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30 January 2025
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Recent Developments and Future Trends in the Regulation of Cryptoassets

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Taking place at DAC Beachcroft LLP, 25 Walbrook, City of London, London EC4N 8AF

On behalf of the Financial Services Lawyers Association (FSLA),  DAC Beachcroft LLP and Outer Temple Chambers would like to invite you to attend our in-person event on Recent Developments and Future Trends in the Regulation of Cryptoassets to be held on Tuesday, 18 February 2025 from 5.45pm to 8pm.

The panel event will feature the following speakers:

  • Victoria McLoughlin, Head of Department – Market Interventions (Digital Assets) at the Financial Conduct Authority;
  • Katie Fry-Paul, Senior Legal Counsel at Coinbase;
  • Justina Stewart, Barrister at Outer Temple Chambers; and 
  • Steve Elam, Partner at Cooke Young & Keidan LLP. 

The 1 hour event will focus on the latest developments, future trends and areas of concern in the fast-evolving and increasingly topical field of cryptoasset regulation. We expect that it will be of interest to all financial services lawyers of all levels of PQE. It will conclude with an audience Q&A session that will finish by 7.30pm and shall be held pursuant to the Chatham House Rule.  


Venue: 25 Walbrook, City of London, London EC4N 8AF


Date:    Tuesday 18 February 2025

Time:    5.45pm – Registration

             6.15pm – Introduction, panel discussion and Q&A

             7.30pm – Drinks 

Please use the link here to register for the event.

If you have any queries ahead of the event, please contact us at events@fsla.org.uk

16 January 2025
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The FSLA and Blackstone Chambers Trends in Enforcement Seminar

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Wednesday, 5th March 2025 from 6pm, hosted at The Royal Society of Arts.

On behalf of the Financial Services Lawyers Association (FSLA) and Blackstone Chambers, we would like to invite you to attend the annual Trends in Enforcement seminar and reception on Wednesday, 5 March 2025 at RSA House, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6EZ.

The seminar will comprise a panel chaired by Javan Herberg KC, Blackstone Chambers, and will feature Therese Chambers, Joint Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight, Financial Conduct Authority, Andrew George KC, Blackstone Chambers, Martyn Hopper, Partner, Linklaters and Scott Corrigan, Global Head of Disputes & Government Investigations, Legal, Standard Chartered Bank.

Registration will open at 6pm, with the panel starting at 6.30pm, followed by drinks and canapés at 8pm.

During the 90 minute seminar, the speakers will discuss the latest thinking on how to tackle some of the most difficult enforcement issues facing those working in the financial services sector, followed by a Q&A.

Members of Blackstone Chambers and FSLA ExCo would be pleased if you would join them and the panellists for a drinks reception following the seminar.

Please note that attendance at this event is strictly for FSLA Members. If you wish to become a member of FSLA in order to attend, please contact fslalondon@gmail.com. 

We look forward to seeing you on 5th March 2025.

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8 January 2025
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Breakfast roundtable: FCA Transparency of Enforcement Investigations

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A FSLA in-person roundtable to discuss the FCA’s amended proposals for greater transparency of enforcement investigations (CP24/2 Part 2) on Wednesday 22nd January 2025 from 8am to 10am hosted by Mishcon de Reya.

On behalf of the Financial Services Lawyers Association, we would like to invite you to attend an in-person roundtable event on the FCA’s amended proposals to “Greater Transparency of our Enforcement investigations” (CP24/2 Part 2), as published on 28 November 2024.

Therese Chambers, joint Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the FCA, has stated: “We have heard the strength of feedback to our original proposals, and we are making changes as a result”. This roundtable will examine the FCA’s amended proposals in more detail and explore the case studies outlined by the consultation paper.

The session will be hosted by Mishcon de Reya and chaired by Javan Herberg KC of Blackstone Chambers (with further speakers to be confirmed in due course).

This is an in-person event only. The event will be hosted at Mishcon de Reya’s London office at Africa House, 70 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH. Registration will open at 8am with refreshments with the roundtable commencing at 8:30am.

If you have any queries ahead of the event, please contact us at events@fsla.org.uk.

If you would like to attend the event, please register here. Please note this is a small event and we may therefore need to limit attendance to one representative per firm/chambers.

We look forward to seeing you on 22nd January 2025.

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