Bibliographic Information

Chalmers and Guest on bills of exchange, cheques and promissory notes

Sweet & Maxwell, 1991

14th ed. / by A.G. Guest

Other Title

Chalmers & Guest on bills of exchange

Available at  / 13 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

First-9th eds. by M.D. Chalmers

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Although dealing with such traditional subjects as the Bills of Exchange Act 1882 and the Cheques Act 1957, this edition of a standard reference work has been revised and updated to include such topics as the development of instruments denominated by European Community countries, the treatment of forged and authorized signatures, the recovery of money paid by mistake, the protection of the paying and collecting banker, cheque guarantee cards and traveller's cheques.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Preliminary - Bills of Exchange Act 1882. Part 2 Bills of exchange: form and interpretation
  • capacity and authority of parties
  • the consideration for a bill
  • negotiation of bills
  • general duties of the holder
  • liabilities of parties
  • discharge of a bill
  • acceptance and payment for honour
  • bill in a set
  • conflict of laws. Part 3 Cheques on a banker: crossed cheques. Part 4 Promissory notes. Part 5 Supplementary: schedules to act
  • Cheques Act 1957. Appendices: Notices
  • precedents of pleadings
  • United Nations convention on international bills of exchange and international promissory notes.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

  • NCID
    BA12708231
  • ISBN
    • 0420473904
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    lxxxvii, 836 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
  • Classification
Page Top