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2025 Americas TF Compliance Annual Meeting: Executive Summary

For the 7th year, the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice conducted its one-day Americas Trade Finance Compliance Annual Meeting. This summary provides an overview of topics discussed at the conference hosted by S&P Global on 2 April 2025 in New York and conducted as a hybrid event.

Christopher Byrnes May 9, 2025

DCW Articles

The Road Map to a Draft-less UCP

The ICC has neither accepted the draft as a standard requirement, nor have they been successful in casting it out from LC practice. This article is an attempt to resolve the confusion and place bills of exchange laws and the UCP in their proper perspectives.

Rupnarayan Bose May 9, 2025

DCW Updates

ISBP Revision Forges Ahead with New Round of Proposed Changes

The ongoing effort to revise ISBP 821 (2023) has now reached an advanced stage with an updated Draft 3 revision

DCW Newsroom May 9, 2025

David Williams is a London-based, English-qualified solicitor in a leading multinational bank. He has over 10 years’ experience in trade and commodity finance in private practice and in-house.

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DCW Articles

‘Docs, or It Didn’t Happen’: Examining Misconceptions around Non-Documentary Conditions

Non-documentary conditions and the General Rule against them can be prone to unhelpful misconceptions, potentially resulting in problems.

David Williams May 9, 2025