diff --git a/common-testing/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/result/ResultTest.java b/common-testing/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/result/ResultTest.java
index d1dc12b..6acc1cb 100644
--- a/common-testing/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/result/ResultTest.java
+++ b/common-testing/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/result/ResultTest.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 package io.carbynestack.common.result;
 
-import io.carbynestack.common.function.ThrowingSupplier;
+import io.carbynestack.common.function.AnyThrowingSupplier;
 import io.carbynestack.testing.nullable.NullableParamSource;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 class ResultTest {
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
-    private static final Arguments OF = Arguments.of((ThrowingSupplier<Throwable, Integer>) () -> 12, "some");
+    private static final Arguments OF = Arguments.of((AnyThrowingSupplier<Integer>) () -> 12, "some");
 
     @Test
     void of() {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void ofThrowsToFailure() {
 
     @ParameterizedTest
     @NullableParamSource("OF")
-    void ofNullPointerException(ThrowingSupplier<Throwable, Integer> supplier, String reason) {
+    void ofNullPointerException(AnyThrowingSupplier<Integer> supplier, String reason) {
         assertThatThrownBy(() -> Result.of(supplier, reason))
                 .isExactlyInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class);
     }
diff --git a/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/AnyThrowingConsumer.java b/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/AnyThrowingConsumer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8310296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/AnyThrowingConsumer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 - for information on the respective copyright owner
+ * see the NOTICE file and/or the repository https://github.com/carbynestack/common.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+package io.carbynestack.common.function;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a {@link ThrowingConsumer} throwing any kind of {@link Throwable}.
+ *
+ * @param <T> the type of values consumed by this consumer
+ * @version JDK 8
+ * @since 0.1.0
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface AnyThrowingConsumer<T> extends ThrowingConsumer<T, Throwable> {
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     *
+     * @param t the input argument
+     * @throws Throwable some throwable
+     * @since 0.1.0
+     */
+    @Override
+    void accept(T t) throws Throwable;
+}
diff --git a/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/AnyThrowingSupplier.java b/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/AnyThrowingSupplier.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a002e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/AnyThrowingSupplier.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 - for information on the respective copyright owner
+ * see the NOTICE file and/or the repository https://github.com/carbynestack/common.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+package io.carbynestack.common.function;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a {@link ThrowingSupplier} throwing any kind of {@link Throwable}.
+ *
+ * @param <T> the type of results supplied by this supplier
+ * @version JDK 8
+ * @since 0.1.0
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface AnyThrowingSupplier<T> extends ThrowingSupplier<T, Throwable> {
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     *
+     * @return a result
+     * @throws Throwable some throwable
+     * @since 0.1.0
+     */
+    @Override
+    T get() throws Throwable;
+}
diff --git a/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingConsumer.java b/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingConsumer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7b176d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingConsumer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 - for information on the respective copyright owner
+ * see the NOTICE file and/or the repository https://github.com/carbynestack/common.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+package io.carbynestack.common.function;
+
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a throwing {@link Consumer} of values.
+ *
+ * @param <T> the type of values consumed by this consumer
+ * @param <E> the type of throwable permitted by this consumer
+ * @version JDK 8
+ * @since 0.1.0
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface ThrowingConsumer<T, E extends Throwable> {
+    /**
+     * Performs this operation on the given argument.
+     *
+     * @param t the input argument
+     * @throws E a throwable
+     * @since 0.1.0
+     */
+    void accept(T t) throws E;
+}
diff --git a/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingSupplier.java b/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingSupplier.java
index bb8f8d4..6cb7f94 100644
--- a/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingSupplier.java
+++ b/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingSupplier.java
@@ -6,16 +6,18 @@
  */
 package io.carbynestack.common.function;
 
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
 /**
- * Represents a throwing supplier of results.
+ * Represents a throwing {@link Supplier} of results.
  *
- * @param <E> the type of throwable permitted by this supplier
  * @param <T> the type of results supplied by this supplier
+ * @param <E> the type of throwable permitted by this supplier
  * @version JDK 8
  * @since 0.1.0
  */
 @FunctionalInterface
-public interface ThrowingSupplier<E extends Throwable, T> {
+public interface ThrowingSupplier<T, E extends Throwable> {
     /**
      * Gets a result or throw a {@link Throwable} of type {@link E}.
      *
diff --git a/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/result/Result.java b/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/result/Result.java
index fe1acb8..cfb9935 100644
--- a/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/result/Result.java
+++ b/common-types/src/main/java/io/carbynestack/common/result/Result.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 package io.carbynestack.common.result;
 
-import io.carbynestack.common.function.ThrowingSupplier;
+import io.carbynestack.common.function.AnyThrowingSupplier;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -29,19 +29,18 @@
  */
 public interface Result<S, F> {
     /**
-     * Returns the {@link Success} value of the {@link ThrowingSupplier} or
-     * the supplied {@link Failure} reason if the supplier has thrown a
-     * {@link Throwable} of type {@link E}.
+     * Returns the {@link Success} value of the {@link AnyThrowingSupplier}
+     * or the supplied {@link Failure} reason if the supplier has thrown a
+     * {@link Throwable}.
      *
      * @param supplier the {@code Success} result supplier
      * @param reason   the {@code Failure} reason
-     * @param <E>      the type of throwable permitted by this supplier
      * @param <S>      the success value type
      * @param <F>      the failure reason type
-     * @return the supplied {@code Success} or {@code Failure} result
+     * @return the supplied {@code Success} or a {@code Failure} result
      * @since 0.1.0
      */
-    static <E extends Throwable, S, F> Result<S, F> of(ThrowingSupplier<E, S> supplier, F reason) {
+    static <S, F> Result<S, F> of(AnyThrowingSupplier<S> supplier, F reason) {
         requireNonNull(supplier);
         requireNonNull(reason);
         try {
diff --git a/common-types/src/main/java17/io/carbynestack/common/result/Result.java b/common-types/src/main/java17/io/carbynestack/common/result/Result.java
index 158536c..3d63643 100644
--- a/common-types/src/main/java17/io/carbynestack/common/result/Result.java
+++ b/common-types/src/main/java17/io/carbynestack/common/result/Result.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 package io.carbynestack.common.result;
 
+import io.carbynestack.common.function.AnyThrowingSupplier;
 import io.carbynestack.common.function.ThrowingSupplier;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -29,19 +30,18 @@
  */
 public sealed interface Result<S, F> permits Failure, Success {
     /**
-     * Returns the {@link Success} value of the {@link ThrowingSupplier} or
-     * the supplied {@link Failure} reason if the supplier has thrown a
-     * {@link Throwable} of type {@link E}.
+     * Returns the {@link Success} value of the {@link AnyThrowingSupplier}
+     * or the supplied {@link Failure} reason if the supplier has thrown a
+     * {@link Throwable}.
      *
      * @param supplier the {@code Success} result supplier
      * @param reason   the {@code Failure} reason
-     * @param <E>      the type of throwable permitted by this supplier
      * @param <S>      the success value type
      * @param <F>      the failure reason type
-     * @return the supplied {@code Success} or {@code Failure} result
+     * @return the supplied {@code Success} or a {@code Failure} result
      * @since 0.1.0
      */
-    static <E extends Throwable, S, F> Result<S, F> of(ThrowingSupplier<E, S> supplier, F reason) {
+    static <S, F> Result<S, F> of(AnyThrowingSupplier<S> supplier, F reason) {
         requireNonNull(supplier);
         requireNonNull(reason);
         try {
diff --git a/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/AnyThrowingConsumerTest.java b/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/AnyThrowingConsumerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fb5c68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/AnyThrowingConsumerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 - for information on the respective copyright owner
+ * see the NOTICE file and/or the repository https://github.com/carbynestack/common.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+package io.carbynestack.common.function;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+class AnyThrowingConsumerTest {
+    @Test
+    void accept() throws Throwable {
+        var value = 12;
+        var output = new AtomicInteger(-1);
+        AnyThrowingConsumer<Integer> consumer = output::set;
+        consumer.accept(value);
+        assertThat(output).hasValue(value);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void acceptThrowsException() {
+        AnyThrowingConsumer<Integer> consumer = v -> {
+            throw new IOException();
+        };
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> consumer.accept(12))
+                .isExactlyInstanceOf(IOException.class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/AnyThrowingSupplierTest.java b/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/AnyThrowingSupplierTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08a07e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/AnyThrowingSupplierTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 - for information on the respective copyright owner
+ * see the NOTICE file and/or the repository https://github.com/carbynestack/common.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+package io.carbynestack.common.function;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+class AnyThrowingSupplierTest {
+    @Test
+    void get() throws Throwable {
+        var value = 12;
+        AnyThrowingSupplier<Integer> supplier = () -> value;
+        assertThat(supplier.get()).isEqualTo(value);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getThrowsException() {
+        AnyThrowingSupplier<Integer> supplier = () -> {
+            throw new IOException();
+        };
+        assertThatThrownBy(supplier::get)
+                .isExactlyInstanceOf(IOException.class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingConsumerTest.java b/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingConsumerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..529f89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingConsumerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 - for information on the respective copyright owner
+ * see the NOTICE file and/or the repository https://github.com/carbynestack/common.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+package io.carbynestack.common.function;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+class ThrowingConsumerTest {
+    @Test
+    void accept() {
+        var value = 12;
+        var output = new AtomicInteger(-1);
+        ThrowingConsumer<Integer, RuntimeException> consumer = output::set;
+        consumer.accept(value);
+        assertThat(output).hasValue(value);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void acceptCheckedException() throws IOException {
+        var value = 12;
+        var output = new AtomicInteger(-1);
+        ThrowingConsumer<Integer, IOException> consumer = output::set;
+        consumer.accept(value);
+        assertThat(output).hasValue(value);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void acceptThrowsException() {
+        ThrowingConsumer<Integer, IOException> consumer = v -> {
+            throw new IOException();
+        };
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> consumer.accept(12))
+                .isExactlyInstanceOf(IOException.class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingSupplierTest.java b/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingSupplierTest.java
index 6dcdca3..e48b499 100644
--- a/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingSupplierTest.java
+++ b/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/function/ThrowingSupplierTest.java
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ class ThrowingSupplierTest {
     @Test
     void get() {
         var value = 12;
-        ThrowingSupplier<RuntimeException, Integer> supplier = () -> value;
+        ThrowingSupplier<Integer, RuntimeException> supplier = () -> value;
         assertThat(supplier.get()).isEqualTo(value);
     }
 
     @Test
     void getCheckedException() throws IOException {
         var value = 12;
-        ThrowingSupplier<IOException, Integer> supplier = () -> value;
+        ThrowingSupplier<Integer, IOException> supplier = () -> value;
         assertThat(supplier.get()).isEqualTo(value);
     }
 
     @Test
     void getThrowsException() {
-        ThrowingSupplier<IOException, Integer> supplier = () -> {
+        ThrowingSupplier<Integer, IOException> supplier = () -> {
             throw new IOException();
         };
         assertThatThrownBy(supplier::get)
diff --git a/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/result/ResultTest.java b/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/result/ResultTest.java
index 8189296..27f9869 100644
--- a/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/result/ResultTest.java
+++ b/common-types/src/test/java/io/carbynestack/common/result/ResultTest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void success() {
         var value = 12;
         var other = new Success<Integer, Integer>(value);
 
-        var res = Result.<IOException, Integer, Integer>of(() -> {
+        var res = Result.<Integer, Integer>of(() -> {
                     throw new IOException();
                 }, 21)
                 .map(v -> v * 2)