The UK’s Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime 2021
By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21
On 26 April 2021, the UK Government announced a new sanctions regime specifically targeting corruption. Following the introduction of the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (the Regulations), the UK Government has targeted 22 people that it has reasonable grounds to suspect have been involved in serious corruption. The regime complements the UK’s global human rights sanctions regime (details of which can be found in our article here) and represents a significant extension of the...
By: Allen & Overy LLP