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Third-party contractual rights in banking and finance: reconsidering the 1999 Act

26 July 2026 / Author(s): Ian Wilson KC
Issue: August-September 2026 / Categories: Feature

Ian Wilson KC considers the significance of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 in the context of bank mandates, bond markets, and emerging tokenised securities structures.

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