October 2025
DCW Monthly: January 2026
We start 2026 with a focus on how courts, technology, and compliance realities are testing frameworks that were largely built
Fraud
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DCW Feature
Fraud: Losses, Losers, and LOIs
Within the recent past, trade finance banks have suffered billions in losses due to fraud. This has obliged many banks to reconsider their role in financing trade flows whilst others have simply abandoned the business. Citing Glencore, Navig8 Armetrine, and Hin Leong
DCW Updates
Jin Provides Update on Standby LC Cases of Significance in China
Prominent Chinese lawyer Saibo Jin alerted delegates at the IIBLP Annual Survey of LC Law & Practice in Hong Kong
DCW Litigation Digest
UniCredit Bank A.G. v. Glencore Singapore Pte. Ltd. [2022]
Unreimbursed LC Issuer alleged sham transaction between Beneficiary and insolvent Applicant.
DCW Feature
Application of US Uniform Commercial Code Article 5 in International Letter of Credit Transactions
A look into application of US UCC Article 5 for letter of credits outside of the United States
DCW Scam Survey
Lawyer Who Created ‘Façade of Legitimacy’ to Scheme Ordered to Pay
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has upheld an order that held a former Florida attorney jointly and severally liable for restitution to victims of a fraud in which the lawyer participated.
DCW Conference Report
2022 ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference: Executive Summary
For the first time in three years, the American Bar Association and the American Bankers Association (ABA) hosted their Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference in-person, 5-7 December 2022.