Charles Maurice

Partner
Charlie is a modern and innovative lawyer, helping clients navigate complex tech, financial services and sport transactions in the ever-changing digital economy.
Charlie is a modern and innovative lawyer, helping clients navigate complex tech, financial services and sport transactions in the ever-changing digital economy.

About

Charlie is Head of the Commercial and Technology Team and Co-head of Sport. He advises clients on their key transactions in this space. He is a relationship-driven lawyer and really enjoys helping clients buy and sell digital products and solutions, implement new market opportunities or steer through the rapidly emerging legal landscape associated with AI and new technologies.

In particular, Charlie spends much of his time advising on fintech matters and the cross-over between technology and the financial services sector. This includes platform arrangements, customer-facing documentation (including the FCA Consumer Duty), material outsourcing arrangements, custody and clearing contracts, appointed representative arrangements, consumer credit issues, payment services and emoney. Charlie also advises on perimeter guidance queries and assists clients in liaising with the FCA, including authorisation/permission and change of control applications.

Charlie also co-leads our sports practice. He has significant experience on the football regulatory aspects of the acquisition and disposal of football clubs, and works closely with our corporate team to provide a full service offering to owners and potential owners of sports clubs. Charlie also regularly advises clients active in the professional golf space, including in connection with sponsorship deals.

Charlie joined Stevens & Bolton in 2016, prior to which he trained and worked at a leading City firm.

Expertise
Commercial Data protection and cyber security Technology Technology Sport Media and entertainment

Experience

  • Recent work
    • Advising MultiPass on its key customer documentation enabling this emoney institution to enter the UK B2B market, including offering complex card issuer arrangements.
    • Advising Samsung in connection with the Samsung Wallet product, including the interaction with card networks and issuer banks.
    • Advising Kynetec on a key collaboration for its data-led agribusiness.
    • Advising on the regulatory requirements for the operation of a new crypto business in the UK, including in connection with the application of money laundering rules.
    • Structuring a new investment opportunity to avoid classification as a Collective Investment Scheme and advising on related regulatory aspects of associated equity documentation.
    • Advising Bright Path Sports Partners, the US specialist sports fund, on the football regulatory aspects of its £105m investment into Ipswich Town Football Club.
  • Qualifications and recognition

    Charlie is regularly recognised for his work in leading legal directories and is ranked as a “Next Generation Partner” in Legal 500 for his work in both the IT and telecoms space as well as the Sport sector.

  • Advising MultiPass on its key customer documentation enabling this emoney institution to enter the UK B2B market, including offering complex card issuer arrangements.
  • Advising Samsung in connection with the Samsung Wallet product, including the interaction with card networks and issuer banks.
  • Advising Kynetec on a key collaboration for its data-led agribusiness.
  • Advising on the regulatory requirements for the operation of a new crypto business in the UK, including in connection with the application of money laundering rules.
  • Structuring a new investment opportunity to avoid classification as a Collective Investment Scheme and advising on related regulatory aspects of associated equity documentation.
  • Advising Bright Path Sports Partners, the US specialist sports fund, on the football regulatory aspects of its £105m investment into Ipswich Town Football Club.

Charlie is regularly recognised for his work in leading legal directories and is ranked as a “Next Generation Partner” in Legal 500 for his work in both the IT and telecoms space as well as the Sport sector.

Charlie Maurice is outstanding. He is a valuable asset to Stevens & Bolton.
LEGAL 500

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