DCW Monthly: July 2026
Courts have been circling the same idea since 1765: the bank pays unless there is fraud. What they have never
With regard to how fraud may disturb a bank's obligation to honour under an independent undertaking, courts have used various qualifiers to describe the level necessary. In his expansive article, Dr. Alan Davidson explores the concept of "Letter of Credit Fraud" under law and in the courts.
The Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has found that two auditors of an Indian
The legal consequences of backdating paper bills of lading under letters of credit and use of surrendered bills of lading emerge from the China case, Ningbo Nanheng Import and Export Co. Ltd. v. Shinhan Bank Co.
Case heard by China's Supreme People’s Court deals with questions regarding alleged fraud and the nature of a transferable credit under UCP600 Article 38.
Shockwaves went through the reinsurance industry when reports surfaced in July 2023 that employees of the Israeli insurtech Vesttoo Ltd.
Porch Group, which has pursued multiple lawsuits in attempting to recover heavy losses from the Vesttoo reinsurance letter of credit
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is looking into alleged collusion in a case initiated in 2017 relating to
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.
White Rock, an insurance solutions provider owned by Aon, filed a lawsuit on 27 August 2024 against China Construction Bank
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