Goode on Legal Problems of Credit and Security (5th Ed)

Goode on Legal Problems of Credit and Security clearly explains the fundamental concepts of common law and equity as they affect secured transactions.

This book, now in its 5th edition, gives a thorough and concise explanation of the law of credit and security so you can understand how the underlying principles apply to different transactions.

The book defines how security can be applied as part of a credit agreement and explain key concepts such as attachement, set-off, fixed and floating charges.

Goode on Legal Problems of Credit and Security:

Explores the fundamental concepts of the law affecting secured transactions
Illuminates the law of credit and security so that complex, technical areas can be more readily understood
Outlines the different forms that credit and security can take
Provides deep analysis of the legal principles where the law is unclear
Addresses the legal implications of changes in the organisation of the credit and security market
Covers case law and legislative developments as well as international conventions and European Community Directives
Covered in the new 5th Edition:

The new regime for registration of company charges introduced in April 2013
Gray v G-T-P Group Ltd and In the Matter of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (In Administration) on the scope of the requirement of "possession or control" in the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No.2) Regulations, as well as amendments to those Regulations
Fearns v Anglo-Dutch Paint and Chemical Co Ltd and Geldof Metaalconstructie NV v Simon Carves Ltd on the effect and scope of transaction set-off
The effect on contractual set-off and netting of Belmont Park Investments Pty Ltd v BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd and subsequent cases considering the anti-deprivation and pari passu principles
Chapters on financial collateral and set-off and netting substantially rewritten