Abstract
This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Irish banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact on the guarantor's position of changes in the debtor-creditor relationship, the most effective means of protection for non-professional sureties, and proposals to improve the protection of non-professional sureties.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Regulating Unfair Banking Practices in Europe |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Case of Personal Suretyships |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191595714 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199594559 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Consumer protection law
- Creditors
- Debtors
- Family law
- Guarantors
- Irish banking
- Obligations and contracts
- Surety protection
- Suretyships
