Corruption and sanctions: the wrong tool for the job?

John Binns(+44 (0)20 7430 2277,jbinns@bcl.com) andMichael Drury(+44 (0)20 7430 2277,mdrury@bcl.com) are partners at BCL Solicitors LLP, specialising in financial crime, money laundering and sanctions.

A recent open letter to the Foreign Secretary from a group of 45 UK Parliamentarians has drawn attention to the issue of whether sanctions, specifically those popularly referred to as ‘Magnitsky sanctions’, should be used to target corruption. John Binns and Michael Drury of BCL Solicitors examine the argument.