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DCW Monthly: August 2025
From courtrooms in Illinois to conference halls in Singapore, this issue unpacks the rulings, risks, and rule debates in today’
June 2025
20 articles
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DCW Monthly: July 2025
This month, we explore how digitalisation is reshaping commercial law across key jurisdictions. Marek Dubovec compares UCC Article 12 and
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DCW Monthly: June 2025
This month we’re digging into the legal, operational, and regulatory tensions at the core of LC and guarantee practice.
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A Critical Review of ICC Opinion TA.948
Since a draft was included in the presentation at issue in ICC Opinion TA.948, it prompts important questions about examination not only under UCP but also under bills of exchange law.
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English Court Rules for Lenders in Russian Aircraft Lessor Policy Claims
In a highly anticipated ruling, the English High Court concluded that AerCap Ireland Limited and other lenders who lost aircraft
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ICC Releases Draft Opinions to be Discussed at August 2025 Session
Three Draft Opinions will be addressed at the next session of ICC Banking Commission’s quarterly discussion of Opinions on
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ICC Adjusts Opinion TA930rev to Conform with Amended Sanctions Guidance
Contemporaneously with its release of its latest Draft Opinions on 6 June 2025, ICC issued a one-page memorandum note regarding
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Weiss Decries US FCC Changes to Screening Standards for LC Issuing Banks
Following response in mid-2024 to proposed changes to its rules regarding letters of credit for recipients of high-cost competitive bidding
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APEC Committed to Adoption of MLETR
At a meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade in Jeju, Republic of Korea, 15-16 May 2025,
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Former Bank Managers Face Charges in Hong Kong Related to False Standby LCs
Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) which previously brought conspiracy charges against two ex-bank managers for their alleged
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ICC Announces Standard API for Attachments of Trade Finance Instruments
Further to a past update on ICC efforts to develop standard API for trade finance instruments in cooperation with SWIFT,
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Import LCs on the Rise in Bangladesh
Following months of political turmoil prior to the 5 August 2024 ousting of the Awami League government, Bangladesh has experienced
June 2025
Reflections from FCCi’s First Fireside in Singapore
On 21 May 2025, we hosted our first ITFA-FCCi Afterwork Networking Happy Hour in Singapore. The team at Rajah &
