On 9 January 2025, the widely anticipated Statutory Instrument exempting cryptoasset staking from the meaning of “collective investment schemes” as defined under the Financial Services and Markets Act ...

How many MPs have sat through a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) and thought it a complete waste of time? How often have MPs been pressganged by their whips into debating an issue in which they ...

THERE is never really a dull moment in our country and the past two weeks have given us numerous legal issues to consider. This edition focuses on the legality and improper use of statutory ...

On 15 December 2025, the Statutory Instrument on Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulation 2025 (“SI”) was laid before Parliament. This publication has been eagerly anticipated ...

Exactly two years have passed since I wrote on the concerning realm of statutory instruments and their misuse as a means to bypass parliamentary scrutiny. At the time I was hopeful that the President ...