BTW3243

Finance law

(BUS)

Mr Andrew Coleman; Malaysia: Ms Shanthy Rachagan

6 points + 2-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial per week + Distance + Second semester + Gippsland, Malaysia + Prerequisite: BTW1200 or equivalent

Synopsis: Aspects of the legal environment that affects financial decisions, transactions and relationships. Topics covered are chosen from the laws regulating the financing implications of different forms of business organisation; financial institutions; cheques, banking and the banker-customer relationship; electronic funds transfer; other negotiable instruments; the laws regulating business finance and security; hire-purchase and consumer credit; guarantees; bankruptcy and insolvency law, and debt recovery.

Assessment: Written: 30% + Examination (3 hours, open book): 70%