Sanctions BIICL 2013.PDF

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SANCTIONS &COMMERCIALLAW

29 April 2013

Penelope Nevill

20 Essex Street Lon!on


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I. INTRODUCTION

• En"lis# $ontr%$t l% &

s%n$tions

• Co''er$i%l responses tos%n$tions

• Pro(le's & iss)es


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II. ENGLISH CONTRACTLAW

• #istor*+ e,,e$t o, %r on $ontr%$ts – -t#e $o)rts ill "ive no %ssist%n$e topro$ee!in"s #i$# i, s)$$ess,)l o)l!le%! to enri$#'ent o, %n %lien ene'*.+

Rodriguez v Speyer /1919 AC 9 • (%sis in p)(li$ poli$*

• Tr%!in" Wit# t#e Ene'* A$t 1939

• #et#er % -st%te o, %r. still %n! onl*4

relev%nt to !o'esti$ l% Amin v Brown/200 EW5C 160 C#4 p%r%s 217824


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– ,r)str%tion o, $ontr%$t e" Draddy v Deacon, Co)rt o, C#%n$er* 1 %n)%r*

191 23 ER 66: 1914 2 ;ern 282Finelvet AG v Vinvava Shipping Co /19


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• ,ro' %r to s%n$tions• Amin v Brown % -To t#e extent t#%t t#ere is %p)(li$ poli$* %"%inst enri$#in" % person #o isresi!ent in % ,orei"n St%te it# #i$# t#ere %re

#ostilities t#%t poli$* %s s%tis,ie! in t#e $%seo, Ir% (* t#e Ir% Bnite! N%tions S%n$tions4Or!er 2000 SI 2000 No 32814. p%r% 84

• ille"%l $ontr%$ts 7 Royal Bo$ali /1996 CLC


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• ?)t #%t i, I.' s)e! ,or (re%$#o, $ontr%$t %n! #%t #%ppens

#en t#e s%n$tions re"i'e en!sD – provisions '%!e in EB le"isl%tione" Co)n$il Re")l%tion EB4 262012Ir%n4 Arti$les 35L 31: /2001 1 WLR 182 =

E)rope%n Co)n$il Re")l%tion EEC4No 38192 interprete! %s per'%nent(%n on en,or$e'ent (* Ir%is


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III. COMMERCIAL

RESPONSES• $ontr%$t $l%)ses

•

!)e !ili"en$e• spe$i%list in,or'%tionprovi!ers


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• ins)r%n$e e"

– -T#e ins)r%n$e s#%ll not $over t#e

Ass)re! ,or %n* li%(ilit* losses or$osts #i$# %rise in respe$t o,: #ere p%*'ent or t#e provision o,$over in respe$t t#ereo, '%* expose/ to t#e risF o, (ein" s)(Ge$t to %s%n$tion pro#i(ition or %n* %!verse%$tion (* % st%te or intern%tion%lor"%nis%tion or $o'petent %)t#orit*.

– ()t ter'in%tionD

• Arah Shipping )nterprie Co Ltd vGroupama *ranport /2011 1 Llo*!.s Rep

IR Pl)s 82 Co)rt o, Appe%l4


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• $#%rterp%rties

– st%n!%r! ,or's

– tr%!in" %re%s e"

HWorl!7i!e s%,e ports %l%*s %,lo%t it#in IWLex$l)!in" C%'(o!i% %n! ot#er $o)ntries!%n"ero)s ones (* %$t)%l t#re%tene! %r#ostilities %n!or %r7liFe oper%tion or t#e liFe%$ts %n! $o)ntries (%nne! %n!or (o*$otte! (* t#eBnite! N%tionsJ S)(Ge$t %l%*s to instr)$tion%n!or re$o''en!%tion (* t#e $o)ntr* o, t#e;essel.s ,l%" ,ro' ti'e to ti'e

E)%ll* s#o)l! $ir$)'st%n$es $#%n"e ,or t#e orse in%n* $o)ntries %n! %re%s $)rrentl* in$l)!e! in t#etr%!in" li'its t#e C#%rterers %"ree to revie t#e$l%)se it# % vie to ex$l)!in" s)$# $ert%in$o)ntries %n! %re%sJK


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– )nl%,)l 'er$#%n!ise $l%)ses $l%)se 8 o,S#ellti'e 8 ti'e $#%rter H,or t#e p)rposeo, $%rr*in" l%,)l 'er$#%n!iseK4 )ns%,e

port restr%int o, prin$es e" +*he Gree$Fighter /200 EW5C 1629 Co''4: /200 2CLC 896

– (espoFe $l%)ses = e" Intert%nFo s%n$tions$l%)se-An* tr%!e in #i$# t#e vessel is e'plo*e! )n!er t#is

C#%rterp%rt* #i$# $o)l! expose t#e vessel its Oners M%n%"ers$re or ins)rers to % risF o, s%n$tions i'pose! (* % s)pr%n%tion%l"overn'ent%l or"%nis%tion or t#e Bnite! St%tes insert ot#er

$o)ntries s#%ll (e !ee'e! )nl%,)l %n! Oners s#%ll (eentitle! %t t#eir %(sol)te !is$retion to re,)se to $%rr* o)t t#%ttr%!eJ In t#e event t#%t s)$# risF %rises in rel%tion to % vo*%"e t#e

vessel is per,or'in" t#e Oners s#%ll (e entitle! to re,)se,)rt#er per,or'%n$e %n! t#e C#%rterers s#%ll (e o(li"e! toprovi!e %ltern%tive vo*%"e or!ersJ.


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IV. PROBLEMS & ISSUES

• scope of applicaio!

• ce"ai!# – i$e la%s i! o$esici$ple$e!aio!

– a$o'! of le%islaio! ac"oss (le%al s#se$s

– i!e"p"eaio!

• )f"ee*i!% effec+


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scope of applicaio!

–EB & n%tion%l 7 !epen!s on t#e or!in" o,t#e instr)'ent & prin$iples o, st%t)tor*

interpret%tion eJ"J #ere silent %s toextr%territori%l %ppli$%tion

–EB provisions (ro%!+Art 89 No 262012 Ir%n4 Art 3 No32012 S*ri%4 in$l Hiv4 %n* le"%l personentit* or (o!* in respe$t o, %n* ()siness!one in #ole or in p%rt it#in t#e BnionK

–B> !oes not "o so ,%r+

Re" 124 *he Syria -)uropean "nion FinancialSanction. Regulation /01/ -/01/ 2o 1/3.+ %no,,en$e '%* (e $o''itte! (* $on!)$t #oll* orp%rtl* o)tsi!e t#e B> (* % %4 B> n%tion%lor (4 % (o!* in$orpor%te! or $onstit)te!)n!er t#e l% o, %n* p%rt o, t#e B>


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• lac, of ce"ai!#

– ti'e l%"s in i'ple'ent%tion eJ"J B> ExportControl Or!er i'ple'entin" EB Re" 912010o, 6J6J10 $%'e into ,or$e on 13JJ11

– %'o)nt o, le"isl%tion e" Ir%n

• 2 EB instr)'ents not in$l)!in" #)'%n ri"#ts4:29 B>

• Co)n$il Re")l%tion EB4 No 262012 in ,or$e 28

M%r$# 2012 repl%$e! 9120104 = 112 pp: !)%l)se re")l%tion 82


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%,ter reports o, %n internet

s#oppin" spree (* Mrs Ass%! in M%r$#7 s%n$tions on l)x)r* "oo!s )n!erS*ri%n s%n$tions EB Re")l%tion EB4No 092012 1 )ne 20124


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– interpret%tion 7 "%ps


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-It s#%ll (e pro#i(ite! to sell s)ppl*tr%ns,er or export !ire$tl* or in!ire$tl*e)ip'ent #i$# 'i"#t (e )se! ,or intern%lrepression.


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• P&I $over it#!r%n 19 )ne 2012

• Co)n$il Re")l%tion EB4 No 82012S*ri%4 in ,or$e 2 )ne 2012 & 5MTre%s)r* Qin%n$i%l S%n$tions Noti$e 2)ne 2012 '%in re")l%tion Co)n$ilRe")l%tion EB4 No 32012 in ,or$e 19%n 20124

• No 82012 H$l%ri,iesK provisions on!ire$t or in!ire$t ins)r%n$e orreins)r%n$e rel%te! to t#e tr%nsport orexport o, 'ilit%r* te$#nolo"* %$$or!in"

to 5M Tre%s)r* Qin%n$i%l S%n$tionsNoti$e 2 )ne 20124

• R v 4D 5 )B -(ra6 anction. /2011 EWCACri' 20


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– interpret%tion 7 or!in"

•

nee! to )n!erst%n! rel%tions#ipo, intern%tion%l EB %n!n%tion%l l% )n!er r)les o, e%$#le"%l s*ste'

• so'e ")i!%n$e ,ro' $o)rts+ i!einterpret%tion in line it#o(Ge$tives o, s%n$tions eJ"J

C%se C76211 A'raia#i /2011ECR 000 21 e$e'(er 2011 7 Re"8232006 no 2620124


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7 %)tono'o)s EB 'e%nin"

7 o(Ge$tive o, s%n$tions relev%nt see %lso CaeC!177839 )#ony :aritime esp p%r%s 28726 C%se

C71160 :;llendor' /200


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• $a,i!% a-ailale a! eco!o$ic "eso'"ce i!i"ecl#

Hi, Mr A,r%si%(i %$te! on (e#%l, )n!er t#e$ontrol or on t#e instr)$tions o, S5I %n!inten!e! to )se t#e %sset in )estion ,or t#e(ene,it o, S5I t#%t $o)rt is entitle! to$on$l)!e t#%t %n e$ono'i$ reso)r$e %sin!ire$tl* '%!e %v%il%(le it#in t#e 'e%nin" o,Arti$le 634 o, Re")l%tion No 8232006K p%r%34

Hit is ,or t#e n%tion%l $o)rt to %ssess inrespe$t o, e%$# !e,en!%nt #et#er %t t#e ti'eo, per,or'in" t#e %$ts %t iss)e in t#e '%inpro$ee!in"s #e Fne or %t le%st s#o)l!re%son%(l* #%ve s)spe$te! t#%t t#ose %$ts o)l!(e $ontr%r* to s)$# % pro#i(itionK p%r% 64


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• ci"c'$-e!io! / aci-iies 0a o !oco!"a-e!e a sa!cio! 1'!e" co-e" of fo"$alappea"a!ce2

HT#ose to $)')l%tive re)ire'ents o, Fnole!"e%n! intent %re 'et #ere t#e personp%rti$ip%tin" in %n %$tivit* $overe! (*Arti$le 684 o, Re")l%tion No 8232006!eli(er%tel* seeFs t#e o(Ge$t or t#e e,,e$t

!ire$t or in!ire$t o, $ir$)'vention$onne$te! t#ereit#J

T#e* %re %lso 'et #ere t#e person in )estion

is %%re t#%t #is p%rti$ip%tion in s)$# %n%$tivit* $%n #%ve t#%t o(Ge$t or e,,e$t %n!%$$epts t#%t possi(ilit*JK

p%r% 64


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• )f"ee*i!% effec+

- oes t#e ro)tin" o, #ire,rei"#t

t#ro)"# t#e Ne orF ?%nFin" s*ste'(re%$# t#e BSIr%n s%n$tions re"i'eDso'e ")i!%n$e in Li#yan Ara# ForeignBan$ v Ban$er *rut /19


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