DCW Monthly: June 2026
A letter of credit is built on a simple promise: the bank pays on a complying demand, and the underlying
DCW Information Digest
UCP 600 Revision Talk Resurfaces
Dave Meynell and Gary Collyer identify elements from the ISBP 821 drafting process that could potentially form the basis of a revision to UCP600.
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DCW Conference Report
October 2025 ICC Banking Commission Meeting
The ICC Banking Commission’s quarterly meeting, held via Zoom on 21 October 2025, discussed six draft opinions, the status of Technical Advisory Briefings, a call for comments on the future of UCP and ISBP, and the emergence of stablecoin as relates to ICC rules and digital trade law.
DCW Articles
Responding to “A Critical Review of ICC Opinion TA.948”
Writing in a personal capacity as a professional deeply familiar with the ICC Opinion process and the trade finance business, Dave Meynell offers response to three remarks made by Rupnarayan Bose in a June 2025 DCW article on ICC Opinion TA.948.
DCW Articles
A Critical Review of ICC Opinion TA.948
Since a draft was included in the presentation at issue in ICC Opinion TA.948, it prompts important questions about examination not only under UCP but also under bills of exchange law.
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.