This month, we're spotlighting the challenges and hard-earned lessons emerging from LC disputes and sanctions enforcement crackdowns. Carter
DCW maintains a list of recently-decided court cases involving commercial letters of credit, standby LCs, demand guarantees, and other trade
Continuing an annual survey written by top legal experts each year since 1992, Carter Klein examines the most significant letter of credit issues emerging from cases decided in 2023.
Exploring the steps and considerations for banks to effectively navigate the complexities of true sale unfunded risk participation, identifying product and regulatory nuances, and understanding practical applications through use case scenarios.
Fraud prevention is a crucial pursuit, but is an interim/hybrid solution requiring a beneficiary’s bank to vouch for the beneficiary the answer? Or does it introduce added risks?
ICC TAB 9 points out that there is a risk of documents being presented to more than one bank at the same time, especially under an LC that is freely negotiable, but it stops short of making any recommendations for avoiding this risk. Here’s my suggestion.
UCP Revision – Hot Topics from Practitioners! DCW is pleased to present the next instalment of its discussion series where experienced
Someone recently asked me "if you had one wish (in the AML world), what would you fix?" ... and
This in-depth discussion between two leading figures in the study of LC law & practice is based on an online lecture on 25 February 2024. In their remarks, Saibo JIN and SOH Chee Seng talk about the "thinking" and different methods of analysis adopted by international banking experts.
UCP Revision – Hot Topics from Practitioners! DCW is pleased to announce a new section of the journal where experienced practitioners
A member of the ISP drafting group offers perspective on the vision, birth, development, and future of the international rules built 25 years ago for standby LC practice.
Recent ICC Doxdex decisions (Nos. 367, 373, 382) interpret ISP98 rules, aiding parties in standby LC transactions.
FIs have many risks complying with OFAC maritime sanctions, including the "dark fleet". Read about the economic and environmental risks.
ISP98 Rule 3.07: Separateness of Each Presentation
At 1:29 AM on 26 March 2024, the 300-meter container vessel Dali lost power as it was departing from Baltimore (Maryland) harbor. Does this constitute a force majeure event?
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