Editorial

August 01, 2005

This month's cover story explains why the House of Lords' decision in Spectrum Plus is bad news for banks. The ruling by the UK's highest court renders obsolete the fixed charge used by banks as a standard form of security agreement for book debts. This has effectively removed banks' right to jump to the front of the queue to recover the money when...

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Why Spectrum Plus is bad news for banks 01-Aug-2005
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Where Spectrum Plus leaves book debt charges 01-Aug-2004
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