Protecting the unique features of digital assets under UK law
The UK Law Commission has published its final digital assets report. The report examines reform recommendations to the UK government and concludes that the law is capable of accommodating both crypto tokens and other digital assets.
OMFIF welcomes back Sarah Green, commissioner for commercial and common law, UK Law Commission, to delve into these recommendations and assess what’s needed to create a consistent framework for digital assets. The roundtable will build on the findings and statements by the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce to explore the legislative guidance on technical and legal issues relating to digital assets.
Download the UK Law Commission’s ‘Digital assets: Final report’ and the public consultation paper, ‘Digital Assets and English Insolvency Law‘.
Speakers
Lawrence Akka
Barrister
Twenty Essex
Lawrence Akka
Barrister
Twenty Essex
Sarah Green
Commissioner, Commercial and Common Law
UK Law Commission
Sarah Green
Commissioner, Commercial and Common Law
UK Law Commission
Philip Middleton
Deputy Chairman
OMFIF
Philip Middleton
Deputy Chairman
OMFIF
Philip Middleton is Deputy Chairman at OMFIF. He is a Director of Rifle House Capital Ltd and a Commissioner at the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, the regulatory body for the finance sector in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. He was formerly a senior Partner and Head of Central Banking at professional services firm EY, where he specialised in strategy consulting and services to governments and other public institutions across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa.
He has also held several roles within KPMG, including Partner and European Head of Financial Services Strategy Consulting. He holds degrees in History and Modern Languages from The Queen’s College, Oxford University, and an MBA from INSEAD.