Description

Today’s law of money developed in the era of the gold standard, and has barely changed since. It is therefore not well equipped to address the challenges resulting from the creation of money-like private tokens. Regardless of whether these tokens are successful in replacing state-created money, their existence raises real questions of legal theory which deserve to be addressed, and by doing so we can develop our understanding of the laws of money, payments and finance.

About The Speaker

Simon Gleeson specialises in banking and financial markets law and regulation, clearing, settlement and derivatives. Simon’s experience includes advising governments, regulators and public bodies as well as banks, investment firms, fund managers and other financial institutions on a wide range of regulatory issues. He is described by all of the major legal directories as one of the world’s leading experts in financial services and banking regulation, capital markets and derivatives. Simon is one of the lead legal advisors to the main UK banking and financial services industry bodies regarding Brexit. Simon has lectured at Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities, and at King’s College London, the LSE and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary Westfield London. He has been elected a Visiting Fellow of All Souls College Oxford. Simon is author of Gleeson on the International Regulation of Banking (3rd ed, 2018) and The Legal Concept of Money (2018).

Who Should Attend

Academics, banking lawyers, in-house bank counsel, policymakers