Law of Guarantees 6th Edition

Law of Guarantees 6th Edition

By Geraldine Andrews QC, Richard Millett QC

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$446.00 RRP

Date: 10/01/2012

Code: 9780414044715

Sweet & Maxwell, UNITED KINGDOM

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Description

"An essential addition to many practitioners' libraries... this work is going from strength to strength". – Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation
 
The Law of Guarantees provides a comprehensive explanation of the law and practice of guarantees and surety. It covers everything required for work in this area, from analysis of definitions and the general contract requirements, through the elements and construction of a guarantee, to its enforcement. It is considered the pre-eminent work on guarantees in the UK and has been continuously cited in court since the first edition. This popular title:
  • Covers guarantees for loans, consumer credit, hire purchase, landlord and tenant, building contracts and commercial contracts
  • Examines the guarantor's liability and rights against both creditors and debtors
  • Discusses revocation of contracts and discharge of the surety
  • Deals with insolvency in relation to guarantees
  • Provides workflow solutions in the format of checklists, specimen pleadings as well as 14 precedents for use in drafting
  • Reflects the recent updates to the Consumer Credit Act 2006
  • Reproduces relevant legislation.
New for this edition
 
This new edition discusses legislative updates and includes a detailed analysis of recent developments in case law, such as:
  • North Shore Ventures Ltd v Anstead Holdings Inc [2011]
  • Van der Merwe v IIG Capital LLC 2008, [2008]
  • Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd v Jan de Nul NV, [2011]
  • Vossloh Aktiengesellschaft v Alpha Trains (UK) Ltd October 2010, [2010]
  • Gold Coast Ltd v Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo [2001]
  • Carey Value Added SL (formerly Losan Hotels World Value Added I SL) v Grupo Urvasco SA [2010]
  • Pitts v Jones [2007]
  • Beck Interiors Ltd v Russo [2009]
  • Fairstate Ltd v General Enterprise & Management Ltd [2010]
  • KS/Victoria Street v House of Fraser (Stores Management) Ltd [2011]
  • Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v Banca Popolare [2009]
  • Good Harvest v Centaur Services [2010]
  • McGuinness v Peterborough BS [2011]
  • Royal Bank of Scotland Plc v Chandra [2011]
  • Simon Carves Ltd v Ensus UK Ltd [2011]
  • Close Brothers Ltd v Pearce [2011]
  • British Arab Commercial Bank Plc v Bank of Communications and another [2011].
Jurisdiction: UK/EU/Commonwealth
 

Table of Contents

Definitions and Characteristics. Contractual Requirements. Formal Requirements. Construction. Vitiating Elements in the Contract. The Liability of the Surety. Enforcement of Contracts of Suretyship. Revocation of Contracts of Suretyship. Discharge of the Surety. Rights of the Surety Against the Principal. Rights of the Surety Against the Creditor. Rights of the Surety Against Co-Sureties. Insolvency. Bank Guarantees and Related Transactions. International Commerce. Performance Bonds. Consumer Credit Transactions. Landlord and Tenant.

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