Banking Law

Exploring all aspects of domestic, European and international laws and regulation, Banking Law is essential reading for students and practitioners alike. From examining the academic debates, policy considerations and practical influences underpinning the regulations, this text offers you a truly socio-economic and contextual approach to a subject which impacts on the daily lives of people worldwide.Chapter 1 - What is money? Chapter 2 - The role of the City of London as a financial centre and the international financial institutions Chapter 3 - The corporate governance failings in financial institutions and directors legal liability Chapter 4 - UK response to the credit crisis Chapter 5 - Bank regulation and supervision Chapter 6 - The banker and customer relationship and the unfair terms in banking contracts Chapter 7 - Duties arising under the banker and customer relationship Chapter 8 - The bank as the fiduciary Chapter 9 - The nature of the overdrawn account and the bank's self-help remedies Chapter 10 - Bills of exchange Chapter 11 - Cheques as negotiable instruments Chapter 12 - Third party rights: wrongful dealings and liability Chapter 13 - Money laundering Chapter 14 - Nature and type of electronic funds transfers systems Chapter 15 - Plastic money Chapter 16 - Overdrafts and bank loans Chapter 17 - Recovery of money paid by mistake Chapter 18 - Securities for bank borrowing