• Director of Studies: Mr Andrew Godwin

Overview

Melbourne Law School’s banking and finance law program has been designed to provide legal and financial practitioners with a sophisticated understanding of the legal and regulatory framework of the Australian and international financial sector. Many subjects have a practical application and you can choose from subjects focusing on banking (e.g. lending, deposit taking and banking products), funds management, finance transactions, superannuation, financial services and capital markets, to ensure you gain the knowledge you need to build your career in this area.

In 2011, Melbourne Law School was one of a consortium of universities that was successful in bidding for the Centre for International Finance and Regulation. The Centre will bring together leading scholars from around Australia and the world with industry, governments and regulators. It aims to make a substantial contribution to Australia’s position as a hub for global finance. For further information, visit the law school website.

Objectives and Skills

The Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance Law focuses on:

• Legal issues arising in connection with financial products and services, financial instruments and sophisticated financing techniques
• How key legal concepts underlying these transactions can be utilised to suit commercial objectives
• Identifying and resolving legal problems and issues from theoretical and practical perspectives
• The articulation of knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations.

Requirements

Students must complete four subjects from the prescribed list.

Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.

Director of Studies

Andrew Godwin






Lecturers - 2012

• Associate Professor Paul Ali
• Professor Douglas Arner
• Mr Richard Bridgart
• Mr Michael Chaaya
• Mr Jan Job de Vries Robbé
• Professor Tony Duggan
• Mr Peter Fox
• Mr Peter Gillies
• Mr Andrew Godwin
• Associate Professor Pamela Hanrahan
• Mr Paul Hockridge
• Professor Andrew Mitchell
• Professor Ann O'Connell
• Mr Ceda Ogada
• Associate Professor Benny Tabalujan
• Mr Michael Tuckfield
• Professor Reinout Vriesendorp
• Professor Roderick Wood



Advisory Board

Mr David Krasnostein, MLC (Chair)


• Professor Bob Baxt AO, Freehills


• Ms Elizabeth Flynn


• Ms Deborah Hambleton, Bendigo Bank


• Mr Fred Hawke, Clayton Utz


• Mr Michael Johnston, Westpac


• Mr Alan Maclean, HWL Ebsworth


• Mr David Olsson, King & Wood Mallesons


• Mr Ian Paterson, King & Wood Mallesons


• Ms Stacey Steele

Course Subjects for 2012

• Banking and Finance in Asia (Formerly Banking and Debt Recovery in Asia)
• Banking and Finance Law: Principles and Transactions (Formerly Law of Secured Finance)
• Debt Capital Markets (Formerly Securitisation)
• Financial Services Law
• Global Financial Order: IMF and World Bank
• International Corporate Insolvency
• International Financial System: Law and Practice
• International Financial Transactions: Law and Practice
• Project Finance
• Secured Transactions: The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (Formerly Secured Transactions)
• Superannuation Law
• Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises
• Taxation of Superannuation

# Offered in 2012

All Subjects

• Banking and Finance in Asia (Formerly Banking and Debt Recovery in Asia) #
• Banking and Finance Law: Principles and Transactions (Formerly Law of Secured Finance) #
• Consumer Credit: Recent Developments and Emerging Issues (formerly Consumer Banking)
• Debt Capital Markets (Formerly Securitisation) #
• Derivatives Law and Practice
• Financial Services Law #
• Global Financial Order: IMF and World Bank #
• Insurance Law
• International Corporate Insolvency #
• International Financial System: Law and Practice #
• International Financial Transactions: Law and Practice #
• International Lending Transactions: Negotiation and Documentation
• Managed Investments Law
• OTC Derivatives: US and International Practice, Regulation and Policy Issues
• Project Finance #
• Secured Transactions: The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (Formerly Secured Transactions) #
• Superannuation Law #
• Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises #
• Taxation of Superannuation #
• Trusts in Commerce