On 25 June 2026, the UK’s Export Control Joint Unit (“ECJU”) introduced a new Open General Export Licence for dual-use items (“Dual-Use OGEL”) intended to simplify licensing requirements for UK exporters of dual-use items by providing a single, streamlined licensing process for exports to certain low-risk destinations. The Dual-Use OGEL entered into force immediately upon its publication. The Dual-Use OGEL consolidates two existing licences (the EU Member States Dual-Use OGEL and General Export Authorisation (GEA)…
We are flagging a recent example of continued coordination on sanctions between the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia focused on cybercrime. On November 19, 2025, the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia jointly imposed sanctions on Russia-based bulletproof hosting (“BPH”) service providers Media Land and ML Cloud and 2 of their key personnel after determining they had supported ransomware operations and other cybercrimes. The US OFAC announcement is here, the UK Government announcement is…