FinTech By Tim Ryan What is a Collection? A Collection is a selection of features, articles, comments and opinions on any given theme or topic. It allows you to stay up-to-date with what interests you most, by collecting everything into useful packages. A Collection…
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“Single-minded loyalty”: High Court examines Bitcoin developers’ duties to restore lost private keys By Tim Ryan Background In Tulip Trading Ltd v Bitcoin Association for Bitcoin SV (BSV) and others [2022] EWHC 667 (Ch) the High Court revisited the scope of common law and other duties in the context of digital asset networks. The case concerned a claim…
Crypto Regulation: Cryptoassets to be included in the UK's Financial Promotion Regime By Jonathan Brogden Following HM Treasury’s Consultation Paper published in July 2020, it published a Consultation Response (the “ Response ”) on 18 January 2022. The Response confirms the UK Government's plans to expand the current UK financial promotion regime to…
“Would you like Bitcoin toppings on your pizza?” UK Advertising watchdog issues rulings against crypto companies… and Papa John’s By Tim Ryan On 15 December 2021 the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising regulator, published seven rulings concerning breaches of the UK marketing rules (in particular, the CAP Code) by companies involved in the promotion of…
The ASA issues a “red alert” warning regarding NFTs and other crypto-asset advertising By Tim Ryan The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising regulator, last week published a statement on its website, announcing its plans for increased regulatory activity in the marketing of cryptocurrencies and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). In…
Facebook Oversight Board’s decision regarding President Trump’s account suspension (Case decision 2021-001-FB-FBR) By Kelsey Farish The Facebook Oversight Board (the board) announced in May 2021 that it upheld Facebook’s decision to temporarily suspend Trump’s account following content he posted during the US Capitol riots on 6 January 2021, on the grounds that doing so was…
Digital Dispute Resolution Rules – a new way of resolving tech disputes? By Annabel Walker On 22 April 2021 the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce, chaired by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, published new arbitration rules, the Digital Dispute Resolution Rules (the “ Rules ”). The Rules aim to enable the prompt and cost-effective…
The EU Proposal for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence: meaningful steps toward grasping the medico-legal nettle? By Hamza Drabu On 21 April, the European Commission published its bold proposal 1 for a regulation laying down harmonised rules governing artificial intelligence. As stated in the firm’s wider article on the significance of this move, in doing so the Commission…
The draft EU AI Regulation – what you need to know By Michael Peeters There is a new legislative regime on the horizon; one which has been coming for a while now - as authorities worldwide have considered whether and how to manage the risks of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business and elsewhere.
What does software have to do with it? Technology is now truly sector-agnostic – its use is pervasive across the business world, and the real estate sector has not been left untouched. It’s important to get software contracts right, as they often underpin such technology. Whether the…
Non-Fungible Tokens: From CryptoKitties to Smart Contracts By Tim Ryan Although much of the legal framework and intellectual property (IP) implications surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are to be fully developed, analysis of key areas is possible by reference to existing law and there is optimism about how this…