Because standbys and demand guarantees often contain automatic extension clauses, ICC Opinion TA954 offers important lessons for practice and the need for sound drafting of such clauses.
Low default rates, increased flexibility, technological advancements and evolving regulations make standby letters of credit (SBLCs) an appealing option in international trade
A dispute involving an ISP98 standby and litigation in two jurisdictions raises a host of considerations. Here, Carter Klein comments on five facets of the Shinetec (Australia) Pty Ltd. v. The Gosford Pty Ltd Australian appellate court decision.
In the third instalment of his DCW article series on major issues surrounding potential revision of UCP, ICC Banking Commission Senior Technical Advisor Dave Meynell confronts continuing misplaced reliance on strict compliance.
How are LC specialists to understand UCP600 Article 38(k) in situations where a second beneficiary bypasses the transferring bank and presents documents directly to the issuing bank? Scenarios, fundamental issues, and a proposal for revising this UCP sub-article are addressed here.
In the first of a two-part article, Robert Parson looks back at major LC court cases of 2024 and their impact on an increasingly complex environment for trade finance.
In the second instalment of his DCW article series on major issues surrounding potential revision of UCP, ICC Banking Commission Senior Technical Advisor Dave Meynell considers the problems contributing to chronically high discrepancy rates and offers viable solutions.
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.
Pakistan has embarked on an ambitious multi-year plan to transform its financial system into a Shariah-compliant framework by 2028. Two trade finance specialists explain what this entails and the inherent challenges and opportunities it presents.
In the first of his series of DCW articles on major issues surrounding potential revision of UCP, ICC Banking Commission Senior Technical Advisor Dave Meynell examines the concept of negotiation.
