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.

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.

In this lesson, Rakesh Patel, Head of Sanctions Policy Oversight and Export Controls at HSBC, covers the topic of financial and immigration sanctions. Who is responsible for imposing financial sanctions? What are immigration sanctions and who is the target of these restrictions? And why was Chelsea Football Club subject to asset freezes and travel bans? Tune in to learn more.

In this episode, we welcome back Maya Lester KC, barrister at Brick Court Chambers, to teach a lesson on the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act. Maya walks us through the implications of leaving the European Union on UK sanctions, asset freezing financial sanctions, travel bans, trade sanctions, and much more. Join us to learn more about this fascinating jurisdiction and the ongoing developments of UK SAMLA.

In the second lesson of the new school year, our host Anila Haleem, Sanctions Policy Manager at UK Finance, is joined by Neil Whiley, Director of Sanctions at UK Finance to explore the history of sanctions. From the Megarian Decree – the earliest recorded instance of sanctions in 432 BC – to the third ever US president Thomas Jefferson’s embargo against Haiti, the origin of the Trading with the Enemy Act in 1914 and the US sanctions imposed on Cuba, in this episode we explore the impact of sanctions throughout history and those enforced today.

In the first episode of this new series, we discuss what sanctions are, who imposes sanctions, and why sanctions are enforced. Neil Whiley, Director of Sanctions at UK Finance is joined by Maya Lester KC, barrister at Brick Court Chambers, to provide a comprehensive background of sanctions and their implications on the global landscape.