Advanced banking law
Associate Professor Robin Edwards
6 points
* 3 hours per week
* First, second semester
* Caulfield
* Prerequisites: FIN1110 and FIN1151 or equivalents
* Prohibition:
FIN4001
Objectives On completion of this subject students should understand and have a sound knowledge of the banker and customer relationship; federal and state legislation impacting financial institutions; the law relating to bank securities and negotiable instruments.
Synopsis Topics include legal background to Australian financial system; banker and customer; capacity and authority to borrow grant security; lending on the security of land; lending on the security of goods; lending on the security of proceeds; invalidation of company securities.
Assessment Class exercise and paper: 30%
* Assignment: 50%
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Test: 20%
Prescribed texts
Sykes E and Walker S The law of securities Law Book, 1993
Weerasooria W S Banking law and financial systems in Australia Butterworths, latest edn
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