Dear FSLA member,
The Financial Services Lawyers Association would like to invite you to attend a panel discussion on arbitration in financial disputes, hosted by Fountain Court Chambers. Please register your interest below.
Junior Lawyers
Blackstone Chambers and the Financial Services Lawyers Association would like to invite you to attend an evening seminar on Thursday, 5 March 2015, 6-8pm, to be followed by a drinks reception. This event will be held at the Royal Society of Arts and is CPD accredited.
Event Details and ticket registration:
The Financial Services Lawyers Association (FSLA) is pleased to announce the title of its annual student essay competition.
Competition vs Regulation: Could there come a time when truly competitive markets no longer need FCA rules?
This competition aims to provide a platform for students and trainee practitioners (trainee solicitors and pupils) to research and discuss a topic under legal and policy debate in the industry.
Essays should be no longer than 1,500 words and submitted before Friday 1 May 2015 to treasurer@fsla.org.uk marked ‘Essay Competition 2015’. Please read the full competition rules here.
The Chris Stallard Memorial Prize (First Prize) is £1,500 plus a six week internship at the FCA (two weeks with the Regulatory Decisions Committee, two weeks with the Enforcement Division, and two weeks with the General Counsel’s Division). Second prize is £500. Third prize is £250.
Entrants need not be FSLA members, although students are entitled to free FSLA membership. To join, please email treasurer@fsla.org.uk.
You are invited to join Richard Hitchcock QC, FSLA Secretary, for festive drinks at Outer Temple Chambers on Tuesday the 16 December 2014 from 6pm onwards.
This year’s guest speaker is Graham Nicholson, who will say a few words about his time as the Bank’s of England’s Chief Legal Adviser and an Adviser to the Governor, a role he has held since 2009.
FSLA is pleased to announce our workshops event which will be held in the offices of Arnold & Porter LLP on November 11th from 1:30 – 6pm.
Event Details
The first in our series of MIFID 2 workshops considering key themes in the new legislation. This workshop will focus on issues the industry see as likely to be particularly relevant in the legislation.
Women in Financial Services
Mayer Brown and FSLA would like to invite you to an evening panel discussion on Tuesday September 23rd, 6 – 8pm at the offices of Mayer Brown, 201 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3AF.
Deborah Sabalot (Barrister and FSLA advisory board member) will chair discussions from a panel compromising:
- Iona Levine (Barrister, Minerva Chambers and ex GC of LCH Clearnet)
- Alex Carr (Of Counsel, Mayer Brown)
- Huong Hauduc (Senior Director and Associate General Counsel – EMEA at CME Group)
- Fiona Taylor (Director of European Policy, ISDA)
- Caroline Dawson (Senior Associate, Clifford Chance)
- Caroline Binham (Financial Times Legal Correspondent)
Panellists will share views and experiences as successful women in the financial services industry and on a range of current topics covering:
- MiFID II
- EMIR
- Benchmark Regulation
- Dodd-Frank
The event will be relaxed and discursive and discussions will be opened up to the floor for questions. Tea and coffee will be served from 6pm, with the panel discussion at 6:30 and drinks at 8pm.
If you wish to attend, please register your interest here.
We look forward to seeing you there.
FSLA EXCO
FSLA members are once again invited to contribute to the Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (JIBFL), a journal which provides practitioners with the latest legal developments within the banking and financial services industries.
The event will be open to all FSLA members and will serve as an opportunity to award prizes for our 2014 student essay competition, the title of which was: Read More
Blackstone Chambers and the Financial Services Lawyers Association would like to invite you to attend an evening seminar on Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 6-8pm. The seminar will be chaired by Charles Flint QC of Blackstone Chambers and will include presentations from a panel comprising: Read More
The Financial Services Lawyers Association (FSLA) is pleased to announce the title of its annual student essay competition.
This competition aims to provide a platform for students and trainee practitioners (trainee solicitors and pupils) to research and discuss a topic under legal and policy debate in the industry.
‘Pay day’ lenders charging 1000% interest are best controlled by competition not regulation: discuss.
Essays should be no longer than 1,500 words. For the full rules please click FSLA-Essay-Competition-Rules-2014,
Please submit your essay before Friday 07 March 2014 to treasurer@fsla.org.uk with ‘Essay Competition 2014’ included in the subject.
The competition will be judged by: Tim Herrington, Mr Justice Cranston and Professor Eva Lomnicka
The Chris Stallard Memorial Prize (First Prize) is £1,500 plus a six week internship at the FCA (two weeks with the Regulatory Decisions Committee, two weeks with the Enforcement Division, and two weeks with the General Counsel’s Division). Second prize is £500. Third prize is £250.
Entrants need not be FSLA members, although students are entitled to free FSLA membership. To join, please email treasurer@fsla.org.uk