DCW Monthly: December 2025

As the year draws to a close, this month’s DCW focuses on the issues likely to carry into 2026.

Chris Sandler Dec 16, 2025

Views on ICC Opinion TA954

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.

Pavel Andrle Dec 16, 2025

DCW Updates

Australia Progresses toward MLETR Implementation

The Australian Standing Council of Attorneys-General (SCAG) issued a Communique on 14 November 2025 on a range of agreed issues,

DCW Newsroom Dec 16, 2025

Hong Kong

5 articles

April 2025

Hong Kong Police Arrest Five Suspects on Charges of Using False LCs

Five individuals attempting to convert letters of credit into USD 10 billion at a bank in Hong Kong on 10

DCW Newsroom Apr 9, 2025

DCW Litigation Digest

CTBC Bank Co. v. Industrial Commercial Bank of China Ltd. [2024]

Issuer ICBC applied to stay action alleging forum non conveniens.

Matthew J Kozakowski Feb 12, 2025

Standby LC

HK Company Director Jailed for Offering Bribe for Standby LC Acceptance

Christopher Byrnes Mar 10, 2024

January 2024

North Asia Ltd. v. Jingdong e-Commerce (Trade) Hong Kong Corp. [2023]

Matthew J Kozakowski Jan 9, 2024

DCW Scam Survey

Investment Firm Receiver Sues Law Firm for Malpractice for Failing to Discover Fraud

Jacob Manning Apr 15, 2022