Partner Chris Roberts has provided comment in Law360 on the UK’s strengthening sanctions enforcement regime, including the doubling of OFSI’s maximum penalty for breaches and efforts to disrupt the shadow financial systems supporting Russia’s war economy.

Commenting on the implications for businesses, Chris said: “The UK Government has given businesses a one-two combination – if they fail to be proactive and flexible this could result in potentially significant fines. While businesses may have more information than ever before, they need to be constantly monitoring the information available and, crucially, applying it to their operations to ensure that they are altered in real time.”

Chris’ comments were published in Law360, 01 September 2026.