Mar 21, 20221 min“LUXURY FASHION BRANDS ARE INVESTING IN THE METAVERSE” - SIMON COHEN WRITES FOR THE FT ADVISERSimon Cohen, Managing Associate at Ontier LLP has written for the FT Adviser discussing the need for a system to enable transactions in...
Mar 4, 20222 minSIMON COHEN BECOMES MANAGING ASSOCIATE AT ONTIER UKSimon is a talented civil and commercial litigator in our London office, he is a ranked lawyer in The Legal 500 and supports the firm's...
Jan 24, 20222 minBLOCKCHAIN: ADDRESSING CHANGE & TOP TIPS FOR IMPLEMENTATIONBlockchain is still young and wide-reaching regulation risks unforeseen consequences. Of course, there is a need for regulatory...
Jan 20, 20221 min"THE WILD WEST DAYS OF DIGITAL ASSETS ARE COMING TO AN END" - SIMON COHEN QUOTED IN LAW GAZETTESimon Cohen, senior associate at ONTIER LLP, was quoted in the Law Gazette following a recent change to the HM Treasury's legislation on...
Jan 19, 20222 minHOW ARE TOKENS CURRENTLY DEFINED AND REGULATED IN THE UK?According to a recent survey conducted by BlockFi, 1 in 10 people gifted blockchain-linked digital tokens over the festive period. The...
Dec 15, 20213 minBUILDING A BUSINESS ON THE BLOCKCHAIN? - KEY REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONSAfter the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU, all EU laws were transposed to UK law including GDPR. Therefore careful consideration...
Dec 1, 20212 minBLOCKCHAIN AND GDPR: WALKING ON THIN ICEOne of the biggest headaches using blockchain for data security is the clash with GDPR, having the right for your data to be "forgotten"....
Nov 24, 20212 minBLOCKCHAIN: STANDARDISATION & PILOT PROJECTSThe EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum (EUBOF), together with the European standardisation organisations, continues to appraise issues...