Vansh Gupta
Vansh is a Senior Associate in the trade team of Fieldfisher LLP with 8 years' experience as a sanctions and trade lawyer.
He regularly gives practical advice to business and government in complex interactions of law, politics and economics. Before joining Fieldfisher, Vansh was a trade lawyer and negotiator for the UK Department for International Trade and HM Treasury. He has been involved in nearly all of the UK's international trade agreements following its exit from the European Union.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2015
Experience
- HM Government (2018 - 2022)
- A&O Shearman (2016 - 2018)
- High Court of Delhi (2015 - 2015)
Qualification
- B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) (2015)
Education
- National Law School of India University, Bangalore (2015)
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PRACTICE NOTES
UK trade sanctions offences under SAMLA 2018: corporate liability, licences, defences, enforcement and penalties
The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA 2018)
Established after Brexit, SAMLA 2018 sets out a UK‑centric system for putting sanctions in place and policing them domestically as well. The core UK sanctions regimes have been brought in via secondary legislation, and SAMLA 2018 permits regulations to be made covering the enforcement of any ban or obligation created by a regulation. See Practice Notes: The UK sanctions framework under SAMLA 2018 and UK sanctions regimes currently in force. Under sanctions regulations, SAMLA 2018 authorises the imposition of trade sanctions. Such trade measures curb the direct or indirect import or export of goods, non‑financial services, or technology connected to, intended for use in, or used in or by, a specified country, region, or person. Note that trade sanctions intersect with export controls but are not the same. See Practice Note: Understanding the UK trade sanctions regime—What are trade sanctions? Each distinct sanctions regime may include trade‑related provisions, identifying the goods and/or services that are barred. Regulations made pursuant to SAMLA 2018 establish criminal offences to enforce prohibitions and requirements, and to stop the evasion of trade sanctions. Regulations can also set out exceptions and licences. See Practice Note: Licences and...
Corporate Crime
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