Principles of International Financial Law

Author: Colin Bamford
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199589302
Published In: March 2011
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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The only in-depth analysis of the principles underlying financial law, for example, the legal character of an obligation to pay money or the nature of a fiduciary duty
Aids prediction of the reasoning courts will apply in cases where there is no specific guidance in precedent through clear discussion of the fundamental principles
Essential reading for those dealing with innovative products and structures, where command of underlying concepts and developments is vitally important
Covers other common law centres, as well as the UK, especially Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney
International financial law is a conceptually complex subject, with many transactions affected by the law of more than one country. This book provides a clear guide to the principles underlying common law financial transactions and the rules applied to them which have developed from a number of different practice areas. An understanding of these principles is necessary for lawyers to predict the reasoning the courts will apply in the case of disputes. It is also critical for those who are developing new financial products or security structures. The book will cover a number of separate topics, which fall into two categories, firstly concepts that underpin areas of legal rules, for example the legal character of an obligation to pay money, or the nature of a fiduciary duty, and secondly explanation of the evolution of particular legal structures, where an understanding of the structure is crucial to the practical task of using it such as the development of the legal structure of tradable bonds.

Readership: Practicing lawyers who work in the areas of banking, finance, capital markets and corporate finance. Particularly valuable reading for those who have a non-common law background, as well as scholars in this area. Relevant for finance lawyers in other common law centres, as well as the UK, especially Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney.

1: Introduction
2: Money
3: Personal and property rights
4: Payment
5: Intangibles as Property
6: Legal Development of the Bond Market
7: Fiduciary Duties - their nature and how they arise
8: Fiduciary duties - practical consequences
9: Credit Support in Financial Markets
10: Security Interests
11: The Construction of Financial Agreements

Colin Bamford, Barrister, 3-4 South Square, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics, Former Chief Executive of the Financial Law Panel

Colin Bamford is a barrister at 3-4 South Square, from where he has advised on a range of issues relating to the banking and securities industries. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies and a member of its Advisory Committee, an External Examiner at London School of Economics, a member of the committee of the Centre for Corporate Law at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. He is also a visiting professor at the London School of Economics and was formerly the Chief Executive of the Financial Law Panel

"The author considers the important foundations of the law with the key decisions from the courts in a well written way." - Dr Roman Jordans, Journal International Banking Law and Regulation