We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Find out more
Jump to Content
Jump to Main Navigation
User Account
Personal Profile
See all online law products
More
About
Guided Tour
Subscriber Services
Contact Us
FAQ
Help
Search
Browse all
Area of law
Financial Law [FBL]
International Commercial Arbitration [ICMA]
Private International Law [PRIL]
International Commercial Law [ICML]
Author
My Content
(0)
Recently viewed
(0)
Save Entry
My Searches
(0)
Recently viewed
(0)
Save Search
Print
Save
Cite
Email this content
Share Link
Copy this link, or click below to email it to a friend
Email this content
or copy the link directly:
https://olrl.ouplaw.com/abstract/10.1093/law/9780199685585.001.0001/law-9780199685585-chapter-18
The link was not copied. Your current browser may not support copying via this button.
Link copied successfully
Copy link
Sign in
You could not be signed in, please check and try again.
Username
Please enter your Username
Password
Please enter your Password
Forgot password?
Don't have an account?
Sign in via your Institution
You could not be signed in, please check and try again.
Sign in with your library card
Please enter your library card number
View translated passages only
Oxford Law Citator
Contents
Expand All
Collapse All
Preliminary Material
Preface
Contents—Summary
Contents
Table of Cases
Tables of Legislation
Statutes
Statutory Instruments
Other Legislation
France
Germany
Iceland
India
Ireland
Malaysia
USA
European Legislation
Regulations
Directives
Treaties and Conventions
List of Abbreviations
FCA Handbook Abbreviations
Books Referred to in Abbreviated Form
Main Text
Part A Regulatory Matters
Preliminary Material
Introduction
1 The Regulation of Deposit-Taking Business
Preliminary Material
Introduction
1.01
1.02
1.03
The History of Banking Regulation in the United Kingdom
Introduction
1.04
1.05
1.06
1.07
1.08
1.09
Deposit-taking as a Regulated Activity
Introduction
1.10
Acceptance of Deposits
1.11
1.12
1.13
Deposits
1.14
Accepting Deposits
1.15
Carrying on a Business
1.16
1.17
1.18
In the United Kingdom
1.19
1.20
1.21
Exempt Persons
1.22
Consequences of Contravention
1.23
1.24
The Authorization Procedure
1.25
1.26
1.27
1.28
1.29
1.30
Performance of Controlled Functions by Individuals
1.31
1.32
1.33
1.34
1.35
Ring-fencing
1.36
1.37
1.38
1.39
1.40
1.41
1.42
1.43
1.44
1.45
1.46
Powers of the Regulators
1.47
EEA Firms
1.48
2 EU Banking Law
Preliminary Material
Introduction
2.01
Background to the EU Banking Directives
2.02
2.03
2.04
2.05
2.06
2.07
2.08
The Deposit-taking Prohibition
2.09
2.10
The Authorization Process
2.11
2.12
Institutional Cooperation
2.13
The Treaty Freedoms—General Considerations
2.14
2.15
2.16
The Right to Establish a Branch
2.17
The Right to Provide Services
2.18
Provision of Services from within the Home State
2.19
2.20
2.21
2.22
Free Movement of Capital and Banking Services
2.23
2.24
2.25
The Commission Interpretative Communication
2.26
2.27
2.28
2.29
Ring-fencing
2.30
2.31
2.32
2.33
2.34
2.35
2.36
Conclusions
2.37
2.38
2.39
3 The Conduct of Retail Banking and Investment Business
Preliminary Material
Introduction
3.01
3.02
3.03
Scope of BCOBS
Application
3.04
3.05
3.06
3.07
3.08
Communications with Customers
3.09
3.10
Distance Marketing
3.11
3.12
3.13
3.14
3.15
3.16
Information Requirements
3.17
3.18
3.19
3.20
3.21
Post-sale Requirements
3.22
Cancellation
3.23
3.24
3.25
Investment Services
Introduction
3.26
3.27
Scope of MiFID
3.28
3.29
MiFID—Overview
3.30
3.31
3.32
3.33
Client’s Best Interests
3.34
3.35
Client Categorization
3.36
3.37
3.38
Information Requirements
3.39
Client Agreements
3.40
3.41
Client Money
3.42
3.43
3.44
Suitability
3.45
3.46
3.47
Appropriateness
3.48
Conflicts of Interest
3.49
3.50
3.51
Best Execution
3.52
3.53
3.54
3.55
Other Forms of Investment Business
3.56
3.57
4 The Regulation of Lending Business
Preliminary Material
Introduction
4.01
Consumer Credit
Introduction
4.02
4.03
4.04
4.05
4.06
4.07
4.08
The Permissions Regime
4.09
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
Types of Consumer Credit Agreement
4.15
4.16
The Effect of Regulation
4.17
4.18
The Requirement for Permission
4.19
4.20
4.21
4.22
4.23
Advertising
4.24
4.25
Contents of Agreements and Formalities
4.26
4.27
4.28
4.29
4.30
4.31
Matters Arising during the Currency of the Contract
4.32
4.33
4.34
4.35
4.36
4.37
4.38
4.39
Court’s Powers of Intervention
4.40
4.41
4.42
4.43
The Consumer Credit Directive
4.44
4.45
4.46
Mortgage Regulation
Introduction
4.47
The Scope of Regulation
4.48
4.49
4.50
4.51
4.52
4.53
4.54
4.55
The Nature of the Regulation
4.56
4.57
4.58
The Mortgage Credit Directive
4.59
4.60
The Lending Code
4.61
4.62
4.63
4.64
4.65
4.66
5 The Regulation of Payment Services
Preliminary Material
Introduction
5.01
5.02
5.03
5.04
Implementation of the Payment Services Directive
5.05
5.06
5.07
Payment Services
The Definition
5.08
5.09
5.10
5.11
Exclusions
5.12
5.13
5.14
Territoriality
5.15
5.16
5.17
The Authorization Requirement
5.18
5.19
5.20
Authorized Payment Institutions
Introduction
5.21
5.22
5.23
5.24
Capital Requirements for Payment Institutions
5.25
5.26
Small Payment Institutions
5.27
5.28
5.29
Ancillary Business
5.30
Passporting
5.31
5.32
5.33
5.34
5.35
Conduct of Business Requirements
5.36
Segregation Requirements
5.37
5.38
5.39
5.40
5.41
Information Requirements
5.42
5.43
Scope of Requirements
5.44
5.45
5.46
5.47
Single Payment Service Contracts
5.48
5.49
Framework Contracts
5.50
5.51
5.52
5.53
5.54
Common Provisions
5.55
Rights and Obligations of Providers and Users
5.56
Scope
5.57
Charges for Transactions
5.58
Authorization of Payment Transactions
5.59
5.60
5.61
5.62
Limits and Use of Payment Instruments
5.63
5.64
5.65
5.66
Misuse of Payment Instruments
5.67
5.68
Time Limits
5.69
Evidence and Liability for Unauthorized Transactions
5.70
5.71
5.72
5.73
5.74
5.75
5.76
5.77
Execution of Payment Transactions
5.78
5.79
5.80
5.81
5.82
5.83
Execution Time and Value Date
5.84
5.85
5.86
5.87
Liability
5.88
Access to Payment Systems
5.89
5.90
The Payment Accounts Directive
5.91
5.92
5.93
Powers of the FCA
5.94
Reform of the Payment Services Directive
5.95
5.96
5.97
The Single Euro Payments Area
Introduction
5.98
5.99
5.100
The Aims and Objectives of SEPA
5.101
5.102
5.103
The Role of the EPC
5.104
5.105
The Benefits of SEPA
5.106
Progress with SEPA
5.107
5.108
5.109
Charges for Cross-border Payments
5.110
5.111
5.112
5.113
Information on the Payer
5.114
5.115
5.116
6 Capital Adequacy, Liquidity, and Large Exposures
Preliminary Material
Introduction
6.01
6.02
6.03
6.04
6.05
Capital Adequacy—The Broad Framework
6.06
6.07
6.08
The Basel Standards
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
6.09
6.10
6.11
6.12
6.13
6.14
6.15
6.16
6.17
Basel II and Basel III
Introduction
6.18
6.19
6.20
6.21
6.22
6.23
6.24
6.25
6.26
6.27
Pillar One—Eligible Capital
6.28
Basel III—The Overarching Principles
6.29
6.30
6.31
6.32
Eligible Capital
6.33
6.34
6.35
6.36
6.37
Risk-weighted Assets
Introduction
6.38
6.39
The Standardized Approach
6.40
6.41
6.42
The Internal Ratings-based Approach
6.43
6.44
6.45
6.46
6.47
6.48
6.49
Credit Risk Mitigation
Introduction
6.50
6.51
Common Principles
6.52
6.53
Funded Credit Protection
6.54
6.55
Unfunded Credit Mitigation
6.56
6.57
6.58
Market Risk
6.59
6.60
Operational Risk
6.61
6.62
6.63
Additional Capital Buffers
6.64
6.65
6.66
6.67
6.68
6.69
6.70
6.71
Leverage Ratio
6.72
6.73
Liquidity Coverage/Net Stable Funding Ratios
6.74
6.75
6.76
6.77
6.78
6.79
6.80
6.81
Pillar Two—Supervisory Review
6.82
Pillar Three—Market Discipline
6.83
Large Exposures
6.84
6.85
6.86
6.87
6.88
6.89
Conclusions
6.90
6.91
7 Money Laundering Legislation
Preliminary Material
Introduction
7.01
7.02
7.03
7.04
7.05
International Background
International Law
7.06
7.07
EU Law
7.08
7.09
7.10
7.11
7.12
7.13
7.14
7.15
7.16
Overview of the United Kingdom Regime
Legislation
7.17
7.18
7.19
Role of the Financial Conduct Authority
7.20
7.21
Role of Market Associations
7.22
7.23
The Money Laundering Regulations 2007
7.24
Customer Due Diligence
7.25
7.26
7.27
Record Keeping
7.28
7.29
Policies and Procedures
7.30
7.31
Internal Training Procedures
7.32
7.33
7.34
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
7.35
7.36
‘Criminal Property’ and ‘Criminal Conduct’
7.37
7.38
7.39
7.40
7.41
7.42
7.43
Concealing Criminal Property
7.44
7.45
7.46
Acquisition, Use, and Possession of Criminal Property
7.47
7.48
Arrangements Relating to Criminal Property
7.49
7.50
7.51
7.52
7.53
The Regulated Sector Offence
7.54
7.55
7.56
7.57
7.58
The Disclosure Defence
7.59
7.60
7.61
7.62
7.63
7.64
7.65
The ‘Reasonable Excuse’ Defence
7.66
7.67
7.68
The Foreign Legality Defence
7.69
7.70
7.71
The ‘De Minimis’ Defence
7.72
7.73
Offences by the MLRO
7.74
7.75
7.76
Tipping off—Regulated Sector
7.77
7.78
7.79
7.80
Terrorist Financing
Introduction
7.81
7.82
‘Terrorism’ and ‘Terrorist Property’
7.83
7.84
The Offences
7.85
7.86
7.87
7.88
7.89
Civil Consequences of Money Laundering Legislation
7.90
7.91
Receipt of Funds
7.92
7.93
7.94
7.95
7.96
Suspicion Arising in Relation to Funds already Held
7.97
7.98
7.99
Dealings with the Customer in Relation to POCA
7.100
Customer Relationships and AML Risk Management
7.101
8 The Market Regulators
Preliminary Material
Introduction
8.01
8.02
History of Regulation
8.03
8.04
8.05
8.06
Financial Services Act 2012
8.07
8.08
8.09
8.10
8.11
The Prudential Regulation Authority
8.12
The Financial Conduct Authority
History and Functions of the FSA
8.13
8.14
8.15
8.16
8.17
Rule-making and Other Powers
8.18
8.19
The Regulatory Handbooks
8.20
8.21
8.22
8.23
Enforcement Powers
8.24
8.25
8.26
The Bank of England
History and Functions of the Bank
8.27
8.28
8.29
8.30
8.31
8.32
Stability of the Financial System
8.33
8.34
8.35
8.36
Monetary Policy
8.37
8.38
8.39
8.40
8.41
The Treasury
History and Functions of the Treasury
8.42
8.43
Role of the Treasury
8.44
Coordination among Regulators
8.45
8.46
8.47
8.48
8.49
8.50
8.51
8.52
8.53
The European Framework
8.54
8.55
European Systemic Risk Board
8.56
8.57
8.58
8.59
8.60
European Supervisory Authorities
8.61
8.62
8.63
8.64
The EU Memorandum of Understanding
8.65
European Banking Union
8.66
8.67
8.68
8.69
8.70
8.71
International Developments
8.72
8.73
8.74
8.75
Conclusions
8.76
8.77
Part B Merger, Reorganization, and Insolvency of Banks
Preliminary Material
Introduction
9 UK Bank Mergers and Business Transfers
Preliminary Material
Introduction
9.01
9.02
9.03
Effect of Part VII
9.04
9.05
9.06
Scope of Part VII
9.07
9.08
9.09
9.10
9.11
9.12
9.13
Procedure under Part VII
9.14
9.15
9.16
9.17
9.18
9.19
Effect of Court Sanction
9.20
9.21
9.22
‘Property’ and ‘Liabilities’
9.23
9.24
9.25
9.26
Ring-fencing Transfer Schemes
9.27
9.28
9.29
Building Societies and Mutuals
9.30
9.31
9.32
9.33
The Cross-Border Mergers Regulations 2007
9.34
9.35
9.36
9.37
Conclusions
9.38
9.39
10 Foreign Bank Mergers
Preliminary Material
Introduction
10.01
10.02
10.03
10.04
Recognition of the Merger
10.05
10.06
10.07
10.08
10.09
10.10
10.11
10.12
10.13
10.14
10.15
10.16
The Transferred Assets and Liabilities
10.17
10.18
10.19
10.20
10.21
Consequences for the Transferor
10.22
10.23
Consequences for Transaction Counterparties
10.24
10.25
10.26
10.27
The Cross-Border Mergers Regulations
10.28
10.29
Conclusions
10.30
10.31
10.32
11 Bank Rescues and Financial Stability in the United Kingdom
Preliminary Material
Introduction
11.01
11.02
11.03
11.04
Collapse of Northern Rock
11.05
11.06
11.07
11.08
Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008
The Scheme of the Legislation
11.09
11.10
11.11
11.12
11.13
11.14
11.15
Challenges to the Legislation
11.16
11.17
11.18
11.19
11.20
11.21
Other Financial Crisis Events
11.22
11.23
11.24
11.25
Banking Act 2009
Introduction
11.26
11.27
The FSB’s ‘Key Attributes’
11.28
11.29
The Bank Resolution and Recovery Directive
11.30
11.31
11.32
11.33
11.34
11.35
11.36
11.37
11.38
11.39
11.40
11.41
11.42
11.43
11.44
Scope and Content of the Banking Act 2009
11.45
11.46
11.47
General Considerations
11.48
11.49
11.50
11.51
11.52
11.53
11.54
11.55
The Stabilization Options
11.56
Transfer to a Private Sector Purchaser
11.57
11.58
Transfer to a Bridge Bank
11.59
11.60
11.61
‘Bail-in’
11.62
11.63
11.64
11.65
11.66
Temporary Public Ownership
11.67
11.68
Share Transfer Orders
11.69
11.70
11.71
11.72
Property Transfer Instruments
11.73
11.74
Partial Property Transfers
11.75
11.76
11.77
11.78
11.79
11.80
11.81
The ‘No Creditor Worse Off’ Order
11.82
11.83
11.84
11.85
11.86
11.87
Compensation for Transferors
11.88
11.89
11.90
Continuing Obligations and Other Matters
11.91
11.92
Bank Insolvency
11.93
11.94
11.95
11.96
11.97
11.98
Bank Administration
11.99
11.100
11.101
11.102
Investment Banks
11.103
11.104
11.105
11.106
11.107
11.108
11.109
11.110
11.111
11.112
Interbank Payment Systems
11.113
11.114
11.115
11.116
Emergency Liquidity Assistance
The Nature of the Assistance
11.117
11.118
11.119
11.120
11.121
11.122
Recent Use of Emergency Liquidity Assistance
11.123
11.124
Legal Aspects of Emergency Liquidity Assistance
11.125
11.126
Other Forms of Assistance to the Financial Markets
11.127
Conclusions
11.128
12 Cross-Border Reorganization and Winding Up of Banks
Preliminary Material
Introduction
12.01
12.02
12.03
12.04
Scope of the Directive
12.05
12.06
12.07
12.08
12.09
Impact of the Directive on EEA Credit Institutions
12.10
Reorganization
12.11
12.12
12.13
12.14
12.15
12.16
Winding Up
12.17
12.18
12.19
12.20
12.21
12.22
12.23
Common Provisions
12.24
12.25
12.26
Regulatory Issues
12.27
Third Country Institutions
12.28
12.29
12.30
Reform of the Directive
12.31
12.32
The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive
12.33
12.34
12.35
12.36
12.37
12.38
12.39
12.40
12.41
12.42
12.43
Court Assistance for Foreign Liquidators
12.44
Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006
12.45
12.46
12.47
12.48
12.49
12.50
Section 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986
12.51
12.52
12.53
General Powers of the Court
12.54
12.55
Conclusions
12.56
12.57
13 Deposit Protection Schemes
Preliminary Material
Introduction
13.01
13.02
13.03
13.04
EU Law and Deposit Protection
13.05
13.06
13.07
13.08
Reform of the Directive
13.09
13.10
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme
13.11
13.12
Part 4 of the Banking Act 2009
13.13
13.14
13.15
13.16
The Landsbanki Freezing Arrangements
The Background
13.17
13.18
13.19
The Legal Issues—Action Taken by Iceland
13.20
13.21
13.22
13.23
13.24
13.25
13.26
The Legal Issues—Action Taken by the United Kingdom
13.27
13.28
13.29
Other Developments
13.30
The Wider Issues
13.31
Conclusions
13.32
13.33
14 The Liability of the Regulator
Preliminary Material
Introduction
14.01
14.02
14.03
14.04
Immunity Provisions and EU Law
14.05
14.06
14.07
14.08
14.09
14.10
14.11
Immunity Provisions and the European Convention on Human Rights
14.12
14.13
14.14
14.15
14.16
14.17
14.18
14.19
The Effect of an Immunity Provision
14.20
14.21
14.22
14.23
14.24
Regulatory Liability
14.25
14.26
14.27
14.28
14.29
14.30
14.31
14.32
14.33
14.34
14.35
14.36
Conclusions
14.37
14.38
14.39
Part C The Banker–Customer Relationship
Preliminary Material
Introduction
15 The Banker–Customer Contract
Preliminary Material
Introduction
15.01
The Banker and the Customer
Introduction
15.02
‘Bank’ and ‘Banker’
15.03
15.04
15.05
‘Customer’
15.06
15.07
15.08
15.09
15.10
The Nature of the Relationship
15.11
15.12
15.13
15.14
15.15
15.16
15.17
15.18
The Terms of the Banker–Customer Contract
Introduction
15.19
15.20
15.21
The Terms of the Contract—Duties of the Bank
15.22
15.23
15.24
15.25
The Customer’s Duties to the Bank
Introduction
15.26
15.27
The Drawing of Cheques
15.28
15.29
15.30
15.31
Duty to Disclose Known Forgery
15.32
15.33
15.34
15.35
15.36
15.37
Other Duties
15.38
15.39
15.40
Regulation of the Banker–Customer Contract
Introduction
15.41
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
15.42
15.43
15.44
15.45
15.46
15.47
Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999
15.48
15.49
15.50
15.51
15.52
15.53
FCA Guidance
15.54
15.55
15.56
16 Cheques
Preliminary Material
Introduction
16.01
16.02
16.03
16.04
16.05
Definitions
Bills of Exchange
16.06
16.07
16.08
Cheques
16.09
16.10
16.11
16.12
16.13
16.14
Impact of the Cheques Act 1992
16.15
16.16
16.17
16.18
16.19
Payment by Cheque
Introduction
16.20
Acceptance of a Cheque
16.21
16.22
Cheque Guarantee Scheme
16.23
16.24
16.25
16.26
16.27
16.28
Cheque Clearing
16.29
16.30
16.31
16.32
17 Duties of the Paying Bank
Preliminary Material
Introduction
17.01
17.02
17.03
The Duty to Pay
The General Nature of the Obligation
17.04
17.05
The Bank’s Duty in Executing Payment Instructions
17.06
Termination of the Bank’s Authority to Pay
17.07
17.08
17.09
17.10
17.11
Failure to Comply with Payment Instructions
17.12
17.13
Nature and Consequences of Unauthorized Payment
Introduction
17.14
17.15
17.16
Payment beyond the Scope of the Mandate
17.17
17.18
17.19
17.20
Forged Signatures
17.21
17.22
17.23
17.24
Misappropriation by an Authorized Signatory
17.25
17.26
17.27
17.28
17.29
17.30
17.31
17.32
17.33
The Recovery of Payments Made
17.34
17.35
17.36
17.37
17.38
17.39
17.40
Statutory Protection of the Paying Bank
Introduction
17.41
Payment in Due Course
17.42
17.43
Material Alteration to the Cheque
17.44
Incomplete Cheques
17.45
17.46
Forged and Unauthorized Indorsements
17.47
17.48
17.49
17.50
17.51
17.52
Section 80 of the Bills of Exchange Act 1882
17.53
17.54
17.55
Section 1 of the Cheques Act 1957
17.56
17.57
17.58
Liability to Third Parties
Introduction
17.59
Conversion
17.60
17.61
17.62
Negligence
17.63
17.64
‘Dishonest Assistance’
17.65
17.66
17.67
17.68
18 Duties of the Collecting Bank
Preliminary Material
Introduction
18.01
18.02
Collection of Cheques
Introduction
18.03
18.04
Role and Position of the Collecting Bank
18.05
18.06
18.07
The Collection of Cheques
18.08
18.09
Notice of Dishonour
18.10
Statutory Protections Available to the Collecting Bank
18.11
18.12
18.13
18.14
18.15
18.16
18.17
18.18
18.19
18.20
Liability of the Collecting Bank to Third Parties
Introduction
18.21
Conversion
18.22
18.23
18.24
Monies Had and Received
18.25
18.26
‘Knowing Receipt’
18.27
18.28
18.29
18.30
18.31
Negligence
18.32
18.33
19 Electronic Funds Transfers
Preliminary Material
Introduction
19.01
19.02
19.03
19.04
Electronic Funds Transfer Systems
Introduction
19.05
19.06
19.07
BACS
19.08
19.09
CHAPS
19.10
19.11
TARGET
19.12
19.13
Legal Nature of EFT
19.14
19.15
19.16
19.17
19.18
19.19
19.20
19.21
Legal Consequences of an EFT Payment
19.22
Agreement of Creditor
19.23
Authorization of Payee’s Bank
19.24
The Nature of the Payment
19.25
International Payments
19.26
19.27
Liabilities to Third Parties
19.28
19.29
Part D The Bank as Service Provider
Preliminary Material
Introduction
20 The Bank as a Lender
Preliminary Material
Introduction
20.01
20.02
20.03
Overdraft Facilities
Operation
20.04
20.05
Cancellation
20.06
Demand
20.07
20.08
Interest
20.09
20.10
20.11
20.12
20.13
Term Loans
Nature and Operation
20.14
20.15
20.16
20.17
The Facility/Purpose
20.18
Conditions Precedent
20.19
Utilization
20.20
Currencies
20.21
Repayment
20.22
Prepayment
20.23
20.24
20.25
Interest
20.26
20.27
20.28
20.29
20.30
20.31
Fees/Expenses
20.32
Withholding Tax and Tax Gross-up
20.33
20.34
Withholding Tax and FATCA
20.35
20.36
Increased Costs
20.37
Indemnities
20.38
Representations
20.39
Information Undertakings
20.40
Financial Undertakings
20.41
20.42
General Undertakings
20.43
20.44
20.45
Events of Default/Acceleration
20.46
20.47
Payment Mechanics
20.48
20.49
Set-off
20.50
20.51
Assignments and Transfers
20.52
Governing Law
20.53
20.54
Jurisdiction
20.55
20.56
20.57
Conclusions
20.58
21 Syndicated Loans
Preliminary Material
Introduction
21.01
21.02
21.03
21.04
21.05
The Arranger
Duration and Nature of the Role
21.06
21.07
Functions of the Arranger
21.08
21.09
21.10
Liability of the Arranger
21.11
21.12
21.13
21.14
21.15
Regulatory Aspects
21.16
21.17
21.18
21.19
The Agent
Duration and Nature of the Role
21.20
21.21
21.22
Functions of the Agent
21.23
21.24
Liability of the Agent—Gross Negligence and Wilful Misconduct
21.25
21.26
21.27
21.28
21.29
21.30
Other Sources of Liability and Protections
21.31
Relationship between Individual Banks and the Borrower
21.32
Relationship between the Individual Banks
Introduction
21.33
Several Obligations
21.34
Consents, Instructions, and Waivers; Majority Rule
21.35
21.36
21.37
21.38
21.39
Pro Rata Sharing
21.40
21.41
21.42
21.43
21.44
21.45
Liability and Regulatory Aspects
21.46
21.47
21.48
Security Arrangements
The Security Trust Structure
21.49
21.50
21.51
21.52
21.53
Parallel Debt Clauses
21.54
21.55
21.56
Intercreditor Issues
21.57
21.58
22 Trading Loan Assets
Preliminary Material
Introduction
22.01
22.02
22.03
22.04
Overarching Issues
22.05
22.06
22.07
22.08
22.09
Restrictions on Assignments and Transfers
22.10
22.11
22.12
22.13
22.14
Assignment
22.15
22.16
22.17
22.18
22.19
Novation
22.20
22.21
22.22
22.23
Participation Arrangements
Introduction
22.24
22.25
22.26
Funded Participations
22.27
22.28
22.29
22.30
Risk Participations
22.31
22.32
Credit Default Swaps
22.33
22.34
22.35
23 Swaps and Derivatives
Preliminary Material
Introduction
23.01
23.02
23.03
23.04
23.05
23.06
Interest Rate Swaps
23.07
23.08
23.09
23.10
23.11
23.12
Caps, Floors, and Collars
23.13
23.14
23.15
23.16
Currency Swaps
23.17
23.18
Default and Termination
23.19
23.20
23.21
23.22
23.23
Netting of Multiple Contracts; Collateral
23.24
23.25
23.26
23.27
Defences
23.28
23.29
23.30
23.31
23.32
23.33
23.34
Mis-selling
23.35
23.36
23.37
23.38
23.39
Conclusions
23.40
24 Bank Guarantees, Performance Bonds, and Documentary Credits
Preliminary Material
Introduction
24.01
24.02
24.03
Bank Guarantees
24.04
24.05
24.06
Performance Bonds
Introduction
24.07
Nature of a Performance Bond
24.08
24.09
24.10
Types of Performance Bond
24.11
24.12
Documentary Credits
Introduction
24.13
24.14
24.15
Definition
24.16
24.17
24.18
Contracts, the Parties, and their Obligations
24.19
Types of Commercial Credit
24.20
Issuing Commercial Credits
24.21
24.22
24.23
The Autonomy Principle
24.24
24.25
Transfer and Assignment of Credits
24.26
24.27
24.28
24.29
Documents Presented under a Commercial Credit
Introduction
24.30
24.31
Strict Compliance
24.32
24.33
Transport Documents
24.34
24.35
Insurance Documents
24.36
Commercial Invoices
24.37
24.38
Original Documents
24.39
24.40
Presentation and Examination of Documents
Presentation of Documents
24.41
24.42
Examination of Documents
24.43
24.44
24.45
24.46
24.47
24.48
Security under a Commercial Credit
24.49
24.50
Pledge of Goods
24.51
24.52
24.53
24.54
Trust Receipts
24.55
Standby Credits
Introduction
24.56
24.57
Nature of the Standby Credit
24.58
24.59
24.60
24.61
The Fraud Exception
24.62
24.63
24.64
24.65
24.66
24.67
24.68
24.69
24.70
Damages for Failure to Pay under a Credit
24.71
24.72
24.73
24.74
Private International Law Issues
Introduction
24.75
24.76
English Buyer—English Issuing Bank
24.77
24.78
24.79
24.80
Issuing Bank—Seller
24.81
24.82
24.83
24.84
Advising Bank—Seller
24.85
24.86
Confirming Bank—Seller
24.87
24.88
Issuing Bank—Confirming Bank
24.89
24.90
The Impact of the Applicable Law
24.91
24.92
25 Sources of Bank Liability
Preliminary Material
Introduction
25.01
25.02
Liability as a Lender
25.03
25.04
25.05
25.06
25.07
25.08
25.09
25.10
25.11
Sales of Complex Products
25.12
25.13
25.14
25.15
The Springwell Navigation Case
Factual Background
25.16
Claims in Contract and Tort
25.17
25.18
25.19
25.20
Contractual Disclaimers
25.21
25.22
Misrepresentation
25.23
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
25.24
25.25
Conclusions on Springwell
25.26
Other Cases
25.27
25.28
Advisory and Management Arrangements
25.29
25.30
25.31
25.32
Conclusions
25.33
Part E Guarantees and Security
Preliminary Material
Introduction
26 Guarantees
Preliminary Material
Introduction
26.01
Purpose, Definition, and Characteristics
Purpose
26.02
26.03
Definition
26.04
26.05
Characteristics
26.06
26.07
26.08
26.09
Formalities
Introduction
26.10
26.11
Offer and Acceptance
26.12
26.13
Consideration
26.14
26.15
Intention to Create Legal Relations
26.16
26.17
26.18
26.19
Requirement of Writing
26.20
26.21
26.22
26.23
Guarantees and Indemnities
Introduction
26.24
Distinction between Guarantees and Indemnities
26.25
26.26
26.27
26.28
26.29
Interpretation and Liability
Introduction
26.30
Interpretation
26.31
26.32
26.33
The Guaranteed Liabilities
26.34
26.35
26.36
26.37
26.38
Essential Validity
26.39
26.40
26.41
26.42
Nature of the Guarantor’s Liability
26.43
26.44
Unfair Contract Terms
Introduction
26.45
26.46
26.47
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
26.48
26.49
26.50
Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999
26.51
Capacity to Guarantee
Introduction
26.52
Individuals
26.53
26.54
26.55
26.56
Companies
26.57
26.58
26.59
26.60
26.61
Other Entities
26.62
Duties of the Bank to the Guarantor
Introduction
26.63
26.64
A Duty to Advise?
26.65
26.66
26.67
A Duty of Good Faith?
26.68
A Duty of Disclosure?
26.69
26.70
26.71
A Duty to Take Other Security?
26.72
26.73
26.74
A Duty of Realization?
26.75
26.76
26.77
Discharge of the Guarantor
Introduction
26.78
Discharge by Payment
26.79
26.80
Discharge of the Guarantor
26.81
26.82
Vitiating Factors
26.83
26.84
Preference
26.85
26.86
26.87
Transactions at an Undervalue
26.88
26.89
Termination by the Guarantor
Introduction
26.90
Express and Implied Termination Rights
26.91
26.92
Rights of the Guarantor following Payment
Rights of the Guarantor
26.93
26.94
Obligations of the Bank
26.95
26.96
Conflict of Law Issues
26.97
26.98
26.99
27 Security—Characterization, Formalities, and Registration
Preliminary Material
Introduction
27.01
Contractual Nature of Security
27.02
27.03
What is a Security Interest?
27.04
27.05
27.06
27.07
The Scope and Extent of the Security
27.08
27.09
27.10
27.11
27.12
27.13
27.14
Formalities
27.15
27.16
27.17
Part 25 of the Companies Act 2006
27.18
27.19
27.20
27.21
27.22
27.23
27.24
27.25
27.26
Foreign Assets
27.27
27.28
27.29
27.30
27.31
27.32
27.33
27.34
27.35
Foreign Companies
27.36
27.37
28 Types of Security
Preliminary Material
Introduction
28.01
28.02
Fixed Charges
28.03
28.04
28.05
Floating Charges
Definition
28.06
28.07
28.08
28.09
Importance of the Characterization
28.10
Crystallization
28.11
28.12
28.13
Priorities
Introduction
28.14
Categories of Priority Claims
28.15
Statutory Priorities
28.16
28.17
28.18
28.19
The Prescribed Part
28.20
28.21
Occupational Pension Schemes
28.22
Employees
28.23
Priority as against other Secured Creditors
28.24
28.25
28.26
28.27
Priority as against Unsecured Creditors
28.28
Rights of Set-off
28.29
28.30
Liens
28.31
28.32
Execution Creditors
28.33
28.34
28.35
Distress for Rent
28.36
29 Charges Over Shares and Other Securities
Preliminary Material
Introduction
29.01
29.02
29.03
29.04
Legal Charge
29.05
29.06
29.07
29.08
Equitable Charge
29.09
29.10
29.11
Scope of Charge
29.12
29.13
Foreign Shares
29.14
29.15
29.16
Charges over Uncertificated Securities
29.17
29.18
29.19
29.20
29.21
29.22
29.23
Registration Formalities
29.24
Priorities
29.25
30 Charges Over Receivables
Preliminary Material
Introduction
30.01
Essential Validity
30.02
30.03
30.04
30.05
30.06
30.07
Foreign Receivables
30.08
Registration Formalities
30.09
Priorities
30.10
30.11
30.12
30.13
31 Charges Over Bank Balances
Preliminary Material
Introduction
31.01
Features of the Security
31.02
Registration Formalities
31.03
Priorities
31.04
32 Charges Over Real Estate
Preliminary Material
Introduction
32.01
32.02
32.03
32.04
Nature of the Asset
32.05
32.06
32.07
32.08
32.09
32.10
Nature of the Security
32.11
32.12
32.13
32.14
Extent of the Security
32.15
32.16
32.17
32.18
Registration of the Security
32.19
Remedies of the Mortgagee
32.20
32.21
Power of Sale
32.22
32.23
Appointment of Receiver
32.24
32.25
32.26
Taking Possession
32.27
32.28
Restrictions on the Exercise of the Mortgagee’s Powers
32.29
32.30
32.31
Consolidation
32.32
32.33
32.34
32.35
32.36
Priorities
32.37
32.38
Grounds of Challenge
32.39
32.40
32.41
32.42
32.43
32.44
32.45
32.46
32.47
32.48
Environmental Liability Issues
32.49
32.50
32.51
32.52
32.53
Security Over Foreign Land
32.54
32.55
32.56
33 Charges Over Aircraft
Preliminary Material
Introduction
33.01
33.02
UK Aircraft
33.03
33.04
33.05
33.06
33.07
33.08
Priorities and Enforcement
33.09
33.10
Foreign Aircraft
33.11
33.12
33.13
International Issues
33.14
33.15
33.16
33.17
33.18
33.19
33.20
34 Charges Over Ships
Preliminary Material
Introduction
34.01
34.02
English Ship Mortgages
34.03
34.04
34.05
34.06
34.07
Priorities
34.08
34.09
Foreign Ship Mortgages
34.10
34.11
34.12
Enforcement of Ship Mortgages
34.13
34.14
34.15
34.16
35 Financial Collateral Arrangements
Preliminary Material
Introduction
35.01
35.02
35.03
Settlement Finality Directive
35.04
35.05
Structure of the Settlement Finality Regulations
35.06
35.07
35.08
35.09
35.10
35.11
35.12
35.13
35.14
Private International Law Issues
35.15
35.16
35.17
35.18
35.19
35.20
35.21
Financial Collateral Regulations
35.22
35.23
35.24
35.25
35.26
35.27
35.28
35.29
35.30
35.31
35.32
35.33
36 Lien and Set-Off
Preliminary Material
Introduction
36.01
Right of Lien
36.02
36.03
36.04
Bank’s Right of Set-off
36.05
Other Rights of Set-off
36.06
36.07
36.08
37 Vitiating Factors—‘Financial Assistance’
Preliminary Material
Introduction
37.01
Financial Assistance
37.02
37.03
37.04
Scope of the Prohibition
37.05
37.06
37.07
37.08
37.09
37.10
37.11
‘Financial Assistance’
37.12
37.13
37.14
37.15
‘Larger Purpose’ Exemption
37.16
37.17
37.18
37.19
Other Exemptions
37.20
Consequences of Breach
37.21
37.22
37.23
37.24
Illustrative Transactions
37.25
37.26
37.27
38 Transactions Between Companies and their Directors
Preliminary Material
Introduction
38.01
38.02
Substantial Property Transactions
38.03
38.04
38.05
Transactions Involving Directors
38.06
38.07
38.08
38.09
38.10
39 Avoidance of Security in Insolvency
Preliminary Material
Introduction
39.01
39.02
39.03
Transactions at an Undervalue
39.04
39.05
Preferences
39.06
Extortionate Credit Transactions
39.07
39.08
Avoidance of Floating Charges
39.09
39.10
39.11
Transactions Defrauding Creditors
39.12
39.13
39.14
Part F Cross-Border Issues
Preliminary Material
Introduction
40 Banks and the Eurozone Crisis
Preliminary Material
Introduction
40.01
40.02
40.03
40.04
Eurozone Withdrawal—The Treaty Framework
40.05
40.06
40.07
40.08
40.09
Eurozone Withdrawal
40.10
40.11
Consequences of a Eurozone Withdrawal
40.12
40.13
40.14
40.15
40.16
40.17
40.18
40.19
40.20
40.21
Currency of Denomination
40.22
40.23
40.24
Loan Agreements
40.25
Swaps
40.26
40.27
40.28
Letters of Credit/Guarantees
40.29
40.30
40.31
40.32
Deposits
40.33
40.34
40.35
Unilateral Withdrawal
40.36
40.37
Consequences and remedies
40.38
40.39
40.40
40.41
40.42
40.43
40.44
Exchange Controls
40.45
40.46
40.47
40.48
Legality of Exchange Controls
40.49
40.50
40.51
40.52
40.53
40.54
IMF Agreement
40.55
40.56
40.57
40.58
40.59
41 The Banker–Customer Contract in Private International Law
Preliminary Material
Introduction
41.01
41.02
41.03
41.04
41.05
The Governing Law of the Relationship
41.06
41.07
41.08
41.09
41.10
The Effect of the Applicable Law
41.11
41.12
41.13
41.14
Capacity and Authority
41.15
41.16
Foreign Nationals/Individuals Resident Abroad
41.17
41.18
41.19
41.20
41.21
Foreign Companies
41.22
41.23
41.24
41.25
Foreign States
41.26
41.27
41.28
41.29
41.30
Situs of Deposit Obligations
41.31
41.32
41.33
41.34
41.35
41.36
41.37
41.38
Conclusions
41.39
41.40
41.41
41.42
42 Cross-Border Financial Services, Consumer Protection, and Unfair Contract Terms
Preliminary Material
Introduction
42.01
42.02
42.03
42.04
42.05
Choice of Law under Rome I
42.06
42.07
42.08
Provisions Relating to Consumer Contracts
42.09
42.10
42.11
42.12
42.13
Financial Instruments
42.14
42.15
Multilateral Trading Systems
42.16
42.17
42.18
42.19
42.20
42.21
Financial Instruments/Rights Issues/Takeover Offers
42.22
Financial Instruments
42.23
42.24
42.25
Terms and Conditions of Public Share Offers
42.26
42.27
Public Takeover Offers
42.28
42.29
42.30
Collective Investment Schemes
42.31
Foreign Services
42.32
42.33
42.34
42.35
42.36
42.37
42.38
The Banker–Customer Contract
42.39
42.40
42.41
42.42
The Impact of Domestic Consumer Protection Laws
42.43
42.44
42.45
42.46
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
42.47
42.48
42.49
42.50
42.51
42.52
42.53
42.54
Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations
42.55
Consumer Credit Act 1974
42.56
42.57
42.58
42.59
42.60
42.61
42.62
42.63
Conclusions
42.64
42.65
42.66
42.67
43 The Banker’s Duty of Confidentiality
Preliminary Material
Introduction
43.01
43.02
43.03
43.04
43.05
The Applicable Law
43.06
43.07
43.08
43.09
Nature and Scope of the Duty of Confidentiality
43.10
43.11
43.12
43.13
43.14
43.15
Compulsion of Law
Introductory Remarks
43.16
43.17
Statutory Obligations of Disclosure
43.18
Limitations on the ‘Compulsion of Law’ Exception
43.19
43.20
43.21
Disclosure Orders Made by an English Court in relation to Materials in England
43.22
43.23
43.24
43.25
Disclosure Orders Made by an English Court in relation to Materials held Abroad
43.26
43.27
43.28
43.29
43.30
43.31
43.32
43.33
43.34
Disclosure Orders Made by a Foreign Court
43.35
43.36
43.37
43.38
43.39
43.40
43.41
43.42
Interests of the Bank
43.43
43.44
43.45
43.46
43.47
Public Interest
43.48
43.49
43.50
43.51
43.52
43.53
43.54
43.55
43.56
Consent of Customer
43.57
43.58
Express Consent
43.59
43.60
Implied Consent
43.61
43.62
Liability to the Recipient
43.63
Damages for Breach
43.64
43.65
Data Protection Act 1998
43.66
43.67
43.68
The Wider Duty of Confidence
43.69
43.70
43.71
43.72
43.73
43.74
Duties of Confidentiality to Third Parties
43.75
43.76
43.77
43.78
Other Duties of Confidentiality
43.79
43.80
43.81
43.82
Conclusions
43.83
43.84
44 Freezing Injunctions and International Banks
Preliminary Material
Introduction
44.01
44.02
44.03
44.04
Nature and Effect of a Freezing Injunction
44.05
44.06
44.07
44.08
44.09
44.10
44.11
44.12
44.13
Action to be Taken by the Bank
44.14
Necessity for Compliance
44.15
44.16
Steps to be Taken
44.17
44.18
The Extent of Compliance
44.19
44.20
44.21
44.22
Impact on Banker–Customer Relationship
44.23
44.24
44.25
44.26
44.27
Set-off
44.28
44.29
Enforcement of Security
44.30
44.31
Relationship between the Bank and the Applicant
44.32
Obligations of the Bank
44.33
44.34
44.35
44.36
Obligations of the Applicant
44.37
44.38
44.39
Relationship between the Bank and Third Parties
44.40
44.41
44.42
Territorial Issues
44.43
44.44
Foreign Branches
44.45
44.46
44.47
44.48
Assets Held Abroad
44.49
44.50
44.51
Special Cases—Central Banks
44.52
44.53
44.54
The European Account Preservation Order
44.55
44.56
44.57
Conclusions
44.58
45 Execution Proceedings and Foreign Deposits
Preliminary Material
Introduction
45.01
45.02
45.03
Third-party Debt Orders
45.04
45.05
45.06
45.07
45.08
Attitude of the English Courts in Extra-territorial Cases
45.09
45.10
The Case Law
45.11
45.12
45.13
45.14
45.15
45.16
45.17
45.18
Special Cases
45.19
Conclusions
45.20
45.21
46 Liability for Branch Deposits and the Impact of Foreign Law
Preliminary Material
Introduction
46.01
46.02
46.03
The General Principles
46.04
46.05
46.06
46.07
46.08
46.09
Closure of a Branch
46.10
46.11
46.12
46.13
Outbreak of War
46.14
Foreign Customers of UK Banks
46.15
UK Customers of Foreign Banks
46.16
46.17
Expropriation
46.18
46.19
46.20
Other Forms of Seizure
46.21
46.22
46.23
46.24
46.25
46.26
Exchange Controls
46.27
Moratoria
46.28
46.29
46.30
Blocking Orders
46.31
46.32
46.33
46.34
46.35
46.36
46.37
Conclusions
46.38
47 Economic Sanctions
Preliminary Material
Introduction
47.01
47.02
47.03
47.04
47.05
The Sources of Sanctions Legislation
47.06
47.07
47.08
47.09
Content of a Sanctions Regime
47.10
47.11
47.12
47.13
Effect of Sanctions
47.14
47.15
47.16
47.17
47.18
Conclusions
47.19
47.20
48 Customer Obligations and Foreign Law
Preliminary Material
Introduction
48.01
48.02
48.03
48.04
48.05
Moratoria
48.06
48.07
48.08
48.09
Exchange Controls
48.10
Initial Illegality
48.11
48.12
48.13
48.14
48.15
Article VIII(2)(b)
48.16
48.17
48.18
48.19
Conclusions
48.20
48.21
Part G Islamic Finance
Preliminary Material
Introduction
49 Islamic Finance—Principles and Structures
Preliminary Material
Introduction
49.01
49.02
49.03
The Foundations of Islamic Finance
49.04
49.05
49.06
49.07
Riba
49.08
49.09
49.10
49.11
49.12
49.13
49.14
Gharar
49.15
49.16
49.17
49.18
Maisir
49.19
Unjust Enrichment
49.20
49.21
Rules Governing Islamic Finance Transactions
49.22
49.23
49.24
49.25
Product Structures—Customer Funding
49.26
Murabaha
49.27
49.28
49.29
49.30
49.31
49.32
Tawarruq
49.33
49.34
49.35
Bai’ Salam
49.36
Bai’ al ‘ina
49.37
49.38
Ijara
49.39
49.40
49.41
Istisna’a
49.42
49.43
Musharaka
49.44
49.45
49.46
Mudaraba
49.47
49.48
49.49
Sukuk
49.50
49.51
49.52
Attitude to Conventional and Ancillary Structures
49.53
49.54
Product Structures—Deposits
49.55
49.56
Mudaraba
49.57
49.58
Wakala
49.59
Wadi’a
49.60
Qard
49.61
50 Islamic Finance Transactions in the Courts
Preliminary Material
Introduction
50.01
50.02
English Case Law
50.03
Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf (Bahamas) Ltd v Symphony Gems NV
50.04
50.05
50.06
50.07
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Shamil Bank of Bahrain EC
50.08
50.09
50.10
50.11
50.12
50.13
50.14
The Investment DAR Company KSCC v Blom Development Bank SAL
50.15
50.16
50.17
50.18
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC v PSI Energy Holding Co BSC
50.19
English Case Law—Conclusions
50.20
50.21
Malaysian Case Law
Introduction
50.22
50.23
50.24
50.25
50.26
50.27
Earlier Cases
50.28
50.29
50.30
50.31
50.32
Later Cases
50.33
50.34
50.35
50.36
50.37
50.38
50.39
Malaysian Case Law—Conclusions
50.40
50.41
50.42
US Case Law
50.43
50.44
50.45
51 Corporate and Regulatory Issues
Preliminary Material
Introduction
51.01
51.02
Constitutional Structure of Islamic Banks
Introduction
51.03
51.04
51.05
Constitutional Issues
51.06
51.07
The Shariah Supervisory Board
51.08
51.09
51.10
51.11
51.12
General Regulatory Issues
51.13
51.14
51.15
Regulatory Standards and Guidelines
51.16
Deposit-taking
51.17
51.18
51.19
Collective Investment Schemes
51.20
51.21
51.22
51.23
51.24
51.25
Islamic Home Finance
51.26
51.27
Other Regulatory Issues
51.28
51.29
Islamic ‘Windows’
51.30
51.31
51.32
52 Harmonization and the Development of the International Islamic Financial Markets
Preliminary Material
Introduction
52.01
52.02
The Imperatives of Standardization
52.03
52.04
52.05
The Tawarruq and the Sukuk—Illustrations of the Difficulties
52.06
52.07
52.08
52.09
52.10
52.11
52.12
52.13
Enforcement Issues
52.14
52.15
52.16
What Needs to be Harmonized?
52.17
52.18
52.19
Documentation
52.20
52.21
52.22
Shariah Rulings
52.23
52.24
52.25
The Regulatory Framework
52.26
52.27
52.28
52.29
Capital Adequacy
52.30
52.31
52.32
52.33
52.34
52.35
Taxation
52.36
52.37
52.38
Conclusions
52.39
52.40
52.41
52.42
52.43
52.44
Further Material
Index
Sign up for alerts
Part C The Banker–Customer Relationship, 18 Duties of the Collecting Bank
From:
The Law and Practice of International Banking (2nd Edition)
Charles Proctor
Content type:
Book content
Product:
Financial Law [FBL]
Published in print:
01 March 2015
ISBN:
9780199685585
Prev
|
Next
[3.80.4.147]
3.80.4.147