DCW Monthly: October 2026

This month’s content follows a standby LC past issuance and asks a practical question: once the instrument is out

Chris Sandler Oct 15, 2026

ICC Digital Standards Initiative Announces Refresh

Grappling with a high degree of concern over increasing fragmentation across the digital trade landscape, the ICC Digital Standards Initiative

DCW Newsroom Oct 15, 2026

DCW Updates

ICC Releases Draft Opinions for November 2026 Technical Session

Four draft opinions, two of which dealing with insurance documents and war risk exclusion wording, will be discussed in the

Christopher Byrnes Oct 15, 2026

Independent Guarantee

3 articles

DCW Litigation Digest

ANZ Bank, Manila Branch v. China National Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. & Bank of Jiangsu [2024]

Retrial application dismissed in case involving a dispute over alleged fraud and application the PRC Independent Guarantee Provisions to a standby LC governed by ISP98.

Saibo Jin Nov 18, 2025

September 2025

A Comparison of URDG 758 and UN Guarantee Convention

URDG 758 and the UN Guarantee Convention both address independent guarantees and in many respects their content is similar, but differences exist in their areas of focus.