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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
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.
11 August 2017
New Guidance on Financial Sanctions – OFSI approach to compliance and enforcement
With recent developments in the field of sanctions policy the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has updated its Guidance. This is in light of new Regulations in the area in force from 8 August. Sanctions policy and the UK’s approach to this have also been in the spotlight with the forthcoming International Sanctions Bill ( see related blog).
8 August 2017
New reporting regulations for sanctions breaches now in force
New regulations which expand the scope of the reporting requirements set out in existing UK financial sanctions statutory instruments have been introduced.