Law Relating to Financial Services

This text has been brought right up to date. In addition to providing an overview of case law and the essence of financial regulation, this fifth edition features commentary and analysis of all major cases and Acts from 2001 to 2003. It also features extensive coverage of new statutes such as the Insolvency Act 2000, the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. The book covers developments in the self- regulatory area, including the Banking Code that was introduced in January 2001 and the integration of the Office of the Banking Ombudsman into the Financial Ombudsman Scheme creating a new statutory instead of a voluntary scheme.