Hybrid event: UK Trade Sanctions Enforcement, Evasion in the Trade Space and Voluntary Disclosures

As part of its on-going efforts to try to organise events focused on important aspects of export and trade controls, not usually covered elsewhere, the Awareness Outreach & Training Activities Sub-Committee of the Export Group for Aerospace, Defence & Dual-Use, an export controls-related special interest group operating under the joint umbrella of ADS Group, British Marine, Society of Maritime Industries and techUK, is working once again with one of its Members, Mayer Brown LLP, in organising an event on a topic which has been identified by the Sub-Committee as being of interest to UK firms.
 
This hybrid half-day event, on UK Trade Sanctions Evasion and Enforcement will be FREE TO ATTEND, with an option for attendees who cannot attend in person to be able to dial in to listen to the speakers, and to pose any queries that they might have on the topics being covered. Questions and queries can be posed anonymously.

Speakers are intended to include:

• The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office;
• Royal United Services Institute; HM Revenue & Customs; 
• Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation
• Legal experts at Mayer Brown LLP.

Topics to be covered include:

• UK Government approach to identifying and combatting evasion
• OTSI’s role in engaging and educating industry
• OTSI’s responsibilities for enforcement and licensing
• Development of HMRC’s approach to enforcing sanctions
• A perspective on key current trends in the US.

Agenda

• 11:00 – Registration and informal networking welcoming tea/coffee
• 12:00 – Welcome comments, EGADD Executive Committee Member
• 12:05 – Introduction – the Growing Risk of Evasion, Paul Whitfield-Jones (Mayer Brown LLP)
• 12:30 – Current trends in evasion
• 13:00 – UK Government Approach to Combatting Evasion – David Machin (FCDO)
• 13:20 – Light networking lunch
• 14:10 – Engaging with Industry on Evasion Risks
• 14:40 – HMRC Enforcement of Sanctions                                             
• 15:10 – Open Forum Panel Discussion
• 15:50 – Closing remarks, Paul Whitfield-Jones (Mayer Brown LLP and EGADD Executive Committee Member)
• 16:00 – Post-event informal networking reception
• 17:30 – Disperse

Book your place

Book to attend this event by clicking on the ‘Register Now’ button. You can select either in person or the virtual option.

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