August 2026
DCW Monthly: August 2026
Every industry eventually meets the bill for a problem it saw coming and filed away for later. Michael Byrne, IIBLP&
Confirming Bank
11 articles
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 Updates
UK Supreme Court Decides for UniCredit in Sanctions Case
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court decision in UniCredit Bank GmbH v. Celestial Aviation Services Ltd.[[1]] was issued 25
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 Articles
Risky and Uncertain Situations in Negotiation of LCs
The LC concept of negotiation has led to considerable misunderstanding and confusion in practice. In his article, Abdurrahman Özalp attempts to wade through areas of uncertainty and cast light on difficulties that confirming banks and beneficiaries could encounter.
DCW Articles
Confirmation Concerns and Considerations Arising from Strange LC Requirements
When issuing banks insert complex reimbursement terms and self-serving conditions into their credits, it distorts the purpose of the product, causes problems for confirming banks, and drives exporters away from using LCs.
Jul/Aug 2024
Celestial Aviation Services Ltd. v. UniCredit Bank GmbH, London Branch [2024]
English Court of Appeal (Civil Division) reversed trial judgments in favour of standby beneficiaries.
DCW Updates
English Court Reverses Celestial; UniCredit Right to Refuse Payment
In a high profile case involving standby letters of credit issued in connection with aircraft leases to Russian airlines and
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 Articles
To What Extent is a Confirming Bank’s Undertaking Independent of the Issuing Bank’s Undertaking to the Beneficiary?
Confirmation to any modern-day documentary credit is an essential risk mitigation tool for a beneficiary that enables it to
DCW Readers Speak
ICC was Right to Issue Interpretation of UCP 600 Article 35
The article “My Take on the Need for ICC Interpretation of UCP 600 Article 35” by Pavel Andrle (Oct 2020
