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Where an exporter discovers that they have exported goods or transferred controlled technology without the required export licence, then they should seek legal advice and strongly consider making a voluntary...

On 31st January 2022 the UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced new legislation in Parliament to extend the UK’s sanctions regime in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Russia has...

On 28th February, 2022, the Bank of England, announced the UK Government’s intention to take further restrictive economic measures in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia by targeting...

Sanctions are restrictive measures imposed by governments on target countries, regimes, organisations and individuals. They are used for reasons of foreign policy and national security, prevention of terrorism, maintaining international...

There are several reasons why governments aim to control the export of goods, software and technology. These reasons include the development of weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons in...

Dual-use goods are items which can be used both for military and civil purposes. This extends to goods used for the manufacture of nuclear weapons that can also be used...

In the UK, financial sanctions are restrictions put on designated persons, financial services and investments. These can be anything from freezing a person’s financial assets to specific investment ban targets....

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End-use controls apply to items (goods, technology, or software), which are not listed in the military or dual-use control lists, so items which would not normally require an export licence...

Compound settlements are penalties offered for breaches of export controls in lieu of criminal prosecution. They are issued by HMRC and can amount to three times the value of the...