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Market developments and current awareness are extremely important to transactional lawyers in all law firms. Topic contains a number of important documents such as LMA commentary and documentation, ISDA, ICMA, B&F trackers, Brexit coverage and LIBOR transition.
Taking, perfecting and registering security is central to any type of lending. We provide guidance on taking, perfecting and registering security plus enforcing security, cross border security and more.
Our easy-to-follow practice notes (covering a wide range of specialisms) walk you through the whole process: what you need to do, when and why. So that difficult or unfamiliar areas make sense, fast.
Our comprehensive drafting notes mean you'll know when to push a point - and when to let it go. Plus, you can follow direct links to what's happening in the market from the Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, as well as links to commentary from texts such as Lingard's Bank Security Documents, Fuller's Law and Practice of International Capital Markets, Henderson on Derivatives, Paget's and Halsbury's Laws. Underpinning it all are direct links to legislation and cases.
Which means that you spend less time looking for the answers. And more time making sure the funds flow.
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: We look at the joint paper published by INSOL Europe and LexisPSL on How EU Member States recognise insolvency...
This week's edition of Banking and Finance weekly highlights includes: (1) BAFT, ITFA and JPMorgan comment on industry adaptation to life after LIBOR,...
MLex: EU bankers can breathe a sigh of relief as they will continue to be able to access UK clearinghouses until June 2025, the European Commission’s...
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: At the start of this new year, we look forward to what restructuring and insolvency professionals might expect to...
This week's edition of Banking and Finance weekly highlights includes: (1) news analysis on UK and EU regulation of capital markets—what to expect in...
Brexit timelineOn 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU. On 29...
A beginner’s guide to Islamic financeThis Practice Note provides a basic introduction to Islamic finance and in particular looks at:•the nature and...
Sustainable finance—recent newsThis Practice Note links to news on sustainable finance, including green loans and green bonds, that has been published...
Total return swapsWhat is a total return swap?A total return (or total rate of return) swap, (TRS), is a method of transferring the credit and market,...
Interest provisions in risk-free rate based loan agreementsThis Practice Note aims to assist practitioners with understanding the key issues to be...
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...
Completion undertakings—Release of DS1 when the redemption money is received by the seller’s lenderTO BE PRINTED ON THE HEADED PAPER OF THE SELLER’S...
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...
Short form property management agreementThis agreement is made the [insert date] day of [insert month and year] Between [owners of property] of...
Completion undertaking letter to the lender's solicitors - loan on commercial propertyTO BE PRINTED ON THE HEADED PAPER OF THE BORROWER’S...
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...
Synthetic securitisationsWhat is a securitisation?Securitisation is a technique used to finance the ownership or sale of types of assets that would...
Acquisition finance—mandatory and voluntary prepayment clausesMost facility agreements require the borrower(s) to prepay all or part of the facility...
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...
Generally, arbitration is a private form of final and binding dispute resolution presided over by an appointed arbitral tribunal (one or three arbitrators, typically) acting in a quasi-judicial manner.
‘Force majeure’ translates to 'superior forces' and is a term often used in contracts to refer to events outside of a party’s control which are unexpected and disruptive serving to alleviate a party from its obligations under the contract without liability.
A set of amendments to a standard form contract whereby the parties set out agreed amendments to the published terms. It must therefore be read in conjunction with the standard form. Any schedule of amendments must be properly incorporated into the contract.
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