United Kingdom: International Law

Two British men will be sentenced in the US next year after admitting their role in a $99 million wine fraud.

Michael Drury, Christina Josephides and Mohamed Naleemudeen contribute to an analysis published by Mondaq Business Briefingon the European Court of Human Rights' landmark ruling in Netherlands and Ukraine v. Russia...

On 4 November 2024, HMRC published a Notice to Exporters regarding a compound penalty of £58,426.45 imposed for breaches of Russian trade sanctions.

The global supply chain faces persistent overcapacity, tariff uncertainty, and demand softness across most freight modes, with trade shifting away from China toward Vietnam, Mexico, and India.

There's one thing container shipping operators are sure of: disruption is good for business. And the 2020s have given us some truly dire disruptions: a blocked canal, a global pandemic, armed conflicts on land and sea, bitter trade disputes, and we could go on. In the wake of the upheaval has come a volatile business environment, elevated rates, and record earnings

Gary Leung and Zhen Yu Lam share key tips for navigating cross-border enforcement...

It is being reported, following a Freedom of Information request to HM Treasury, that the UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has between 1 and 5 investigations...

In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below...

This first 2026 edition considers evolving UK sanctions enforcement practice, government policy responses to sanctions evasion, and Parliamentary scrutiny of the UK's Magnitsky-style regimes.