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Banking and Finance Law

2004

Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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Legislative Power In Relation To Transfers Of Securities: The Case For Provincial Jurisdiction In Canada, Benjamin Geva Jan 2004

Legislative Power In Relation To Transfers Of Securities: The Case For Provincial Jurisdiction In Canada, Benjamin Geva

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The Beneficiary’S Bank And Beneficiary Described By Name And Number: Liability Chain And Liability Standard In Wire Transfers (Part 2), Benjamin Geva Jan 2004

The Beneficiary’S Bank And Beneficiary Described By Name And Number: Liability Chain And Liability Standard In Wire Transfers (Part 2), Benjamin Geva

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This article deals with issues evolving around the identification of the beneficiary in the last payment order in the credit transfer received by the last bank in the transfer chain ("beneficiary's bank"), the duties of the beneficiary's bank in the case of an ambiguous description of the beneficiary in the payment order, and the liability of the beneficiary's bank in case it broke such duties.


Financing Environmental Change: A New Role For Canadian Environmental Law, Benjamin J. Richardson Jan 2004

Financing Environmental Change: A New Role For Canadian Environmental Law, Benjamin J. Richardson

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Financial institutions occupy a central role in equity and debt markets, providing the finance that shapes economic development and thus environmental pressures. Environmental regulation has traditionally focused on development itself but not those that financially sponsor developers. To achieve an environmentally sustainable economy in Canada, new regulations and policies to promote environmentally friendly financing in the financial services sector are necessary. This article explains why financing environmental change is crucial, surveys the main private financial institutions in Canada relevant to this task, and makes recommendations on how financial regulation and its broader institutional context can be reformed to support sustainable …


The Beneficiary’S Bank And Beneficiary Described By Name And Number: Liability Chain And Liability Standard In Wire Transfers (Part 1), Benjamin Geva Jan 2004

The Beneficiary’S Bank And Beneficiary Described By Name And Number: Liability Chain And Liability Standard In Wire Transfers (Part 1), Benjamin Geva

Articles & Book Chapters

This article deals with issues evolving around the identification of the beneficiary in the last payment order in the credit transfer received by the last bank in the transfer chain ("beneficiary's bank"), the duties of the beneficiary's bank in the case of an ambiguous description of the beneficiary in the payment order, and the liability of the beneficiary's bank in case it broke such duties.