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This week's edition of Banking and Finance weekly highlights includes: (1) the CLLS publishes BEIS clarification on the application of the NSIA 2021...
Public Law analysis: After a gestation period of 16 months, the Procurement Bill was announced in the Queen's Speech 2022 and has already received its...
Insurance & Reinsurance analysis: The Commercial Court handed down judgment in Piraeus Bank v Antares (‘The ZouZou’) on 17 May 2022. The decision...
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: This article looks at how Lithuania has implemented Directive (EU) 2019/1023 as part of the Joint Project between...
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The court has provided guidance on the special administration regime for investment banks and its relationship...
Conflict in Ukraine news & analysis—trackerThis Practice Note tracks news and analysis published across Lexis®PSL since 24 February 2022 relating to...
The ownership'>beneficial ownership register of overseas entities that own UK property Corporate transparency is now viewed as an essential element in...
Tax—FATCA trackerThis tax 'tracker' tool displays the current status of both US FATCA and UK FATCA intergovernmental agreements (IGA).The tracker is...
US: Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)—summaryThe Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (the HIRE Act) include provisions that give the...
Conflict in Ukraine—UK sanctions trackerThis tracker aims to assist banking and finance, and financial services regulatory lawyers, track relevant...
Agency fee letter: for use with a syndicated facility agreement[To be printed on the headed paper of the agent][insert date]To:[insert full name and...
Board minutes for the approval or ratification of a company’s entry into a guarantee and indemnityCOMPANY NUMBER: [insert company number][insert...
Board minutes for the approval of a company’s entry into loan and security documentsCOMPANY NUMBER: [insert company number][insert company name]...
Appointment of process agent letter: for a bilateral facility agreement[TO BE PRINTED ON THE HEADED PAPER OF THE BORROWER][insert date]To:[insert full...
Solvency certificate for use in connection with a bilateral facility agreement: borrower[insert date]To:[insert full name and address of lender]Dear...
Crystallisation of floating chargesThe key feature of a floating charge is that, until it crystallises, the chargor is entitled to deal with the...
Interim loan agreements in acquisition finance transactionsWhat are interim loan agreements?Interim loan agreements are short form loan agreements...
Acquisition finance—mandatory and voluntary prepayment clausesMost facility agreements require the borrower(s) to prepay all or part of the facility...
Synthetic securitisationsWhat is a securitisation?Securitisation is a technique used to finance the ownership or sale of types of assets that would...
Superyacht finance—sale and purchase of superyachtsThis Practice Note details those aspects of the sale and purchase of superyachts that notably...
Shipbuilding contractsThis Practice Note considers the main terms included in standard form shipbuilding contracts. In particular, it looks...
Energy derivativesWhat are energy derivatives?Energy derivatives reference the underlying price of an energy source, such as oil, gas or electricity....
Acquisition finance—representations, covenants and events of defaultThis Practice Note discusses:•the purpose of and typical representations in a...
Ship registrationThis Practice Note looks at the following topics:•types of registry•bareboat charter registration, and•UK ship registration...
Project finance—due diligence and 'bankability'Due diligence is an important part of any commercial finance transaction but it is absolutely critical...
Director’s certificate for a bilateral loan: borrower[insert date]To:[insert full name and address of lender]Dear [insert full name of lender]I am a...
The use of residual value agreements in aviation financeResidual value agreements are a tool for allocating the residual value risk in an aircraft.The...
Project finance—meaning of completion and its effectProjects involving the development of a new asset or facility (known as 'greenfield' projects) are...
ICC Standard rules and practices for commercial letters of credit—UCP, eUCP and ISBPCoronavirus (COVID-19): The ICC has issued a guidance paper on the...
Proforma checklist of documents for execution at signing and completion meetings in loan transactionsAt signingExecution of finance documentsName of...
Taking security over receivablesIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered...
Assignment of book debtsThis Assignment is made on [insert day and month] 20[insert year]Parties1[insert name of Assignor], a company incorporated in...
Joint venture created, jointly controlled and owned by two or more parents, operationally autonomous, not established merely to take over one specific function from its parents, and established on a permanent basis or for a sufficiently long duration to bring about lasting changes to the structure of the undertakings involved.
An asset which cannot be readily converted to cash eg property.
Any harm which is determined to be significant in accordance with the Statutory Guidance to Part IIA in that it meets one of the specific descriptions of the types of harm which must exist, or of which there must be a significant possibility, for land to be determined as contaminated.