us for this lesson as we learn about the history of US sanctions and their impact on the global landscape.

Aline Doussin, Partner at Hogan Lovells, is our guest teacher this month as she leads a lesson on European Union (EU) sanctions. How does the EU enforce sanctions laws and what regimes are implemented? Can EU member states have their own autonomous regime? And what is meant by ownership and control? Join us as we explore the world of EU sanctions and their impact on the global landscape. 

In this lesson, we welcome back Ian Bolton to teach a lesson on UN sanctions. What control does the United Nations have when it comes to enforcing sanctions? Who decides which sanctions the UN will impose? And how does the UN use sanctions to elicit a change in behaviour? Join us as we learn about the UN’s use of sanctions, the North Korea sanctions regime, ISIL and Al-Qaida sanctions, and much more.

In the first lesson of 2023, we welcome Ian Bolton, Founder and CEO of Sanctions SOS, to teach a lesson on aircraft and shipping sanctions. What sanctions restrictions apply to UK airspace? What impact did the UK’s exit from the EU have on shipping sanctions? And why did a fighter jet force a Ryanair flight to land in Belarus in 2021? Tune in to find out more.

What are trade sanctions and what do they control? What is the purpose of trade sanctions? And how are they implemented? Tune in to lesson five, as Vikura Parmar, Policy Advisor, Export Control Joint Unit, leads a lesson on trade sanctions and provides comprehensive insight into their implications on the global landscape.