Unit name | Banking Law |
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Unit code | LAWD30090 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Miss. Powley |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Either LAWD10008 Law of Contract and LAWD10011 Law of Tort or LAWD10007 Foundations of Business Law |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit seeks to develop an understanding of the law as it affects retail (ie not commercial) banking. The unit will cover the law and practice relating to current, savings and credit card accounts. This is a subject which is changing fast as a result of commercial and technological developments and the unit will consider the variety of mechanisms available to protect consumer interests when dealing with banks as well as major modern problems such as money laundering and card fraud.
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
20 one-hour lectures and 7 two-hour seminars.
Formative assessment: students are required to do one, and may do two pieces of formative work.
Summative assessment: one three-hour closed book examination in May/June, in which students answer 4 questions from a choice of 8 questions.
The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
E.P. Ellinger, et al, Ellinger's Modern Banking Law, 5th edn. (2011, Oxford University Press, Oxford). R. Cranston, Principles of Banking Law, 2nd edn. (2002, Clarendon Press, Oxford) (a new edition is promised)) Hudson, The Law of Finance, 2013.