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

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

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Banking and Finance weekly highlights—8 April 2021

Banking and Finance weekly highlights—8 April 2021

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Banking & Finance—March 2021 case round-up

Banking & Finance—March 2021 case round-up

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Restructuring plan meetings convened on tight timetable in face of strong landlord opposition (Re Virgin Active Holdings Ltd)

Restructuring plan meetings convened on tight timetable in face of strong landlord opposition (Re Virgin Active Holdings Ltd)

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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...

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...

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...

Types of debt securities

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...

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

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

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

Drafting and negotiating the facility agreement

This Practice Note covers the typical structure of facility agreements and the key terms and provisions that will be included. It examines the process...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Overdrafts, term loans and revolving credit facilities

This Practice Note explains the features of three common types of loan facility:•overdrafts•term loans, and•revolving credit facilities (RCFs)It also...
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9th Nov
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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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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

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
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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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Key issues in loan transfers

There are times when a lender might want to get back some of the money it has lent to a borrower before the borrower is due to repay it.If the...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Instructing and managing local counsel

Given the cross-border nature of many banking transactions, it is common for the principal legal advisors for lenders and borrowers to need to...
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9th Nov
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
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Drafting or reviewing legal opinions in loan transactions

Legal opinions are one of the key documentary conditions precedent in loan transactions. The legal opinion is a letter which sets out opinions as to...
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9th Nov
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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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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—legislation tracker

This Practice Note tracks domestic legislation introduced as part of the UK government’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It includes...
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12th Apr
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications for structured products and securitisation transactions

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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9th Apr
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Drafting for unforeseen events—commercial contracts

This Practice Note provides practical guidance for general commercial practitioners on points to consider when drafting a business to business...
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9th Apr
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications for property

This Practice Note introduces the key implications that property practitioners should consider in relation to the coronavirus pandemic, including the...
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9th Apr
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Q&As

Where a person (P) makes a statutory declaration by video conference, is it permissible for the solicitor administering the declaration to be connected to the solicitor advising P? In particular, can the solicitors live in the same house?

This Q&A has been drafted assuming the following:•the question is asked in the light of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis•the statutory...
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Is it possible to take a statutory declaration by Skype video or similar technology?

Statutory declarations are a necessary part of insolvency proceedings, most commonly where a company enters members’ voluntary liquidation (MVL) (see...
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Produced in partnership with Philip Patterson of Hardwicke Chambers 8th Apr
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Changes to the court process in insolvency proceedings

The UK Government’s policy of social distancing in order to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted temporary new working rules in...
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8th Apr
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications for real estate finance transactions

This Practice Note sets out the key issues which are relevant to real estate finance during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.For information on the...
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8th Apr
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications for Banking & Finance lawyers

This Practice Note brings together key content on coronavirus (COVID-19) published across Lexis®PSL that is likely to be of interest to Banking &...
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8th Apr
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The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, the increase in the prescribed part and reintroduction of Crown preference—key issues and discussion points for lenders

An introduction to the legislationCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020Expedited by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Corporate...
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8th Apr
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications for lending transactions

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Lawyers across the world are currently grappling with many common areas of concern in connection with the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
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8th Apr
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Banking & Finance frequently asked questions

Lawyers across the world are currently grappling with many common areas of concern in connection with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The...
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8th Apr
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications for aviation finance transactions

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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Material adverse change clauses—key cases

This Practice Note sets out certain key cases and associated relevant content relating to material adverse change clauses (MAC) in a financing...
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8th Apr
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications for trade and commodity finance transactions

This Practice Note sets out the key issues relevant to trade and commodity finance during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.For information on the...
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8th Apr
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications for derivatives transactions

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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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications for debt capital markets

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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Q&As

What are the implications of coronavirus (COVID-19) for MAC clauses in facility agreements?

Why are material adverse change (MAC) clauses in the spotlight?The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has already caused some businesses to fail and...
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8th Apr
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What is the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and how can borrowers access it?

What are the key features of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme?The government has announced a number of measures to assist businesses...
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8th Apr
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What risks should lenders consider when granting unconditional amendments and waivers?

Amendment and waiver requests are an important aspect of managing any facility for lenders.During the life of a facility agreement, the needs of a...
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8th Apr
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Voluntary manslaughter

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Money Laundering Regulations 2017—simplified due diligence

You may apply simplified customer due diligence (SDD) measures in relation to particular business relationships or transactions which you determine present a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing, having taken into account:•your organisation-wide risk assessment—see Practice Note:

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The Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)—duties

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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 early 2013 to January 2016. For the latest LMA developments since January 2016, see Practice Note: Loan Market Association (LMA)—latest news on