Jon Ford

Jan 23, 2025 | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Andrew Eastwood |Jon Ford |Hywel Jenkins |Danielle Briers

Insight Global Reports and highlights - By 4m read Faced with novel issues and keenly aware that the slow process of regulatory and/or legislative change can fall short of consumers' and others' expectations, financial services regulators have begun to re-examine their existing tools and powers. When the perfect tool for the job is not available, something else in the toolkit may be pressed into service.

Jan 23, 2025 | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Jon Ford |Hannah Cassidy |Charlotte Henry |Marina Reason

Insight Global Reports and highlights - By 6m read How should AI be regulated in financial services? Regulators are torn between the allure of AI and the undoubted risks. Firms are caught in the middle, with often inconsistent approaches being taken in different jurisdictions. No wonder over half of the attendees at our London Financial Services Regulatory Conference in October 2024 listed AI as their top priority for 2025 and beyond.

Nov 28, 2024 | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Jenny Stainsby |Hywel Jenkins |Chris Ninan |Jon Ford

IntroductionOn 28 November 2024, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") published Consultation Paper 24/2 Part 2 ("CP24/2 Part 2").1 This sets out revisions to the FCA's controversial proposals2 published earlier this year to name firms it is investigating at an early stage and before any findings of misconduct have been made (the "Transparency Proposal"). The deadline for responding to the revised proposals is 17 February 2025.

Jul 31, 2024 | geoexpro.com | Marzena Pyteraf |Jon Ford

Yesterday, Shell spudded the 48/8b-3 exploration well with the Valaris 123 jack-up to drill the Selene exploration well in the UK Southern North Sea gas basin. This is a bit of a landmark for recent times in the depressed UK North Sea: the first exploration well offshore UK in 2024; in the success case a standalone potential development, so not infrastructure-led exploration; and a junior exploration company fully carried through a well in what was perceived to be a thoroughly exploited basin.

May 4, 2024 | goshennews.com | Jon Ford

As the digital age accelerates, Indiana finds itself at the focal point of a new kind of gold rush — a rush to locate and power data centers and microchip manufacturing plants. These modern-day mines don’t extract ore; they process and store the lifeblood of the 21st century: data and microchips. And just like the gold rushes of old, this boom is reshaping the landscape, both literally and economically.