What does LMA mean? LMA is used in legal practice to mean the loan Market Association and, by shorthand, its recommended standard documentation and market guidance for syndicated loans and secondary loan trading in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It is not defined in legislation or case law; it is a market term. LMA standard forms are widely used in investment grade and leveraged finance, real estate finance, developing markets and restructurings. Common templates include facility agreements, term sheets, mandate/commitment letters, intercreditor agreements, provisions for security agency/trust, confidentiality agreements, and secondary trading documents (par/distressed trade confirmations, novations, assignments and funded/unfunded participations). Practitioners often...
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This Practice Note sets out a comparison of the principal terms of the Loan Market Association (lma) intercreditor agreement for leveraged acquisition finance transactions (senior/mezzanine) (the LMA Leveraged Intercreditor Agreement), the LMA intercreditor agreement for real estate finance transactions (senior/mezzanine) where the mezzanine debt is structurally subordinated (the LMA REF Intercreditor Agreement—Structural Subordination), and the LMA intercreditor agreement for real estate finance transactions (senior/mezzanine) where the mezzanine debt is not structurally subordinated but is instead contractually subordinated within the intercreditor agreement only (the LMA REF Intercreditor Agreement—Contractual Subordination only) (together, the Intercreditor Agreements). For further information on the principles of subordination and the main provisions commonly found in intercreditor agreements, see Practice Notes: Subordination and Intercreditor agreement—key provisions.
The LMA Leveraged Intercreditor Agreement was the first of the LMA’s intercreditor forms to be issued and can be adapted for a variety of transaction types. Before the LMA REF Intercreditor Agreement was introduced, it was frequently reworked for application in real estate finance transactions...
When evaluating a general damages claim, the practitioner ought initially to refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG)...
This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...
I, [ name ], of [ address ], solemnly and sincerely state that: [ Matters to be verified, set out in numbered paragraphs ] I make this solemn statement in good conscience, believing it to be true, and pursuant to the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835. DECLARED at [ details ] this [ day ] day of [ month and year ] Before me ................................................................................ [ signature of the person before whom the declaration is made ] A [ commissioner for oaths OR [ solicitor OR [ insert other qualification ] ] authorised to administer oaths ]...