Insights & News

Spring Statement 2022: Brevity is the Soul of Wit

23 March 2022

I’m a big fan of 90 minute films, 250 page books and exhibitions comprising precisely two rooms, so it should come as no surprise that I appreciated the Chancellor’s snappy Spring Statement which clocked in at around the 27 minute mark. We’re all busy (and there's not much to report), so my summary of the key tax announcements affecting businesses and entrepreneurs will follow that style.

ESG in the balance: Will crypto be a vehicle for advancement or will it undermine positive change? Part 3

18 February 2022

G is for Governance: Can the crypto governance conundrum be resolved to realise its potential social and environmental benefits?

ESG in the balance: Will crypto be a vehicle for advancement or will it undermine positive change? Part 2

17 February 2022

S is for Social: Is crypto only an investment trap for the unwary consumer, and a vehicle for financial crime, or can it facilitate positive societal benefits?

ESG in the balance: Will crypto be a vehicle for advancement or will it undermine positive change? Part 1

16 February 2022

E is for Environmental: Is it just about the energy usage, or could crypto enable us to ‘build back better’?

Overview of the ESG landscape from a financial services regulatory perspective

15 February 2022

ESG is a very hot topic in the financial services sector.

Buy Now Pay Later: FCA regulation appears to be looming. What might this mean for those offering this form of payment option?

29 October 2021

Businesses that offer regulated credit agreements must be authorised to do so by the UK’s FCA and must comply with relevant FCA rules as well as requirements in the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and subsidiary legislation.

Gambling in Crypto: The Next Revolution?

01 September 2021

If the first technological revolution in gambling occurred in the 1990s with an explosion in virtual gambling, might crypto bring about the next gambling revolution?

SPACs post-Hill: a blank cheque to growth?

29 March 2021

Lord Hill published the “UK Listing Review” on 3 March 2021. This proposed 15 recommendations to the UK Listing regime. This article focuses on those which we all hope may result in a greater number of SPAC listings in London.

Clarifying the boundary of regulated activities: Financial Conduct Authority v 24Hr Trading Academy Ltd

29 March 2021

On 25 March 2021, the High Court delivered summary judgment in FCA v 24Hr Trading Academy Ltd regarding breaches of the general prohibition and restriction on financial promotion by a financial education firm. The FCA sought injunctive relief and restitution.