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
Seller/Beneficiary moved for default judgment; Issuer alleged previous order required correction.
Issuer sued Applicant for reimbursement.
Does an NY court have jurisdiction over an Indian collecting bank that is alleged to have violated the URC 522 for neither collecting and remitting funds to pay for shipments?
Unreimbursed LC Issuer alleged sham transaction between Beneficiary and insolvent Applicant.
Vessel Owner appealed summary judgment granted to unreimbursed Issuer that alleged misdelivery. -- footnote 4 link to other case?
Beneficiary Lodged Creditor's petition against insolvent Non-Bank Issuer alleging wrongful dishonour.
Beneficiary argued that LCs are not contracts or leases and that FDIC as Receiver of closed Issuer lacked the authority to repudiate.
The Windsor Township v. Tompkins Financial Corp. case emphasizes the significance of original letters of credit but questions their necessity in modern electronic transactions.
Developer Greth Development secured a letter of credit from Tompkins Financial to ensure completion of a townhouse project for Windsor Township. After project delays and a breach, Windsor sued the developer and demanded payment from Tompkins, who refused.
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