Jul 06, 2021 A new FCA Technical Note for cannabis-related businesses listing in the UK By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a Primary Market Technical Note to give further guidance for cannabis-related...
May 18, 2021 The first buds of spring: new cannabis company float shows take up of FCA listing rules By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs Those who work in the nascent legal cannabis industry in the UK, including investors and advisors, will be interested to note that a new...
Jan 11, 2021 Green shoots: recent developments in the legal cannabis industry By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs Investing legally in the cannabis industry has troubled many UK investors and investment managers over the last couple of years. This is...
Sep 18, 2020 A budding industry: the FCA considers the listing of cannabis companies By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a short but welcome statement setting out its position on the listing of...
Jun 19, 2019 The Law Commission reports on the SAR regime… but the position on cannabis investments remains unclear By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The Law Commission published a 219-page Report on the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) regime on Tuesday 18 June.SARs must be submitted...
Apr 24, 2019 Everybody, freeze! Account freezing orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs A new power introduced by the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA) has recently been used for the first time by UK authorities: Account...