‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has opened a new project to examine how questions on the application of private international law should be answered in the context of disputes over digital assets or electronic trade documents.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th February 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Speech by HHJ Pelling KC: Issues in Crypto Currency Claims.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 7th December 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The UK government has confirmed that it will legislate for a new regulatory framework for cryptoassets.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st October 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The absence of a specific procedure rule requiring a paying party’s name and address in costs assessment proceedings does not permit the party to conceal their identity from the court, an appeal judge has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th September 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (FSMA 2023) has recently come into force, having received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023. It’s a significant piece of legislation which will introduce some fundamental changes to UK’s post-Brexit and regulatory landscape.’
Mills & Reeve, 24th August 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘Law Commission proposals for how digital assets should be treated in English common law are “reassuring” and will help eliminate uncertainty over their legal status, according to two legal experts.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th August 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Eleven members of a drugs gang have been jailed for a multi-million pound cocaine and money laundering operation.’
BBC News, 30th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A drugs gang have been jailed for a multimillion pound operation which laundered profits in cryptocurrency.’
BBC News, 27th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Speech by HHJ Pelling KC: Issues in Crypto Currency Fraud Claims – an update.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 28th June 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has today published recommendations for reform and development of the law relating to digital assets.’
Law Commission, 28th June 2023
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘A third legal category of personal property – alongside the existing “things” (choses) of possession and action – should be formally recognised to cope with the world of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens, the Law Commission recommends today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th June 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out new rules on how cryptoasset firms can advertise their products, including a cooling-off period for first time investors.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th June 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Robert Kellar KC in conversation with Victoria Waters, library learning advisor at the Bristol campus of the University of Law.’
Law Pod UK, 12th June 2023
Source: audioboom.com
‘Crypto firms must warn customers they should not expect protection if their investment goes wrong and introduce a “cooling off” period for first-time investors, under new rules imposed by the UK financial watchdog.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Bitcoin, Ether and other “unbacked” cryptoassets should be subject to gambling, not financial services, regulation, a prominent committee of UK MPs has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th May 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Consumer cryptocurrency trading should be regulated as gambling, the treasury committee has urged.’
The Independent, 17th May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Most of us have experienced the sense of frustration and helplessness when losing a purse or wallet. Imagine your wallet was digital, and contained $4 billion in assets. Now imagine the device which held your wallet containing $4 billion in assets was hacked, and your assets disappeared into the ether.’
3PB, 2nd March 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘Requirements under the Companies Act are not necessarily a barrier to company shares being held and traded on a blockchain of encrypted digital code, according to a government-backed panel of experts. In its latest statement of the law relating to innovations in the crypto economy, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce concludes that English law is well equipped to deal with digital securities such as bonds and shares.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd February 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A recent ruling by the High Court in London highlights the willingness of the UK courts to apply pragmatic thinking to novel questions of law as it applies to digital assets, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th February 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The government is announcing measures to “robustly” regulate the cryptocurrency industry.’
BBC News, 31st January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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