LEGAL480-22A (TGA)

Banking and Finance Law

15 Points

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Division of Arts Law Psychology & Social Sciences
Te Piringa - Faculty of Law

Staff

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Convenor(s)

Leo Liao

Leo Liao
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N.5.17
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leo.liao@waikato.ac.nz

Lecturer(s)

Joel Manyam

Joel Manyam
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joel.manyam@waikato.ac.nz

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Placement/WIL Coordinator(s)

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Student Representative(s)

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: carolyne.taylor@waikato.ac.nz
: em.pooley@waikato.ac.nz

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Paper Description

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This course discusses selected legal issues on banker-customer relationship, negotiable instruments, electronic payments, debit/credit/smart cards, lending, international banking and letters of credit, regulating financial institutions/markets, and anti-money laundering.
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Paper Structure

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This course will be taught through weekly 2 hour lectures/seminars.

The course is "asynchronous FLEXI", meaning livestream of the live lecture/seminars is not the norm but may be offered in certain circumstances. Depending upon the Covid Protection framework ("Tracffic Light" settings), lectures/seminars will be delivered either on-campus in the lecture theatre or off-campus via Zoom. The lecture will be recorded via Panopto and available on Moodle page for the course within 24 hours of the lecture.

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • Learning outcomes

    Demonstrate knowledge of the law relating to the selected legal issues in New Zealand;

    Demonstrate knowledge of the law relating to the selected legal issues on international banking and letters of credit;

    Demonstrate knowledge and skills in analysing and solving issues in the areas in their legal practice or other relevant areas of work;

    Demonstrate the development of legal research skills in preparing for their future career in banking and finance law.

    Linked to the following assessments:
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Assessment

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The assessment consists of two internal assignments.
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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Assignment 1
15 Apr 2022
5:00 PM
33
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Assignment 2
16 May 2022
5:00 PM
33
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
3. Assignment 3
13 Jun 2022
5:00 PM
33
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
4. Participation
1
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Required Readings

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Required Readings

Law students are strongly recommended to purchase for use in all papers, a copy of Coppard, McLay, Murray and Orpin-Dowell New Zealand Law Style Guide (3rd ed, Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2018) which is available from Bennetts.

Cases and other reading materials for this course will be put on Moodle.

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Recommended Readings

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Recommended Texts:

Tyree et al, Tyree's Banking Law in New Zealand (3rd, LexisNexis NZ, 2014);

Robinson & Scott, The Anti-Money Laundering Regime: A Practical Guide, LexisNexis NZ, 2018).

Updated materials will be put on Moodle.

Alternatively, students might use other known textbooks in this area.


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Other Resources

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Further material may be provided on the paper site on Moodle (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz), the University of Waikato’s online learning system. Any such material is provided on the following terms:

University of Waikato owns the intellectual property rights, including copyright, in and to this site, or has acquired the necessary licenses to display the material on the site. As a student of the Te Piringa - Faculty of Law, you are granted a limited license to use (access, display or print a single copy) the material from the papers in which you are enrolled for the purposes of participating in the paper only, provided the information is not modified. Materials in any form including but not limited to lecture PPTs and livestream/Panopto recordings are the University's intellectual properties protected by law and the IP Policy, and may not under any circumstances be copied, stored, distributed or provided in any form or method whatsoever to any third party. Any other use of the material is prohibited. None of the material may be otherwise reproduced, reformatted, republished or re-disseminated in any manner or form without the prior written consent of University of Waikato. To obtain such consent, please contact the Te Piringa - Faculty of Law.

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Online Support

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Online support for this paper is provided via Moodle.

If you require assistance with Moodle, or encounter any problems, please contact the Help Desk. You can send a message to Help Desk by using the instant message service in your paper (from the participants list within the People block). Alternatively, you can email them directly at help@waikato.ac.nz or call 838 4008.

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Workload

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Students should expect to spend 150 hours in total on this paper. In addition to lecture attendance, significant time will need to be spent on background and complementary reading. Students should allow for periods of more-focused research time in the preparation for the research assignments.
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Linkages to Other Papers

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Legal204, Legal426.
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Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Equivalent(s)

Restriction(s)

Restricted papers: LEGAL580, LEGAL582

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