The UK’s Financial Services Authority has successfully appealed a first instance decision which had placed certain limits on its ability to assist foreign regulators with information and document gathering. The case concerned a request by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for assistance from the FSA in the UK. This memorandum discusses the Court of Appeal decision and its implications.
View full memo, "The FSA Successfully Appeals a Decision which Restricted its Powers to Meet Requests for Assistance from the SEC and Other Foreign Regulators"