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10 November 2026
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FSLA Winter Social 2026

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– You’re Invited: The FSLA Winter Social – 

Tuesday 15 December 2026 | From 6.30pm | The Drawing Room, The Ned

The Financial Services Lawyers Association warmly invite all members to join us for our annual Winter Social. It’s a festive evening to close out the year in good company.

This year we’re heading to the Drawing Room at The Ned, 27 Poultry, London EC2R 8AJ. The Ned is set in the grand former Midland Bank building in the heart of the City, a great setting for an evening of seasonal cheer.

What’s in store:

  • Festive drinks and canapés, with plenty of time to catch up with fellow FSLA members and make new connections
  • Our ever-popular raffle, with a generous selection of prizes up for grabs

Getting there:

Nearest tube stations: Bank (1 min), Mansion House (5 mins), St Paul’s (7 mins), Moorgate (8 mins). For directions, see 27 Poultry, London EC2R 8AJ. 

Reserve your place

Spaces are limited, so please register soon if you’re able to join us. We look forward to raising a glass with you!

Please note that limited spaces are available and we will maintain a waiting list. We therefore ask that you let us know as soon as possible if you have registered and are subsequently unable to attend.

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

18 September 2026
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Brown Rudnick and FSLA Academy Event Series 2026: “Assertive Supervision – the FCA’s powers and approach, and how to challenge them”

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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 “Assertive Supervision – the FCA’s powers and approach, and how to challenge them”.

The series will provide a detailed but practical guide to various aspects of the FCA’s increasing focus on ‘assertive supervision’. It will consider what the FCA’s powers are, how the FCA goes about exercising its powers, and how the exercise of those powers can be challenged.

The Brown Rudnick team will be joined by a different guest expert for each of the sessions.

If your idea of a good Tuesday night is discussing VREQs and OIREQs, this is the series for you!

The series will consist of three sessions:

  1. Tuesday 6 October – FCA Supervisory Powers: Why they exist, what they are and how they are used (with Saima Hanif KC)
  2. Tuesday 27 October – FCA Supervisory Interventions: The FCA’s approach (with Michael Bewsey, FCA Technical Specialist)
  3. Tuesday 17 November – FCA Supervisory Action: Challenging the FCA (with Henry Reid)

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).

Timings

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

Members may register for as many of the sessions as they would like – it is not compulsory to attend all three. Please simply select those individual sessions of interest when registering your tickets. As our capacity for these sessions is limited please only register for those sessions that you know you will attend.

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

16 September 2026
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FSLA, Winston Taylor and Outer Temple Chambers Event: Recent Developments and Future Trends in the Regulation of Cryptoassets

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On behalf of the Financial Services Lawyers Association (FSLA), Winston Taylor and Outer Temple Chambers would like to invite you to attend our in-person panel event on Recent Developments and Future Trends in the Regulation of Cryptoassets to be held on Thursday, 8 October 2026 from 5.45pm to 8pm.

The panel will be chaired by Martin Dowdall, a partner in Winston Taylor’s financial services regulatory team, and will feature the following speakers:

·       Victoria McLoughlin, Head of Department – Market Interventions (Digital Assets) at the Financial Conduct Authority

·       Kate Rhodes, Senior Counsel, Regulatory, Blockchain and Digital Assets at Mastercard

·       Ed Winters, Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers.

At what is a defining moment for the digital assets sector, the panel will discuss key developments and areas of consideration in UK cryptoasset law and regulation, as well as related developments in the EU and beyond. 

FSLA expects the event to be of interest to financial services lawyers of all PQE levels, as well as industry professionals. 

It will conclude with an audience Q&A session, intended to finish by 7.30pm, followed by an opportunity to network.

The event will be held pursuant to the Chatham House Rule.  


Venue: Winston Taylor, 5 New Street Square, London EC4A 3TW


Date:  Thursday, 8 October 2026

Time:  5.45pm – Registration

            6.15pm – Introduction, panel discussion and Q&A

            7.30pm – Networking



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

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