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DCW Monthly: January 2026
We start 2026 with a focus on how courts, technology, and compliance realities are testing frameworks that were largely built
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What to Watch For: Six Trends in Letter of Credit Practice (2012)
Looking back at Professor James E. Byrne's 6 predictions for LCs in 2012 - see how they hold up.
DCW Articles
The Problem Is Not with the UCP, It’s with the LCs
Calls to simplify the UCP are nothing new—but are we solving the wrong problem? Buddy Baker argues it’s not the rules that need fixing, but the over-complicated letters of credit themselves. Could a simpler LC structure reduce errors, speed up processing, and cut through the red tape?
