New on DCW: The Banker’s Guide to Examination under Documentary Credits
For document examiners and trade finance operations staff, few decisions carry more weight—or more risk—than determining whether a
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Commercial LCs
2023 Americas LC Law Summit: Executive Summary
For the 24th consecutive year, the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice conducted its one-day Americas Letter of Credit Law Summit.
DCW Litigation Digest
Kuvera Resources Pte Ltd. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [2023]
💡Kuvera Resources Pte Ltd. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [2023] [2023] SGCA 28 [Singapore] Type of Lawsuit: Beneficiary appealed
DCW Updates
DCW Announces Additions to Editorial Advisory Board
DCW is pleased to welcome Zahoor Dattu, Ahmir Mansoor, Glenn Ransier and Kristine Siebel to the Editorial Advisory Board.
DCW Litigation Digest
UBAF (Hong Kong) Ltd. v. CAMA (Luoyang) Aviation Protective Equipment Co. & Luoyang Aviation Engineering Construction Co. [2020]
Local Guarantor petitioned for rehearing from the Supreme People’s Court of order for Counter Guarantor to terminate payment to Local Guarantor for having committed guarantee fraud and not acting in “good faith”.
DCW Articles
Silent Confirmation Of Documentary Credits: It’s Still Happening
The silent confirmation market is still active and prevalent for LCs in Asian countries as silent confirmation is one of the means for a beneficiary to mitigate issuing bank and country risk when it does not want other banks to confirm its credit.
DCW Articles
Electronic Bills Of Lading: Where We Are And Where We Need To Be
The evolution from traditional paper Bills of Lading to electronic formats, detailed in ICC Opinion TA.929, reflects a seismic shift; as eB/Ls gain traction through digital platforms like Bolero and pioneering blockchain technology, legal recognition and harmonization lag.
DCW Scam Survey
Law Professional Convicted for Attempting to Mislead in Money Laundering Investigation
The UKs Serious Fraud Office (SFO) secured the conviction of solicitor William Osmond, who disclosed confidential details about a money laundering investigation and forged a legal document in an attempt to mislead authorities. Osmond was subsequently sentenced to nine months in prison.
DCW Updates
ICC Briefing Takes Up Handling of Certificates under UCP600
Prompted by the perceived lack of general awareness of ISBP 821 provisions for handling certificates, the ICC Banking Commission addressed “Handling of Certificates under Documentary Credits subject to the UCP 600” in Technical Advisory Briefing No. 8 (TAB-8).