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BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICESTHE MODERN CONTRACTOF GUARANTEE2ND EDITIONProfessor John Phillips andProfessor James O'DonovanThe Modern Contract of Guarantee provides apractical guide to the law of suretyship in moderncommercial practice. It gives practitioners adetailed point of reference on all aspects of thesubject, covering the formation and validity of acontract of guarantee, the scope and dischargeof liability, and the rights of the parties.• Discusses factors affecting the validity of theguarantee, such as duress and undueinfluence• Gives guidance on drafting contracts ofguarantee• Examines the meaning of clauses commonlyinserted in guarantees, with detailedreference to case law• Considers problems the lender may haveenforcing the guarantee• Looks at the rights of guarantors both beforeand after payment• Refers to a wide range of Commonwealthdecisions making the text relevantthroughout the common law worldJURISDICTION: United KingdomDec-2010 978 1 847 03569 1Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 274702Hardback, 1072 pp £275.00/€350.00A PRACTITIONER'SGUIDE TO ALTERNATIVEINVESTMENT FUNDS2ND EDITIONTimothy SpanglerThis work provides a practical guide to the lawand regulation of alternative investment funds.Covering hedge funds, venture capital funds,buy-out funds, real estate funds and moreesoteric vehicles, it examines the fundamentalstructuring and the operational issues commonto these funds in a jargon-free manner.This edition has been extensively revised in thelight of the credit crisis, the Madoff affair andother scandals, and the evolving role ofregulators.• Discusses structural, investment, marketing,administrative and taxation topics• Covers stress testing and liquidity• Deals with litigation risk, enforcement andrights and duties of management• Contains case studies and practical examplesto illustrate the issuesJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, European Union,InternationalOct-2010 978 0 414 04310 7Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 412211Paperback £135.00/€172.00A PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TOBASEL III AND BEYONDConsultant Editor: Richard BarfieldThis book explains the revised Basel Accordframework due to be introduced by 2012 in thewake of the global financial crisis. The newmeasures are designed to strengthen theresilience of the international banking sector,and this book explains what they mean inpractice.• Explains the role of the Basel Committee inthe context of the credit crisis• Discusses the rationale behind the newframework• Goes through the major themes that aroseduring the financial crisis – leverage, liquidity,remuneration, governance – and how eachwill be treated under the new framework• Gives detailed guidance on the controlsbanks will need to have in place to ensurecontinuing compliance• Looks at how other initiatives at national andEuropean level impactJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, InternationalJun-2011 978 0 414 04538 5Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 483814Paperback £135.00/€172.00PRACTICAL LENDINGAND SECURITYPRECEDENTS4 RELEASES A YEARGeneral Editors: Jonathan Lawrenceand Richard HardwickWith its clear commentary and expertly drafteddocuments, the work covers loan and financeagreements for a wide range of commercialtransactions, including acquisition finance, tradefinance, working capital, project development,and refinancing and workouts.• Contains valuable checklists of matters to beconsidered when entering into lending andsecurity agreements• The various precedents are put in context,explaining how the relevant law is appliedwith coverage of banking, company or tax law• The full text of the precedents is now alsoavailable on CD in Word format to enablespeedy drafting of documents without theneed to re-keyJURISDICTION: England & Wales, Commonwealth978 0 851 21746 8Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 6505Looseleaf £713.00/€940.00Updating releases charged for on publication978 0 421 87440 4Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 6633CD-ROM £490.00 (+ £98.00 VAT) = £588.00€646.00 (+ €129.20 VAT) = €775.20Updating releases charged for on publicationA PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TOAUTHORISED INVESTMENTFUNDSCharlotte HillThis work examines all the different types ofauthorised fund vehicles, and the rules applyingto each one. It goes step-by-step through therules and procedures to be followed whensetting up, launching, marketing, operatingand winding up authorised fund vehicles.• Looks at investor relations and theinformation that must be provided to investors• Includes detailed coverage of how the ruleson financial promotions impact on themarketing of investment funds• Covers all the important recent developments,including the UCITS III directives, the newFSA collective investment schemessourcebook (COLL) and the impact of MiFIDJURISDICTION: United KingdomJun-2010 978 1 905 12140 3Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 366049Paperback £115.00/€147.00A PRACTITIONER'S GUIDETO DERIVATIVESConsultant Editor: Jonathan MarshThis work is a clear guide to the legal andregulatory concepts that govern the useof derivatives. It is a valuable single volumeresource for compliance officers and in-housecounsel, finance directors, corporate treasurersand their advisers, helping them demystifya complex area.• Provides practical advice on the rationaleand use of derivative instruments• Explains structures and strategies in ajargon-free style• Uses examples to show how transactionswork in practice• Deals with regulatory developments and riskmanagement, to give a complete picture ofthe post-credit crisis environment• Discusses regulatory capital and the specificrequirements for derivatives• Covers litigation: how to avoid things goingwrong and where litigation can ariseJURISDICTION: United KingdomNov-2010 978 0 414 04305 3Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 411605Paperback, 248pp £135.00/€172.00To order any of these titles UK direct customers please email TRLUKI.orders@thomsonreuters.com 13