Peter A Allard School of Law

Securities lending, the right to use, and financial trusts – lessons (imperfectly learned) from the Lehman insolvency

The Centre for Business Law is pleased to welcome Professor Joshua Getzler (University of Oxford) for a talk on securities lending, the right to use, and financial trusts, drawing on the lessons, imperfectly learned, from the Lehman Brothers insolvency.

Joshua Getzler is Professor of Law and Legal History in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow in Law at St Hugh's College, Oxford. He is also Conjoint Professor of Law & Justice at UNSW Sydney. His research spans legal history, property, fiduciary law, and the history of finance.

All faculty, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to attend. General members of the public are also welcome to attend. 

Event registration will be updated soon.


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