Hello, A friend from work named Peter is lending an old friend money to purchase an apartment in Slovakia , They are both from there but both live in Ireland for now , Peter will get the money returned fairly quickly as his friend has mortgage approval from an Irish bank, He just will not have the money in time as there is a deadline for the transfer of funds agreed with the apartment owner , So basically it is a short term loan between friends , Peter asked me to check on the forum for advice , Would it make sense to have a solicitor have them both sign an agreement legally binding his friend to pay back the loan ? , Or would a legal clerk suffice , He does trust his friend and he is the one insisting on this type of arrangement , Thanks in advance for your help .