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UK expands guidance on the supply of professional and business services to persons connected with Russia

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Published on: 22 February 2023

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Table of contents

The professional and business services ban
The DIT Guidance
Advertising services
Architectural and engineering services
Auditing services
IT consultancy and design services
Wind-down period
Exceptions to the services ban
Licensing

Article summary

Commercial analysis: On 7 February 2023, the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) published an expanded version of its guidance on supplying professional and business services to a person connected with Russia (DIT Guidance), following a broadening of the types of services covered by the ban in December 2022. The DIT Guidance sets out additional details regarding the services falling within the scope of these sanctions, enforcement, applicable exceptions, and the licence application process. Written by Alexandra Melia, partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP.

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