UK Removes Services-Related Licensing Ground Under Russia Restrictions

The U.K. on Oct. 31 removed a Russia-related licensing ground, or legal basis, from its list of activities that it said are eligible for export licenses. That list now no longer includes a licensing ground that may have authorized certain services “to a person connected with Russia” through a U.K. parent company or the U.K. subsidiary of that parent company. The U.K. has said it may still approve licenses for certain activities that aren’t included in its list of licensing grounds.