This month’s edition emphasizes how seemingly small drafting choices and operational decisions can lead to substantial legal and compliance
At its first quarterly discussion session of 2026 on 27 January, the ICC Banking Commission finalized ICC Opinion TA958rev. It
Following its January 2026 quarterly discussion session, the ICC released on 11 February 2026 results and points of analysis from
Pavel Andrle's exploration of the originality of paper and electronic documents - Part 1 of an article series.
In the world of traditional trade finance where we still predominantly use paper documents, it has always been of major importance to determine what an original (paper) document is and how many originals are to be presented under the instrument in question. Also, must an original document be signed for it to be considered an original? And what constitutes a signature?
Like certain other terms used in the LC and guarantee field, “assignable” can mean different things to different parties. Glenn Ransier reviews what the practice rules say and the importance of clarity.
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Drawing on the China case, Luoyang Aviation, Saibo Jin examines the relationship between the transferred credit and the original credit.
Banks that handle collections must not neglect the product and have proper controls in place to deal with the risks.
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