*Please note that the links to the content in this Part will direct you to Westlaw AU.
NB: Please note that Legal Online will be decommissioned on 31 December 2013. From now on, all updates will include links for Westlaw AU only (with the exception of the Journals available on Checkpoint, which will have an extra PDF). For further information, please click here.
The latest issue of the Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice (Volume 24 Part 4) contains the following material:
Articles
Tracing value and the value of tracing: Three puzzles for the banking lawyer – Christopher Hare
The divide between common law and equity has hampered the development of a coherent set of tracing principles, creating unnecessary confusion and complexity when a plaintiff seeks to trace the value in his property through even the most commonplace types of banking transaction. The judiciary has been surprisingly reticent to embrace the notion of a unitary set of tracing principles, despite long-standing and increasingly overwhelming academic support for such a development. Placed firmly within the tradition of such calls for reform, this article highlights (and criticises) three areas in which the inconsistency and internal incoherence of the current tracing principles has created “puzzles” for the banking lawyer. In particular, this article contends that common law tracing (like its equitable counterpart) should be capable of identifying value in funds that have been transferred to the recipient electronically or have passed through a clearing system (regardless of the precise payment mechanism employed). Furthermore, whilst payments made to discharge overdrafts or other liabilities should generally remain untraceable, this article argues that the nature, function and policy justifications underlying tracing militate in favour of a limited exception to that basic proposition.
To purchase this article, complete the Individual Article Sale order form and email it to tlranz.journal.orders@thomsonreuters.com.
The legal status of online currencies: Are Bitcoins the future? – Rhys Bollen
Bitcoin has been described as a decentralised virtual currency. Virtual currencies are a form of money and a payment system. However, being a decentralised system, there is no central issuer, authority or register-keeper. Bitcoin is unique, not because it is a virtual currency, but because it is a decentralized non-issued electronic currency. Regulation of virtual currencies is at a very early stage. Most regulatory regimes are not well designed to cater for this type of payment system. However, creating and protecting trust is a crucial issue in the regulation and public acceptance of new payment services. It is generally accepted that adequate regulation is a key precursor to consumer acceptance of new payment methods, including mobile banking and payments. This article examines the legal and regulatory status of virtual currencies.
To purchase this article, complete the Individual Article Sale order form and email it to tlranz.journal.orders@thomsonreuters.com.
Forum responses
FORUM ARTICLE
Crowdfunding: Recent international developments and its compatibility with Australia’s existing regulatory framework – Matthew Vitale
Crowdfunding has recently emerged as an alternative means of raising capital. This has the potential to challenge the existing regulatory framework for capital raisings and securities regulation, and has resulted in different responses from regulators in the European Union and the United States. However, there has been only a limited response by Australian regulators to this emerging industry. This article considers the emergence of crowdfunding through the convergence of the two distinct concepts of crowdsourcing and microfinance. The various crowdfunding models that have emerged are considered and the Australian regulatory issues associated with each are identified. Finally, an assessment of whether Australia’s current regulatory framework is compatible with crowdfunding is made, with recommendations for regulatory action.
To purchase this article, complete the Individual Article Sale order form and email it to tlranz.journal.orders@thomsonreuters.com.
Sections
- Taking reasonable care to sell mortgaged property and the use of “mortgagee sale” in advertising
- Application to extend registration time for security interests under the corporations act – implications from recent cases
- Protecting the interests of local creditors in an international insolvency: Ackers v Saad Investments Co Ltd Revisited
- English Court of Appeal dismisses appeal relating to claim for mis-selling of interest rate swap
- High Court explores facility agent duties
- Interpretation of material adverse change and rescheduling of debt provisions
- Right to borrow not an “asset” for the purposes of standard commercial court freezing order
- Enforceability of refund guarantees by the English courts: When is a demand under a refund guarantee (performance bond) invalid?
- Listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
For the pdf version of the table of contents, click here: WAU – JBFLP Vol 24 Pt 4 Contents.