by Caroline Dutot | Nov 27, 2023 | Insights
The top sanctions question of the moment is whether the UN (or any other international organisation) is likely to instigate new sanctions measures given the current conflict in Israel. Historic context The link historically between UN sanctions and the current...
by Michael O'Connell | Nov 1, 2023 | Insights, Uncategorised
A recent decision of the Royal Court has reminded Jersey advocates of the personal professional responsibility they bear as officers of the Court. The case of The Representation of Itkin v Wood and Adam (as Joint Liquidators of Golden Sphinx Ltd) [2023 ]RC101...
by Caroline Dutot | Jun 14, 2023 | Insights
MONEYVAL, the assessment body established by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), plays a critical role in evaluating countries’ adherence to international anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing standards. For businesses, preparing for a...
by Caroline Dutot | Jan 10, 2023 | Insights
Everything you need to know about Russian Sanctions and the Trust Prohibition. The UK first announced its intention to prevent Russia from accessing trust services in June 2022. However, 6 months passed without those measures coming to fruition. The UK Government were...
by Caroline Dutot | Apr 12, 2022 | Insights
In Crown Prosecution Service v Aquila Advisory Ltd [2021] UKSC 49, the prosecution authority sought to enforce confiscations orders made in criminal proceedings against assets that were the subject of competing proprietary claims brought by Aquilla. The UK Supreme...
by Howard Sharp QC | Apr 3, 2021 | Insights
There is a presumption in law that legislation is not intended to have extra-territorial effect. This is reinforced by well known principles of International comity. This can causes difficulties in respect of complex regulatory and white collar criminal investigations...
