Guarantee checklist
A checklist should you needone for an affiliate guarantee.
Issue | Narrative | Comment |
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Consideration | Is there consideration? | |
Permanence | Is it unconditional, irrevocable and continuing? | |
Unaffected | Is it unaffected by:
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Punctual performance | Does it guarantee the obligor’s “punctual performance”? | |
Without prejudice | Is it without prejudice to beneficiary’s rights against obligor? | |
Independence | Is it independent of any other credit support arrangement between beneficiary and obligor? | |
Indemnity | Is there an indemnity against beneficiary’s costs of enforcement of guaranteed obligations? | |
Is there an indemnity wrt the value of obligations which are void/unenforceable against the obligor? | ||
Currency and payment | Must payment must be in immediately available funds in the currency of the underlying obligations? | |
No set-off or counterclaim | Is set-off or counterclaim against moneys beneficiary owes the guarantor excluded? | |
Interest | Must guarantor pay interest from the date of demand until payment in full? | |
Suspense account | May beneficiary place amounts beneficiary into a suspense account pending satisfaction in full? | |
Demand process | May beneficiary demand without first taking steps vs the obligor? | |
No discharge if prejudice | May beneficiary decline to discharge the guarantee if it might prejudice its claim under insolvency laws? | |
Reinstatement | If beneficiary discharges, is guarantor’s liability reinstated should obligor’s payments be set aside? | |
Guarantor’s rights versus obligor | Must Guarantor obtain beneficiary’s consent before taking action against obligor until guaranteed obligations are fully paid? | |
Must guarantor hold sums it receives from obligor pending satisfaction to beneficiary’s order | ||
Tax gross-up | Must guarantor gross up if subject to withholding on guarantee payments? |