Non-Documentary conditions
2025 Americas LC Law Summit: Executive Summary
For the 26th consecutive year, the IIBLP conducted its one-day Americas Letter of Credit Law Summit. Held in New York City on 5 November 2025 and hosted by Baker McKenzie, the program was organized as a hybrid event. This Executive Summary provides an overview of key topics discussed and debated.
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
‘Docs, or It Didn’t Happen’: Examining Misconceptions around Non-Documentary Conditions
Non-documentary conditions and the General Rule against them can be prone to unhelpful misconceptions, potentially resulting in problems.
Sanctions Clauses – Here to Stay, so How to Deal with Them?
Following his writing in the past two editions of DCW, Robert Parson examines legal developments on sanctions and sanctions clauses that have arisen in courts recently and implications for LC practice.
Simple Documentary Credit Format
In the fourth instalment of his DCW article series on major issues surrounding potential revision of UCP, ICC Banking Commission Senior Technical Advisor Dave Meynell reinforces the case for simple documentary credits and offers tips on how to construct them.
November 2024 ICC Banking Commission Meeting: Executive Summary
The ICC Banking Commission conducted its final meeting of 2024 virtually via Teams on 20-21 November. Four separate portions of the event open to Banking Commission members and ICC National Committee representatives took place.
ICC Revises Guidance on Use of Sanctions Clauses
Stemming from Kuvera Resources Pte Ltd. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. where the High Court of Singapore determined that
2024 ICC Banking Commission Annual Meeting: Executive Summary
The ICC Banking Commission held its 2024 Annual Meeting on 9-10 April in-person in Paris and virtually via Teams. An opening session on the ISBP review process was followed by the ICC Official Opinions session. Day 2 featured thematic sessions and the Commission’s semi-annual Plenary Meeting.
Application of US Uniform Commercial Code Article 5 in International Letter of Credit Transactions
A look into application of US UCC Article 5 for letter of credits outside of the United States
Shanghai Shipyard, What Now for the English Guarantee?
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.
Independent vs. Accessory Guarantees – a Tale of Two Cases: Shanghai Shipyard and Bank Audi
Different jurisdictional interpretations of guarantee law reinforce the need for practice rules in demand guarantee transactions.
What Are We Supposed to Do? A Practical Approach to Sanctions Clauses
The position of a banker in the trade finance environment includes trying to reconcile opposite demands of a buyer and a seller.
