DCW Monthly: September 2026
This month's content returns to a question the rules answer clearly and the courts sometimes do not: who
DCW Litigation Digest
Lexon Insurance Co. v. FDIC [2021]
Beneficiary argued that LCs are not contracts or leases and that FDIC as Receiver of closed Issuer lacked the authority to repudiate.
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DCW Litigation Digest
Moeve Trading SAU v. Mael Trading FZ LLC
In case where Seller pursued claim for purchase price, court determined LCs were conditional, not absolute, forms of payment.
DCW Articles
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