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| '''Consideration'''||  Is there consideration for the guarantee||  
| '''Consideration'''||  Is there consideration for the guarantee||  
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| Permanence || Is the guarantee is unconditional, irrevocable and continuing ||  
| '''Permanence''' || Is it unconditional, irrevocable and continuing ||  
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|rowspan="6"| '''Unaffected'''|| Is the guarantee unaffected by: ||  
|rowspan="6"| '''Unaffected'''|| Is it unaffected by: ||  
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| other customary grounds for discharge of guarantees ||  
| other customary grounds for discharge of guarantees ||  
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| '''Punctual performance''' || Guarantee is of the obligor’s “punctual performance”||  
| '''Punctual performance''' || Does it guarantee the obligor’s “punctual performance”||  
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| '''Without prejudice'''|| Guarantee is without prejudice to beneficiary’s rights against obligor ||  
| '''Without prejudice'''|| Is it without prejudice to beneficiary’s rights against obligor ||  
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| '''Independence''' || Guarantee is independent of any other credit support arrangement between beneficiary and obligor. ||   
| '''Independence''' || Is it independent of any other credit support arrangement between beneficiary and obligor. ||   
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|rowspan="2"| '''Indemnity''' || Against beneficiary’s costs of enforcement of guaranteed obligations ||   
|rowspan="2"| '''Indemnity''' || Is there an indemnity against beneficiary’s costs of enforcement of guaranteed obligations ||   
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| Wrt the value of obligations which have become void or unenforceable against the obligor ||   
| Is there an indemnity wrt the value of obligations which are void/unenforceable against the obligor ||   
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| '''Currency and payment'''|| Payment must be in immediately available funds in the currency of the underlying obligations||  
| '''Currency and payment'''|| Must payment must be in immediately available funds in the currency of the underlying obligations||  
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| '''No set-off or counterclaim'''|| No set-off or counterclaim against moneys beneficiary owes the guarantor ||  
| '''No set-off or counterclaim'''|| Is set-off or counterclaim against moneys beneficiary owes the guarantor excluded ||  
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| '''Interest''' ||interest from the date of demand until payment in full ||  
| '''Interest''' || Must guarantor pay interest from the date of demand until payment in full ||  
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| '''Suspense account'''||beneficiary may place amounts beneficiary pays into a suspense account pending satisfaction in full ||  
| '''Suspense account'''|| May beneficiary place amounts beneficiary into a suspense account pending satisfaction in full ||  
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| '''Demand process'''|| Beneficiary may demand under the guarantee without taking steps against the obligor ||  
| '''Demand process'''|| May beneficiary demand without first taking steps vs the obligor ||  
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|'''No discharge if prejudice''' ||Beneficiary does not have discharge the guarantee if that might prejudice its claim under insolvency laws. ||  
|'''No discharge if prejudice''' ||May beneficiary decline to discharge the guarantee if itmight prejudice its claim under insolvency laws ||  
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|'''Reinstatement''' || If beneficiary discharges guarantee following a payment that is then set aside, voided or found unenforceable, guarantor’s liability is reinstated.
|'''Reinstatement''' || If beneficiary discharges guarantee is guarantor’s liability reinstated should payments be set aside ||  
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| '''Guarantor’s rights versus obligor'''|| Until guaranteed obligations are fully paid guarantor can only proceed against the obligor with the beneficiary’s consent, and holds any sums it receives from the obligor to the beneficiary’s order.||  
|rowspan="2"| '''Guarantor’s rights versus obligor'''|| Must Guarantor obtain beneficiary’s consent before taking action against obligor until guaranteed obligations are fully paid ||
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| '''Tax gross-up'''|| If the guarantor is subject to some withholding that the obligor wouldn’t have been the guarantor has to gross up||  
| Must guarantor hold sums it receives from the obligor in those circumstances to beneficiary’s order||
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| '''Tax gross-up'''|| Must guarantor gross up if subject to withholding on guarantee payments||  
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Revision as of 13:55, 15 June 2021

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Issue Narrative Comment
Consideration Is there consideration for the guarantee
Permanence Is it unconditional, irrevocable and continuing
Unaffected Is it unaffected by:
interim payments
obligor’s insolvency
amendment or discharge of obligor’s obligations
beneficiary’s waiver or forbearance to obligor
other customary grounds for discharge of guarantees
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 itmight prejudice its claim under insolvency laws
Reinstatement If beneficiary discharges guarantee is guarantor’s liability reinstated should 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 the obligor in those circumstances to beneficiary’s order
Tax gross-up Must guarantor gross up if subject to withholding on guarantee payments