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09 August 2024
Issue: 8083 / Categories: Legal News , Crypto , Regulatory , Fraud , Financial services litigation
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NLJ this week: Government for a crypto-fuelled, UK fintech-leading future?

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Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

They write: ‘Since its inception, crypto has often been perceived as the currency of the criminal.’ This has ‘overshadowed the asset’s use as a viable alternative fiscal product, daring to push the boundaries of traditional fiat finance’.

Greater regulation of crypto could bring about lucrative returns. The authors explain the size of the global market, strides taken to date on regulation in the UK, and the benefits thereof. Labour, pre-election, vowed to embrace ‘innovation and fintech’. Will they make good on their promise?

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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