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Signing on behalf of a company - be careful with personal guarantees
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Aug 17, 2022
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If you’re a director of a company, you may very well have been asked to sign a personal guarantee, to guarantee the company’s obligations under a contract – for example, the payment of invoices to a supplier, or the payment of rent to a landlord. Sometimes, the company and the personal guarantor wi...
Melissa Bush
Solicitor, Notary Public
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