Because standbys and demand guarantees often contain automatic extension clauses, ICC Opinion TA954 offers important lessons for practice and the need for sound drafting of such clauses.
For the 17th consecutive year, the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice conducted its Americas Standby & Guarantee Forum on 11 October 2023. This summary provides an overview of topics discussed and debated at the program hosted by Hogan Lovells in New York and held as a hybrid event.
India’s Enforcement Directorate government agency has conducted a fresh set of searches against promoters and entities connected to Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL) as part of a money laundering probe related to an alleged INR 56,000 crore (USD 6.7 billion) bank fraud case.
Roy Johannes Gillar of Las Vegas, Harold Mignott of Voorhees, New Jersey, and Jerrid Douglas, of Freehold, New Jersey received prison sentences of six years, three years, and 45 months respectively, for their actions in a USD 1 million “upfront-fee” scheme which defrauded victims.
A Georgia (USA) man was arrested by detectives of the Manatee County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office and charged with Scheme to Defraud and Money Laundering and detectives have issued an arrest warrant for another Georgia man on charges of Scheme to Defraud and Conspiracy.
