Scope
Relevant sanctions regimes, parties, ownership and jurisdictions.
Fixed-scope review · Sanctions risk
Sanctions Risk Review
A focused review of sanctions exposure in a transaction, counterparty, ownership structure, payment route or contract.
Deliverables
What you receive
The review is designed to support a documented decision on whether and how the transaction may proceed.
Screening
Sanctions lists, ownership and control, connected persons and restrictions.
Transaction analysis
Goods, services, banks, payment flows and commercial rationale.
Safeguards
Recommended conditions, contractual protections and escalation points.
- A new counterparty, owner, intermediary, bank or jurisdiction is involved.
- A payment or delivery may be affected by sanctions or export controls.
- A bank or business partner has requested a documented assessment.
- The contract requires appropriate representations, undertakings and suspension or termination rights.
- Management needs a reasoned position on whether and how the transaction may proceed.
Who it is for
When this service is useful
Suitable before approval, signing or payment, or when a bank or counterparty has raised a sanctions concern.
Documented sanctions position
A review designed for the actual transaction decision
The output records what was checked, the restrictions capable of applying and the conditions for proceeding, changing course or escalating.
Reviewed
Parties, ownership and control, subject matter, routes, banks and jurisdictions.
Analysed
Applicable restrictions, licences, exceptions and contractual exposure.
Delivered
A written risk position with evidence requests and practical conditions.
Outside the scope
Regulatory filings, licences or implementation unless separately agreed.
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Situations from practice
Matter · Selected experience
Sanctions Compliance for International Operations
US and EU sanctions analysis, screening procedures, due diligence and employee training.
Matter · Selected experienceSanctions Delisting and Risk Reduction
Delisting support and sanctions-compliance measures for depositaries and brokers.
Matter · Selected experienceFrozen Assets at a Canadian Bank
Legal strategy and communications with a bank in Canada concerning frozen assets.
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What to read before a decision
Insight · Practical analysis
What a Sanctions Review of a Transaction Should Cover
A transaction review across parties, ownership and control, subject matter, banks, payment flows and contractual safeguards.
Insight · Practical analysisSanctions Clauses in International Contracts
How representations, notice, evidence, suspension, lawful alternative performance and termination should work together.
Need to assess a transaction before it proceeds?
Send the party details, ownership information, contract and payment route.
Assess sanctions risk