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LW5631 - Banking Law

Offering Academic Unit
School of Law
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Pre-requisite(s)
LW5621 Legal Systems of Hong Kong and Mainland China or LW5601 Hong Kong Legal System, LW5622 Legal Methods, Research and Writing, and LW5602 Law of Contract or LW5602A Law of Contract I
Equivalent Course(s)
LW4631 Banking Law, LW6109E Banking Law (only applicable to students who completed LW6109E before Sem A 2019/20)
Course Offering Term*:
Not offering in current academic year

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

This course aims to equip students with a sound general knowledge and conceptual understanding of aspects of banking law and aims to develop in students associated practical legal skills in the application of those principles to banking problems.  It also aim to introduce students to the law relating to negotiable instruments and the regulatory framework within which the banking system operates in Hong Kong.  At the same time, the course will enable students to develop analytical and problem-solving skills in relation to various aspects of banking law. This course will also enable students to understand the concept and understanding of the essential principles of banking law and to apply these principles to solve factual problems that arise especially in the banker-customer relationship.


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%
Examination Duration: 2 hours
Min. Continuous Assessment Passing Requirement: 40%
Min. Examination Passing Requirement: 40%
 

Examination:



  •  An open-book examination held at the end of the semester during the normal examination period will be part of the assessment.

  •  The examination will assess on the student's ability to analyse and critically evaluate, and to communicate arguments in writing with knowledge and understanding of the rules and principles learnt from reading primary and secondary resources and also in class.


Grading of Student Achievement: Standard (A+ A A- … F)

 

Applicable to students admitted in Semester A 2022/23 and 2023/24

To pass this course, students must obtain an aggregate mark of 50% and a minimum of 50% in each of the coursework/assignment, class participation and the examination elements of the assessment.  Coursework for this purpose means those ways in which students are assessed otherwise than by the end of session examination.

 

Applicable to students admitted before Semester A 2022/23 and Semester A 2024/25 and thereafter

To pass this course, students must obtain an aggregate mark of 40% and a minimum of 40% in each of the coursework/assignment, class participation and the examination elements of the assessment.  Coursework for this purpose means those ways in which students are assessed otherwise than by the end of session examination.

 

The portion of the overall mark allocated to performance/participation in inter-active in class activities will be assessed on the quality of the participation. Assessment criteria for those activities, their nature and their timing will be set out in the study guide/course manual and will be further expanded upon by the course leader. 

 

The duration of the examination may be 2 hours at the discretion of the course leader. The course leader will announce the duration of the examination in the first week of the course. Similarly the course leader will announce whether the examination will be closed book or open book.

 

To enable the full benefit to be obtained from this course, students should attend all of the classes and activities.

 

Assessment will be formative to enable students to demonstrate their capacity to understand, analyse and apply rules and principles and summative to assess ability to synthesise primary and secondary material to solve novel problems.
 
Detailed Course Information
LW5631.pdf