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Law (Banking) 255

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LAW (BANKING) 255
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Semester 1, 2011

Name: Lin Dongyu
Student Number: 14671458
Due date: 21/04/2011
Total word: 997 words
Briefly explain, by reference to case law, why it is difficult to define the term “the business of banking”.

For the term “the business of banking”, the statute definition is inadequately, even some statute laws can help with the understanding about “the business of banking” but the definitions they are provided still not adequate (Waldeck & Giardina). Moreover, it become more difficult for defining “the business of baking” today as the fact that over the years and bank services are more diversified (Waldeck & Giardina).
The case law Australian Independent Distributors Ltd v Winter (1965) …show more content…

The Greenwood duty which from the case Greenwood v Martin Bank Ltd [1933] AC 51 mention that the plaintiff’s wife had forged a series of cheques on his account. When he found the forgeries, he threaten notify the bank immediately. However, his wife explained she just uses those money to help her sister in legal action and in second time, he discovered that his wife still forged cheque from his account and he threatens to notify the bank. Then, his wife committed to suicide. He brought the action to prevent the bank from maintaining the debit to the account for the amount of the forged cheques, the court held that had been breach of duty by he failing to notify the bank about the forged event immediately. In conclusion, this case is notify bank of any forgeries on the account known to the customer (no require to seek out), there are also two extensions for any unauthorized transactions and withdrawals (Tyree 2008).

Furthermore, some further duties have been sought to be imposed on customer in order to protecting the bank’s interests. The additional duties could be classified into three categories and those duties have been the subject of recent case law (Tyree 2008). “The passbook has been replaced by the bank statement which is sent at intervals to the customer and the current practice seems to favour the

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