MVV125K The American Law of Secured Financing

Faculty of Law
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
David Frisch (seminar tutor), doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV125K/01: Mon 29. 4. 16:40–18:10 211, 18:15–19:45 211, Tue 30. 4. 18:15–19:45 208, Thu 2. 5. 8:00–9:30 133, Mon 6. 5. 8:00–9:30 211, 16:40–18:10 211
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aims of the secured transactions course are several.
First, is to aid students’ understanding of secured transactions by informing them about both the law and the nature of the transactions to which the law applies.
Second, is to provide students with a basic introduction to the nature and sources of American Commercial Law.
Third, and perhaps most important of all, the course affords students opportunities to develop skills in working with a complex statutory scheme.
Syllabus
  • Class 1–General introduction to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), the rights of unsecured creditors, the history of secured financing and the general applicability of Article 9. No readings are assigned.
  • Class 2-Classifications of collateral and the creation and enforceability of security interests. UCC §§ 9-102(a)(44), (23), (34), (48), (33), (30), (47), (11), (2), (42), (61), (49), (29), (13) and 9-203(a), (b). Assigned problems will be discussed.
  • Class 3-Enforceability of security interests cont. and the concept of perfection. UCC §§ 9-204, 9-102(a)(64), 9-203(f), 9-315(a), 9-310(a), 9-502(a), 9-503(a)-(c), 9-504, 9-506. Assigned problems will be discussed.
  • Class 4-Perfection cont. and priorities. UCC §§ 9-313(a), 9-309(1), 9-103((a)-(b)(1), 9-317(a), and 9-322(a). Assigned problems will be discussed.
  • Class 5-Priorities cont. UCC §§ 9-324(a)-(b), 9-315(a)(1), 9-317(b), 9-320(a)-(b). Assigned problems will be discussed.
  • Class 6-Default and its consequences. UCC §§ 9-609, 9-610, 9-611(b)-(c), 9-612, 9-613, 9-614 and 9-615 (a), (d). Assigned problems will be discussed.
Literature
  • Course materials will be handed over to the students before and during the course.
Teaching methods
The course will be taught using lectures and problems. Each class will begin with a lecture by the professor that seeks to put the material into context and provides an overview of the relevant statutory provisions. The remainder of the class session will be spent discussing the assigned problems.
Assessment methods
The final exam will consist of short essay questions based on approximately 8 hypothetical fact-patterns.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
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