BTF2601

Banking law

Mr Richard Morgan

6 points · 3 hours per week · First and second semester (Caulfield) · Second semester (Distance) · Prerequisites: AFX1300 and BTX1010

Objectives On completion of this subject students should be able to demonstrate an ability to identify a legal problem in a banking context; demonstrate a detailed understanding of the legal relationships between a financial institution and its customers and legal problems; apply legal principles to solving practical day to day problems that arise in a banking context or other financial institution context.

Synopsis The bank-customer relationship; types of account; current issues in banking law; negotiable instruments including cheques and bills of exchange; the duties and responsibilities of the paying bank and collecting bank; negotiable and allied instruments in international trade.

Assessment Assignment (3000 words): 30% · Examination (open-book, 3 hours): 70%

Prescribed texts

Edwards R and Tucker S Understanding cheques and payment orders LBC, latest edn
Weerasoonia W S Banking law and the financial system of Australia Butterworths, latest edn

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