LAW41600 Law of Aviation Finance MSc

Academic Year 2021/2022

The objective of this module is to develop students’ understanding of the legal framework for the financing of civilian aircraft. The module will begin by considering the fundamentals of the law of finance including the law of contract, property, equity and trusts. It will then examine public international law aspects of civil aviation. The second half of the module will focus on specific issues pertaining the financing of aircraft including: sales of new and second hand aircraft; financing structures for pre-delivery payments; operational leases; finance leases and secured loans over aircraft; registration and priority of international interests under the Cape Town Convention; aircraft finance and the conflict of laws.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
1. identify and discuss the principal rules of the international legal framework governing civil aviation;
2. describe the principal features of operating and financing leases of aircraft;
3. make informed recommendations about the future development of international harmonisation in aviation finance;
4 describe and critically asses the operation of the Cape Town Convention on international Interests in Mobile Equipment and its associated Protocol on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment;
5. identify and critically assess the continuing challenges in evolving an international framework for the unique legal problems associated with the financing civil aviation.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Autonomous Student Learning

180
Total

204
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will be expeceted to attend lectures and seminars and will be expected to complete independent research. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Group Project: Group project Week 8 n/a Graded No

30
Presentation: Group Presentation Week 8 n/a Graded No

10
Journal: Learning Journal Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

10
Project: End of semester individual project Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

50

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will be provided with group feedback via Brightspace and in class as appropriate. Individual feedback will be availalbe by appointment with the module coordinator.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Tj McIntyre Lecturer / Co-Lecturer