Recently Decided Cases
DCW maintains a list of recently-decided court cases involving commercial letters of credit, demand guarantees, and other trade finance instruments.
💡Celestial Aviation Services Ltd. v. Unicredit Bank, London Branch 2023 EWHC 1071 Type of Lawsuit: Subsequent hearing on an ancillary
Within the recent past, trade finance banks have suffered billions in losses due to fraud. This has obliged many banks to reconsider their role in financing trade flows whilst others have simply abandoned the business. Citing Glencore, Navig8 Armetrine, and Hin Leong
A look into application of US UCC Article 5 for letter of credits outside of the United States
Pavel Andrle's exploration of the originality of paper and electronic documents - Part 3 of a three part series.
Exploring the guarantor's right of recourse, analyzing legal concepts, international banking practices, and banking structures in China. Specifically guarantees and counter guarantees.
19-20 October 2022 The ICC Banking Commission held its 2022 Technical Meeting as a hybrid event in-person in Paris and
In Natixis Funding Corp. v. GenOn Mid-Atlantic, the 5th Circuit addresses crucial aspects of letter of credit practice, exploring prepayment, collateralization, structured finance, indemnities, good faith limits, and consequences of drafting errors.
The provisions of URDG can be modified, overridden, or excluded by inserting suitable replacement wording in the text of the guarantee.
In-depth look into use of independent guarantees in China's international trade, addressing risks like fraudulent calls and abuses.
DCW executive summary of ICC Banking Commission annual meeting covering ICC Opinions, Swift messaging, the trade finance gap, sustainable trade finance and more.
Keynote address by Jun XU to the 2022 ICC Banking Commission Annual Meeting
In a crude oil transaction, a bank issuing an LC accused the buyer of fraud, leading to dishonor of the LC; however, the court ruled in favor of the seller...
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