DCW Monthly: March 2026
This month’s content highlights a familiar reality in letter of credit law & practice: structure alone does not guarantee
Latest news (Page 17)
DCW Updates
Mexican Customs: Another Good Reason to Avoid Use of Drafts
When one LC specialist encountered delay after sending drafts and shipping documents to Mexico, the resounding suggestion from industry peers
DCW Updates
DCSA+ Pulls Partners in, Leaves Banks Out
On 5 March 2025, the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) based in The Netherlands announced launch of DCSA+, a new
DCW Updates
Porch Group Settles with Vesttoo Creditors Liquidating Trust
Porch Group, which has pursued multiple lawsuits in attempting to recover heavy losses from the Vesttoo reinsurance letter of credit
DCW Litigation Digest
Ee Hup Construction Pte Ltd. v. China Jingye Engineering Corp. [2025]
Applicant appealed Singapore trial court decision granting partial injunction on performance bond.
DCW Litigation Digest
ERA Capital L.P. v. Soleil Chartered Bank [2024]
Bench trial for negligent misrepresentation claim by beneficiary against advising bank.
DCW Scam Survey
India’s CBI Seeks to Unravel Fraud Allegations in 2017 Case
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is looking into alleged collusion in a case initiated in 2017 relating to
DCW Updates
DCW Monthly: March 2025
This month, we sort through some of the big questions shaping LC practice today. Is it time to rewrite UCP
DCW Articles
Sanctions Clauses – Here to Stay, so How to Deal with Them?
Following his writing in the past two editions of DCW, Robert Parson examines legal developments on sanctions and sanctions clauses that have arisen in courts recently and implications for LC practice.
DCW LC Statistics
LC Statistics: 4Q24 US Bank LC Issuance
DCW delivers quarterly LC issuance statistics from the top 600 US-based banks. Here’s the latest data for 4Q 2024.
DCW Conference Report
February 2025 ICC Banking Commission Meeting: Executive Summary
The ICC Banking Commission returned to Dubai, UAE, for its 2025 Annual Meeting on 17 February. The one-day event was organized by ICC UAE and hosted by Dubai Chambers. In addition to those participating in-person, others attended virtually.
DCW Articles
Revising UCP 600: Weighing the Issues, Merits, and Challenges
In the fifth instalment of his DCW article series on major contemporary issues surrounding documentary credit practice, ICC Banking Commission Senior Technical Advisor Dave Meynell offers his thoughts on the highly-charged question: Is it time for UCP to be revised?
