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DCW Monthly: October 2026

This month’s content follows a standby LC past issuance and asks a practical question: once the instrument is out

Chris Sandler Oct 15, 2026

ICC Digital Standards Initiative Announces Refresh

Grappling with a high degree of concern over increasing fragmentation across the digital trade landscape, the ICC Digital Standards Initiative

DCW Newsroom Oct 15, 2026

DCW Updates

ICC Releases Draft Opinions for November 2026 Technical Session

Four draft opinions, two of which dealing with insurance documents and war risk exclusion wording, will be discussed in the

Christopher Byrnes Oct 15, 2026

Karl is an attorney working in Germany at Volkswagen as in-house counsel in international trade finance and commercial law. He is a senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg and the past Director of Legal Research at IIBLP.

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DCW Litigation Digest

Petefish Skiles & Co v. Meads-Maes USA Chiren Joint Venture Company [2025]

Case raises important questions and concerns about a URDG guarantee issuer’s obligations and distinguishing an independent bank guarantee from an escrow account arrangement.

Karl Marxen Jan 16, 2026