Banker''s Remedy of Set-Off

Informationen zum Autor Dr Sheelagh McCracken is Professor of Finance Law at Sydney Law School. Prior to her current appointment and working on a part-time basis, she was an Associate Professor with Macquarie University's Master of Applied Finance program, teaching finance law throughout Australia and in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo. She writes and speaks regularly on finance law, including personal property securities law, and has consulted to a number of major Australian commercial law firms as well as other overseas and domestic organisations. Klappentext "What is so striking about the book is the intellectual rigour with which the author addresses the very difficult theoretical problems underlying set-off" Professor Roy Goode (from Foreword to the first edition) The Banker's Remedy of Set-Off traces the development of set-off from its varying origins in statute, equity and contract and explains how it works in practice, giving examples of set-off in different contexts. This well-respected text covers all aspects of the law from common banking transactions to cross-border debts, ensuring that you receive expert guidance, whether you are dealing with debts from private individuals or multi-national companies. Split in to five Parts covering the relevance of set-off under the banking context, the concept of set-off, the nature of set-off, the scope of set-off as a remedy and the application of set-off as a remedy, it is an invaluable tool to banking and finance lawyers, corporate counsels in banks and other financial institutions, and solicitors and barristers in commercial practice. It is also of interest and practical use to bankers and accountants who want to be on top of their game and advise their clients with confidence.The Banker's Remedy of Set-Off is an invaluable definition of the origin of the concept of set-off and how it works in practice, giving examples of set-off in different contexts. Zusammenfassung “What is so striking about the book is the intellectual rigour with which the author addresses the very difficult theoretical problems underlying set-off” Professor Roy Goode (from Foreword to the first edition) The Banker's Remedy of Set-Off traces the development of set-off from its varying origins in statute, equity and contract and explains how it works in practice, giving examples of set-off in different contexts. This well-respected text covers all aspects of the law from common banking transactions to cross-border debts, ensuring that you receive expert guidance, whether you are dealing with debts from private individuals or multi-national companies. Split in to five Parts covering the relevance of set-off under the banking context, the concept of set-off, the nature of set-off, the scope of set-off as a remedy and the application of set-off as a remedy, it is an invaluable tool to banking and finance lawyers, corporate counsels in banks and other financial institutions, and solicitors and barristers in commercial practice. It is also of interest and practical use to bankers and accountants who want to be on top of their game and advise their clients with confidence.This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Banking and Finance online service....

Product details

• Authors: Mccracken, Sheelagh McCracken
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2010
• EAN: 9781847662415
• ISBN: 978-1-84766-241-5
• No. of pages: 386
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law