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This Overview signposts key resources on managing international legal risk for in - house teams, linking to guidance across cross - border operations. International activity engages multiple legal systems and regulators, with extraterritorial rules and enforcement shaping corporate conduct and contracting. Core risk areas include sanctions and export controls, data transfers, bribery and corruption, competition and investment screening, and jurisdiction and enforcement. Practitioners should be familiar with the UK Sanctions and Anti - Money Laundering Act 2018 and OFSI guidance, export licensing via the Export Control Joint Unit, and strategic and dual - use controls. Cross - border data flows require UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 compliance, including transfer tools and adequacy assessments. Anti - bribery systems must address the Bribery Act 2010’s extraterritorial reach and interaction with foreign laws. Merger control and antitrust exposure can arise before multiple authorities, including the CMA and the European Commission, while foreign investment reviews engage the UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 and regimes. Contracting across borders requires clear governing law and jurisdiction clauses, consideration of arbitration, and planning for service and foreign judgment enforcement under the Hague Choice...

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