› Whether second defendant is guarantor of or substitute debtor under first defendant's loan agreement
› Whether email communication stating second defendant has "taken responsibility for [first defendant's] loan and will refund" constitutes guarantee or intention to become substitute debtor
› Not necessary that the word "guarantee" be used.
Mercantile Law Act 1935, s 6.
Electronic Transactions Act 2000, s 7.
Clohesy v Maher [1880] VicLawRp 182; (1880) 6 VLR (L) 357; Leeman v Stocks [1951] 1 Ch 941; Sunbird Plaza Pty Ltd v Maloney [1988] HCA 11, 166 CLR 245; [name withheld]; Ex parte Century 21 Real Estate Corp [1994] FCA 243, (1995) 130 ALR 723; Hampton v Minns [2001] EWCA Civ 934; [2002] 1 WLR 1, referred to.
