Why did the decision in Banque Brussels Lambert SA v ANI Ltd (1989)21 NSWLR 502 differ from the decision in Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Malaysian Mining Corporation [1988] 1 WLR 799?
A)Kleinwort Benson was an English case.
B)The words used in the Banque Brussels case were promissory in nature.
C)The Banque Brussels case involved a subsidiary.
D)The Kleinwort Benson case involved a subsidiary.

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The decision in Banque Brussels Lambert SA v ANI Ltd (1989)21 NSWLR 502 differed from the decision in Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Malaysian Mining Corporation [1988] 1 WLR 799 because the words used in the Banque Brussels case were promissory in nature, while in the Kleinwort Benson case, the words used were not promissory. The other options (A, C, and D) are not relevant to the difference between the two cases.

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