DCW maintains a list of recently-decided court cases involving commercial letters of credit, standby LCs, demand guarantees, and other trade
This month, we sort through some of the big questions shaping LC practice today. Is it time to rewrite UCP
Following his writing in the past two editions of DCW, Robert Parson examines legal developments on sanctions and sanctions clauses that have arisen in courts recently and implications for LC practice.
The UKs Serious Fraud Office (SFO) secured the conviction of solicitor William Osmond, who disclosed confidential details about a money laundering investigation and forged a legal document in an attempt to mislead authorities. Osmond was subsequently sentenced to nine months in prison.
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.
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