Postgraduate Module Descriptor

LAWM112: Financial Markets Law and Regulation

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Section 1: Sources of financial regulation

Section 2: The Financial Conduct Authority regime under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

Section 3: Conduct of Business regulation

Section 4: Issues in the creation of contracts

Section 5: The nature of financial contracts

Section 6: The liability of financial institutions at common law

Section 7: The liability of financial institutions in equity

Section 8: Taking security and recovering property in financial contracts

Section 9: The nature of investment entities

Section 10: Communal investment schemes

Section 11: Unit trusts and collective investment schemes

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
33	267

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	33 hours	11 x 3 hour seminars. Lecturer-led, three-hour seminars (total of 11). Students will be expected to make at least one presentation during the course.
Guided Independent Study	150 hours	Preparation for seminars
Guided Independent Study	8 hours	Preparation for and writing of formative essay
Guided independent study	109 hours	Preparation for and writing of summative essays

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Journal articles, case law and statutes available through the ordinary legal databases. FCA financial regulation all available free on-line via www.fca.gov.uk.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Presentation/discussion of topics in seminars	10 x 3 hour seminars plus preparation time.	1-7	Feedback within seminar; additional oral feedback available on request
Written essay	1,500 words	1-7	Written feedback; additional oral feedback available on request

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Essay	100	7,500 words	1-7	The School of Law standard
	0
	0
	0
	0
	0

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Essay	Essay (7500 words)	1-7	August/September reassessment period