Books by James O'Donovan

Courtroom Procedure in New Zealand provides excellent guidance to new practitioners on the way in which the courtroom operates and o the role of the advocate, including advice on how to run a defended case in the District Court and tips on effective pleas in mitigation. There is ...also advice on relationships with other practitioners and the judiciary.This edition incorporates cosmetic developments, such as courtroom dress, as well as more significant changes: the defendant's right to require disclosure in criminal proceedings, the 'status' or 'contested mention' hearings in District Court summary criminal trials, and case management changes.
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3/4 Lender Liability 3/4is a guide to the potential liabilities facing a lender and the associated risks as well as the responsibilities and rights of lenders and consumers. Providing guidance for both corporate advisory and litigation lawyers in private practice as well as in-ho...use counsel, this book will be the first point of call and the -go to publication for these advisors on the legal issues surrounding the liability of lenders. 3/4 Significantly, the work is not confined to banks ? it applies to any institution who lends - so it covers credit unions, pay day lenders, building societies, friendly societies, securitisers etc 3/4TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 ? Contours and Theories of Lender Liability Chapter 2 ? Advertising Financial Services Chapter 3 ? Duty of Confidentiality Chapter 4 ? Investment of Financial Services: The General Law Chapter 5 ? Investment and Financial Advice: The Statutory Regimes Chapter 6 ? Formation of the Loan Contract and Collateral Securities Chapter 7 ? Consumer Credit Chapter 8 ? Breach of Loan Commitments Chapter 9 ? Performance Bonds, Standby Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees Chapter 10 ? Syndicated Loans Chapter 11 ? Mistaken Receipts and Misdirected Funds at Law Chapter 12 ? Misdirected Funds in Equity Chapter 13 ? Fraudulent and Voidable Dispositions Chapter 14 ? Honest Intermeddling Chapter 15 ? Dishonest and Fraudulent Schemes Chapter 16 ? Unlawful Conduct Chapter 17 ? Enforcement of Remedies and Securities Chapter 18 ? Environmental Liabilities Chapter 19 ? Prevention and Cure AUTHORS 3/4 Dr James OeDonovan, BA (QLD) (1969); LLB (Hons) (Qld) 1972; PhD (ANU) (1976) and LLD (Qld) (2004) 3/4 Dr James OeDonovan, formerly Professor of Law at the University of Western Australia, a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of Western Australia, Victoria and South Australia and a Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of Queensland and New South Wales. He is a member of the independent bar in Perth. Professor3/4O'Donovan is the au
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