July 2026
DCW Monthly: July 2026
Courts have been circling the same idea since 1765: the bank pays unless there is fraud. What they have never
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Query:
If the bill of exchange under an LC states: “Pay to the order of Bank A” and is drawn under Bank B and blank endorsed, is it acceptable or must it be endorsed in favor of Bank B?
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