On 11 August 2023, the UK Department for Business and Trade issued the Legal Advisory Services General Trade Licence (the āGeneral Licenceā) which came into force immediately. The General Licence was issued following the amendments to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the āUK Russia Regulationsā) earlier in June (the āAmending Regulationā) which introduced certain restrictions to the provision of legal advisory services concerning sanctions against Russia. As summarised in our previous blog on…
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