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Abstract
This short piece reports on a significant Court of Appeal decision on the relationship between, on the one hand, the confidentiality provisions in s. 348 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 — specifically those pertaining to documents and material arising out of FSA investigations into regulated firms and individuals — and, on the other hand, the need for relevant and appropriate discovery for claimants in any subsequent civil litigation involving such firms and individuals.
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Author's Biography
Joanna Gray is Professor of Financial Regulation in Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. She teaches and supervises postgraduate PhD students in the areas of corporate law, corporate finance, banking and financial services law. She has extensive experience as a consultant and professional trainer including conducting training seminars for the IMF. Her most recent research, funded by a research grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, centred on insights into the relationship between risk and regulation revealed during the course of the misfeasance litigation against the Bank of England brought by the liquidators of BCCI in the UK courts.
Citation
Gray, Joanna (2008, March 1). EU legal commentary: UK Court of Appeal decision in Real Estate Opportunities Ltd v Aberdeen Asset Managers Jersey Ltd and others. In the Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, Volume 1, Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.69554/AMYL7874.Publications LLP