DCW Monthly: February 2026
This month’s edition emphasizes how seemingly small drafting choices and operational decisions can lead to substantial legal and compliance
Writing in a personal capacity as a professional deeply familiar with the ICC Opinion process and the trade finance business, Dave Meynell offers response to three remarks made by Rupnarayan Bose in a June 2025 DCW article on ICC Opinion TA.948.
Since a draft was included in the presentation at issue in ICC Opinion TA.948, it prompts important questions about examination not only under UCP but also under bills of exchange law.
The ICC has neither accepted the draft as a standard requirement, nor have they been successful in casting it out from LC practice. This article is an attempt to resolve the confusion and place bills of exchange laws and the UCP in their proper perspectives.
A letter of credit scenario was discussed during a recent meeting of bankers involving a commercial LC calling for “Original
Explore ISP98 Rule 4.18 on negotiable documents, addressing endorsement, presentation, and transfer in standbys, with analysis and insights.
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