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Postgraduate Course: Banking and Finance Law (LAWS11156)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis one semester course provides an introduction to certain aspects of banking law in both a United Kingdom and international context.

The course will be divided into three parts:
(i) Banking law in the United Kingdom - especially, the banker/customer relationship
(ii) Financing transactions in the United Kingdom, such as, commercial loans, and the legal aspects of these; and
(iii) International financing transactions, such as, letters of credit, and the legal aspects of these.

In some cases, the divisions will not be clear cut, and there will be overlap.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Company Law (LAWS11016) AND Contract (LAWS10078) AND Company Law (LAWS10083) AND Property Law (LAWS10084) AND Commercial Law (LAWS10086)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) The course will be assessed by an essay worth 100% of the final mark.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
The aims and objectives of this course are to:

(a) introduce students to certain general principles of banking law in both a UK and international context, and
(b)examine: (i) the law applicable to a particular area; (ii) the issues and problems that arise; and (iii) the attempts to deal with the issues or solve the problems.

By the end of the course, students should have:
(a) a general understanding of the areas of banking and financial law discussed in the course;
(b) a detailed and specific knowledge of some particular areas of banking and finance law within this broader framework;
(c) an introduction to some important issues and debates regarding banking and financial law; and
(d) a basic grounding in research skills and techniques in banking and financial law.

Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsBanking law/Finance law/Loans/Banker-Customer/UK/International
Contacts
Course organiserMr Parker Hood
Tel: (0131 6)50 2048
Email: Parker.Hood@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Amanda Mackenzie
Tel: (0131 6)50 6325
Email: amanda.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk
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