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What does IP completion day mean for the status of EU law in the UK?

What does IP completion day mean for the status of EU law in the UK?

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Smooth take off for Malaysia Airlines’ UK scheme of lease liabilities

Smooth take off for Malaysia Airlines’ UK scheme of lease liabilities

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Restructuring proposals and the disenfranchisement of noteholders

Restructuring proposals and the disenfranchisement of noteholders

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Sources of Shari'ah

Sources of Shari'ah

IntroductionShari'ah (also Sharia, Shariah or Shari’a) (literally, in Arabic, 'the path towards the watering place') or Islamic law is the legal...

Foreign exchange (FX) derivatives

Foreign exchange (FX) derivatives

BREXIT: As of 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but has entered an implementation period during which it continues to be...

Intercreditor agreement—key provisions

Intercreditor agreement—key provisions

This Practice Note provides an introduction to intercreditor agreements and their key provisions. This Practice Note:•explains the purpose of having...

Real property mortgage: single company chargor—bilateral—specific monies

Real property mortgage: single company chargor—bilateral—specific monies

This Deed is made on [insert day and month] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of Chargor], a company incorporated in England and Wales with...

Practice notes

Types of debt securities

BREXIT: As of 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but has entered an implementation period during which it continues to be...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Fixed and floating charges

There are four main types of security available under English law: •mortgage•charge•pledge, and•lienThis Practice Note explains:•the nature of a...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Synthetic securitisations

BREXIT: As of 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but has entered an implementation period during which it continues to be...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Events of default

This Practice Note considers:•the purpose of events of default included in facility agreements•common events of default relating to borrowers and...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Assignments by way of security

Assignments by way of security can take different forms and it is important to understand how they are created and their effect. Security over choses...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Introduction to fund finance—capital call facilities

What is a 'capital call facility'?A capital call facility is a form of finance provided by a lender to a fund and typically secured against investors’...
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Produced in partnership with Peter Olds of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton 12th Jan
Practice notes

The facility agent

BREXIT: As of 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but has entered an implementation period during which it continues to be...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Subordination

Subordination is a way of changing the priority of claims against a debtor so that one creditor or group of creditors (the junior creditor(s)) agree...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Crystallisation of floating charges

The key feature of a floating charge is that, until it crystallises, the chargor is entitled to deal with the charged assets in the normal course of...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Transferring a loan by novation

Novation is a means by which a lender can transfer its interest in a loan to another lender.This Practice Note looks at what is meant by novation...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Bridge to bond facilities

What are they?A bridge to bond facility is a type of acquisition financing where the buyer requires the certainty of a fully committed financing...
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Produced in partnership with Cleary Gottlieb and Ian Chin of Morrison & Foerster 12th Jan
Practice notes

Floating charges—advantages and disadvantages

Summary of advantages and disadvantages of the floating chargeThis Practice Note discusses the advantages and disadvantages of taking a floating as...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Market disruption clauses in facility agreements

In summary, a market disruption clause sets out how interest is calculated for a loan if a lender’s cost of funding the loan is in excess of London...
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9th Nov
Precedents

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 director of [insert full name of borrower] (the...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Project finance—key finance documents

Documents for a typical project finance transaction can be split into three broad categories:•finance documents—the finance documents govern the debt...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Commodity repo transactions and true sale considerations

Commodity repurchases (repos) are a common alternative method of financing. There are a number of advantages for both the financier and a commercial...
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Produced in partnership with Sullivan 12th Jan

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Practice notes

Brexit—documentary implications for facility agreements

This Practice Note focuses on the impact of the end of the implementation period on facilities agreements. It discusses (or links to detailed...
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20th Jan
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Derivatives—ISDA documentation framework

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) is an association for participants in the derivatives industry. It has developed...
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17th Jan
Practice notes

ISDA confirmations

The vast majority of derivative transactions are documented by standard documentation developed and published by the International Swaps and...
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17th Jan
Practice notes

English law v New York law governed ISDA documents

English and New York law are the two most commonly selected governing laws for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)...
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17th Jan
Practice notes

ISDA definitions

The vast majority of derivative transactions are documented by standard documentation developed and published by the International Swaps and...
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17th Jan
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ISDA master agreements and schedules—key provisions

This Practice Note summarises the key provisions which are applicable to both the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency—Cross Border) (the 1992...
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17th Jan
Practice notes

ISDA IBOR Fallbacks Supplement and Protocol

On 23 October 2020, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) published two important documents that give swap and other market...
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Produced in partnership with Carolyn Jackson and Guy Dempsey of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12th Jan
Practice notes

An introduction to collateral and credit support documentation

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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12th Jan
Practice notes

European derivatives master agreements

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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Produced in partnership with Gilles Kolifrath, Jérôme Blanchet and Lina Sharkey of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 12th Jan
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ISDA and FIA Cleared Derivatives Execution Agreement and Addendum

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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Produced in partnership with Assia Damianova of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 12th Jan
Practice notes

ISDA netting legal opinions

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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12th Jan
Practice notes

Documenting a derivatives clearing relationship—EU platforms

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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Produced in partnership with Assia Damianova of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 12th Jan
Q&As

Is it possible to enter into an ISDA confirmation without executing a master agreement?

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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12th Jan
Practice notes

Comparing negotiations of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency Cross-Border) and the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) publishes two versions of its commonly used master agreement, which sets out the...
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Produced in partnership with King & Wood Mallesons 8th Jan
Practice notes

Cross border derivative transactions—issues to consider

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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23rd Dec
Practice notes

ISDA documentation—comparison of the 1992 and 2002 master agreements

Derivative transactions are typically documented by the standard documentation developed and published by the International Swaps and Derivatives...
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28th Nov
Q&As

What is an ISDA protocol?

What is an ISDA protocol?The International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. (ISDA) publish protocols from time to time. Protocols are a means of...
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28th Nov
Q&As

Can I amend my 1992 ISDA Master Agreement to reflect the provisions set out in the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement?

What are the differences between a 1992 ISDA Master Agreement and a 2002 ISDA Master Agreement?The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement was published to take...
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28th Nov
Q&As

When negotiating a Schedule to an ISDA Master Agreement, does it matter if I specify an event as an Additional Event of Default or Additional Termination Event?

Capitalised terms used in this Q&A follow the defined terms used in the ISDA Master Agreement.What is an Event of Default?Events of Default are events...
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28th Nov
Q&As

Where party A in country A enters into a swap contract with party B in country B, what are the applicable rules as to the jurisdiction in which the swap contract is deemed to have been entered into?

It would be prudent to begin by looking at the master agreement itself to see which governing law/jurisdiction applies to the International Swaps and...
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28th Nov

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