DCW Monthly: March 2026
This month’s content highlights a familiar reality in letter of credit law & practice: structure alone does not guarantee
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Following his May 2024 conviction on two cheating charges and one count of instigating forgery for the purpose of cheating, Lim Oon Kuin (O.K. Lim), the 82-year old founder of collapsed oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading, was sentenced to 17 years and six months in jail on 18 November 2024.
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DCW Articles
Letters of Credit
In the latest installment of this annual survey article series, Carter Klein examines the most significant letter of credit issues emerging from cases decided in 2024.
DCW Scam Survey
Indian Officials Attach Further Assets in Fraud Case
As investigations by India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) into an alleged INR 1,438 crore (USD 156 million) money
DCW Scam Survey
Bangladesh Officials Bring in Jailed Businessman for Interrogation
Further to previous DCW reporting, an imprisoned Bangladesh businessman and former lawmaker was brought to Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)
DCW Updates
Trafigura Wins Nickel Fraud Case, Recovery Process Begins
In Trafigura PTE Ltd. v. Gupta[[1]], a London High Court ruled in favor of Trafigura in its USD 500
