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| '''Consideration'''||  Is there consideration for the guarantee||  
| '''Consideration'''||  Is there consideration?||  
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| '''Permanence''' || Is it unconditional, irrevocable and continuing ||  
| '''Permanence''' || Is it unconditional, irrevocable and continuing? ||  
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|rowspan="6"| '''Unaffected'''|| Is it unaffected by: ||  
|rowspan="5"| '''Unaffected'''|| Is it unaffected by:<br>
*interim payments
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*obligor’s insolvency
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| obligor’s insolvency ||  
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*amendment or discharge of obligor’s obligations
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| amendment or discharge of obligor’s obligations ||  
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*beneficiary’s waiver or forbearance to obligor
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| beneficiary’s waiver or forbearance to obligor ||  
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*other customary grounds for discharge of guarantees
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| other customary grounds for discharge of guarantees ||  
| '''Punctual performance''' || Does it guarantee the obligor’s “punctual performance”?||  
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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?||  
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| '''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?||
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| '''Independence''' || Is it independent of any other credit support arrangement between beneficiary and obligor. ||   
|rowspan="2"| '''Indemnity''' || Is there an indemnity against beneficiary’s costs of enforcement of guaranteed obligations?||   
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|rowspan="2"| '''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?||   
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| 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?||  
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| '''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? ||  
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| '''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? ||  
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| '''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? ||  
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| '''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?||  
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| '''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? ||  
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|'''No discharge if prejudice''' ||May beneficiary decline to discharge the guarantee if itmight prejudice its claim under insolvency laws ||  
|'''Reinstatement''' || If beneficiary discharges, is guarantor’s liability reinstated should obligor’s payments be set aside? ||  
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|'''Reinstatement''' || If beneficiary discharges guarantee is guarantor’s liability reinstated should payments be set aside ||  
|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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|rowspan="2"| '''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||  
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| 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?||  
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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 08:07, 16 June 2021

Caption text
Issue Narrative Comment
Consideration Is there consideration?
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 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?