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 | Dr. Arzandeh |
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 the unit, the student will be able, to a degree commensurate with a final year unit, to:
20 one hour long lectures and 8 tutorials.
Formative assessment: students should 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.
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). Hudson, The Law of Finance, 2013.