On 29 April 2025, HM Treasury published a draft statutory instrument in near-final form which will introduce a regulatory regime for...
Freshfields TQ
Technology quotient - the ability of an individual, team or organization to harness the power of technology
As we did in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, we have crowdsourced predictions for the year ahead from the Freshfields global fintech team....
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As far as MiCAR is concerned, December 2024 was a busy month for both market participants and competent authorities. On 17 December 2024,...
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This post is an update of our previous post published on June 21, 2024. The harmonisation of European financial services law for...
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On 16 December 2024 the FCA published its much-anticipated Discussion Paper on (i) cryptoasset admissions and disclosures and (ii) the...
Finally! Avid readers of Freshfields blogs might remember from our post last autumn that the UK government and financial regulators in...
On 30 July 2024 the Law Commission of England and Wales published a supplemental report and amended draft bill which would introduce a...
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The harmonisation of European financial services law for cryptocurrencies is approaching with great strides, or is it? As per the...
Background Since 2016, Dr Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist, has been asserting intellectual property rights against...
In its recent decision in Mooij v Persons Unknown [2024] WHC 814 (Comm), the High Court of England and Wales granted summary judgment and...
The Law Commission of England and Wales recently announced two updates regarding digital assets – a consultation on the introduction of a...
Overview Frequent readers of this blog know that we have been keeping a watchful eye on the UK’s evolving approach to the potential...