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UK should diverge from EU’s green-finance taxonomy, former lawmaker Swinburne says

UK should diverge from EU’s green-finance taxonomy, former lawmaker Swinburne says

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on UK should diverge from EU’s green-finance taxonomy, former lawmaker Swinburne says

Comment—UK lenders square up to tricky task of clawing back Covid-19 loans

Comment—UK lenders square up to tricky task of clawing back Covid-19 loans

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Comment—UK lenders square up to tricky task of clawing back Covid-19 loans

Comment—EU green-finance plans may leave multinationals out in the cold

Comment—EU green-finance plans may leave multinationals out in the cold

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Comment—EU green-finance plans may leave multinationals out in the cold

Agency—undisclosed commission—rescission—whether fiduciary relationship required (Wood v Commercial First Business)

Agency—undisclosed commission—rescission—whether fiduciary relationship required (Wood v Commercial First Business)

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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...

Common financial covenants

Common financial covenants

This Practice Note explains certain common financial covenants used in commercial finance transactions including:•minimum net worth test•gearing...

Loan Market Association (LMA)—news on documentation [Archived]

Loan Market Association (LMA)—news on documentation [Archived]

This Practice Note is an archive of news from the Loan Market Association (LMA) on LMA documentation and related topics. It covers LMA updates from...

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...

Practice notes

Loan Market Association (LMA) leveraged documentation

Development of the Loan Market Association (LMA) documentationThe project to develop the LMA investment grade documents began in 1998 as a response to...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Role of a bond trustee

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

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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9th Nov
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Direct agreements in project finance transactions

What is a direct agreement?Direct agreements are very common in project finance transactions. A direct agreement is an agreement which gives the...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

What is securitisation?

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

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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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
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Third party security

In many commercial finance transactions, lenders expect to be given some form of credit support to increase their confidence in being able to recover...
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9th Nov
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Hot topics for Banking & Finance lawyers

This Practice Note lists hot topics (with links to the appropriate materials) that may be of interest to Banking & Finance lawyers. It is updated...
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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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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
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Borrowing base facilities—structure, key terms and risks

What is a borrowing base facility?Borrowing base facilities ('BB Facilities') are a type of trade finance. They are working capital credit facilities...
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Produced in partnership with Dentons UK and Middle East LLP 12th Jan
Practice notes

Shipbuilding contracts

This Practice Note considers the main terms included in standard form shipbuilding contracts. In particular, it looks at:•standard forms of the...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Guarantee and indemnity: cross guarantee from group companies—bilateral—all monies

This Deed of guarantee and indemnity is made on [insert day and month] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of Guarantor], a company incorporated in...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Guide to completing the ISDA Schedule

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains information on subjects potentially impacted by the government and regulators' responses to the...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Taking security over uncertificated shares held in CREST

Shares are commonly offered as security for a loan in commercial lending transactions.Practice Note: Taking security over shares explains how to take...
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9th Nov

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Regulatory resources for in-house banking and finance lawyers

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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14th Apr
Practice notes

Tips and traps—key issues in negotiating engagement letters, release and reliance letters

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 Oliver Hensby of RBS 14th Apr
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Tips and traps for in-house lawyers—key issues in securitisation transaction

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 Alice Carpenter 14th Apr
Practice notes

Competition—a guide for in-house banking and finance lawyers

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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14th Apr
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Banking & Finance—checklists and flowcharts

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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14th Apr
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Useful resources for in-house banking and finance lawyers

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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8th Apr
Practice notes

Continuing competence—what in-house banking and finance lawyers need to know

What is continuing competence?All solicitors and registered European and registered foreign lawyers (RELs and RFLs) in legal practice or employment in...
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8th Apr
Practice notes

Practical points for banking and finance lawyers new to in-house roles

This Practice Note sets out some practical considerations for banking and finance lawyers who are new to in-house roles. It is written for banking and...
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8th Apr
Q&As

In order to satisfy the bankers’ duty of confidence to customers which are business entities, must a bank provide notice to such customers setting out its uses of customer's business information (ie non-personal data) that is acquired in the course of the banker/customer relationship?

We refer you to Practice Note: Confidentiality—a guide for in-house banking and finance lawyers which summarily sets out the law on bankers’ duties of...
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8th Apr
Practice notes

Confidentiality—a guide for in-house banking and finance lawyers

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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8th Apr
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Practice notes

Tips and traps for in-house lawyers: key issues in a lending transaction

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 Olivier Hensby, senior in-house counsel 8th Apr
Practice notes

Tips and traps for in-house lawyers—key issues in issuing syndicated vanilla bonds

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 Andrea Cavone of Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank 8th Apr
Practice notes

Tips and traps—key issues in negotiating a confidentiality agreement

It is very common for confidentiality agreement to be signed between parties when no external counsel has yet been appointed. As such the onus will...
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8th Apr
Practice notes

The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)

This Practice Note provides a summary of the UK GDPR regime. The processing of personal data by competent authorities for law enforcement purposes or...
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24th Mar
Practice notes

Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPR

On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the EU and EEA. This Practice Note introduces:•the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation...
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24th Mar
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Roles and responsibilities within a financial institution—a guide for an in-house banking and finance lawyer

Roles and responsibilities within a financial institutionThis Practice Note is designed to cover the key roles within a financial institution, the...
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17th Mar
Practice notes

Selecting external law firms—a guide for in-house banking and finance lawyers

This Practice Note sets out the factors that an in-house lawyer should consider when selecting an external law firm to advise in relation to a banking...
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17th Mar
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Privilege—a guide for in-house banking and finance lawyers

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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28th Feb
Practice notes

Banking & Finance resources in Lexis®Library

The following key Banking & Finance resources accessed through Lexis®Library and linked throughout the Banking & Finance content in Lexis®PSL provides...
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17th Feb

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Contract interpretation—express terms in contracts

Express and implied contractual terms distinguishedContractual terms may be either express or implied:•express terms—are terms which are actually recorded in a written contract or openly expressed in an oral contract at the time the contract is made (or there may be a combination of written and oral

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What is a contract of insurance?

This Practice Note covers the legal framework and regulatory guidance to be considered in determining whether an arrangement constitutes a contract of insurance and the possible consequences of carrying on activities relating to a contract of insurance without the requisite regulatory permissionsThe

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What is electronic money?

BREXIT: UK is leaving EU on Exit Day (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). This has an impact on this Practice Note. For further guidance on the impact of Brexit on e-money requirements, see Practice Note: Impact of Brexit: Payment services and electronic money directives—quick

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What is a tort?

This practice note provides an introduction to tort law by addressing three questions:•what does the concept of being liable in tort mean? And how does tort relate to contract and criminal law•how has the law of tort developed?•what is the scope of tort, ie what interests does it protect? What