Question juridique clé
Whether the bank violated the lombard loan contract by selling pledged bonds without first contacting the client and waiting 24 hours.
Solution extraite
Yes. The contract required a margin call and a 24-hour period before realization of collateral, and neither was shown to have occurred.
Motifs extraits
Prior calls in earlier days did not dispense with a new call on 28 August 1998. The bank was not authorized to sell the Brazilian bonds without attempting to reach the client or his representative and giving the contractual delay.