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This week's essentials for Banking & Finance—5 December 2013

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Published on: 05 December 2013

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Table of contents

Contents
Core topics
Specialist areas of finance
Other relevant practice areas
Lending
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) consults on revisions to some International Accounting Standards (IAS)
Quistclose trusts do not always arise even where a purpose clause is intended to be specific
Security
Estoppel may be available where security given by the wrong party and a reminder of the formalities for execution of a deed
Derivatives

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Article summary

Updates and analysis on banking and finance law and practice. This week’s essentials include (1) an update and two cases relating to lending and security, (2) updates relevant to derivatives and (3) useful information for Banking & Finance lawyers from the Lexis®PSL Restructuring & Insolvency team

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