UK Sanctions Enforcement in Practice - Criminal, Regulatory & Asset Recovery Risk for Practitioners

Introduction

Sanctions law is evolving quickly and generates practical questions around risk, exposure, and interaction with POCA and money laundering offences.

This virtual classroom seminar will address how sanctions issues now arise in criminal investigations, restraint proceedings, money laundering cases, and regulatory enforcement - and the strategic problems they create for practitioners advising individuals and businesses under investigation.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• The current UK sanctions framework post-Brexit and its enforcement architecture
• The relationship between sanctions breaches and money laundering offences
• The role and powers of OFSI, OFSI penalties, and referral to criminal investigation
• Strict liability in monetary penalties and its practical implications
• Evidential and attribution issues in sanctions prosecutions
• Asset freezing, designation challenges, and interaction with restraint / confiscation
• Cross-border enforcement and parallel regulatory exposure
• Corporate and individual liability risks in professional advisory contexts
• Strategic considerations when sanctions issues arise mid-investigation

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.