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BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICESLAW OF GUARANTEESNEWEDITION6TH EDITIONGeraldine Andrews, QC and Richard Millett, QC"An essential addition to many practitioners'libraries ... this work is going from strength tostrength". – Journal of International BankingLaw and RegulationThe Law of Guarantees provides acomprehensive explanation of the law andpractice of guarantees and surety. It coverseverything required for work in this area,from analysis of definitions and the generalcontract requirements, through the elementsand construction of a guarantee, to itsenforcement.It is considered the pre-eminent work onguarantees in the UK and has beencontinuously cited in court since the firstedition.• Provides detailed analysis of the statutoryand contractual requirements relating tothe law of guarantees• Looks at the elements of a guarantee,its construction, and its enforcement• Covers guarantees for loans, consumercredit, hire purchase, landlord and tenant,building contracts and commercialcontracts• Examines the guarantor's liability andrights against both creditors and debtors• Discusses revocation of contracts anddischarge of the surety• Deals with insolvency in relation toguarantees• Provides workflow solutions – checklists,specimen pleadings, and 14 precedentsfor use in draftingCONTENTS: Requirements; FormalRequirements; Construction; Vitiating Elementsin the Contract; The Liability of the Surety;Enforcement of Contracts of Suretyship;Revocation of Contracts of Suretyship;Discharge of the Surety; Rights of the SuretyAgainst the Principal; Rights of the SuretyAgainst the Creditor; Rights of the SuretyAgainst Co-Sureties; Insolvency; BankGuarantees and Related Transactions;International Commerce; Performance Bonds;Consumer Credit Transactions; Landlord andTenant; Precedents; Appendix Legislation.JURISDICTION: United Kingdom, European Union,CommonwealthJan-2012 978 0 414 04471 5Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 431565Hardback c. £235.00/c. €299.00Available as an eBook during 2012 – see page viTHE LAW ONFINANCIALDERIVATIVES5TH EDITIONProfessor Alastair HudsonNEWEDITION"An impressive work, especially given the vastlegal landscape the author has to traverse" –Journal of International Banking Law andRegulationThis work supplies an in-depth explanationof the legal principles underlying over-thecounter(OTC) derivatives in the UK. Drawingtogether concepts from many areas of law –including contract, tort and trusts – it showshow they relate to the day-to-day practice offinancial derivatives markets.• Deals with all the key aspects ofderivative products – creating andstructuring derivatives contracts,performance, security and collateral,set-off and netting• Covers the regulation and taxation ofderivatives in the UK and the EU• Considers real-world problems faced bypractitioners working in-house or inprivate practice, and suggests solutions• Discusses conflict of laws issues• Considers the impact of the Markets inFinancial Instruments Directive onderivatives• Includes analysis of recent cases andregulatory changes• Features new coverage of collateraliseddebt obligations• Examines the legal and regulatorydevelopments arising from the creditcrunchCONTENTS: Introduction. The Products. StandardMarket Documentation. Structuring DerivativesContracts. The Creation of Derivatives Contracts.The Validity of Derivatives Contracts. Liability inSelling Financial Derivatives. Performance ofFinancial Derivatives Contracts. Termination ofFinancial Derivatives Contracts. Conflict of Laws.Taking Security in Financial Derivatives Contracts.Collateral and Standard Credit SupportAgreements. Set-off and Netting. Taxation ofFinancial Derivatives. Regulation of FinancialDerivatives. Appendices.JURISDICTION: InternationalMar-2012 978 1 847 03889 0Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 332689Hardback c. £220.00/c. €280.00THE LAW OF LOANSAND BORROWING1 RELEASE A YEAREditor: Struan ScottThe Law of Loans and Borrowing considersevery aspect of the subject from domesticmortgages and consumer credit to raisingmoney on the quoted Eurobond market,including a comprehensive account ofthe institutional framework within whichborrowing takes place.• Considers in detail the regulation andsupervision of banks, building societies,the securities market, the wholesale moneymarket, and consumer credit transactions• Examines the tax consequences of interestand dividends• Considers the Consumer Credit Act 2006• Includes commentary on the FinancialOmbudsman ServiceJURISDICTION: United Kingdom978 0 421 35780 8Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 5952Looseleaf £635.00/€837.00Updating releases charged for on publicationLEGAL ASPECTS OFSOVEREIGN DEBTRESTRUCTURINGDr Rodrigo Olivares-CaminalThis work provides detailed analysis of the legalproblems surrounding sovereign debt defaultand presents a toolkit for dealing with them. Ithelps practitioners understand a client’s optionsfor suing the sovereign or entering into anexchange, such as a debt swap or debtrestructuring.• Discusses the concepts of how to restructuresovereign debt• Goes through the steps a creditor mustconsider before suing the sovereign• Shows how a successful judgment can beenforced• Discusses both market-oriented andstatutory approaches to debt restructuring• Includes case studies of successful debtrestructuringin Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan,Ecuador, Uruguay, Argentina, Belize andGrenada• Presents the law according to English andUS systems, with reference to the norms ofother jurisdictionsJURISDICTION: InternationalDec-2009 978 0 414 04134 9Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 348100Hardback, 444 pp £265.00/€337.0012 To order any of these titles international customers please email TLRUKI.intlorders@thomsonreuters.com