Financial Services Practitioners

6pm on Thursday 28^th November at Lincoln’s Inn Old Hall

The Financial Services Lawyers Association and XXIV Old Buildings will be hosting a panel discussion on “Personal responsibility in the financial services industry”.

Joined by speakers from XXIV Old Buildings, our panel will include:

• Upper Tribunal Judge Herrington;
• Tracey McDermott CBE, Standard Chartered (Group Head, Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing, Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance);
• Carlos Conceicao, Partner, Clifford Chance;
• Stephen Moverley Smith QC, XXIV Old Buildings.

The panel will be introduced by Oliver Assersohn, XXIV Old Buildings and FSLA ExCo Member.

During the seminar, the speakers will each discuss an aspect of this important topic following which the audience will have the opportunity to ask the panel questions.

We very much hope that you will be able to join members of XXIV Old Buildings for a drinks reception after the seminar.

The event is being held at the Old Hall, Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3QB (https://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/visit-us/) and is taking place on Thursday 28 November.

Registration will be from 6 p.m. with the talks starting promptly at 6.30 p.m.

Please register for the event below.

6.30pm on Tuesday 16^th July at Herbert Smith Freehills

On behalf of the Financial Services Lawyers Association and Herbert Smith Freehills, we invite you to attend a talk by Miles Bake, Head of Legal at the Regulatory Action Division of the PRA. 

The talk will take place on 16 July 2019 at Herbert Smith Freehills at 6:30pm, to be followed by drinks and networking. 

Miles will discuss the PRA’s approach to enforcement and give an overview of recent PRA enforcement actions and publications. This will include a discussion of recent changes to PRA policy, the impact of these changes on the PRA’s investigations/enforcement actions, as well as an outline of the challenges the PRA faces in these respects.

On behalf of the Financial Services Lawyers Association (FSLA) and Blackstone Chambers, we would like to invite you to attend our annual ‘Trends in Enforcement’ seminar on Thursday 7 March, 6-8pm, to be followed by a drinks reception. We are very grateful to Sara George, Stephenson Harwood, for agreeing to chair our panel, which will include:

• Elizabeth Barrett, Executive Counsel and Director of Enforcement, Financial Reporting Council
• Andrew George QC, Blackstone Chambers
• Javan Herberg QC, Blackstone Chambers
• Mark Steward, Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight, Financial Conduct Authority

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. The seminar is being held at the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), 8 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6EZ. Registration will be from 6pm with the talks starting promptly at 6.30pm. We very much hope that you will also be able to join members of Blackstone Chambers for a drinks reception after the seminar.

On 21st January 2019, FSLA members are invited to attend an event considering risks and opportunities for the financial services industry in the event of a hard Brexit.*

The event will be chaired by Joanna Perkins, CEO of the Financial Markets Law Committee. Speakers are Thomas Donegan (Shearman & Sterling), Jonathan Herbst (Norton Rose Fulbright), Michael Kent (Linklaters) and Penny Miller (Simmons & Simmons).

FSLA Members please sign up for the event below. If you are not a FSLA member but would like to attend the event please contact treasurer@fsla.org.uk.

Location: Shearman & Sterling, 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP
Date: 21st January 2019
Start Time: 6pm

*In the event that Parliamentary events result in a hard Brexit no longer being a possibility prior to 21st January, the event will be cancelled or replaced with a more appropriate discussion.