English law can accommodate blockchain share-dealing – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 24th, 2023 in company law, cryptocurrencies, news, shareholders by sally

‘Requirements under the Companies Act are not necessarily a barrier to company shares being held and traded on a blockchain of encrypted digital code, according to a government-backed panel of experts. In its latest statement of the law relating to innovations in the crypto economy, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce concludes that English law is well equipped to deal with digital securities such as bonds and shares.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd February 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk