DCW Updates
DCW Monthly: September 2025
From London to New Delhi to New York, this issue brings together the latest laws, rulings, and rule-set debates in
18 articles
DCW Articles
Analysis and Insights on ISP98 Rule 4.18
Explore ISP98 Rule 4.18 on negotiable documents, addressing endorsement, presentation, and transfer in standbys, with analysis and insights.
DCW Feature
Analysis and Insights on ISP98 Rule 2.07
DCW Editorial Note: This previously unpublished material reflects the thinking and writing of Professor James E. Byrne over the period
DCW Articles
Analysis and Insights on ISP98 Rule 3.07
ISP98 Rule 3.07: Separateness of Each Presentation
Commercial LCs
What to Watch For: Six Trends in Letter of Credit Practice (2012)
Looking back at Professor James E. Byrne's 6 predictions for LCs in 2012 - see how they hold up.
DCW Articles
ISP98 Rule 1.04: Analysis and Insights
Unpublished work by Prof. Byrne examines ISP98 Rule 1.04's impact and particular rules, crucial for standby agreement stakeholders.
DCW Feature
Analysis and Insights on ISP98 Rule 1.02
ISP98 Rule 1.02: Relationship to Law and Other Rules
ISP98 Model Forms
ISP98 Form 1 - Model SBLC with Payment Demand
ISP98 Model Form 1 is a template for a Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) that also incorporates an annexed Form of Payment Demand with Statement.
ISP98 Model Forms
ISP98 Form 2 - Model SBLC Providing for Extension
ISP98 Model Form 2 is a template for a Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) providing for extension and incorporating annexed Form of Payment Demand with Alternative Non-Extension Statement.
ISP98 Model Forms
ISP98 Form 3 - Model Standby Providing for Reduction
ISP98 Model Form 3 is a template for a Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) providing for Reduction and that also incorporates an annexed Form of Reduction Demand.
ISP98 Model Forms
ISP98 Form 4 - Model SBLC Providing for Transfer
ISP98 Model Form 4 is a template for a Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) providing for Transfer and incorporating a template of a Transfer Demand.
ISP98 Model Forms
ISP98 Form 5 - Simplified Demand Only SBLC
ISP98 Model Form 5 is a template for a simple Demand Only Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC).
ISP98 Model Forms
ISP98 Form 6 - Model Counter Standby
ISP98 Model Form 6 is a template for a Model Counter Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) with Annexed Form of Local Bank Undertaking