33 Chambers’ Fahrid Chishty co-authors GIR analysis on sanctions and frozen assets after death

33 Chambers member Fahrid Chishty has co-authored a new article for Global Investigations Review’s Just Sanctions, examining an important and relatively unexplored question in UK sanctions law: what happens to frozen wealth when a designated person dies?

Co-authored with Talal Mohammad, Principal of Oxbridge Consultancies and Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, When a sanctioned person dies: the next compliance problem considers an area that remains largely unanswered despite the continued development of the UK’s financial sanctions framework.

Throughout 2026, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has continued to refine how UK financial sanctions are licensed and administered. The death of a designated individual, however, raises a further set of questions around frozen wealth and the compliance obligations that follow. The article explores this developing area and the practical issues it presents for those navigating the UK sanctions regime.

Fahrid specialises in financial crime and international disputes, with particular expertise in sanctions, asset recovery, civil fraud and complex cross-border matters. Based between London and Doha, his practice spans England and Wales and the GCC. Read more about his expertise and experience here.

Read the full article in Global Investigations Review's Just Sanctions here