Guest lecture on the bank / customer relationship
Martin Berkeley of Corvinus Capital recently delivered the guest lecture on the nature and challenges of the Bank/Customer Relationship to graduate students at the University of Reading's law school. The students were studying International Banking and Finance Law as...
Rules-based vs. Principles-based regulation in the uk banking sector. Does Brexit matter? – law and economics yearly review
The founder of Corvinus Capital, Martin Berkeley, recently coauthored with Dr Andrea Miglionico of University of Reading Law School a paper titled: 'Rules-based vs. principles-based regulation in the UK banking sector. Does Brexit matter?' The article examines the...
Why not share a joint at the bar?
The use of Single Joint Experts (SJE) is often overlooked in dispute resolution, both in litigation and mediation - despite being a major innovation post the Woolf reforms. SJE’s are instructed by both sides in a dispute can bring a number of advantages and pitfalls....
Enhancing information disclosure to strengthen derivative counterparties
This article published by The Open Review of Management, Banking and Finance explores whether better information disclosure would improve outcomes for the counterparties of derivative transactions. Derivatives have two principal roles: hedging and speculation however...
Guest lecture on financial regulation
Martin Berkeley, the founder of Corvinus Capital, delivered the guest lecture on the Legal Aspects of Financial Regulation course on the University of Reading's highly acclaimed LLM course to a class of international lawyers. The title of the lecture was Principle...
Corvinus Capital principal wins prestigious Expert Witness Award
Martin Berkeley, the principal of the specialist financial services consultancy Corvinus Capital, has been recognised with the prestigious accolade of the Expert Witness Award 2016, by Lawyer Monthly magazine, in recognition of his specialised knowledge and experience...
The banker’s duties in the uk and eu regulatory framework: an analysis of the accountability regime
Martin Berkeley of the founder of Corvinus Capital, recently authored a paper entitled ‘The Banker’s duties in the UK and EU regulatory framework: an analysis of the accountability regime’ The paper examines the utility and effectiveness of enforcing banker’s...
Consent
What did you consent to? Have you any idea? Did you read the terms and conditions or just sign? Maybe you just clicked the ‘agree’ button. Did you at least save or download the terms and conditions to read later? Maybe not. Don’t worry you’re not alone. Most of us...
Guildhall chambers commercial London seminar, London, 12th April 2016
Our Principal, Martin Berkeley, is the guest speaker at the Guildhall Chambers, Commercial London Seminar, Central Court, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, 12th April 2016, 5:30pm Guildhall Barristers speaking include: Hugh Sims QC, John Virgo, Richard Ascroft and Jay...