Ship leasing and the risk of reclassification in US proceedings
The ever-growing importance of ship leasing as an alternative to debt financing means that one specific – and potentially difficult and uncertain – issue, is the risk of a lease…
Giving a guarantor time to pay and unenforceability under the UK’s Consumer Credit Act
In the UK, the Court of Appeal in CFL Finance v Laser Trust & Mr…
English courts reject frustration argument in aviation leasing dispute
The English Commercial Court has emphasised the difficulties airline operators and aviation lessees could face in seeking to rely on…
Covid’s impact on commercial lease agreements: a French legal perspective
The closure of many companies since the first lockdown in March 2020 and the resulting economic slowdown has caused high tensions between lessors and lessees of commercial premises, writes Catherine Nommick…
Leasing assets, private securitisations and the Bank of England’s Term Funding for SMEs
Leasing Life spoke to Tom Picton, partner at law firm Ashurst LLP, who offered the following viewpoint on the scheme: "Whilst SMEs in the leasing space may be able to…
Borrowing under the Bank of England’s Term Funding for SMEs
Leasing Life spoke to Don Brown, partner at law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP, about how the Bank of England's Term Funding for SMEs is designed to function in the current…
Contracts and Covid-19: 10 top tips
Nobody knows what will happen over the coming months. But decisions on complying with contractual obligations need to be taken now nonetheless. Sue Millar, partner, and Harriet Campbell, professional support…
Aviation finance in the time of global pandemic
Legal firm White & Case LLP considers some new developments in aircraft financing on the back of Covid-19. -O- The Covid-19 viral pandemic and accompanying government travel restrictions have dramatically…
Transport finance and the law in a time of pandemic
We are in unprecedented times due to a combination of the spread of the Covid-19 virus and the governmental and public responses to it, all of which are causing significant…
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