On July 31, 2026, authorities from the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom issued a joint alert warning countries, companies, and other entities about the threat posed by information technology (“IT”) workers of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK” or “North Korea”). According to the alert, North Korea relies on a network of skilled IT workers, deployed both within and…
The UK Government has introduced the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (the “Regulations”), which will come into force on 12 May 2026 (see here). The Regulations introduce Sanctions End-Use Controls (“SEUC”), a new licensing requirement which the UK Government can use to impose licensing requirements on exports where it considers there is a high risk of the goods or related technology being diverted to a sanctioned person or destination. What are Sanctions End‑Use…
On 22 April 2026, the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (the “Syria Amendment Regulations”) came into force, amending the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the “Syria Sanctions”) to remove trade restrictions relating to luxury goods, gold, precious metals and diamonds. What have the Syria Amendment Regulations changed? The Syria Amendment Regulations have amended UK Syria Sanctions to remove the definitions of “gold, precious metals or diamonds” and “luxury goods” in their entirety.…
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