This month we’re exploring where traditional instruments meet modern LC practice, focusing especially on the complications surrounding drafts and
For the 7th year, the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice conducted its one-day Americas Trade Finance Compliance Annual Meeting. This summary provides an overview of topics discussed at the conference hosted by S&P Global on 2 April 2025 in New York and conducted as a hybrid event.
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.
The following scenario was widely discussed during a recent meeting among bankers. The relevant details: Outgoing collection documents were sent
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which oversees program requirements for entities attempting to secure federal funding support for broadband
Citing passage of the 2023 UK Electronic Trade Documents Act and building momentum across the legal, banking, business, and technology
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower denied a work visa to Philip Adkins, CEO of Red Box Energy Services, in June
Sanctions clauses that are wisely or imprudently constructed continue to be inserted into trade finance instruments and may heavily impact the legal rights and transactional obligations of involved parties.
Various articles from the June 2024 edition of DCW caught the attention of ICC Banking Commission Senior Technical Advisor Dave Meynell who offers the following comments.
In a high profile case involving standby letters of credit issued in connection with aircraft leases to Russian airlines and
The onset of the global pandemic in March 2020 necessitated immediate and sometimes drastic changes in how banks and other
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group VI (Negotiable Cargo Documents) held its 44th Session at the
In a bankers’ discussion this month, conversation focused heavily on standby LCs, particularly the handling of amendments. One of questions
England and Wales’ High Court of Justice has determined that legal proceedings between aircraft leasing companies and insurers over aircraft
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