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Bills of exchange—structure and partiesBills of exchange are negotiable instruments that represent an unconditional promise by one party to pay...
Term Loan B facilitiesThis Practice Note discusses Term Loan B (TLB) facilities which frequently appear as a tranche of senior facilities in...
Invoice discounting and factoringThe popularity of financing business through the invoice discounting and factoring of receivables has grown...
Common financial covenantsThis Practice Note explains certain common financial covenants used in commercial finance transactions including:•minimum...
Guarantees from multiple guarantorsIt is often the case that financing transactions require guarantees to be given by more than one guarantor. For example, guarantees might be required from a number of companies in a group to support group borrowings or from each of the directors of a company to
Comfort lettersComfort letters are encountered in finance transactions relatively often. They take different forms and it is important from both the lender's perspective and the issuer's perspective to understand their legal effect.Use of comfort letters in finance transactionsComfort letters are
What is set-off and when is it available?Set-off is a complex yet important concept in legal proceedings generally and for many different types of transaction.Independent set-off and transaction set-off can both be used as a defence in legal proceedings. For more information, see Practice Notes:
What is the banker’s right of set-off?The banker’s right of set-off refers to the right of a bank to combine two or more of a customer’s accounts held with that bank, where one account has a credit balance and the other has a debit balance, in order to give a net position. There is a debate as to
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