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
DCW Litigation Digest
KEB Hana Bank v. Korea Export Insurance Corporation [2022]
Standby LC Issuer sued Counter Guarantor on Extend or Pay Request.
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Thank heavens: Why banks can keep calm and carry on after Celestial Aviation
Assessing the risk of breaching regulatory and compliance requirements while simultaneously examining for documentary compliance under stringent time pressures has complicated banks’ trade finance operations for years. A UK Supreme Court decision provides a degree of comfort and clarity to banks.
DCW Litigation Digest
Universal Property Services, Inc. v. Lehigh Gas Wholesale Services, Inc.
Case involved LCs containing a condition that Issuing Bank would only honor demands if Applicant first furnished indemnification to Issuing Bank.
DCW Updates
Pakistan Adjusts SBLC Issuance Instructions
Citing ongoing geopolitical conditions and heightened need to facilitate oil and gas imports, Pakistan’s central bank amended its instructions
DCW Litigation Digest
Evergrowing Bank Co., Ltd. v. Sambu Shipping Co., Ltd.
Case from China's Jiangsu High People’s Court involving issuing bank suing carrier for compensation for carrier’s release of cargo against applicant’s letter of indemnity in lieu of original bill of lading contains important lessons for banks.
