The Law and Practice of International Finance

Based on the author's own university courses, readers will gain a massive insight into the law relating to international finance. This comprehensive guide:

• Covers the three principal approaches - the policies of the law, the legal rules and also the practical transactions - so that students are presented with doctrine, data and deals
• Gives students a panoramic view of international finance which not only has practitioner-based deals but also illustrates the law on a global basis without being tied to any single jurisdiction
• Includes reference to nearly all of the world’s 320 jurisdictions - the first time the topic has been dealt with on such a worldwide comparative basis
• Written by an acknowledged leading expert who offers a unique perspective based on practical experiences and academic insights

• Introduction to financial law
• Jurisdictions of the world
• Principles of world insolvency law
• Bank term loans and syndicated credits
• International bond issues and capital markets
• Trusts in financial transactions
• Set-off and netting
• Payment and securities clearing systems
• Security interests and title finance
• Special financings: project, acquisitions, real property, ships, aircraft
• Securitisations
• Derivatives
• Regulation of international finance
• Conflict of laws and international finance
• Conclusion