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The third edition of Banking Law provides you with a comprehensive insight into the increasingly complex area of banking law. By covering all key legislation and case law, this essential title provides a definitive practical reference for any lawyer advising a bank, or for a bank's in-house legal team. This essential desktop companion gives you: *Coverage of the statutory structure for the regulation of banks *Complete information on anti-money laundering and terrorist finance provisions *An in-depth explanation of civil law issues concerning the bank and its customers *Full discussion of the law of payment instruments *Coverage of forms of security *Updates on the enforcement of security New to this edition *Analysis of 'post credit-crunch' regulatory structure *A comprehensive review of case law concerning the Financial Services Ombudsman *Analysis of recent case law on the interpretation of loan contracts *In-depth analysis of the law of guarantees *Impact of the Personal Insolvency Act 2013 on a banks security interests 1st Supplement includes: *Changes to the regulatory structure in the light of the Single Supervisory Mechanism *The Companies Act 2014 and its impact on corporate security *The Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill *Case law on the proof of bank debt in civil proceedings against borrowers/guarantors *New Central Bank enforcement powers *The decision of the Supreme Court in Quinn v Irish Bank Resolution Corp Ltd (In Special Liquidation) [2015] IESC 29 and in O Donnell v Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland [2014] IESC 77