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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The Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has found that two auditors of an Indian firm failed to exercise due diligence and professional care by not reporting material irregularities and instances of fraudulent letter of credit discounting when they served as auditors for an Indian bank more than ten years ago.
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