Written by a leading figure in the field, this third edition of the Principles of Banking Law provides an authoritative account of the subject, incorporating all significant changes in banking law, regulation and practice that have occurred since the publication of the second edition in 2002. The book looks at international banking and financial services law, with in-depth expert coverage of global bank regulation, global payment systems, international bond instuments, and foreign exchange systems.

Part I: Banks, Banking and Bank Regulation 1. Banking and Bank Organisations 2. Interbank Networks 3. Bank Regulation 4. Central Banking Part II: Banks and their Customers 5. The Banker-Customer Relationship 6. The Duty of Confidentiality 7. Advisory and Transactional Liability Part III: Payment and Payment Systems 8. Principles of Payment 9. Payment Methods 10. Settlement, Clearing and Netting Part IV: Banks and Finance 11. Lending 12. Securities, their distribution and regulation 13. Loan Sales and Securitization 14. Trade Finance 15. Security Part V: the International Dimension 16. International Banking 17. Cross-Border Banking

Ross Cranston , QC, MP, Centennial Professor of Law, LSE