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Statute of Frauds 1677: Section 4 requires guarantees to be in writing and signed by the guarantor or their authorized representative. This is a fundamental requirement for the validity of any guarantee agreement.

Consumer Credit Act 1974: Regulates consumer credit agreements and related guarantees. Includes requirements for disclosure, cooling-off periods, and consumer protections. Applicable when the guarantee relates to a consumer credit agreement.

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000: Primary legislation governing financial services in the UK. Relevant when the loan involves regulated financial activities and sets out regulatory framework for financial services.

Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Controls exclusion and limitation clauses in contracts. Applies to both business-to-business and consumer contracts, ensuring terms are reasonable and enforceable.

Consumer Rights Act 2015: Regulates unfair terms in consumer contracts, requiring terms to be fair and transparent. Particularly relevant if the guarantor is acting as a consumer.

Contract Law Fundamentals: Common law principles including offer, acceptance, consideration, intention to create legal relations, and capacity. These form the basic requirements for a valid contract.

Guarantee-Specific Principles: Common law principles specific to guarantees including primary and secondary liability, rights of subrogation, co-guarantor relationships, and circumstances for discharge of guarantees.

Equitable Principles: Legal principles concerning undue influence, misrepresentation, and duress. These are particularly important in guarantee relationships where there might be pressure or influence on the guarantor.

FCA Regulations: Financial Conduct Authority regulations governing financial services and consumer protection in the UK. Applicable if the loan involves regulated activities.

Money Laundering Regulations: Regulatory requirements for preventing money laundering and ensuring proper due diligence in financial transactions.

Banking Code of Practice: Industry standards and best practices for banking operations and customer treatment in the UK banking sector.