On 1 February 1 2023, HM Treasury (HMT) issued a further policy statement on cryptoasset promotions in the UK, "Government approach to cryptoasset financial promotions regulation policy statement”. It updates HMT’s January...more
3/9/2023
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Cryptoassets ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Promotions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HM Treasury ,
Marketing ,
Policy Statement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
Last year, the European Union passed a number of important EU legislative acts relating to the regulation of technology. Further legislative acts and proposals affecting technology are on the agenda for 2023, including the...more
2/7/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
Digital Services ,
Electronic Devices ,
EU ,
Internet of Things ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Smart Devices ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector
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We often see early-stage companies entering into contracts that contain ambiguous or vague intellectual property (“IP”) licensing or ownership language. As an early-stage tech or life sciences company, it is...more
The advance of the regulation of crypto-assets and crypto-related service providers has been piecemeal in the U.K. The latest round of changes took place in the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (MLR) on 1 September...more
9/21/2022
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Change in Control ,
Change of Ownership ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FSMA ,
Investment Firms ,
Notice Requirements ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
UK
The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) Final Report Guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers (“the Guidelines”) came into force on 31 July 2021 and apply to all cloud outsourcing arrangements...more
1/19/2022
/ Audits ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Exit Strategies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Information Security ,
Investment Firms ,
Outsourcing ,
Termination ,
UK