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 […]
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“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 […]
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 Robustness of Financial Contracts after Brexit: 6 August 2018
Since the U.K. voted to withdraw from the E.U., a question which has been raised by many market participants and observers, in the context of a hard Brexit, is whether […]
Report: Establishment of an E.U. Insurer in Another Member State: 12 July 2018
As the U.K. and E.U. continue to negotiate their relationship in the context of the U.K.’s impending withdrawal from the E.U. (“Brexit”) and as U.K. insurers with clients in the […]
Report: Analysis of the Proposal to Amend Moratorium Powers: 13 April 2018
On 23 November 2016, the European Commission published a package of reforms proposing fundamental changes to E.U. legislation on bank resolution and bank capital. One proposed amendment introduced additional moratorium […]
Report: Distributed Ledger Technology and Governing Law: 27 March 2018
Distributed Ledger Technology (“DLT”) systems involve databases that are shared across digital networks. DLT systems are decentralised, borderless and span several jurisdictions, which can often lead to issues of legal […]
Report: U.K. Financial Services and the WTO after Brexit: 22 December 2017
Upon the U.K.’s withdrawal from the E.U., it is possible that the basis for the U.K.’s trade with the E.U. could take the form of: (1) U.K. membership of the […]
Report: Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings after Brexit: 25 August 2017
In this paper, the FMLC has considered issues of legal uncertainties which may arise in consequence of Brexit in relation to cross-border insolvency proceedings. Despite HM Government’s plans to transpose E.U. […]