TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to describe the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal ruling on the application of the financial promotion regime, involving Fox Hayes v. Financial Services Authority.Design/methodology/approach– The paper outlines the facts surrounding the case and comments on the ruling.Findings– The Tribunal disagreed with the FSA that the applicant had acted negligently or recklessly.Originality/value– The paper highlights the lack of clarity and guidance on the part of the FSA as to exactly which firms on its list of unauthorised firms it considered as “boiler rooms” and which it did not. VL - 16 IS - 2 SN - 1358-1988 DO - 10.1108/13581980810869832 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/13581980810869832 AU - Gray Joanna PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/01/01 TI - Financial services and markets tribunal rules on application of financial promotion regime T2 - Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 192 EP - 199 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -