Byles on bills of exchange and cheques / by Nicholas Elliott and John Odgers and Jonathan Mark Phillips.

London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2007.

28th ed.

59409

Bills of exchange -- Great Britain.

Checks -- Great Britain.

Negotiable instruments.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Nature, purpose and definition

Form of bills and notes

Payee and drawee

Inchoate instruments

Inland and foreign bills and notes, bills in a set and copies

Capacity

Liability on a bill

Transfer and negotiation

Modes and requisites of transfer

Acceptance

Duties of holder as to acceptance

Presentment for payment

Discharge - I

Discharge - II

Dishonour - notice

Dishonour - noting and protest

Liabilities of parties

Rights of parties

Consideration

Alteration and forgery

The cheque - I

The cheque - II

The cheque - III

The promissory note

Conflict of laws

Procedure - I: Form of action, parties and summary judgement

Procedure - II: Pleading and evidence

Damages, interest and costs

Limitation of actions

Lost bills and notes

Bill or note as payment

Payments made under a mistake

The law of principal and surety in its application to bills and notes

Insolvency of parties.

Byles on Bills of Exchange and Cheques provides a detailed narrative account of the law of bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques, and traces the development of the law through recent legislation and case law.

Includes index.

Table of contents is taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

9780421952805

lxxxvi, 571 p. ; 24 cm