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Cryptocurrency, Specific Performance and Damages: Ether you get it or you don’t

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The High Court has upheld a decision to refuse to grant specific performance in respect of a non-payment default under an oral cryptocurrency loan agreement, but questioned whether damages should be calculated from the date...more

IR Global

Could an interest rate reduction reduce government expenditure?

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A 1% reduction in the Bank Rate would reduce the UK government's annual interest charges on the national debt, but the exact amount of the reduction depends on the proportion of the debt that is sensitive to changes in...more

Cooley LLP

Court of Appeal Provides Comfort to Lenders on Default Interest Clauses

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In Houssein & Others v. London Credit Ltd & Another[1], the Court of Appeal considered the proper application of the common law rules on penalties to a default interest clause in a loan agreement. Contrary to the conclusion...more

Mayer Brown

Sub-participation or loan?

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The Court of Appeal recently handed down judgment in Yieldpoint Stable Value Fund, LP v Kimura Commodity Trade Finance Fund Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 639, on Kimura's appeal from the High Court's decision that a participation...more

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Structured Finance Spectrum - Summer 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the new UK securitization regime, eHELOCs, and climate risk disclosures....more

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An important treatment of modified standard form agreements

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The Court of Appeal has reversed the High Court’s decision that a modified standard form sub-participation agreement was a hybrid arrangement rather than a conventional sub-participation. The judgment is a useful illustration...more

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An interest-ing question: when is a default interest rate a penalty?

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The Court of Appeal has affirmed a three-step test for penalty clauses: (1) is it a secondary obligation; (2) does the clause protect a legitimate interest; and (3) is it extortionate by reference to the legitimate interest?...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

UK Tax Round Up - June 2024

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Welcome to the June edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month features the latest Court of Appeal decision in a trilogy of recent cases regarding the loan relationship “unallowable purpose” test, an Upper Tribunal decision...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

What’s in a Name? When Does an Option Agreement Not Grant an Option?

In the recent decision of Krishnamohan v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 346 (“Krishnamohan”) the UK’s First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) recently held that the granting of a revocable option did not give rise to the granting of an option for UK...more

White & Case LLP

Governing law of loan agreements – why does it matter?

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Borrowers and lenders alike may be forgiven for running out of steam when, having negotiated ever more complex commercial grids, term sheets and loan agreements, one reaches the final line item – the governing law of the loan...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Discusses Gaps in Firms' Surveillance for Market Abuse

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reported its observations on firms’ market abuse surveillance arrangements in the May edition of Market Watch. The newsletter looks at a peer review of surveillance model testing...more

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UK Tax Round Up - April 2024

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Welcome to April’s edition of our UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen a number of interesting decisions covering the application of the transfer pricing rules and the unallowable purpose test to an intragroup financing...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

High Court Ruled That Lender Suffered No Loss Despite Negligent Valuation of Security

On 27 September 2023, the British High Court ruled that the claimant relying on the defendant’s report suffered no actionable loss, despite the defendant’s admission of negligence. ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Examining "Purpose"

The recent Upper Tribunal (“UT”) decision in JTI Acquisitions Company (2011) Ltd v HMRC [2023] UKUT 194 (TCC) has further illuminated the interpretation and application of the “unallowable purposes” rule in the UK’s loan...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Comet: The Court of Appeal provides timely guidance regarding unlawful preferences

Overview - The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the High Court in Carton-Kelly v Darty Holdings SAS, providing welcome clarity for directors of distressed companies when considering whether to make payments...more

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SEC Adopts New Securities Lending Reporting Rule

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On October 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new Rule 10c-1a (the “Securities Lending Rule”), requiring the reporting of certain securities lending transactions. Certain material terms of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The UK Introduces Repayment Concessions for Residential Mortgages

In June of this year, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) introduced rules to allow mortgage lenders to more easily vary contracts in order to allow borrowers to make reduced capital payments or switch to an...more

White & Case LLP

Reverberations from the falling dominos of SVB, Signature and Silvergate are felt on European shores

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Banks - Top 3 drivers of UK and European bank M&A in the past 12 months: - Regional & domestic consolidation across Europe: >50 domestic bank...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 18

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

Hogan Lovells

FCA measures to help consumers with mortgages: considerations for securitisation transactions

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Over the summer, the UK government announced that it had agreed a new Charter of support measures for mortgage holders with the FCA and the UK's principal mortgage lenders. Resultant changes to the FCA’s mortgages sourcebook...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Building Safety Act 2022: What Lenders Need to Know

The enactment of the Building Safety Act 2022 (the “Act”) in the United Kingdom brings about significant changes to building safety regulations. While the Act primarily aims to enhance building safety standards, it also...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A LIBOR Commencement Speech

The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) will stop being published on the basis of panel bank quotes and will be replaced by alternative replacement rates after June 30, 2023. In the spirit of the season, below is the...more

A&O Shearman

A penalty for your thoughts: default interest rate found to be penal

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The High Court has found a clause that imposed default interest of 4% per month on a defaulting party to be a penalty and therefore unenforceable....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Recent Legal Developments in the Mobility Sector

The mobility and automotive industry continues to undergo dynamic change. As the market evolves, so does the legal framework for the industry. Dr. Sebastian Keding, Dr. Heiko Kermer, Max Küttner and David G. Schäfer provide...more

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A Long Hot Summer: Effective Variable Rates Subject to Increase (Irrespective of General Market Conditions)

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There are major issues arising from the phaseout of the US Dollar London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), which will soon become apparent in connection with LIBOR’s fast-approaching end date. This will dramatically impact many...more

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