Ben Fearnley (29 Bedford Row Chambers)

Ben Fearnley (29 Bedford Row Chambers)

Ben qualified in 2001 and since that time has been practising exclusively from 29 Bedford Row Chambers.

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Law Commission: Digital Assets

Law Commission: Digital Assets

The Law Commission’s long awaited report on Digital Assets has just been published. I commented on the consultation paper in my blog of 14 November 2022. Since that time the Law Commission has analysed the responses to the paper, examined the work of other law reform initiatives, met with

Crypto – Update

Crypto – Update

The Law Commission’s work on digital assets continues. In my blog post from 14 November 2022 I referenced the closing of the consultation period on the Law Commission’s paper ‘Digital Assets’, led by Professor Sarah Green. The paper itself is a prodigious piece of work and made some

Cryptoassets – Disarray and Definition

Cryptoassets – Disarray and Definition

This has been another interesting week in the world of crypto. The markets are currently in disarray following the exchange FTX filing for bankruptcy as its connected token (FTT) dropped from USD$22 to USD$2 over just two days. Investors are no doubt extremely concerned as to whether they

Cryptoassets – Still an Enigma?

Cryptoassets – Still an Enigma?

or Alice and Bob’s Adventures in Cryptoland: understanding the basics of crypto – a roadmap for the uninitiated As at October 2022, the time of writing this article, the market capital of Bitcoin is US$400 billion, down from a high of US$870 billion just last year. Despite the

Ben Fearnley

Ben qualified in 2001 and since that time has been practising exclusively from 29 Bedford Row Chambers. Ben’s practice encompasses all of the financial aspects of relationship breakdown including divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships, the separation of unmarried couples and financial provision for children, together with jurisdiction disputes. He