Ben Kingsley is a partner in Slaughter and May's Financial Regulation Group. On a regular basis, Ben shares his thoughts with Practical Law Financial Services subscribers on topical developments in the banking and investment services sector.

In his May 2014 column, Ben considers the Upper Tribunal's decision in Macris v FCA and the Court of Appeal's decision in Asset Land Investment v FCA. He also briefly comments on ESMA's detailed MiFID II consultation and discussion papers, published on 22 May 2014.