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The European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) adopted an opinion on 15 July 2025, proposing significant amendments to EU...
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation has published near-final examples that illustrate how companies can improve...
The European Commission has published guidelines establishing voluntary pre-issuance disclosure templates for bonds marketed as either environmentally...
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its general guidance on UK financial sanctions to include Designated Money Service...
The UK government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition)...
MLD5 and UK implementation—key provisions for financial services firms—one minute guideAdoption of MLD5 and implementation in the UKThe Fifth Money...
Independent set-off and transaction set-offAlthough it commonly arises in the context of disputes, and therefore litigation, set-off is essentially a...
Cryptoassets for Dispute Resolution lawyers—key and illustrative decisionsAs the landscape of cryptoassets and smart contracts continues to develop,...
ISDA—latest news on documentationThis Practice Note contains a summary of new and updated documents published by the International Swaps and...
Sustainable finance—recent newsThis Practice Note links to news on sustainable finance, including green loans and green bonds, that has been published...
Demand letter—borrower[To be printed on headed notepaper of the lender making demand]To: [Insert name of individual and/or position][insert name of...
Project lawyers’ completion documents list—onshore wind farm and ground-mounted solar projects—templatePROJECT DETAILSPROJECT NAME: [insert name of...
Duty of care agreement providing for the agents appointed to manage commercial property on behalf of the borrower to have a duty of care to the...
Short form property management agreementdate [date]parties1[name of Owner] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number...
Completion undertakings—Release of DS1 when the redemption money is released to the seller’s lender’s solicitorTO BE PRINTED ON THE HEADED PAPER OF...
Invoice discounting and factoringThe popularity of financing business through the invoice discounting and factoring of receivables has grown...
Foreign exchange (FX) derivativesWhat is a FX derivative?A foreign exchange (FX) derivative is a type of derivative whose payoff depends on the FX...
Types of debt securitiesWhat are debt securities?In the context of the debt capital markets, the term 'debt security' means a financial instrument,...
An introduction to repo and the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA)Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains information on subjects...
Offtake contracts—key issues for project finance lendersMost projects are underpinned by a complex web of contractual relationships between all the...
PledgesA pledge is one of the four types of security recognised under English law—the types of security are described in Practice Note: Types of...
Key features of debenturesDebentures are used in many types of financing where it is desirable to take security over all of the assets of a particular...
Overdrafts, term loans and revolving credit facilitiesThis Practice Note explains the features of three common types of loan facility:•overdrafts•term...
Bilateral, syndicated and club arrangementsOne of the features used to categorise loans is the number of lenders involved. A loan involving one lender...
Negative pledgesThis Practice Note examines:•why negative pledge clauses are used in commercial transactions •the consequences of breaching negative...
The security agent and security trust provisionsThe security agentIn a syndicated loan transaction, the security agent (sometimes also known as the...
Common financial covenantsThis Practice Note explains certain common financial covenants used in commercial finance transactions including:•minimum...
Term Loan B facilitiesThis Practice Note discusses Term Loan B (TLB) facilities which frequently appear as a tranche of senior facilities in...
What is OTC derivative contract clearing?What is clearing?When an over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transaction between two counterparties is...
Introduction to asset financeWhat is asset finance?Asset finance is a method of providing financing for the purchase of particular tangible movable...
Incremental debt flexibility or accordion featuresWhat are incremental facilities?An incremental facility is feature included in a credit agreement...
Selling a loan by sub-participationSub-participation is a means by which a lender can transfer its risk in a loan to another entity. It is used in the...
The courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The DIFC Courts have jurisdiction over civil and commercial matters only and do not have jurisdiction over criminal matters.
Two financial instruments which have the same legal rights and obligations as each other and are interchangeable
A receivable to which title is not transferred to a receivables purchaser and which is usually held on trust for the receivables purchaser by the client.