Pre-2002 FLP publications are collected for reference here. FMLC publications—primarily reports and correspondence—go back to 2003. All are available to view or download as a PDF, with collected volumes on specific topics available here. The 10 most recent publications are listed below.
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Recent Publications
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 the performance of existing financial contracts would continue or whether …
06 August 2018The FMLC has sent a letter to the European Commission, drawing attention to the question of the status of Level 2 E.U. legislation in the event the relevant Level 1 act (the “Parent Act”) is repealed. As the Parent Act …
31 July 2018The FMLC has sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice, drawing attention to the question of the status of Level 2 E.U. legislation in the event the relevant Level 1 act (the “Parent Act”) is repealed. As the Parent …
Brexit European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Level 2 E.U. Legislation Retained Law U.K. Withdrawal from the E.U.31 July 2018On 13 April 2018, the FMLC published a paper entitled Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive: Legal Uncertainties in the Proposal to Amend Moratorium Powers (the “FMLC Paper”). Stakeholders subsequently contacted the FMLC to draw attention to the latest proposal being …
31 July 2018The FMLC has sent a letter to the European Commission in relation to a new conflicts of laws proposal. On 12 March 2018, the European Commission published a proposed regulation (the “Regulation”) on the law applicable to the “third-party effects” …
31 July 2018The FMLC has sent a letter detailing the issues of legal uncertainty which arise in relation to insurance business in the context of Brexit. The letter draws attention to the uncertainties in identifying whether and when an insurer is providing …
Brexit Department for Exiting the European Union establishment of an E.U. insurer in another member Financial Conduct Authority Insurance Insurance Interpretive Communication 2000 Ministry of Justice Part VII Transfers U.K. Withdrawal from the E.U.12 July 2018As 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 E.U. begin to plan for the possibility that no deal …
12 July 2018On 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 powers giving relevant authorities new abilities to suspend payment or …
13 April 2018Distributed 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 uncertainty. Market infrastructures, regulated firms, members of the public and …
27 March 2018On the recommendation of members of the FMLC’s Advisory Group on Brexit, the FMLC wrote to the Ministry of Justice to draw attention to potential legal uncertainties arising from provisions in the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (the “Withdrawal Bill”), which …
Brexit European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017 Letter Ministry of Justice U.K. Withdrawal from the E.U.19 March 2018