News & Events
News & Events
Helen Pugh has been published in the April 2026 edition of Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law on “Not your key, not your coin”: the private key and ownership. Ownership, possession and control of an asset have long been intertwined in the public’s consciousness. Albeit implicitly recognising that a possessory title can be displaced by a superior legal title, the old adage “possession is nine-tenths of the law” remains a popular refrain carrying more than a grain of truth. Following a series of high-profile collapses of crypto custodians in “the crypto winter”, a digital equivalent has emerged: “not your key, not your coin”. In this article, Helen considers the private key and its role in legal analysis of…
External Publications, News 20 Apr, 2026
One of Outer Temple’s Professional Associates Deborah Sabalot, has recently been published by LexisNexis Butterworths. Her handbook is entitled ‘Butterworths Securities and Financial Services Law Handbook 23rd edition’. ‘Butterworths Securities and Financial Services Law Handbook 23rd edition’ by Deborah Sabalot, has been described as the most comprehensive curation of consolidated UK legislative material on the financial services industry. Presented across two volumes, this annual handbook brings together the primary, secondary and European legislation which forms the regulatory framework for the financial services industry. To complete this comprehensive work, lists or tables of all amending enactments are included at the beginning of each Act, statutory instrument and European Directive and Regulation. Click here to view where you can purchase the handbook.…
External Publications 17 Jun, 2022
