1st Edition

The Law of Derivatives

By Simon James Copyright 1999
382 Pages
by Informa Law from Routledge

382 Pages
by Informa Law from Routledge

This volume focuses on the legal risks arising in English law in the course of derivatives transactions. It discusses the following issues: the legal risks arising in the negotiation and conduct of derivatives transactions; the regulation of the derivatives market; the capacity to enter into derivatives transactions and the standard term upon which this is done; the consequences of default by a... Read more
Chapter 1 Derivatives; Chapter 2 The Nature of a Derivatives Contract; Chapter 3 Capacity to Enter into Derivatives Transactions; Chapter 4 Misrepresentation; Chapter 5 Fiduciary Duties; Chapter 6 The Regulation of Derivatives; Chapter 7 The OTC Derivatives Contract; Chapter 8 Excluding and Limiting Liability; Chapter 9 Insolvent Counterparties; Chapter 10 Contentious Derivatives;

Biography

Simon James is a Partner, Clifford Chance