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Letters of Credit
In the latest installment of this annual survey article series, Carter Klein examines the most significant letter of credit issues emerging from cases decided in 2024.
Petefish Skiles & Co v. Meads-Maes USA Chiren Joint Venture Company [2025]
Case raises important questions and concerns about a URDG guarantee issuer’s obligations and distinguishing an independent bank guarantee from an escrow account arrangement.
2025 Americas Standby & Guarantee Forum: Executive Summary
For the 19th consecutive year, IIBLP conducted its Americas Standby & Guarantee Forum. Held in New York City on 4 November 2025 and hosted by Baker McKenzie, the program was organized as a hybrid event. This Executive Summary provides an overview of key topics discussed and debated.
Don’t Walk Away: A Tried and Tested Alternative to “Pay and Walk”?
Practice rules for independent undertakings do not address "pay and walk" clauses that are being used in some regions and shunned by others. Here, David Williams puts forth an alternative option for consideration.
LCs That Contain a Law and Jurisdiction Clause
Given the success of practice rules and banks’ ability to more readily find resources for the proper interpretation of the rule sets, does it not make sense to avoid inclusion of a governing law or jurisdiction clause?
2025 Singapore Guarantee & Standby Forum: Executive Summary
For the 18th consecutive year, IIBLP conducted its Guarantee & Standby Forum for the Singapore trade finance market. Held on 19 May 2025 and hosted by S&P Global, the program was organized as a hybrid event. This Executive Summary provides an overview of topics discussed and debated.
Views on ISDGP’s Explanation of URDG 758 Article 15(c)
URDG 758 Article 15(c) makes clear that the requirement stated in Article 15(a) always applies unless expressly excluded in the guarantee, but does ISDGP help or harm in explaining this provision?
Letters of Credit*
Continuing an annual survey written by top legal experts each year since 1992, Carter Klein examines the most significant letter of credit issues emerging from cases decided in 2023.
ICC Revises Guidance on Use of Sanctions Clauses
Stemming from Kuvera Resources Pte Ltd. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. where the High Court of Singapore determined that
eDocuments: how harmonization is driving adoption
Argentine lawyer Jorge Riva highlights how ICC rules are already providing an adequate environment for accommodating electronic means and how intense work continues for expanded use of electronic credits.
ICC Opinions Finalized at July 2024 Session
Five draft opinions – some garnering much more attention than others – were finalized in an ICC Banking Commission quarterly discussion session
Dave Meynell Reacts to June 2024 DCW Articles
Various articles from the June 2024 edition of DCW caught the attention of ICC Banking Commission Senior Technical Advisor Dave Meynell who offers the following comments.
