The U.K.’s withdrawal from the E.U. raises various issues of legal uncertainty relating to the E.U. Emissions Trading Scheme (the “E.U. ETS”) and the European emissions allowances (“EAUs”), whether the […]
Category: Publications
“Onshoring” Statutory Instruments Comment Series: Financial Services and Markets Act 2000: 25 January 2019
The draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 onshores the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. In particular, it amends those provisions of FSMA which […]
“Onshoring” Statutory Instruments Comment Series: Insolvency Regulation: 24 January 2019
The draft Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (the “draft Insolvency SI”), published under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, repeals parts of the retained Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency […]
Letter to HM Treasury: Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill: 3 January 2019
The Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill provides the power to HM Treasury, in the event no deal is agreed between the U.K. and the E.U., to implement and make […]
“Onshoring” Statutory Instruments Comment Series: Markets in Financial Instruments: 19 December 2018
Under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018—which aims, inter alia, to incorporate into U.K. law all applicable E.U. legislation and to give powers to Ministers to make such amendments to […]
“Onshoring” Statutory Instruments Comment Series: Investment Funds and their Managers: 29 November 2018
Under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018—which aims, inter alia, to incorporate into U.K. law all applicable E.U. legislation and to give powers to Ministers to make such amendments to […]
“Onshoring” Statutory Instruments Comment Series: Bank Recovery and Resolution: 26 October 2018
Under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018—which aims, inter alia, to incorporate into U.K. law all applicable E.U. legislation and to give powers to Ministers to make such amendments to […]
Letter: Proposal for a New National Security and Investment Regime: 16 October 2018
On 24 July 2018, the U.K. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy published a White Paper setting out the proposal for a new national security and investment regime (the […]
Report: Data Protection: Issues of Legal Uncertainty Arising from the 2018 Act: 4 October 2018
The rapid and substantial developments in technology and in the way organisations collect, store and use data relating to an identifiable individual, as well as the importance of continuing the […]
Report: the European Commission’s Legislative Proposal to Amend Procedures for recognition of Third Country Central Counterparties under EMIR
A substantial volume of financial instruments denominated in the currencies of Members States are currently cleared by central counterparties (“CCPs”), established in, and regulated by, Third Country CCPs on the […]