Recently Decided Cases
DCW maintains a list of recently-decided court cases involving commercial letters of credit, demand guarantees, and other trade finance instruments.
Argentine lawyer Jorge Riva highlights how ICC rules are already providing an adequate environment for accommodating electronic means and how intense work continues for expanded use of electronic credits.
Dave Meynell and Gary Collyer discuss the suitability of ISP98 standby rules for current trade practices.
The evolution from traditional paper Bills of Lading to electronic formats, detailed in ICC Opinion TA.929, reflects a seismic shift; as eB/Ls gain traction through digital platforms like Bolero and pioneering blockchain technology, legal recognition and harmonization lag.
David Meynell updates the ICC on the UK Electronic Trade Documents Act (ETD Act), highlighting its synergy with the UN Model Law, ICC rules, and practice guidelines. The paper explores key clauses, emphasizing harmonization and functional equivalence between the ETD Act and international frameworks.
UK Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 marks a sea change in trade finance industry. At its core, the Act does something incredibly simple: it provides legal status to electronic trade documents, making them equivalent to their paper counterparts
The ICC Banking Commission held its 2023 Annual Meeting on 18-19 April 2023 via Zoom, and the DCW Executive Summary follows.
Any government that has trade and economic growth at the heart of its agenda wants international trade to be cheaper,
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