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Chris McDermott

Chris McDermott is a senior counsel in the Corporate and Commercial Finance practice at
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (Charlotte office). Email: Chris.McDermott@cwt.com

Chris.McDermott@cwt.com

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Article 12 of the US UCC and the Draft English Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill 2024: potential impacts on fund finance transactions

In this article, the authors consider the impact of the changes introduced by Art 12 of the US Uniform Commercial Code and the draft English Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill 2024 on fund finance transactions, looking at the difference between collateral over subscription obligations (such as limited partner commitments) and net asset value collateral over portfolio equity interests, and the complexities of relating the technological attributes of tokenised structures to such legal principles (as where the company’s definitive share register is maintained on the blockchain).

6 MAY 2025

Consent under PSD2 and the GDPR: squaring the circle

The scope for misalignment between the payments and the data protection regimes in Europe and the UK gives rise to a number of challenges for banks and fintechs. This issue is particularly evident in relation to the potentially inconsistent requirements for individual consent.

1 MAR 2021