A guarantee obtained from a family member not associated with the principal debtor's business may be unjust under the Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) to the extent it imposes liability beyond the limits the bank itself determined were appropriate for advances to the principal debtor, where the bank did not ensure the guarantor understood the guarantee extended beyond those limits. The power under Schedule 1 of the Act extends to making ancillary orders protecting corporate co-guarantors from increased liability, notwithstanding s 6(1) which prevents corporations from obtaining primary relief.
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