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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
17 March 2025
Willing my cryptocurrency away: how to leave cryptoassets in a Will
The increase in the value of cryptoassets has undoubtedly contributed to the continued interest and adoption of this still relatively new asset class across organisations and individuals. The ease of purchasing, selling or transferring a cryptoasset has improved significantly over the last few years (and which has in part stemmed from the development of the regulatory environment). However, there is still a technical barrier to entry. This presents a practical problem; if your assets pass to your loved ones on your death, how do you ensure that they are able to actually access and benefit from any cryptoassets that you hold?
14 April 2023
Civil Fraud Quarterly Round-Up: Q1 2023
This quarterly civil fraud update provides a summary of reported decisions handed down in the courts of England and Wales in the period of January - March 2023.
21 March 2023
Fiduciary duties in bloom for crypto-developers
The courts are set to address whether software developers of Bitcoin networks owe fiduciary duties to bitcoin owners following the Court of Appeal’s decision in Tulip Trading Limited v Van der Laan & Ors, where it allowed the claim to proceed. The case is poised to be a landmark for future crypto-disputes as it seeks to address several important points in this uncertain and developing area of law.
21 February 2023
Joint police and FCA action underlines law enforcement attention on cryptoasset activity
Amid increased focus on the regulation of cryptoassets in the UK, law enforcement agencies have carried out unprecedented raids targeting illegally-operated cryptocurrency ATMs.
9 December 2022
Litigation trends for 2023 - The metaverses – Tech’s next great schism
The ‘metaverse’ is one of the most hyped, and simultaneously poorly defined, concepts of the ‘new age’ of the internet’s evolution. To a certain extent a result of the vision promoted by Mark Zuckerberg when announcing Facebook’s pivot and rebranding to become ‘Meta’, the term conjures up images of fantastical worlds populated by other-worldly avatars.