Belgravia Law provides comprehensive guidance to both individuals and corporations on matters related to sanctions and export control compliance, enforcement and legal challenges. Our clients include banks, regulated financial institutions, law firms and professional service providers.
We have great depth of experience in handling administrative and judicial challenges to sanctions designations and licensing decisions. With members of our team having brought the first court review of a UK designation under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA).
Belgravia Law's expertise in sanctions, combined with our experience in administrative and judicial challenges makes us perfectly placed to assist our clients in this specialised and fast developing area of law.
One of our notable strengths is our extensive experience dealing with licensing authorities where we have had success in licences being granted for our clients in the UK, US and in overseas territories such as Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the Cayman Islands.
Our expertise allows us to effectively navigate the complexities of the licensing process and provide tailored compliance advice to our clients in a timely manner. We collaborate closely with sanctions specialists worldwide, ensuring we deliver comprehensive and up-to-date guidance on a global scale.
Representing a leading brokerage to unfreeze securities valuing in excess of USD 1 billion belonging to our client and its customers, blocked by Euroclear.
Representing an English company in its successful judicial review of OFSI’s lack of response to a licence application that would have resulted in the bankruptcy of the client entity. One of the first cases of its kind.
Representing an international IT company to challenge its sanctions designation in a claim against the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (FCDO). The first challenge to be heard under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA) in the English High Court.
Representing an automotive company to challenge closure of its bank accounts held by an English plc on the basis of unfair discrimination.
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