The U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2023
The U.K. government has published its much-anticipated proposals for regulating the cryptoasset industry. These proposals, currently in the form of a consultation, will see many (but not all) cryptoasset-related activities being brought within the regulatory perimeter for financial services in the U.K.
Law360, New York (May 27, 2014, 4:11 PM ET) -- The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act has many ramifications for secured lenders who provide financing to borrowers that own goods that fall within its scope, particularly in bankruptcy. Because PACA provides its beneficiaries — unpaid suppliers and sellers of perishable agricultural commodities and products — with superior rights over other creditors through the establishment of a trust, secured lenders must be careful not to rely on the standard language in bankruptcy orders that cleanse assets of liens.