CBFL Seminar Series: Litigating Crypto Exchanges and the English Law Commission’s Report on Digital Assets
September
07
Thursday
| Speaker: | Mr Nik Yeo, Barrister, Fountain Court Chambers, Temple, London |
| Time: | 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm (SGT) |
| Venue: | Lee Sheridan Conference Room NUS Law (Bukit Timah Campus) |
| Type of Participation: | Open To Public |
Description
About the Seminar
Nik will discuss the role of crypto exchanges, in particular in light of the recent Law Commission of England and Wales’ Digital Assets Final Report of June 2023. He will examine the question of what it means if crypto exchanges hold crypto for customers, and in particular whether possessory remedies should be available against such exchanges, and if not what equitable or contractual remedies are available. He has been involved in several of the cases which the Law Commission’s report highlights in this area, as well as being instructed by the Bahamian Joint Provisional Liquidators of FTX Digital Markets Ltd (the only regulated entity in the FTX group). The seminar will also be relevant to those considering issues arising from the insolvency of crypto exchanges.
About the Speaker
Nik Yeo is a barrister at Fountain Court Chambers in London. He was called to the English Bar in 2000 and has a commercial practice, with an emphasis on complex finance litigation and arbitration and technological disputes (including involving cryptocurrencies). Nik is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers and Partners for Cryptocurrency. He has litigated some of the world’s most significant structured finance disputes, including acting for various Lehman Bros entities (Lehman Bros Inc, the New York broker dealer; and Lehman Bros (Europe) International, the London broker dealer), as well as being appointed by the UK Government to assist in the finalization of the GBP ½ trillion bail-out scheme for RBS and Lloyds’ structured assets. He has lectured widely in the UK, Singapore and Australia, and before going to the Bar was a transactional solicitor at Slaughter and May. He has taught law at Melbourne and Oxford Universities, from which he is a graduate.
Fees Applicable
S$97.20 (with 8% GST)
Complimentary for full-time NUS academic staff and students only.
Registration
Registration is closed.
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CPD Points
1
Practice Area: Banking and Finance
Training Category: General
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Contact Information
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