High Court grants application for summary judgment to plaintiff who acquired the rights and obligations of the bank which provided a loan facility to a borrower in 2007, which is now in default, on the grounds that the terms of the guarantee document expressly cover the guarantor's liability, and it is not disputed that he agreed and assented to changes to the terms of the loan in 2008.
Summary judgment - defendant as guarantor of monies lent by bank - plaintiff acquired rights and obligations of bank - nature of guarantee - third party defaulted - reliance on document entitled 'Guarantor's Acceptance' attached to facility letter - whether matter should be remitted for plenary hearing - whether guarantee inoperable as it was replaced by subsequent facility letter - whether third party had necessary legal authority to execute acceptance on defendant's behalf - no power of attorney given to third party to execute guarantor's acceptance - partnership agreement created a certain power of attorney in favour of third party - new facility extended time permitted to repay borrowings - estoppel - test to be applied - 2008 facility letter did not replace original loan - terms in guarantee expressly cover liability of defendant - agreement by defendant to assent to changes to loan - defendant not discharged from guarantee - not accepted that third party did not have authority to sign guarantor's acceptance on defendant's behalf - partnership agreement gave clear authority to third party to execute contracts in connection with business of borrower - facility letter and guarantee are a 'contract' for purposes of clause in partnership agreement - plaintiff entitled to summary judgment.