Guarantees and Performance Bonds, 2nd Edition

Following the very successful launch of the first edition of Guarantees and Performance Bonds, the book has been updated in the second edition to cover changes from early 2009 to the present day. This new edition adopts a new format to better serve a wider spectrum of readers including legal practitioners and law students. 

This book is an authoritative and well-researched text based on actual legal principles. Not only does it cover the law relating to guarantees and performance bonds as applied in Singapore and Malaysia, it also takes into account decisions made in Singapore, Malaysia and the United Kingdom as well as the relevant Singapore and Malaysian statutory provisions. Singapore and Malaysia have developed their own pool of judicial decisions to cater for local requirements and conditions and these developments are fully explored in the book. 

In Malaysia, significant cases include Kejuruteraan Bintai Kindenko Sdn. Bhd. v. Nam Fatt Construction Sdn. Bhd. [2011] 7 C.L.J. 442; The Pacific Bank Bhd. v. Kerajaan Negeri Sarawak [2011] 3 C.L.J. 538; Sumatec Engineering and Construction Sdn. Bhd. v. Malaysian Refining Company Sdn. Bhd. [2012] 3 C.L.J. 401. In Singapore, significant cases include Beckkett Pte. Ltd. v. Deutsche Bank AG [2009] 3 S.L.R.(R) 452; Master Marine AS v. Labroy Offshore Ltd. [2012] 3 S.L.R. 125; BS Mount Sophia Pte. Ltd. v. Join-Aim Pte. Ltd. [2012] 3 S.L.R. 352. Similarly, emanating from England, noteworthy cases include Rainy Sky SA v. Kookmin Bank [2012] 1 All E.R. (Comm.) 1; Deutsche Bank AG v. Tongkah Harbour Public Co. Ltd. [2012] 1 All E.R. (Comm.) 194; Meritz Fire and Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Jan de Nul NV [2012] 1 All E.R. (Comm.) 182; McGuinness v. Norwich and Peterborough Building Society [2012] 2 All E.R. (Comm.) 265. 

Written in a manner that make is easy for a non-lawyer to understand, the author hopes to make the law governing guarantees and performance bonds much more accessible to all who need to access the law.