Financial Services Lawyers Association

• provide a forum for open exchanges of views on topical issues in financial services law, regulation and related areas
• facilitate the dissemination of knowledge and ideas
• further members' education and training
• encourage the involvement of students, graduates, trainees, pupils and junior lawyers
• foster co-operation between the various financial services stakeholders, including practitioners, academics, industry, regulators and government.

This year's AGM took place in Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn. As well as the AGM's formal business including the relection of the officers and executive committee, Hector Sants, the FSA's Chief Executive Officer, set out for members his views on the role of lawyers in outcomes-focussed regulation. You can read Hector's speech by clicking 'read more'.

Law students, trainee solicitors and pupils are invited to enter FSLA's 2009 essay competition.

Entrants should submit a 1,500 word essay on the question 'Does the law provide sufficient measures to take against directors of banks that fail?' to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   by 30 April 2009.