7 FAQs added regarding OFSI General Licence INT/2025/5787748 On 23 December, 7 FAQs were added to OFSI's FAQ page. FAQs Q177-Q183 were added to answer questions about the remit and reporting of the Arbitration Costs General Licence. Here is the new FAQ section: General Licence INT/2025/5787748 177. When should arbitrators and/or arbitration associations use the General Licence? In cases where they are receiving, directing or using funds from, or on behalf of, a designated person (DP) to pay for the costs of an arbitration.

Moving to a single list for UK sanctions designations - 28 January 2026The OFSI Consolidated List of Asset Freeze Targets is closing. From 09:00 GMT on Wednesday 28 January 2026 the UK Sanctions List will be the only source for all UK sanctions designations. There will be no changes to the structure of the current UK Sanctions List. You should use this period before January 2026 to prepare any systems for the formal closure of the OFSI Consolidated List.

Here are the reformatted Syria designations: Based on the OFSI Notice Syria 19/12/2025, the following entries have been added to the Consolidated List. Additions Individuals Mohammed Hussein AL-JASIM Group ID: 17250 Title: Brigadier General DOB: (1) --/--/1985, (2) --/--/1987, (3) --/--/1986, (4) --/--/1988 POB: Jousa, Hama Governorate, Syria a.k.a: AMSHA, Abu (non-Latin script: أبو عمشة)

Turns out the General Licence (GL) shows you when things were updated, but not what was amended. As per the email sent by OFSI, the "good stuff" is in the Publication Notice: Publication_Notice_Document_-_INT-2025-7628424Download So, going forward, I'll give you the link to the GL, but show you the Publication Notice.

The UK has a number of sanctions that can be engaged by crypto-related activities. Most notably, its asset freeze restrictions prohibit making funds or economic resources available to, or dealing with...

Britain on Wednesday added Egypt's Zohr gas field, in which Russian oil major Rosneft holds a 30% stake and London-based BP has a 10% holding, to a list of projects exempt from its Russia sanctions.

OFSI General Licence INT/2025/8202932, Russian Oil Companies Wind Down issuedOn 18 December 2025, the General Licence INT/2025/8202932 was issued. The General Licence allows for Persons to wind down from any transactions involving the Designated Person to which that Person is a party.Any persons intending to use General Licence INT/2025/8202932 should consult the copy of the Licence for full details of the definition, permissions, and usage requirements. and here's the new General Licence: GL_Document_-_Russian_Oil_Companies_Dec_2025Download

As per the OFSI Notice, the following changes have been made to the Russian sanctions program: Additions Individuals ALIYEV, Chingiz Group ID: 17265 Nationality: Azerbaijan Address: Geneva, Switzerland Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): RUS3164. Financial sanctions imposed in addition to an asset freeze: Trust services. Date trust services sanctions imposed: 18/12/2025. UK Statement of Reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Chingiz ALIYEV is an involved individual under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 because he is or has been involved in: obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia, through working as a director.

OFSI General Licences INT/2025/7628424 and INT/2025/7323088 amended. FAQ 175 added. On 17 December 2025, OFSI General Licences INT/2025/7628424 and INT/2025/7323088were amended. There has been an update to the definition of "IT Providers" and an amendment to the permissions in General Licence INT/2025/7628424. The definition of "Legal Services" has been updated in General Licence INT/2025/7323088. See FAQ 175…

Email notice from UK Government: Today, 17 December, the UK government has delisted the following 1 individual and 2 entities from the Syria sanctions regime, and one individual from the Syria sanctions regime and Iran Nuclear sanctions regime. Please note that these delistings remove duplicative designations. All four will remain listed under one of the following regimes: the Iran sanctions regime, the Iran Nuclear sanctions regime, or the Chemical Weapons sanctions regime.

On 17 December 2025, the General Licence INT/2025/5635700 was amended to add the Zohr project to the list of Exempt Projects. Additionally, the permissions of the General Licence were amended. The General Licence now authorises a Person to continue business operations and exercise shareholder rights in relation to an Exempt Project where the share registrar for that project is a Designated Person, including but not limited to the following activities: