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DCW Monthly: September 2025
From London to New Delhi to New York, this issue brings together the latest laws, rulings, and rule-set debates in
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Digital Trade Finance Puzzle Coming into Focus
Citing passage of the 2023 UK Electronic Trade Documents Act and building momentum across the legal, banking, business, and technology
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Singapore Cracks Down: CEO Denied Visa Amid Sanctions Violations
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower denied a work visa to Philip Adkins, CEO of Red Box Energy Services, in June
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Sanctions Clauses in Trade Finance Instruments
Sanctions clauses that are wisely or imprudently constructed continue to be inserted into trade finance instruments and may heavily impact the legal rights and transactional obligations of involved parties.
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Dave Meynell Reacts to June 2024 DCW Articles
Various articles from the June 2024 edition of DCW caught the attention of ICC Banking Commission Senior Technical Advisor Dave Meynell who offers the following comments.
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English Court Reverses Celestial; UniCredit Right to Refuse Payment
In a high profile case involving standby letters of credit issued in connection with aircraft leases to Russian airlines and
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Hindsight since 2020: Market Trends Shaping Standby Practice
The onset of the global pandemic in March 2020 necessitated immediate and sometimes drastic changes in how banks and other
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UNCITRAL Project on Negotiable Cargo Documents
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group VI (Negotiable Cargo Documents) held its 44th Session at the
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Seeking Best Practice on Tracing Standby LC Detrimental Amendments
In a bankers’ discussion this month, conversation focused heavily on standby LCs, particularly the handling of amendments. One of questions
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Court Rules Ukraine, Not England, Right Venue for Aircraft Disputes
England and Wales’ High Court of Justice has determined that legal proceedings between aircraft leasing companies and insurers over aircraft
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OFAC Broadens Sanctions Targeting Houthi Network
On 10 June 2024, the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated for sanctions ten individuals, entities,
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LCs Among Top Uses of Blockchain
Global trade & commerce – and specifically letters of credit – rank among the “Top 10 Use Cases for Blockchain”, according to