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academic6. Acknowledgement of service, time periods, pleadingsand amendment7. Parties and joinder8. Default judgment, summary judgment and applicationunder o.14A9. Interlocutory proceedings and preparations for trial10. Admissions in money claims, settlement and terminationof actions11. Overview of the civil trial12. Costs13. Civil appeals14. Enforcement of judgmentsSweet & MaxwellDec 2011 978 962 66147 0 9 PaperbackInternational Banking & Finance Law:Principles and RegulationsMark Hsiao, LLB, LLM (LSE:Lond), PhD (IALS:Lond)NEW“…akin to an encyclopedia of international financial andbanking practice and law, and is an ideal addition to anylibrary as a valuable reference material.”Kingsley Ong, Partner, EvershedsInternational Banking and Finance Law: Principles andRegulations looks principally of these major regions ofthe United States, European Union, United Kingdomwith comparative illustrations of the Hong Kong andChina banking and financial systems and markets.It also illuminates to the readers of the breakdownof the financial safeguards which lead to the 2008financial crisis and the new legal principles andregulations put in place by the key Western financialsystems related to banking practice in hopes ofpreventing a subsequent crisis and clearly illustratestheir application by reference to case law and the keylegislation.Author Mark Hsiao is an expert in the field with awealth of practical and academic experience• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong• Taught financial law at University of London andwas the director for the MBA Banking on theUniversity of London External Programme• Lectured Equity & Trust, English Commercial Law,Company Law, and Banking & Finance at theBangor UniversityContains legal and regulatory rules of the five mainfinancial entities/markets: Hong Kong, China,The United States, European Union and UnitedKingdom• Laws of each region are illustrated and compared• Provides information on how these marketsinteract with each other to co-exist in theinternational financial market• Covers the regulatory schemes in place to preventthe abuse of the banking system leading toanother financial crisisEfficiently guides the reader through legalprinciples related to banking practice and financialregulations in four, convenient parts• Foundation of the markets – a view of whatconstitutes the markets• International transaction fundamentals – basicquestions and answers asked in the beginning ofinternational transactions, e.g. conflict of laws• Risk mitigation – examination of the importanttechniques and strategies essential to bothinternational and domestic instruments• Rules and regulations – discusses those whichhave an impact on the international transactionsSweet & MaxwellNov 2011 978 962 66145 3 2 Paperbacksmhk.salesenquiries@thomsonreuters.com www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk +852 3762 3222Prices are correct at time of going to press, but may be subject to change without prior notification73