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Horizon Scanning: Investigations and Enforcement
In this horizon scan, we focus on key developments affecting companies operating in the UK, including in light of the recent change in UK government.
A number of recent decisions in crypto bankruptcies and lawsuits illustrate the point that the plain text of the contracts between platforms and users often matters far more to defining their rights than any of the policy debates or philosophizing that sometimes can occupy the FinTech community and press.
Perhaps the most valuable lesson I may ever have learned in law school was when an exasperated professor cut off a longwinded student by saying "Stop thinking great thoughts and just read the contract." A number of recent decisions in crypto bankruptcies and lawsuits illustrate a similar point — that the plain text of the contracts between platforms and users often matters far more to defining their rights than any of the policy debates or philosophizing that sometimes can occupy the FinTech community and press.
Robert A. Schwinger explores recent developments in this edition of his New York Law Journal Blockchain law column.
Download the full New York Law Journal article, "Stop thinking great thoughts and just read the contract"
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In this horizon scan, we focus on key developments affecting companies operating in the UK, including in light of the recent change in UK government.
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As you begin planning for the upcoming financial year, it is likely that legal operations projects are on your radar. However, securing the necessary budget can be challenging. Our roundtable on October 1, ‘Preparing for FY2025 - Building a compelling business case’, will help you create compelling business cases for your legal initiatives.
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On 3 September 2024, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Illumina’s appeal against the General Court’s (GC) judgment confirming the European Commission’s (EC) powers to review concentrations under the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) in circumstances where no Member State has jurisdiction under national law.
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