Published on: 28 November 2025
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If adopted, these reforms could significantly raise penalties, trim concessions for voluntary self-disclosure, and bring in fresh responses to breaches, including settlement pathways. The proposals would align OFSI more closely with the enforcement model of its US peer, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a sophisticated, high-powered body with which it has developed an ever broader partnership since 2022, centred on information sharing, joint enforcement and harmonised implementation approaches. OFSI is likewise taking cues from other seasoned UK regulators, such as the Financial Conduct Authority, with which it is working closely. OFSI is progressing, and with that shift come heightened UK sanctions exposures for banks and companies within UK enforcement reach.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, OFSI has more than doubled its headcount, with a marked emphasis on licensing and enforcement activity. OFSI now has 135 staff and has established a dedicated compliance enforcement team to more effectively detect and actively act against such breaches of licence terms. During 2024-2025, OFSI opened 394 investigations, a material rise on prior years' reported totals...
When evaluating a general damages claim, the practitioner ought initially to refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG)...
This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
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