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Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline – May 2026
Jack Garden
27 February 2018
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill – Second Reading
The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill (“the Bill”) received its second reading in the House of Commons on 20 February 2018. (See our related blog)
The Bill has been introduced to address the fact that, following Brexit, the UK could face being in breach of its international obligations if it does not have in place powers to impose sanctions. At present, many of the UK’s powers to impose sanctions are derived via the European Communities Act 1972 (ECA), which will be repealed in March 2019.
13 February 2018
Guest blog: How to get the attention of the board on human rights
The Kingsley Napley International Conference 2018 held a panel debate on “Considering corporate liability for human rights abuses and international crimes, now and in the future.” Read the first in our series of follow up blogs from panellist Richard Karmel.
5 February 2018
Has Brexit undermined the UK’s ability to extradite its fugitives?
Whilst the uncertainty over Brexit and the painfully slow progress of political talks continues, the Supreme Court of Ireland has taken matters into its own hands and decided that the Irish state cannot surrender an individual who is the subject of an European Arrest Warrant (EAW) to the UK because of the risk that his rights as an EU citizen will not be enforceable in the UK post-Brexit. This has raised concerns that other countries could follow suit and leave the UK unable to rely on the EAW system whilst the terms of Brexit are being agreed.
17 January 2018
UK sanctions after Brexit: the future remains unclear
Shortly before Christmas 2017, the EU External Affairs Sub-Committee of the House of Lords published its report into UK sanctions policy in the light of Brexit. In this discrete area of policy, the sub-committee’s key findings largely mirror many of the broader, well-publicised concerns about the consequences of the UK’s departure from the EU: uncertainty, lack of a coherent plan, loss of influence, isolation and the difficulty of establishing an effective alternative. The challenge is to secure agreement with the EU for post-Brexit cooperation on sanctions, and to do so quickly.
14 August 2017
International Criminal Law – A month in review – July 2017
A summary of the significant International Criminal Law developments in July, from around the world.
