This month’s edition emphasizes how seemingly small drafting choices and operational decisions can lead to substantial legal and compliance
At its first quarterly discussion session of 2026 on 27 January, the ICC Banking Commission finalized ICC Opinion TA958rev. It
Following its January 2026 quarterly discussion session, the ICC released on 11 February 2026 results and points of analysis from
I had the privilege of knowing Jim, or “Dr. Barnes” as he was respectfully called, for almost 40 years. We
A member of the ISP drafting group offers perspective on the vision, birth, development, and future of the international rules built 25 years ago for standby LC practice.
The historical challenges of suretyship in English law, emphasizing the need for modernizing guarantee forms. Recent cases, like Shanghai Shipyard, underscore the importance of clarity.
DCW wishes to recognize my retirement as a lawyer after 50+ years, all with Baker & McKenzie1 and including 30+
Following a career of more than 50 years as a lawyer, including more than three decades concentrating on letters of
Let's hear from some of the LC community as they share memories and stories of their time working
Different jurisdictional interpretations of guarantee law reinforce the need for practice rules in demand guarantee transactions.
The Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (IIBLP) has named Moses & Singer LLP Partner Michael Evan Avidon as
Did English courts finally define the difference between a surety guarantee versus a demand guarantee?
So-called “inoperative conditions” regularly trouble LC users because there are both appropriate and inappropriate ways of utilizing them. Such conditions
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