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6 January 2026
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FSLA Event: Growth and Innovation in Capital Markets

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On behalf of the Financial Services Lawyers Association, we invite you to attend a panel event which explores growth and innovation in capital markets. The Draghi Report underlines a negative prognosis for future growth across all European economies. That makes capital raising options more important than ever. Encouragingly the UK regulators offer a range of pioneering ways forward, including sandboxes, PISCES (platforms for trading private company shares), and scale up units.

Under Chatham House rules a distinguished panel of investment bank, trading platform providers, FCA, and PRA directors will briefly summarise then discuss these initiatives. The discussion will be followed by a networking event which is open to all attendees.

Location: Mountford Chambers 13 Ely Place, London, EC1N 6RY

Registration: Places to attend this event will be limited to 40, so please register early to avoid disappointment.

Date: Thursday 5th February 2026

Timings:

Registration: 6 – 6:30pm

Discussion: 6:30 – 7:30pm

Drinks: 7:30 – 8:30pm


If you would like to attend or you have any queries or special requirements, please contact us at fslalondon@gmail.com

Event access / security: Upon arrival, please check-in with the reception who will direct you to our event space. Please note that all visitors will be required to present government issued photo identification.

5 January 2026
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FSLA, Pinsent Masons and 3VB Event: Supervisory Powers in the FCA and the Upper Tribunal

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We are pleased to announce a semniar hosted by FSLA, Pinsent Masons and 3VB: Supervisory Powers in the FCA and the Upper Tribunal.

A panel of expert speakers from 3VB, Pinsent Masons and the FCA will present a panel discussion on the FCA’s focus on assertive supervision, including the range of supervisory powers available to the FCA and what firms can do to challenge supervisory interventions in the Upper Tribunal.
 
Speakers:
Saima Hanif KC â€“ Barrister at 3VB
Jonathan Cavill â€“ Partner at Pinsent Masons
Lauren Rafter â€“ Head of Litigation and Legal Review at the FCA
Adam Temple â€“ Barrister at 3VB
 
Date: Tuesday 20th January 2026
 
Venue: Pinsent Masons, 30 Crown Place, Earl Street, London, EC2A 4ES
 
Timings:

18:00 – 18:30Registration
18:30 – 19:45Session followed by Q&A
19:45 – 20:45Drinks & Networking

 
If you wish to attend the event or have any queries or special requirements, please contact events@3vb.com

5 September 2025
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FSLA Academy Event – Market Abuse and Associated FCA Investigations

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On behalf of the Financial Services Lawyers Association (FSLA) and Brown Rudnick, we invite you to attend a FSLA Academy series of training sessions on â€śMarket abuse and associated FCA investigations”.

The series will provide a detailed but practical guide to the various criminal and civil market abuse offences. It will consider the elements of the various offences (e.g. insider dealing, unlawful disclosure of inside information and market manipulation), the compliance considerations that the regime raises for firms and individuals (e.g. the circumstances in which information needs to be disclosed to the market and who inside information can be shared with) and how market abuse investigations differ from other FCA investigations (e.g. the potential for dual-track investigations and the restrictions around the use of compelled evidence).

The series will consist of three sessions:

  1. Insider dealing
  2. Unlawful disclosure and market manipulation
  3. FCA investigations into market abuse

The sessions will be led by members of Brown Rudnick’s Contentious Financial Services Team accompanied by a different barrister, in-house practitioner or regulator for each session.

The series is open to all but specifically targeted at practitioners with fewer than seven years dedicated contentious regulatory experience. It is therefore also suitable for those practitioners who are more than seven years PQE / call but who do not exclusively focus on contentious regulatory work.

Each session will be followed by drinks and canapés, providing an opportunity to network.

Location

The sessions will take place at Brown Rudnick’s offices (8 Clifford St, London W1S 2LQ).

Dates

  1. Tuesday 30 September – Session 1: Insider dealing
  2. Tuesday 21 October – Session 2: Unlawful disclosure and market manipulation
  3. Tuesday 11 November – Session 3: FCA investigations into market abuse


Timings

For each session, registration will be open from 6.00pm and the session will start at 6:30pm, followed by drinks and canapés.

If you wish to attend one or more of the sessions, or have any queries or special requirements, please contact us at fslalondon@gmail.com.

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(Barack Obama, at the signing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act)