Recently Decided Cases
DCW maintains a list of recently-decided court cases involving commercial letters of credit, demand guarantees, and other trade finance instruments.
Pavel Andrle's exploration of the originality of paper and electronic documents - Part 3 of a three part series.
For the 31st consecutive year, the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice conducted its Americas Annual LC Survey conference, 8-9 June 2023.
Despite advancements, eUCP has limited use, especially in China. The article discusses the challenges of electronic presentation and underscores the importance of recognizing electronic records on par with paper documents in LC transactions.
With Iranian banks and some Russian banks unable to use SWIFT, the central banks of the two countries signed an
Beneficiary sued Issuer for Wrongful Dishonor.
The provisions of URDG can be modified, overridden, or excluded by inserting suitable replacement wording in the text of the guarantee.
Two dozen unnamed international banks have agreed to confirm LCs supporting grain imports from Russia, according to a 25 Aug
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, was designated by the European Union in its seventh package of sanctions against Russian persons
As an alternative to use of SWIFT for the sending of letters of credit, the Bank of Russia and Reserve
Analysis of Natixis, New York Branch v. BNP Paribas case. Insights on acknowledging notice of assignment, setoff rights, and lessons for LC issuing banks. Learn more about structuring SBLCs effectively
DCW executive summary of ICC Banking Commission annual meeting covering ICC Opinions, Swift messaging, the trade finance gap, sustainable trade finance and more.
In compliance with applicable sanctions laws and conforming to legal instructions issued by the European Union, SWIFT disconnected selected banks from its financial messaging services in March 2022.
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