Shearman & Sterling, R3 and BAFT (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade) have released a technical paper, “Code Is Not Law: The Legal Background for Trade Finance Using Blockchain,” which examines the paths to securing...more
On April 1, 2017, the Hague Securities Convention — or by its actual name, the Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities Held with an Intermediary — will enter into effect in the United...more